Janhavi's 2016 challenge

[Janhavi]

Syl. A.k.a Topo di biblioteca wrote: "Yes, vintage Ruskin Bond.

I loved reading Silence of the Lamb. Do you know it is a series of 4 books, Red Dragon being the first, and this one second in series?"

Yes.. I've read Red Dragon, and now The Silence of the Lambs. Now waiting for Hannibal, and Hannibal Rising to be available at the library.

[Ahtims]

Okay :)

[Janhavi]

Ha! So the self imposed 6 month book buying ban ended yesterday. I had resisted the temptation for so long, but then gave in and bought The Graveyard Book yesterday.
I always celebrate any little milestone in my life (both personal and professional) by buying a book... and didn't want to wait till the end of June so went ahead and bought one now :)

[Ahtims]

Yayyy...
congrats.

I am on a spree after restraining the past few years.

[Janhavi]

Been a while since I posted here ..
I was reading The Silence of the Lambs when I last posted. Finished that, and the next in the series Hannibal
Silence of the Lambs was .. well DISTURBING. I have seen the movie (twice!) so while reading, I could visualise the scenes from the movie. And some of the lines by Hannibal Lecter - yikes! Made my skin crawl.

The next read was Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book
It's a lovely story about a little boy whose parents are murdered, and he wanders off into a cemetrey. There the ghosts take him in, and raise him. A wonderful insight into the 'other world' - a world of ghosts, ghould, witches live. It's a YA + fantasy story. Loved it! Highly recommended.

Also finished V for Vendetta It's a graphic novel.. Needs no introduction I guess. Most must be familiar with the title, as there was a movie as well. This had been on my TBR list for ages .. and I had also nominated it for BOTM :) But I was so eager to read, I didn't wait for the poll results.

Continuing with the Lecter obsession .. just started reading Hannibal Rising
Reading Smita Patil: A Brief Incandescence in parallel - Picked this at a roadside book stall. All I know about her is that she was a brilliant actress. Seen a couple of movies, but that's all. Interesting book.

[Ahtims]

good books, Janhavi. Enjoy your reads.

[Indrani]

super reads. I will also read The Graveyard Book. Sounds promising and I like Gaiman.

[Jayant]

Hi ,Just started reading Kafka on the Shore , it seems to be a sort of thriller at the starting with nice story ,building like zenga , but after the first half , it all started to turn into gloomy and much of the meta talks , does anybody who read it felt the same?

I haven' t completed it yet , just don't know how the story will unfold, a bit skeptical about it. :(

[Ahtims]

Jayant, that is typical Murakami. His books leave you with lots of unanswered questions and scenarios. But I love his writing,

[Jayant]

Oh, This is my first Murakami book , yeah I love the writing style and narration ,will through one or two more titles to get a hold of it.
Thanks

[Janhavi]

Indrani wrote: "super reads. I will also read The Graveyard Book. Sounds promising and I like Gaiman."

You should. It's a lovely read. The name can be a bit misleading - some might think it's horror. But nothing like that.
In any story/novel about ghosts, they are the negative ones. But the ghosts are the heroes here.

[Janhavi]

It's been a super weekend - it's been raining (actually pouring cats and dogs and elephants) here. So all plans of stepping out of the house on Sat and Sun flopped. Not that I mind.
It's my kinda day. Rain, tea and a book. I could put a Do Not Disturb sign on my door :)

Okay, so I finished Hannibal Rising 3/5 stars. Last of the Hannibal series. Interesting book, but was a bit disappointed. It chronicles Hannibal Lecter's early life. His journey from an innocent carefree child into adulthood to finally how/why/when he became THE HANNIBAL LECTER.
Disappointed because Red Dragon, and The Silence of the Lambs had raised my expectations. I had expected this, and Hannibal to be as disturbing, and mind blowing.
Interesting - because it gives you the complete story of Hannibal. Just reading The Silence of the Lambs would not give you the complete perspective. If you really want to know the reasons behind why and how he does what he does. You got to read Hannibal Rising.

[Janhavi]

One more this weekend was the absolutely mind blowing We Should All Be Feminists

It's actually from the TEDx talk by the author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I would recommend this for everyone. Whether you consider yourself a feminist, or you hate the word, or think it's a joke.
It will definitely change your perceptions of feminism, and feminists. I think the word has been made so negative by so many things we read in the media. Some one labelled as a feminist is a bad person, someone who hates men, or is ugly (yes, I read this gem on twitter).
Go ahead and pick up a copy. Maybe it won't change your view drastically. But it will get you thinking.

[dely]

Janhavi wrote: "One more this weekend was the absolutely mind blowing We Should All Be Feminists

It's actually from the TEDx talk by the author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I would rec..."

This looks like an interesting read. If I don't go wrong I've read last year a short article by her about feminism or an interview about this book and it was very interesting. So I'm sure that deepen what she says about feminism will surely be interesting.