Indian Readers discussion
READING PROGRESS 2017
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Gorab wrote: "They do publish our highest, lowest and average rating for an year when the year ends. Can't check it in between."haan just then not before that :(
Gorab wrote: "Songs with any lyrics? Can't even read then.Used to listen to instrumentals while reading. It doesn't helps now.
Only combination which still works is Interstellar soundtrack while reading Sapce O..."
Must check out the Interstellar track you're talking about!
Hope ready player one turns out to be good...though its set in one of my most fave time periods and reference to pop culture am really not into gaming and stuff
Gorab wrote: "Jaya wrote: "succumbed to temptation and joined the GR reading challenge. Target is 200 this time as compared to 150 of last year.currently 111/200 books
Pages red: 25813
How to calculate the aver..."
Awesome!! we shall prevail!
June begins with two BRsSapiens: A Brief History of Humankind &
Ready Player One
As for other updates
Finished Into the Light & Away from the Dark within two days. I like books with improbable plots that drives you to the edge of your seat,. Seriously crazy fun stuff.
Shelving off The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself, cant seem to pull enough enthusiasm for the book. The writing puts me off
Will try to focus more on The Cabinet of Curiosities, that's another super creepy book, more than its predecessors
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome at around 5-7 percent. I'l take the rest of the year to finish it. no hurry
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Manju wrote: "Those two books were your first Romig?"i tried one of her other works Manju, did not like it much
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i tried one of her other works Manju, did not like it much"
I have read 7 and they all seems like same to me. They all work in same way, she just keep introducing so many twists that one can't help but keep turning pages but they do get stale after sometime. :/
Manju wrote: "Jaya wrote: "Manju wrote: "Those two books were your first Romig?"i tried one of her other works Manju, did not like it much"
I have read 7 and they all seems like same to me. They all work in s..."
7 would be a bit too much i suppose, this was pretty good imho
Quite liked the dark ominous tone of the whole plot
The Cabinet of Curiosities at 55% or thereabouts (Listening to Radiohead-Bodysnatchers; BRMC- Rifles)
finishedThe Raven : 4 stars
The Black Cat : 3 stars
The Mermaid Murders: color me curious 4 stars
The Monet Murders: 3.5stars
The Cabinet of Curiosities: 4. 14 really spooked out stars
furthermoreFatal Shadows: 3 stars
Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula: 1.5 stars
Fair Game: 4 stars
gave up Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind at 20% simplistic hence problematic for me. Not going to venture further
Started the audio of Great Mythologies of the World about 5-7%
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Irrespective of stars, which one you enjoyed reading most among these?
:DThat would be Cabinet of .... Ekdum masala stuff, horror, thriller, mystery with a great protag
This was the fourth in the series, all of them super fun!
Highly recommended!
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Butterfly in Amber fantastic end to the series. A bit sad and hungover because its over. But the author says that there'l be some spin offs...So 4.98 stars
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Shalini wrote: "One series which I am waiting to read."TBH i wouldn't recommend it to you but do go ahead if you want (no hanke-pankies at least)
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Major or minor, don't know
I'l be back when i'l be back
Meanwhile
this... and
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Minor wonly.... I know... gut feeling :) See you soon.
Thank you Syl, Gorab ◡‿◡✿(Somehow missed the notifications for these!)
reading in fits and starts, not any of the intended ones...
took a break from the break of the supposed current reads and both read and listened to The Ballad Of Reading Gaol, loved the poem. A few more were read since my last update, too lazy to check and list which ones...Anyway, with that the current read count goes 136/200
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I miss those time when 50 books / year used to make be the best reader among all my friends by a margin....136 and still 6 months to go ... I HATE GOODREADS
Thank you, thank youof these 136 at least 10-15 are extremely short reads, so there :))
And try as I might, I won't reach 250, il be exhausted if I do!
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Ze log!Some 10+ odd books/stories were read/ditched/dumped since my last update. A few mention-worthy were
Written in Red: sollid 4
The Red Hunter: 3/5 stars
The Collapsing Empire: full 5 on 5 one of my best reads this year
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: 2 underwhelmed, its-not-you-its-me stars
Current read count as per GR: 148/200
Read count reaches 151/200 after finishing off Old Man's War, power- packed 4 star read. Currently am reading....don't exactly know what I am reading. I pick and drop books as they catch (or not) my fancy. So there it is. Fairing terribly with all my supposed BRs, might as well just stop participating...
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Thank you, thank you!! All because of best wishes from y'all (^.^)
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Thank you Manju, yet to meet the target...so don't cheer too much ;P
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was downloading songs from goon squad playlist and then i thought of Black Swan Green and here is what I found on google.
https://gnoegnoe.wordpress.com/2011/0...
all the songs mentioned in the book. 80s. hope you like it. will also make a playlist of this. :)
Thanks Manju :-* link not opening, will try from home.
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Manju wrote: "Hello J!was downloading songs from goon squad playlist and then i thought of Black Swan Green and here is what I found on google.
https://gnoegnoe.wordpress.com/2011/0......"
saw the list Manju, must say am intrigued about the book going by the playlist.
GR says-Books read till no : 166/200
Pages Read: 40369
Currently (actively) reading:
Kings of the Wyld at 12% or thereabouts
Foundation about 17% through
Lock In 10-11% done
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison starting (in earnest hopefully) at 0%
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 taking from the top, at page 5
Planning to squeeze one more, a graphic novel which iv been sitting on for sometime now...lets see
uhh and maybe one more book, not planned which one
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currently 111/200 books
Pages red: 25813
How to calculate the average rating fo..."
Inspiring. I do have the same target of 200. Now that's a different thing I'm still in 60's :D