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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
Comment. Reviewing the sources currently in the article:
Source 1: A review with over-the-top praise but little critical analysis: Receiving a degree in English literature was just the beginning for him. Acharya’s appetite for more knowledge only amplified, and he joined Kennesaw State University to pursue an MA in creative writing... I think a novel of this stature must be read all over the world. Highly suspect.
Source 2 and Source 3 are links to the publisher's website. Not independent.
Source 4: An article by the author himself. Not independent.
Source 5 and Source 7 are articles about events the author held to promote the book. They fail WP:NBOOK criterion #1: This excludes media re-prints of press releases, flap copy, or other publications where the author, its publisher, agent, or other self-interested parties advertise or speak about the book.
Source 6 and Source 10: The same review hosted on two different web portals, "OSNepal" and "Arthik Awaj". In both cases, published without a byline. Doesn't seem reliable to me and would only count as one review anyway for the purposes of WP:NBOOK.
Source 8: A review on what appears to be a literature blog. Not reliable per WP:SPS.
Source 9: A review published in the newspaper República. In the AFD discussion for Running from the Dreamland, one of the reviews of that book was also from República, and the review's author appeared to have a personal connection with the book's author. I would suggest not treating this source as reliable for reviews for that reason.
Delete Above all mentioned in nomination by Astaire (talk) , i would like to add 2 things here. First, This particular Article has 2 sources as book reviews in reliable media ( Kathmandu Post -Source 1: and Republica - Source 9:), but both these reviews are written in similar tone which praises author from beginning of the article, clearly doubts neutrality of the authors. Rest of sources are either ordinarily media or primary sources. Secondly, Author of this book and hiss other 4 books Wikipedia articles were recently deleted in Afd for the similar reasons.Rahmatula786 (talk) 13:32, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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