Notes from a Recovering Perfectionist
Notes from a Recovering Perfectionist
by Atharva Inamdar
Notes from a Recovering Perfectionist is a essays & reflections book by Atharva Inamdar with a focus on Cultural Commentary. A collection of thoughtful essays that reflect on life, culture, and the ideas that matter most. Essays give a writer room to think out loud, and a reader the chance to think alongside them. Written in 2018 and published in 2019 by The Book Nexus, this work spans 39,405 words across approximately 158 pages.
As cultural commentary, this book reads the world around us, examining the unspoken rules, shared beliefs, and collective behaviors that define how people live.
Reading Experience
At 39,405 words across roughly 158 pages, this one runs about 3.3 hours of reading time. Long enough to dig into its subject properly, short enough that it does not lose you along the way. For essays & reflections, this length tends to work well — room to develop ideas without padding.
About the Author
Notes from a Recovering Perfectionist was written in 2018, the year Atharva Inamdar hit Amazon bestseller lists in India, the USA, and the UK — and also the year Amazon blocked his account with ₹25 lakhs in royalties unpaid. The essay collections capture thinking in progress — less polished than the fiction, more honest, and often more revealing about the author behind the catalog.
Publication History
Notes from a Recovering Perfectionist was published on May 21st, 2019, one of 12 books released that month as part of a catalog-wide publishing effort. Completed in 2018 and published the following year, Notes from a Recovering Perfectionist had a short gap between writing and release. Published through The Book Nexus, the Indian publishing entity that handles ISBN management and distribution for the full catalog. ISBN: 978-93-48691-05-7. 2019 saw 130 titles published in total across the catalog.
Explore This Genre
Notes from a Recovering Perfectionist is one of 76 books in the essays & reflections category within this catalog. Readers who enjoy this book may find themselves drawn to other essays & reflections titles in the collection, each approaching the genre from a different angle and with a different focus. The cultural commentary focus specifically connects this book to a tradition of writing that values depth over breadth, offering readers something targeted rather than general.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- The Book Nexus
- ISBN-13
- 978-93-48691-05-7
- Year Written
- 2018