Sri's Sonorous Slumbers

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

ambitious goals!! O.O

[Sankara Jayanth]

Manju wrote: "ambitious goals!! O.O"

Understatement of the year 😅😅

[Srividya]

LMAO!!!! I told you that you will all be amazed! :P

[Srividya]

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Reading University Challenge
Duration: Set your pace
Start date: 1/20/18
Books read:

Associate Degree
Books read: 0/7

Science - Last Chance to See
Literature - Breakfast of Champions
History - Vanthargal Vendrargal
Social Science -
Art -
Language - பார்த்திபன் கனவு Parthiban Kanavu
Athletics - True History of the Kelly Gang

Bachelors Degree

Masters Degree

Doctorate

[dely]

\O/

You will need also a lot of time to update your challenges!

[Srividya]

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The Ultimate International Reading Challenge
Level: Level III
Duration: Set your pace
Date started: 1/1/18 - ??
Books read:

Rules and Details:
(view spoiler)[Read one book set in each country in the entire world ( a minimum of 55 books (194 in total)

List of countries by Continents:
[
AFRICA (54)
o Algeria
o Angola
o Benin
o Botswana
o Burkina
o Burundi
o Cameroon
o Cape Verde
o Central African Republic
o Chad
o Comoros
o Congo
o Congo, Democratic Republic of
o Djibouti
o Egypt
o Equatorial Guinea
o Eritrea
o Ethiopia
o Gabon
o Gambia
o Ghana
o Guinea
o Guinea-Bissau
o Ivory Coast
o Kenya
o Lesotho
o Liberia
o Libya
o Madagascar
o Malawi
o Mali
o Mauritania
o Mauritius
o Morocco
o Mozambique
o Namibia
o Niger
o Nigeria
o Rwanda
o Sao Tome and Principe
o Senegal
o Seychelles
o Sierra Leone
o Somalia
o South Africa
o South Sudan
o Sudan
o Swaziland
o Tanzania
o Togo
o Tunisia
o Uganda
o Zambia
o Zimbabwe

ASIA (44)
o Afghanistan
o Bahrain
o Bangladesh
o Bhutan
o Brunei
o Burma (Myanmar)
o Cambodia
o China
o East Timor
o India
o Indonesia
o Iran
o Iraq
o Israel
o Japan
o Jordan
o Kazakhstan
o Korea, North
o Korea, South
o Kuwait
o Kyrgyzstan
o Laos
o Lebanon
o Malaysia
o Maldives
o Mongolia
o Nepal
o Oman
o Pakistan
o Philippines
o Qatar
o Russian Federation
o Saudi Arabia
o Singapore
o Sri Lanka
o Syria
o Tajikistan
o Thailand
o Turkey
o Turkmenistan
o United Arab Emirates
o Uzbekistan
o Vietnam
o Yemen

EUROPE (47)
o Albania
o Andorra
o Armenia
o Austria
o Azerbaijan
o Belarus
o Belgium
o Bosnia and Herzegovina
o Bulgaria
o Croatia
o Cyprus
o Czech Republic
o Denmark
o Estonia
o Finland
o France
o Georgia
o Germany
o Greece
o Hungary
o Iceland
o Ireland
o Italy
o Latvia
o Liechtenstein
o Lithuania
o Luxembourg
o Macedonia
o Malta
o Moldova
o Monaco
o Montenegro
o Netherlands
o Norway
o Poland
o Portugal
o Romania
o San Marino
o Serbia
o Slovakia
o Slovenia
o Spain
o Sweden
o Switzerland
o Ukraine
o United Kingdom
o Vatican City

NORTH AMERICA (23)
o Antigua and Barbuda
o Bahamas
o Barbados
o Belize
o Canada
o Costa Rica
o Cuba
o Dominica
o Dominican Republic
o El Salvador
o Grenada
o Guatemala
o Haiti
o Honduras
o Jamaica
o Mexico
o Nicaragua
o Panama
o Saint Kitts and Nevis
o Saint Lucia
o Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
o Trinidad and Tobago
o United States

OCEANIA (14)
o Australia
o Fiji
o Kiribati
o Marshall Islands
o Micronesia
o Nauru
o New Zealand
o Palau
o Papua New Guinea
o Samoa
o Solomon Islands
o Tonga
o Tuvalu
o Vanuatu

SOUTH AMERICA (12)
o Argentina
o Bolivia
o Brazil
o Chile
o Colombia
o Ecuador
o Guyana
o Paraguay
o Peru
o Suriname
o Uruguay
o Venezuela (hide spoiler)]

[Srividya]

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[Srividya]

dely wrote: "\O/

You will need also a lot of time to update your challenges!"

Yes!!! :( :(

And am very bad at updating!! Hopefully 2018 shall see a new me! ;)

[Utkarsh]

Are these challenges for whole decade or what, i mean seriously. And here i haven't read one book this year....

[Srividya]

Utkarsh wrote: "Are these challenges for whole decade or what, i mean seriously. And here i haven't read one book this year...."

Hey Ut!!! How are you? Happy New Year! :)

And lol, some of the challenges are to be done/completed at your own pace, so decades is perfect! :P

And I have read just one..so don't worry! :P

[Ritu | Bohemian Bibliophile]

Wow! Quite an interest mix of challenges. Completing them at your own pace is a good idea.

[Srividya]

January Reads

Now that I have done going overboard with the challenges, I think it is time to start reading or at least make an attempt to do something about finishing starting those challenges.

The first two weeks of January have been spent in beautiful Ireland, where I visited the lovely town of Kilkenny along with Dublin. A bustling town that is quite popular with tourists, both domestic and international, Kilkenny came across as a charming place to relax. With it's beautiful castle, 12 churches, medieval museum, Smithwicks brewery and of course the numerous pubs and bars, including Dylans Bar which boasted of having 50 different whiskeys from all over the world for tasting, provided a perfect venue for me to take a step away from the hustle and bustle of life and simply soak in the beauty and of course the spirits! Meeting old friends and making new ones added spice to the trip making this one truly memorable.

No trip of mine, wherever it may be, is complete without me visiting the local bookstores. And bookstores there were aplenty in this small town, which made the visit a true pleasure. You had the ubiquitous Dubray book stores that I have found to dot around the country and you had some rare book stores as well. And many an hour I spent browsing through their books and admiring the collection. Needless to say that I came back with my pockets lighter but my suitcases heavier. Point to note is that I didn't cross my baggage limit and didn't have to pay any excess baggage, much to the relief of hubby dearest! lol

Here is a list of books I got back home from my trip,



and despite all this, I found that I couldn't resist buying a few more, so I bought

On the Run


and

( this one solely for the cover and the fact that it was by Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites)

Would have bought more but neither time nor weight nor money permitted the purchase! :P

[Srividya]

Cy wrote: "Wow! Quite an interest mix of challenges. Completing them at your own pace is a good idea."

Thanks Cy! :)

[Srividya]

Continuing with January reads and going onto actual reads, I have to admit, and quite shamefully so, that it hasn't been a month of reading as much as it has been a month of buying!

January saw me start listening to Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine on the plane ride and which is perhaps the only book I have completed till date.

What I thought would be a chick-lit like any other, given the name, made me realise that it was anything but that. Appearances can be deceptive and names can definitely mislead, this is what this beautiful book told me. Never judge a book by its cover or its name. Beautifully written and exquisitely narrated, this book might just prove to be my favourite book of this year. Of course, the year's still young and there are loads of books to read. However, as a debut work, the author has set the bar high for herself and others who follow her. It is a wonderful story with some simple and yet thought provoking nuggets of wisdom that is told in an easy manner and a matter of fact tone. I won't write reams here about how much this book moved me as I think I have written a lot in my review and anything more I say about it will amount to overkill!

January also saw me reading two other diverse books, both equally interesting and both talking about different cultures. The first book I started and hopefully shall finish soon is John B. Keane's The Bodhrán Makers, which is a tale set in Ireland and talks about an Irish custom that is long dead. The day after Christmas, which is known as St. Stephen's Day, was celebrated in old Ireland as the day of the wren. Wren dancing and bodhran (which is a shallow single headed drum made of goatskin, resembling a tambourine but being much bigger than one) players were the most important part of that celebration.

Troupes of wren dancers from a village would get together and walk as if marching through the village throughout the day. Their walk would be peppered with dancing, singing and playing of musical instruments, which was a way to entertain people on the day after Christmas. Villagers would pay them a few coins or notes, as per their ability and willingness, much as you would any street performer. The troupe would collect the money and with the sum they collected they would organise an annual wren dance that would get the entire village together and where they would sing and dance and eat and drink and simply be merry.

What was a simple way to entertain themselves was soon seen and condemned as a pagan ritual by the Catholic church and the custom was done away with.

This book talks of how the wren dance and the bodhran players were forced to shut themselves down by the church in a small village in County Kerry. Although fictional, the story does reflect of how the practice of wren dancing ended in Ireland.

Interestingly, as I was reading this book, I met a friend of mine and we got chatting and she made a comment on how the practice of wren dancing was being reinstated as part of old Irish traditions in Ireland. Talk about coincidences!

This is my first book by John Keane and I am loving his writing style. It is simple and yet packs a punch. The story as such isn't much but the way he describes old Irish villages, the society, the people and the church and its influence is simply superb and makes for a wonderful read.

Am eagerly looking forward to reading more of his once I am done with this one.

The other book that I started reading or rather listening to, especially on my way back, was Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology. I have admired Gaiman's writing ever since I read his book, American Gods, way back in 2014 (I know I am a late entrant but still..). And he has never failed as a master story teller that he is and he definitely doesn't do that in this one. Filled with small stories of the Norse gods, this one makes a very interesting read. And listening to it being read by the author himself is a wonderful treat. Am almost through with the audio and should hopefully be done in a day or two at the most.

[Srividya]

January also saw me start listening to the audio of A. J. Finn's The Woman in the Window. I stumbled upon this book by accident and was intrigued by the blurb and hence decided to read it. The audio route is kind of perfect for the mysterious nature of this book. While I am still at the beginning, there are parts of the story that I can kind of guess but am still not sure whether I am guessing right. It seems a tad bit predictable and yet it isn't and this makes it a great read, I think. Still, it is early days and I will only know once I finish as to how I feel about this one.

I have also started reading or should I say re re re re starting the reading of The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857. This is a BR with my twinny, J, a BR that we had started long back but had kind of dropped out of because of lack of time on both sides. We have decided to start this one again and hopefully the philosopher and the owl will find a good start to their adventures this year and will actually move towards saving their kingdom! ;)

I have also started and by started I literally mean just started Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang. The start seems to be promising and this is definitely one book that I have been wanting to read since long. So here's hoping for the best as I am reading this with my best buddies on the Booker Thread. And I hope I don't let them down this time! ;)

December last year saw me reading a few books, which are in different stages. January shall see me reading a bit of each and trying to finish them. These include Ford Maddox's The Good Soldier, Amitav Ghosh's The Imam And The Indian, Prose Pieces and Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions. All three books are as wonderful as books can be and each is as different from the other as they can get.

Well, January does promise to be exciting and with only 11 days left, I better get cracking and finish at least a book or two before the month ends. More from me later.... adios and happy reading!

[Srividya]

Summing up, my January reads include

The Bodhrán Makers
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857
Norse Mythology
Breakfast of Champions
The Imam And The Indian, Prose Pieces
The Good Soldier
True History of the Kelly Gang
The Woman in the Window

[Ritu | Bohemian Bibliophile]

*interesting

I will definitely be lurking on this thread :)

[dely]

It's always a pleasure to read your updates, above all those about Ireland! I just looked for the wren dance on YouTube :D

[Srividya]

Cy wrote: "*interesting

I will definitely be lurking on this thread :)"

Thanks! :)

Lurking is most welcome and commenting is even better! :D

[Srividya]

dely wrote: "It's always a pleasure to read your updates, above all those about Ireland! I just looked for the wren dance on YouTube :D"

Awww dely, thanks so much! You made my day!! :)

Isn't it a quaint custom? I found it fascinating.

[dely]

Srividya wrote: "Isn't it a quaint custom? I found it fascinating.
"

It is and I also like the Irish songs. I found a video with kids dancing and they are soooo sweet!

[Srividya]

dely wrote: "Srividya wrote: "Isn't it a quaint custom? I found it fascinating.
"

It is and I also like the Irish songs. I found a video with kids dancing and they are soooo sweet!"

I need to look that up but I bet they were really sweet! :D

[Srividya]

As for Irish songs, the pubs we visited while in Kilkenny had live music on all the three days that we were there, it was absolutely fantastic! The instruments they used, some traditional and some the usual guitars and stuff; the music was both fast and slow, ballads and other numbers; the atmosphere was just fabulous. Totally enjoyed the experience.

[dely]

Srividya wrote: "As for Irish songs, the pubs we visited while in Kilkenny had live music on all the three days that we were there, it was absolutely fantastic! The instruments they used, some traditional and some ..."

I hope to visit Ireland someday. It surely has wonderful places to visit.

[Srividya]

dely wrote: "Srividya wrote: "As for Irish songs, the pubs we visited while in Kilkenny had live music on all the three days that we were there, it was absolutely fantastic! The instruments they used, some trad..."

I hope you get to do that, dely. It is a wonderful country.

[Srividya]

Popsugar Reading Challenge 2018
1/1/18 - 31/12/18
Books read:

[] A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
[] True crime
[] The next book in a series you started
[] A book involving a heist
[] Nordic noir
[] A novel based on a real person
[] A book set in a country that fascinates you
[] A book with a time of day in the title
[] A book about a villain or antihero
[] A book about death or grief
[] A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
[] A book with a LGBTQ+ protagonist
[] A book that is also a stage play or musical
[] A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
[] A book about feminism
[] A book about mental health
[] A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
[] A book by two authors
[] A book about or involving a sport
[] A book by a local author
[] A book with your favorite color in the title
[] A book with alliteration in the title
[] A book about time travel
[] A book with a weather element in the title
[] A book set at sea
[] A book with an animal in the title
[] A book set on a different planet
[] A book with song lyrics in the title
[] A book about or set on Halloween
[] A book with characters who are twins
[] A book mentioned in another book
[] A book from a celebrity book club
[] A childhood classic you’ve never read
[] A book that’s published in 2018
[] A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
[] A book set in the decade you were born
[] A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to
[] A book with an ugly cover
[] A book that involves a bookstore or library
[] Your favorite prompt from the 2015,2016, or 2017 Popsugar Reading Challenges

Advanced:
[] A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
[] A cyberpunk book
[] A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
[] A book tied to your ancestry
[] A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
[] An allegory
[] A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
[] A microhistory
[] A book about a problem facing society today
[] A book recommended by someone else taking the Popsugar Reading Challenge

[Srividya]

Book Riot Read Harder Challenge
Duration: 1/1/18 - 31/12/18
Books read:

# A book published posthumously
# A book of true crime
# A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
# A comic written and drawn by the same person
✔ # A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) - The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
# A book about nature
# A western
# A comic written or drawn by a person of color
# A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
# A romance novel by or about a person of color
# A children’s classic published before 1980
# A celebrity memoir
# An Oprah Book Club selection
# A book of social science
# A one-sitting book
✔ # The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series - Dragon Slippers - Jessica Day George - 4/4/18 - ★★★
# A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
# A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
# A book of genre fiction in translation
# A book with a cover you hate
# A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
# An essay anthology
# A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
# An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

[Ahtims]

baap reh Sri😲
still more challenges ? 🙏

[Srividya]

These were the only two I had actually (originally) planned on doing this year! :P :P

[Utkarsh]

You are an inspiration to us lazy souls, Sri. 😋

I am fine sri, how are you and how is new year treating you so far

[Girish, The Good cop]

I missed this thread BFF! Whattay challenge level and great haul of books at the start of the year! Love the decade challenge.

All the best! Will be haunting more often.

[Srividya]

Utkarsh wrote: "You are an inspiration to us lazy souls, Sri. 😋

I am fine sri, how are you and how is new year treating you so far"

Hahahaha Utkarsh! I only make plans, never implement them! :P

The year has been good till now. Hoping i get into the reading frenzy soon. It has been a slow reading year for me till now but whatever I have read, I have loved, so that is a plus point! :)

[Srividya]

Girish wrote: "I missed this thread BFF! Whattay challenge level and great haul of books at the start of the year! Love the decade challenge.

All the best! Will be haunting more often."

Thanks BFF! :D

[Srividya]

February it is, and so soon at that

Well, as I have already mentioned, I am not a diligent soul when it comes to updating my thread. So, January flew away and I don't really know where the month went and what I did. However, despite the fast moving January and the faster still February, I did manage to read a bit. Some were books on the current reading list but mostly I read other books or rather added it to my current list.

These past few weeks saw me listen more than read and I enjoyed every bit of the audio book experience, so much so that I find it odd now to read...lol, don't worry the reading isn't lost totally!

Of the books that were already in my list in January, I finished Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions. This is an amazing book and as usual Vonnegut's style of writing, the incorporation of humour, the ability to talk about serious issues in a light way which nevertheless strikes a punch, and a big one at that, is something that I totally love. This book is a satire on American way of living and society in the 70s. There is anger and painful truths in the book, which is expressed in a humourous way that makes it more effective. I laughed throughout the book and yet was pensive as well. Let me tell you that this is a weird book and if you don't like weird books, this is not for you. However, if you like to look beyond the written word, and believe me you don't have to try too hard to do that, this is a fantastic book that you should definitely read.

Another book I finished is Douglas Adams' Last Chance to See. I have read a few of his science fiction novels and didn't really know what to expect from a non fiction one and that too on animals and the environment and such. However, this book has become one of my favourites and is definitely the best non fiction read till now. Adams' lucid and humourous writing takes you to those locales and you actually witness what he is talking about when he talks about it. Anecdotes, funny incidents, beautiful descriptions and much more are found in this book which adds beauty and fun to your reading experience. If anyone wants to attempt a non fiction book but is scared at the thought of non fiction, do attempt this one. I guarantee that it will change your mind about non fiction writing. Adams' has taken a difficult subject and made it easily accessible to most of us and has done it with a panache that only he has.

February saw me reading or rather listening to two Tamil books. As a personal challenge, I have been meaning to read Tamil books every year for the past several years but have always failed to do so. This was sorely because my reading speed in Tamil is abysmal and really shameful at that, given that it is my mother tongue! However, this year audiobooks came to my rescue and I could happily read books that were erstwhile unavailable for the slow reader that I was.

I read a historical fiction and a non fiction book in this manner. The first was a famous book by a famous and most cherished author called Kalki, the book Parthiban Kanavu or Parthiban's dreams. The book talks about the dream of the Chola king, Parthiban, to gain complete independence from the ruling Pallava dynasty and establishing his own Chola dynasty. The story moves onto show how the son of Parthiban goes about, with the help of others, to make Parthiban's dream come true. As a story, it is very simple, but what makes it amazing is the language that Kalki has used to write it. Exquisitely beautiful writing that depicts not only the places beautifully but also draws out the characters and society in a way that makes the book a un-put-down-able one!

My father loves Kalki and has always been urging me to read his books in the original language and not the English translation. Listening to the audio for this one, I totally understood why he urged me to do that. Translation loses the essence of Kalki's beautiful prose and excellent characterisation and leaves behind only the story. Don't get me wrong, the story is simply superb by itself but when you add the other aspects, it attains the status of a magnum opus, which goes missing in translation.

The second Tamil book that I read was Madhan's Vanthargal Vendrargal, which is a book on Mughal history. The book starts with the invasion by Taimur and ends with the Last Mughal and the onset of the British rule. While this book doesn't offer much in terms of new things, its positive point is that it makes history accessible and interesting to all. Even if you aren't a history buff, this book is a worth a read and will entertain you like no other book does. The narrator for this book, K. Charles, is a fantastic narrator who keeps you glued to the book. It brings Mughal history in India to life and it seems as if you are watching it through the narrator's eyes rather than listening to it.

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

what a post a buddy!

[Srividya]

More reads completed

I just realised that I have actually completed three more books that I forgot to mention earlier.

January saw me reading and completing The Woman in the Window, Norse Mythology and True History of the Kelly Gang. All three were audio books and they were each fun in their own way.

Woman in the Window was a psychological thriller. I don't know whether it was because I was reading one from that genre after a long time OR if it was a really good book (mind still indecisive on that.. lol), I enjoyed it a lot. Listening to the audio book was one of the reasons I could finish the book quickly as I am sure I would have ditched it had I started to read it. And I say that because of my flighty nature rather than for any other reason.

A woman who is agoraphobic and is separated from her husband and child and witnesses a crime that everyone around her seems to dismiss as a figment of her imagination; sounds delicious right? Well, it is, at least for me it was an excellent read. I enjoyed how the author built the atmosphere, the story, the suspense and how each character was drawn out and made to be what they were. I loved the red herrings and the actual clues that were put between them that made the mystery even more fun. For a debut work, I have to say that the author has written a fantastic work that is definitely worth a try. Try it on audio if you can as it definitely adds to the pleasure.

My second book was Norse Mythology and as it is written by Gaiman and deals with the subject of mythology, both of which is a favourite of mine, I have to say that I loved it. Again, listening to Gaiman read his own book was pure bliss!! I wasn't really familiar with the Nordic gods and their stories, so this was a real treat for me.

Finally, I did finish True History of the Kelly Gang, which is a true story of Ned Kelly and his family. Listening to this book, I felt that I was watching some masala action film and yet that there was something missing in it. It was definitely good and quite interesting but I felt that our (and here I mean Indian) movies had more panache to it, which this book lacked. While I am not raving about it, I wouldn't dismiss it either. For a real life account, the book is definitely interesting and worth a read.

[Srividya]

Manju wrote: "what a post a buddy!"

Thank you! :)

*wondering if it was a compliment or something else* :P

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

compliment wonly. :D

[Srividya]

Manju wrote: "compliment wonly. :D"

:P :D

[Srividya]

February Reads

List of books am reading currently

The Bodhran Makers
The Good Soldier
Stories of Your Life and Others
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857
number9dream
The Imam And The Indian, Prose Pieces
Blood Song
The Collapsing Empire
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
Year One


these are carry forwards from the previous month.

New reads started for February include

A Discovery of Witches - reread
Navagraha Purana
2002 Lesser Known Tales From The Mahabharata: Volume 1
The Brothers Karamazov

[Girish, The Good cop]

Message 85 was sheer happiness and a testimony to our BFF-ness!
Both Breakfast of Champions and Last Chance to See were 5 star reads. + Parthiban Kanavu too.

Cheers :)

[Girish, The Good cop]

Srividya wrote: "February Reads

List of books am reading currently

The Bodhran Makers
The Good Soldier
Stories of Your Life and Others
[book:The Last Mughal: The Fall of a ..."

The silently inserted last book in the list makes me want to tell you - forget everything else. Just finish that book :D

[Srividya]

Girish wrote: "Srividya wrote: "February Reads

List of books am reading currently

The Bodhran Makers
The Good Soldier
Stories of Your Life and Others
[book:The Last Mugha..."

Hahahaha!! Am planning to finish that for sure! :D

[Srividya]

Girish wrote: "Message 85 was sheer happiness and a testimony to our BFF-ness!
Both Breakfast of Champions and Last Chance to See were 5 star reads. + Parthiban Kanavu too.

Cheers :)"

Yayy!! :D :D

[Srividya]

A not so subtle hint from my BFF and my desperate need to read the master story teller (at least according to me) made me start The Brothers Karamazov earlier than I had planned. I started it from the beginning one more time. I think if there is ever an examination on Parts 1 and 2 of The Brothers Karamazov, I should be able to pass with distinction, or should I say get 100 marks? ;)

Jokes aside, I hope I don't get drawn into others' promises of reading with me and then going onto finishing it while I wait foolishly for them. Yes that's exactly what happened the last two times with this book! :P

Let's forget all that. I sincerely hope that I finish this book this time round, as it has been a book that I have really wanted to read for a really long time, ever since I finished Crime and Punishment and fell in love with it. So here's to a beautiful and loving date with Dostoevsky and his master piece! *swoons, gets up and then goes to read* ahem ahem *goes to listen*

[Srividya]

Deborah Harkness is coming out with a new book in her All Souls Trilogy this year. Do you know what it means? Oh yes, it means a re-read of the first three books! No, it isn't because I have forgotten the plot but because I just can't get enough of it. And this re-read is a BR with my soul sister and twinny, J! Ooh can't wait to get back into this wonderful world!! :D

[Sharadha]

What did I just read :O :O

Good luck, Sri! I'm definitely going to lurk here to pilfer book titles (and maybe even challenges) haha

[Srividya]

Thanks Shar! :)

[Jaya]

Srividya wrote: "Deborah Harkness is coming out with a new book in her All Souls Trilogy this year. Do you know what it means? Oh yes, it means a re-read of the first three books! No, it isn't because I have forgot..."

Woot Woot
Laissez le bon temps rouler!