What Team Lounge wants to read in 2024
Back in 2011, the world was a simpler place. —Uday Bhatia FINISH WHAT YOU START I’d bought Khayal-e-Yaar, a book of short Urdu stories by Pakistani novelist Sumaira Hameed in July, after a Google search—“Easy Urdu novels to read”—the same one I applied when, during the pandemic, I decided to read an Urdu novel in full. — Nipa Charagi DIFFERENT VOICES I’m hoping to read at least a small pile of books this year, most being fiction, as usual. Kelly Link’s The Book Of Love is one, which, put simply, is about three teenagers who are resurrected to complete a series of tasks. Another book on my list is Olivia Laing’s forthcoming The Garden Against Time that promises to be a meandering contemplation of the idea of creating paradise on earth, appreciating nature, and the privilege of “having a garden”.
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