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Reader Profile
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Amara Khalil

Living in Dubai

Member since 2021

✨ Contemplative Reader

About Me

A lover of slow mornings, dog-eared pages, and stories that linger long after the last chapter. I believe books are portals — each one a quiet rebellion against the ordinary.

Favourite Genres

Literary Fiction Magical Realism Poetry Historical Fiction

2026 Reading Goal

Read 40 books this year

24 of 40 books completed

Currently Reading

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Martin Eden

by Jack London

Books I’ve Read

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Reading Posts

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Amara Khalil

2 days ago

Finished Reading

The God of Small Things book by Arundhati Roy on green leaves

The God of Small Things — Arundhati Roy

A devastatingly beautiful novel about love, loss, and the small things that shape us. The prose felt like poetry.

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Amara Khalil

1 week ago

Currently Reading

Martin Eden book on floral bedsheet

Martin Eden — Jack London

Halfway through and already gutted. The ambition, the loneliness — it’s relentless.

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Amara Khalil

3 weeks ago

Finished Reading

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Piranesi — Susanna Clarke

A strange, quiet wonder. Like stepping into a dream you don’t want to wake from.