Some books leave your hands the moment you finish them. Others quietly move into your bloodstream, resurfacing unexpectedly — while waiting at a traffic signal, overhearing strangers argue in a café, or lying awake at 2 a.m. wondering how much of yourself the world has slowly negotiated away. All That We Carry by Abhinav Kumar belongs firmly in the second category. What stayed with me most was not a dramatic twist or a single unforgettable protagonist. It was the quiet ex