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READING PROGRESS 2017
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Gorab's 2017 Explorations
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89. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic - ★★★☆☆
90. Afterwards - ★★☆☆☆ (wife's reco)
91. City of Thieves - ★★★½☆ (Manju's reco)
92. Kalkatta - ★★★½☆ (with Smi)
93. The Adventures of Rusty : Collected Stories - ★★★★☆
94. Burial at Sea - ★★½☆☆
95. The Lifecycle of Software Objects - ★★★★½
96. Transmetropolitan, Vol. 1: Back on the Street - ★★★★★ (Jaya reco)
97. Levels of Life - ★★★☆☆ (Girish reco)
98. Transmetropolitan, Vol. 2: Lust for Life - ★★★★☆
99. मधुशाला - ★★★★★ (Aka's poetry reco)
100. राग दरबारी - ★★★★☆
Sept: 2.6k
101. Ready Player One - ★★★★☆
102. An Equal Music - ★★★☆☆ (BR with Smi)
103. Whatever You Do, Don't Run : True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - ★★★☆☆ (ArpitJo's reco)
104. Café Latte: Eighteen Unusual Stort Stories - ★★★★☆
105. Hawa Mein Hastakshar - ★★½☆☆ (Poetry theme by Aka)
106. Lava - ★★★★☆ (Poetry theme by Aka)
107. Monsoon Minds - ★★★★☆ (giveaway)
108. Best-Loved Indian Stories of the Century, Vol. 1 - ★★★★★
109. Tughlaq A Play In Thirteen Scenes - ★★★★☆+ (with Sri)
110. Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana - ★★★★☆ (IR BOTM)
111. Malicious Gossip - ★★★☆☆
Oct: 0.6k
112. Batman:Hush - ★★★☆☆
113. Non Resident Bihari - ★½☆☆☆
114. निठल्ले की डायरी - ★★★½☆
Nov: 1.1k
115. Tales from Firozsha Baag - ★★★★+
X. Hunkar (Hindi) - DNF at 25%
116. Miss Laila, Armed and Dangerous - ★★½☆☆ (weekly group)
117. Decoding Bollywood: Stories of 15 Film Directors - ★★★☆☆
118. Preeti Katha - ★★★☆☆ (with wife)
119. Bina Deewaron Ke Ghar - ★★★★☆ (with wife)
Dec:
120. Dushman Aur Dushman - ★★★★☆
121. The Picador Book Of Cricket - ★★☆☆☆
122. Chitralekha - ★★★☆☆
123. If It’s Monday It Must Be Madurai: A Conducted Tour of India - ★★★★☆
124. Stories of Your Life and Others - ★★★★+
125. A Flawed God - ★★☆☆☆
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Reading the books acquired in 2016
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Sahitya Akademi Winners
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Graphic Novels
Non-Fiction
Cosmos
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
Books on Cricket
A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport
Rahul Dravid: Timeless Steel
Books based on different continents (**need recos**)
– Africa : Purple Hibiscus
– Australia/NZ : The Whale Rider
– Europe :
– South America : The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey
– Antarctica : Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
One reco from each friend - Friend Recos
Manju -
Em -
Arvind - A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport
Pranjali -
Jaya - Nimona
Arpit Joshi -
Arpit Jain -
Rekindling love of Sci-Fi :
Rendezvous with Rama
Something by Asimov
More than a couple of Murakamis
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Physical Unread Copies (in acquired chronology) :
Manto ki Kahaniya - ongoing
Kitne Pakistan
Meri Teri Uski Baat
Vaishali Ki Nagarvadhu
Maila Aanchal
Zindaginama
Kindle Unread :
Does He Know A Mothers Heart
Samarsiddha
Ponniyin Selvan
Portrait of a Lady
Colaba Conspiracy
Guardians of Halahala
Aavarna
Those Days
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English:
The Serpent and the Rope 1964
The Golden Gate
The Shadow Lines
Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer
Hindi :
Tamas
Meri Teri Uski Baat
Zindaginama
Dhai Ghar
Kitne Pakistan
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Completed categories: 08/24
1. .Read a book about sports.
Terms and Conditions Apply (Feb)
4. Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author.
5. Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative.
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Jan)
- The Hobbit (Jan)
9. Read a book you’ve read before.
10. Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location.
11. Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location.
14. Read a book about war.
15. Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+.
16. Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country.
17.Read a classic by an author of color.
18.Read a superhero comic with a female lead.
19.Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey .
20. Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel.
21.Read a book published by a micropress.
23.Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love.
24.Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color
Superb! Intended reads look quite interesting! shall definitely flood you with reccos :))
Ambitious list!!! Will surely join for some in the Kindle list and the Sahitya Academy winners.
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I will join for a few BRS.
Reco from friend. ...lemme see...□▪□
Good luck Gorab!I don't know a lot of books you want to read, but I can tell you that Crime and Punishment isn't daunting so don't be afraid to read it.
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BRs is what fuels me up and you know that already... so do join in wherever possible :)
Hopefully we'll conquer some classical tomes including CnP.
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About recommendations, if you're going to read only one recommendation by me then replace homegoing with any of these:
Tigana
Boy's Life
Lonesome Dove
Watership Down
Wow!! So much organised!!! I can only dream.
Anyway, best of luck for 2017 :)
Anyway, best of luck for 2017 :)
Superbly organized lists Gorab... Hopefully would join in some BRs... especially interested in science fiction..
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I knew you'd recommend only tomes! Hence blocked Homegoing for your reco :D
Just Kidding. Thx for the recos :) Will pick another one of yours after Homegoing.
@Arpit
Thx. Half of the dreams rely on you continuing to be a good buddy! You better be!
LOL Rags :D :D :D
Did you say BR for Sci-Fi?? Oh thx so much Ini... Its one of my fav genres and I never find any buddies with this interest :)
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I knew you'd recommend only tomes! Hence blocked Homegoing for your reco :D
Just Kidding. Thx for the recos :) Will pick another one of yours after Homegoing.
@Arpit
Thx. Half of the dreams..."
Watership Down small. Less than 500 pages. ;)
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will take note of the books you like..
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Great list Gorab. I liked the Hindi titles you want to read!! want to BR those :D :DHave you read Neela Scarf? if not add it too. I recently read it, the stories are wonderful.!
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Adding Neela scarf as your reco.
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Carrying over these from last year:
1. Dozakhnama - 50% - Will continue for another month or so.
2. Aapka Bunti - 35% - Buddy read with wife and will continue this month.
3. Narnia 1 - 40% - This week.
4. Waiting for the Mahatma - 50% - A couple of days
5. Persepolis - 50% - Today.
6. Manto ki Kahaniya - With a story per week, looks like this will roll over 2018 :)
Picked fresh this year :
Hobbit
Matilda
Idiot
2001 Space Odyssey Graphic Novel
Upcoming within a couple of weeks:
Burma Chronicles
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Reading one Manto story per day is a good idea...I'l try that too!
Gorab wrote: "One per week!"oops andhapan. many pardons
Gorab wrote: "Super Excited for 2017!!!! With the greedy hands into so many books, can't survive without a log.Carrying over these from last year:
1. Dozakhnama - 50% - Will continue for another month or so.
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I will re-start dojakhnama soon too.
A very comprehensive list Gorab. I am currently reading Into thin air . Its an awe-inspiring masterpiece. And I too recommend Neela Scarf
Books that I can BR with you :
The complete Maus.
Cosmos - Most probably my next read.
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage.
The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey
Do let me know whenever you plan to start.
Some recommendations from my side -
Africa
- Half of a Yellow Sun
- Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales Of A Botswana Safari Guide
Fantastic list Gorab! Definitely going to be a great year for you reading wise! :)Ping me when you start some of those Hindi ones, will try and join. :)
Will echo dely's thoughts and say Crime and Punishment isn't that difficult and is a superb read. :)
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Reading wise is the intent ;)
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And thanks again for the recos, The Botswana Safari Guide looks very interesting.
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The first book completed this year (continuing from 50% last year)
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Thx.
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The first book completed this year (continuing from 50% last year)"
arre wah! :)
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I'm very stingy with 5 stars.... glad to find one so early in the year :)
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Great list Gorab, Hope you have a fantastic year with books and challenges.. Just saw ur review of persepolis...adding it to my tbr..,,
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@Em: These are pending from last year. Only today have I read one fresh off this year - that too a small graphic novel!
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4. 2001: A Space Odyssey - ★★★☆☆ "
Wow...
a book a day keeps Gorab amused....
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Books mentioned in this topic
City of Thieves (other topics)Song of the Cuckoo Bird (other topics)
ढाई घर (other topics)
भूले-बिसरे चित्र (other topics)
A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport (other topics)
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Total read: 125 (avg 230 pages per book)
Non-fiction: 21
Sahitya Akademi winners: 8
Indian: 75 (including translations from Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali...)
Physical books bought: 135
Starting the 2017 journey well on time this time and wish to continue getting your exceptional recos :)
Jan : 3.2k pages
1. Waiting for the Mahatma - 4+ ★★★★☆ (with Arpit)
2. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood - Perfect 5! ✪✪✪✪✪
3. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - ★★☆☆☆
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey - ★★★☆☆
5. Matilda - ★★★½ (with RP)
6. Aapka Bunti - Perfect 5! ✪✪✪✪✪ (with wife)
7. Burma Chronicles - ★★★★☆
8. Deewar Mein Ek Khirkee Rahati Thi - ★★☆☆☆
9. The Hobbit - ★★★★☆ (with IR)
10. Absolute Khushwant - ★★★☆☆
11. Good-Bye, Mr. Chips - ★★★★☆ (with Aparna)
12. Saga, Volume One - ★★★★☆
13. A Flight Of Pigeons - ★★★☆☆ (with Arpit)
14. Neela Scarf - ★★★★+ (with wife and Tarinee)
15. वोल्गा से गंगा - ★★★★☆ (with Rebecca, Arpit Joshi, Arvind)
16. Adulthood Is a Myth - ★★½ (weekly group)
Feb: 2.2k
17. Dozakhnama : Jab Manto Hue Ghalib se RuBuRu - More than 5! ✪✪✪✪✪+ (with Jaya, Indrani, Vikas)
18. The Vegetarian - ★★★☆☆ (BOTM IR)
19. Terms and Conditions Apply - ★★☆☆☆
20. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - ★★★★+ (weekly group)
21. Mister Wonderful: A Love Story - ★★★☆☆
22. Mandra - ★★★★+ (with Smitha)
23. The Pedant in the Kitchen - ★★★☆☆ (weekly group)
#. A Perfect Day for Bananafish - ★★☆☆☆
24. The Night Train at Deoli and Other Stories - ★★★★☆ (with Arpit, Sundara, Rebecca)
Mar: 3k
25. Banaras Talkies - ★★★☆☆
26. Coraline - ★★★☆☆ (weekly group)
27. Me Before You - ★★★☆☆ (BOTM RP)
28. The Outsiders - ★★☆☆☆ (weekly group)
29. प्रतिनिधि कविताएँ - ★★★★☆
30. Dilli Darbaar - ★★★★☆
31. Saaye Mein Dhoop - ★★★★★
32. The Namesake - ★★★★☆ (BOTM RP)
33. Kuchh Ishq Kiya Kuchh Kaam Kiya - ★★★☆☆
34. इश्क में शहर होना / Ishq Mein Sheher Hona - ★★☆☆☆
35. Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History - ★★★☆☆
36. Mera Parivar - Perfect 5! ✪✪✪✪✪
37. Rehan Par Ragghu - ★★★★☆ (with wife)
38. Chess Story - ★★★★☆ (weekly group)
39. तरकश /ترکش / Tarkash - ★★★☆☆
40. Mamma Ki Diary - ★★☆☆☆
41. A Room of One's Own - ★★★☆☆ (weekly group)
42. Ateet Ke Chalchitra - ★★★☆☆
43. Hard Boiled - ★★☆☆☆
April: 2.8k
44. An Ideal Husband - ★★★½ (weekly group)
45. Innerline Pass - ★★★★☆
X. The Three Sisters - abandoned (weekly group)
46. Agniputr-When Agni First Spoke - ★★½
47. Uzumaki, Vol. 1 - ★★★+
48. The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate - ★★★★☆(weekly group)
49. Uzumaki, Vol. 2 - ★★★★☆
50. India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy - ★★★★+ (with Arpit)
51. My Man Jeeves - ★★☆☆☆ (weekly group)
X. A House to Let - ★☆☆☆☆ Abandoned at 70% (weekly group)
52. The Mahabharata Re Imagined - ★★★☆☆
53. Money Man: 21st Century Super Hero - ★★★☆☆
X. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress - ★★☆☆☆ (weekly group)
54. Elon Musk: Inventing the Future - ★★★★+ (with Inny, Jaya)
May: 3.1k
55. One Part Woman - ★★★★☆
56. मोहनदास - ★★★★☆
57. Aripan And Other Stories - ★★☆☆☆
58. Menagerie & other Byomkesh Bakshi Mysteries - ★★★★☆
59. Patience - ★★☆☆☆
60. A Tiger for Malgudi - ★★☆☆☆ (with Arpit)
61. The Sari Shop - ★★★½☆ (Wife's reco)
62. One Hundred Shades of White - ★★★☆☆ (with Inny)
63. Ghost Stories From The Raj - ★★☆☆☆ (with Arpit, Sundara)
64. Ashad Ka Ek Din - ★★★★☆
65. The Library of Unrequited Love - ★★★½☆ (weekly group)
66. The Joy Luck Club - ★★★★☆ (with Resh, Aparna)
67. Hangwoman - ★★★½☆ (with Smi, Resh)
Jun: 2.5k
68. Masooma - ★★★☆☆
69. To The Elephant Graveyard - Perfect 5! ✪✪✪✪✪ (weekly group)
70. X-Men: Magneto Testament - ★★★½☆ (J's reco)
71. Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1: Herr Dr. Tenma - ★★★★☆ (theme: twin)
72. Song of the Cuckoo Bird - ★★★★☆ (Smi's reco)
73. Jangli Kabootar - ★★★☆☆
74. Farewell My Friend - ★★★★☆ (with Aka, Kru)
75. Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 2: Surprise Party - ★★★☆☆
76. A Study in Scarlet - ★★★★☆ (with Aka)
77. The Sign of Four - ★★★☆☆
78. Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 3: 511 Kinderheim - ★★☆☆☆
79. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - ★★★★¼ (with Arpit, Smi)
Jul: 3.3k
80. A Fine Balance - ★★★★★ (with
Arpit, Shar)81. The Importance of Being Earnest - ★★★★☆ (weekly group)
82. A Case of Need - ★★☆☆☆ (medical theme; with Resh and Smi)
83. Meri Priya Kahaniyaan - ★★★☆☆ (Read in May between book number 58 and 59. Missed to add)
84. Black Hole - ★★☆☆☆
85. Masala Chay - ★★☆☆☆ (with wife)
86. The Story of My Experiments With Truth - ★★★★☆ (with Arpit)
87. Time Stops at Shamli and Other Stories - ★★★½☆ (with Rebecca and ArpitJoshi)
88. Counting My Blessings - ★★★★☆