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Smitha Murthy

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Bangalore, India

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April 2010

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My mission: Spread kindness and compassion.

Promote mental health awareness. Create more conversations around emotional abuse and trauma.

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Allow vulnerability.

Be kind. Be compassionate.

Always.

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Average rating: 4.15 · 39 ratings · 10 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Worlds Apart: 2 friends, 2 journeys, and 10 life lessons - a true story by Dorothee Lang (Goodreads Author), Smitha Murthy (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	mo(nu)ment by BluePrintReview, Kari Edwards, Smitha Murthy (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Smitha Murthy rated a book it was ok The House with a Thousand Stories by Aruni Kashyap (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I dread reading Indian literature because it's such a hit-or-miss for me these days. This was a miss. A big miss. Part of the problem is that the author brings at least 20 characters in the first two pages! All the aunts, sisters, uncles and everyone ...more
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Smitha Murthy rated a book it was amazing We Were Girls Once by Aiwanose Odafen (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I do love the literature that's emerging from Nigeria, and elsewhere on the African continent. I hadn't read the debut novel from Odafen, but this was a gripping and insightful read. The three perspectives tend to make life a bit confusing, but that' ...more
Jul 12, 2026 10:46PM · 1 like · like · see review
Smitha Murthy rated a book it was amazing John of John by Douglas Stuart (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I read Shuggie Bain and was quite impressed by that book. I say that here because I don't have the best relationship with Booker Prize-winning books. But John of John was quite a read. Poetic and lyrical in parts, I was transported to the landscape o ...more
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Smitha Murthy rated a book it was ok I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book frustrated me. It had a promising beginning, and then began to taper. It's a quick read, so it wasn't a loss of time. But just a sense that this could have been a better story, and somehow didn't. ...more
Jul 02, 2026 11:39PM · 1 like · like · see review
Smitha Murthy rated a book it was amazing Standing in the Rainbow (Elmwood Springs, #2) by Fannie Flagg	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oh gosh! The last time I read Fannie Flagg must have been nearly 20 years ago! Much water and time have flown under this reading bridge since then. But Flagg's writing is the same. I had enjoyed her previous books. Standing in the Rainbow isn't great ...more
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Smitha Murthy rated a book really liked it Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I hardly read sci-fi. But this book came highly recommended by someone who knows what I like to read. And she wasn't wrong. Klara is such a sweet character. I can't believe that I felt more for the AI than any of the other human characters in the book ...more
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Smitha Murthy rated a book liked it How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The sort of book you can read because you want to forget the world outside. This started on a promising note but tends to get repetitive as the book goes on. And the characters are all unlikable. And that includes the narrator. She grated on my nerve ...more
Jun 24, 2026 08:38PM · 1 like · like · see review
Smitha Murthy rated a book it was amazing Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It boggles me that this book has just a rating of 3.71 on Goodreads. I do think it deserves better. It is a haunting meditation on grief, loss, and memory. Maud is a memorable character, and I just had a lump in my throat seeing her struggle with dem ...more
Jun 19, 2026 02:09AM · 2 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Smitha Murthy rated a book really liked it Teen Couple Have Fun Outdoors by Aravind Jayan	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It seemed so nonsensical the basic premise, but this book held me for an entire day. It's fun in parts, relatable in many other parts and an easy read. ...more
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Smitha Murthy rated a book really liked it Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A breathless ride that had me gripped until the end. That 'twist' ruins a lot of things, but it doesn't take away the ride that this book was. Also brings into sharp focus today's social media and influencer culture. Satire, yes. Funny? Not really. R ...more
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“Lead a life of wonder and not wondering”
― Smitha Murthy

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“The more I work on happiness- the more I realize that you can’t seek happiness, you can’t find happiness- you simply have to remember to be happy.”
― Smitha Murthy

tags: happiness

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Smitha’s Quotes

“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

tags: breath, existence

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“For my part, I prefer my heart to be broken. It is so lovely, dawn-kaleidoscopic within the crack.”
― D.H. Lawrence

tags: broken-heart, d-h-lawrence, love, pomegranate

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“We are all born mad. Some remain so.”
― Samuel Beckett

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“It has long been known to me that certain objects want you as much as you want them. These are the ones that become important, the objects that you hold dear. The others fade from your life entirely. You wanted them, but they did not want you in return.”
― Sheila Heti, How Should a Person Be?

tags: consumerism

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“It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.”
― Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility

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