false 15 81 75 true 5737544 read 2 true 1359965 currently-reading 4 true 1359964 to-read 46 false 1359969 fiction 20 false 1364451 classics 18 false 1365521 favorites 13 false 1364403 self-help 10 false 6882556 50-books-a-year-09-10 9 false 1365501 non-fiction 7 false 1360238 autobiography 3 false 4287557 photography 3 false 1360277 biography 2 false 2236154 investing <![CDATA[Sunil added 'Photography and the Art of Seeing']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78430529 Photography and the Art of Seeing (Photography S.) by Freeman Patterson
bookshelves: to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Sunil added 'The Photographers's Manual How to Get the Best Picture Everytime, with Any Kind of Camera']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78389820 to: The Photographers's Manual How to Get the Best Picture Everytime, with Any Kind of Camera (Paperback) by John Freeman
bookshelves: 50-books-a-year-09-10, non-fiction, photography
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bookshelves: 50-books-a-year-09-10, favorites, non-fiction, photography
]]> <![CDATA[Sunil added 'Unaccustomed Earth']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77558159 Unaccustomed Earth (Hardcover) by Jhumpa Lahiri
bookshelves: to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Sunil added 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76839669 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1) by Douglas Adams
bookshelves: 50-books-a-year-09-10, currently-reading, fiction
]]> <![CDATA[Sunil is on page 1 of The Hitchhiker's Gui... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76839669 Sunil is starting The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Sunil]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/214139-sunil-s-50-great-books Sunil made a comment in the 50 Books A Year group:

6. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
The White Tiger

I loved the narration of Aravind Adiga. It's a must read for people who want to have idea about the rural India.

★ ★ ★ ★
Finished: 11' Oct, 2009
]]> <![CDATA[Sunil added 'Speeches That Changed the World']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59709421 Speeches That Changed the World (Hardcover) by Smith Davies Publishing
bookshelves: 50-books-a-year-09-10, currently-reading, non-fiction
]]> <![CDATA[Sunil added 'Anna Karenina']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74139871 Anna Karenina (Hardcover) by Leo Tolstoy
bookshelves: to-read
]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Sunil]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1507322 Sammy's review of Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy

Sara wrote: "First, I am sorry that you did not happen to pick up the Volokhonsky & Pevear translation--it is a superlative one, and also much more accessible and engaging, I think. I would encourage you to tr..."

I totally agree, before reading a book we must consider its background. Like the era it was written in & the genre, the background of the writer etc. Judging every book/novel with the same lens is a mistake. ]]>