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My favorite book I've read for a college course, A River Sutra uses short stories to teach about Narmada's place in Hinduism. Stories of music, wealth, and passion explore the meaning of desire, and the internal struggle to choose between embracing desire and rejecting it. As a work of fiction, A River Sutra is nothing special. A River Sutra should be read as a tool for understanding Hindu theology, with a primary focus on the reasons for and the effects of desire.