Vaibhav Singh

American Gods: A Neil Gaiman masterpiece, the book is easy enough to read and at the same time, deep enough for you to contemplate about what you have just read. (Buy | Neil Gaiman ASMR)

Freakonomics: Interesting way to put data across. Correlation does not equal causation. (Buy | For people who can't read.)

Kafka on the Shore : Haruki Murakami might be overrated, but this book definitely proves why he is considered one of the best writers of our times. Honestly, they nonchalant way he puts in surreal stuff within his stories is something you just cannot get used to. (Buy | A better review)

Shantaram : "It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while I was chained to a wall and being tortured.". Quite possibly one of the best books I have read, the author writes like a man possessed, a man hell bent on telling his story. (Buy | The Indian head bob)

The Diary of a Young Girl The book describes the (real life) story of a young jewish girl in Nazi-occupied Netherlands. The book will really take you in with its moving look of World War II from a trapped young girl's perspective. Get lots of tissues along with the book, you are bound to cry at some stage or the other. (Buy | Read this after finishing the book)

Journey Under the Midnight Sun If there is any book which makes you feel one with the antagonists of its story, this is the one. Solidly written, unputdownable.(Buy | Might be useful to track characters.)

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions How do you imagine people live in dimensions different from our own? Look no further! The book may be challenging to some, but a fun read nonetheless. (Buy | Free Audiobook!)

Americanah A heart warming tale of migration to the US of A, and of Nigerian life among the "local" Americans and the migrants. (Buy | Ifemelu's blog)