Booker Hit List - Girish and Vimal (feat Syl and Srividya) Showing 851-900 of 1,017

[Girish, The Good cop]

Slight delay: But starting the next book in the Booker thread.

The Narrow Road to Deep North by Richard Flannigan- Booker winner 2013

Vimal, Syl and I confirmed. others are welcome to join in!

[Ahtims]

I may go very very slow .
As I have quite a number of unfinished reads.

[Vimal]

I started and am at 10%. But having a crazy workweek, so don't think I'll be able to catch up with it until late next week. Will be very slow with this one.

[Ahtims]

Vimal, suits me fine 👐

[Ahtims]

Finished 7 smallish chapters. At page 22. Reading a paperback with tiny fonts, which is considerably slowing me down.
plus those conversations don't have quotation marks at all... making it difficult to grasp at places.

[Girish, The Good cop]

works fine for me too Vimal. Have a crazy work phase this week and next.

Around 7% into the book and I am liking it so far. Past present and interim snapshots early on generally makes for a good story..

[Ahtims]

Finished 14 short chapters. A real captivating story. One of my few reads on Vietnam and Siam.
How far have you both reached?
Nobody else joining in?

[Vimal]

True, Past present snapshots makes for a captivating read.. A good read so far, but unable to get to the book often. Think I can continue in earnest only late next week. At 12% still,the part where some kind of theme emerges, the nature of virtue kind of thing

[Ahtims]

Am at chapter 16 of part 2. Where have you both reached?

[Girish, The Good cop]

Heh.. 12 chapters done in Book 2. I am loving the writing. plus short chapters make it seem like an achievement no? :)

[Ahtims]

Yes, indeed. 😁

[Ahtims]

Initially the time frame mix up baffled me. Now I have got a hang of it

[Girish, The Good cop]

Reached 52%. The POW story slowed me a bit. Writing is impactful though I did not really see book 2 ending that way!

[Ahtims]

Am in the last book. Hiroshima and Nagasaki have happened. Now the aftermath for the Japs and Koreans.
Felt very bad for the way the POWs were treated.
This is the first time I am reading in detail about Japanese involvement in world war 2 and had never known about.the great Burmese railway project.

[Ahtims]

by POWs I mean the Australians, not the Japs (at least here in this book)

[Girish, The Good cop]

same here.. the first time I heard about the Siam-burmese railway.. Great setting for the novel. Do not yet know of those developments.

[Ahtims]

Completed. Liked it. 4.25 stars sort of.

[Girish, The Good cop]

👏👏

[Girish, The Good cop]

Reached 80% today. Might finish it today if this keeps up. Like the writing but the POW really tested my appetite. Liking the post war impact scene.

[Ahtims]

Good. Only 20% more. How many stars as of now?

[Girish, The Good cop]

couldn't read much yesterday :/ so far it is 3.5 stars to me

[Girish, The Good cop]

Completed. 4 Stars! The last 20% did enough to redeem the 0.5 stars.
Somehow got an impression it would have worked better as a love story alone without the other sufferings in detail.. Having said that, who is to deny the Booker it won!

[Ahtims]

I find the love in the book fickle. Liked the war story better 😁

[Girish, The Good cop]

Syl wrote: "I find the love in the book fickle. Liked the war story better 😁"

Hehe.. It was what management guys called superfluous information for the main plot. :P

But ya, without the romance, nothing would have changed.

[Ahtims]

Perhaps showed up the strengths and flaws of Dorrigoo's character.

[Girish, The Good cop]

@Vimal - Completed?

[Vimal]

@Girish, Syl, Sorry guys, didn't get a chance to get to GR for a while. A few things started spiraling out of control all at the same time for me, and I couldn't help but shelving the book at about 25%. Glad that both of you liked it. I might get back to it later this year.

I'm thinking of starting either The Fishermen by Obioma or The Brothers Sisters by Patrick Dewitt this week. Let me know if you guys are interested in either of these 2.

[Ahtims]

Fisherman in my TBR... Sisters Brothers - didn't like the blurb much

[Ahtims]

No worries, VImal. And frankly no need for apologies. Read it at s time when you are not pressurised. This one can be savored only at leisure.

[Girish, The Good cop]

@Vimal Hope things are sorted out now! Narrow road is a fair whether book IMO.

Brothers Sisters in my TBR. Have a copy of Exit West which might be an absolute quick read. Let me know..
Fishermen will pass for now..

[Vimal]

Syl wrote: "No worries, VImal. And frankly no need for apologies. Read it at s time when you are not pressurised. This one can be savored only at leisure."

True that.. Tried to read again last week, but the pull wasn't there. So shelved for leisure

[Vimal]

Girish wrote: "@Vimal Hope things are sorted out now! Narrow road is a fair whether book IMO.

Brothers Sisters in my TBR. Have a copy of Exit West which might be an absolute quick read. Let me know..
Fishermen w..."

See that Exit west audio is on the wait list in my library. Looks like it might take 3-4 weeks to check out. Placed a hold anyway. Reading, as per my current trend I'm positively sure that I would leave any book dangling :P Have audios of both Fishermen and the Dewitt one.

[Girish, The Good cop]

You two can read Fishermen or we both can convince Col to read Brothers Sisters as a funny wild west take.

aside, got sucked into reading The Sellout and so far it's wickedly funny..so carry on if you decide on Fishermen

[Ahtims]

Please.. you two carry on with brothers sisters.. . am currently reading 15 books together 😎and will try to make it 6 or 7 before joining a BR here 😁

[Girish, The Good cop]

lol..it's settled then.. let me know when you start brothers sisters

[Vimal]

Syl wrote: "Please.. you two carry on with brothers sisters.. . am currently reading 15 books together 😎and will try to make it 6 or 7 before joining a BR here 😁"

Lols, as impeccable a BRer as ever prowled the planet :)

[Vimal]

Girish wrote: "lol..it's settled then.. let me know when you start brothers sisters"

Cool. Will start this Friday Girish.. Hoping I don't get stuck this time.

[Srividya]

V!!!!!!!!!!! You have been missed!

Oh G and V - count me in for Sisters Brothers .... I think that’s the name of Patrick deWitt book, right?

G - am also in for Exit West, whenever you want to read it.

[Girish, The Good cop]

Given it is a short book, I think we can read Exit West before Vimal starts on Dewitt.

and Yes Sri, Patrick Dewitt one.. will start next Friday :)

[Vimal]

Srividya wrote: "V!!!!!!!!!!! You have been missed!

Oh G and V - count me in for Sisters Brothers .... I think that’s the name of Patrick deWitt book, right?

G - am also in for Exit West, whenever you want to rea..."

Been missing talking with you guys as well, and all the reading. Been that kind of a year!

Awesome! Yes, Patrick Dewitt. Now that you're in as well, we'll make some noise and put the 16th into Syl's hands :P

[Ahtims]

You incorrigible ones. I may end up with Exit West as well as SB.. .But restraining myself...
and I liked the moniker of BR Prowler .Gives me a badass feel 😎👿

[Ahtims]

Yes..V has been missed. But now he's found 🙂

[Vimal]

Syl wrote: "You incorrigible ones. I may end up with Exit West as well as SB.. .But restraining myself...
and I liked the moniker of BR Prowler .Gives me a badass feel 😎👿"

Lol

[Ahtims]

Girish... I have B read 14 books out of your list...😎
(the updsted one in the initial message)

[Girish, The Good cop]

Lol Syl. See! we told you. it is just that we call it Booker and you call it just another book :p

[Ahtims]

ha ha.... 😝

[Jaya]

Did i hear read Exit West?
I have the audio. when do you guys begin? Ping me?

Aaand sisters brothers remains abandoned maybe il be motivated enough to pick it again...

[Vimal]

Awesome J!
Just started with Exit West.My first by Hamid. The prose is downright simple and slightly enchanting. Helped myself by not reading the blurb or other sources- the setting and the political backdrop are compounding the suspense, and so does what seems like magical realism interspersed

[Girish, The Good cop]

This is my 4th Hamid (and he as written as many in fiction). Very different from his other 3. The deceptively simple prose normally packs a punch.

We are beginning Jaya. And looks like we might have a full house for this one! :)

[Ahtims]

Haven't read one yet. Will soon read.