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Jan 06, 2015 07:20AM
aye aye Captain!!! :-D :-D
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sure .... my lib is all yours .... be my guest :-D :-D
Abhi ... please read it aloud!!!! my first audio book :-P :-P
Srividya, sure. I will push her up in my TBR. :-)
so.... I'M DONE!!!! :D :D
Gloating eh?? :P :PAh well it's okay! I shall read it soon..hopefully by this weekend I can honestly say that I am done!
*staggers under all the books and reads* :P :P
Incidentally, what are you reading next? I started The Brothers Karamazov, in case you want to take up another heavy read! ;) :P
Srividya wrote: "Gloating eh?? :P :PAh well it's okay! I shall read it soon..hopefully by this weekend I can honestly say that I am done!
*staggers under all the books and reads* :P :P
Incidentally, what are y..."
i really should gloat ... you know it!!! :)
TBK ... lemme see next month. again an eternal read this one. you have already started it right??
me plodding through The Japanese Wife. quite a weird one :| anyways, me ain't reading much these days, toooo many distractions :P
I am not saying that you shouldn't!! After all I played an important part in it! It was my entry that made you finish it! :P :PYeah I have started TBK..it's interesting!
Haha plod your way through it! I abandoned that book long back! :P
Srividya wrote: "I am not saying that you shouldn't!! After all I played an important part in it! It was my entry that made you finish it! :P :PYeah I have started TBK..it's interesting!
Haha plod your way thro..."
thanks to you i'm clearing up my shelf & you are still plodding through. remember... Midnight's Children, The Goldfinch, Crime and Punishment (though you managed to finish this, but only after me :P) :P :P *puts on sunglasses*
reg. The Japanese Wife, no comments :( :(
Good for you na? ;) :PMidnight's Children... Grrr I am still pissed at the one who nominated it and those that voted for it! :P ;)
As for Goldfinch and the rest.. good for you! I finished a lot more other books in the meanwhile! :P :P
Btw - when you took me on as a buddy, I told you that you would always finish before me because I get distracted all the time! :P :P
you get distracted by other books, I've several other distractions!!! :-P :-P :-P you should change the name of the thread to distracted buddies :-P :-P :-P
Hahahaha.. that sure has a nice ring to it.. Distracted buddies! :P :PI can understand my distraction but pray tell me what are you so distracted with? Huh? :P :P
eh ... err ... I got distracted ... what were we talking about?? :-P :-P
I won't let go of that revealing point my dearest girl!! SO brace yourself for some mighty questions later! :P :PIn other news, I have read a total of 20 books till now! Good month eh? :P :P
20 books in 21 days .... whoa!!!! way to go mam (y)
20 books..... :OI did only 4 *faints*
Thank you! But there are others who have done way more than me! :P :P But I am happy. This has been a good month till now and I have some great books to finish now, including Rose... :P :P
Gehna wrote: "20 books..... :OI did only 4 *faints*"
Hahaha no worries DeeJ, don't faint! :P :P
Gehna ... wake up. I read only 2 so far. and both of them I started end of last year :-P :-P
You are incredible, Sri :O@Mish.... *wakes up* oh, then I am ahead of you:P:P
As I said DeeJ..there are many who have read much more than me and not just this month! But I am happy with my reads for this month and it's not over as yet..so there's still time! :)
Excatly! But I will stop reading in between cause of exams and things, so it is just a bit slow for me..... but yeah... there is still a year left :)
Absolutely! And not just this year.. there is a lifetime of reading left for you. So don't worry! :)
Hmm... got it, no worries.... first exams and then a readathon ... thanks :D
Good girl! Now all the best for your exams! :)
Srividya wrote: "Good girl! Now all the best for your exams! :)"Thanks! :D
Gehna wrote: "Srividya wrote: "Good girl! Now all the best for your exams! :)"Thanks! :D"
that was quick Gehna :P :P
Arre, I missed the notif :P
Good morning Mish! I have started this one again and am going steadily on it but won't be around much to discuss it till March! Will try to pop in when I can to post some comments but I don't know how feasible that will be.
Am traveling for the next two days and then it will be complete wedding madness for the coming 10 days, so take care and read well. Will discuss when I come back :)
:-) :-) take your time lady, enjoy the wedding!!!
Hi Mish! How are you? ;) :PAm back but not completely. Will get back fully only from sometime next week. In the mean while will start reading Rose once again and hope to finish it this month definitely! :D
See you soon! :) :)
Srividya wrote: "Hi Mish! How are you? ;) :PAm back but not completely. Will get back fully only from sometime next week. In the mean while will start reading Rose once again and hope to finish it this month defi..."
i received no notif for this :( :(
I saw your comment! :P :PYes I finally finished this one last night and boy what a ride it was! Totally loved it; theology, philosophy and all! :)
In the words of yore (does anyone know who first came up with this awesome expression?)THREE ROUSING CHEERS!
Hahaha thanks Zee! And nope, I don't know ;)
i don't remember much to discuss now :P :P
Hahaha no worries Mish. Let's move onto the next one :PI haven't seen the movie Smitha but I want to. I found the book very interesting, especially the various debates because it was quite enlightening to me and also kind of relatable, simply because irrespective of the religion we follow - theological pandits feel the same way! Lol!
Srividya wrote: "Hahaha no worries Mish. Let's move onto the next one :PI haven't seen the movie Smitha but I want to. I found the book very interesting, especially the various debates because it was quite enligh..."
I lost my patience in the first few pages itself :/
I know it is a difficult book to read, simply because of the pretentiousness that is obvious from the prose and the often never ending debates on the various aspects of Christian religion and the various philosophies that they adhere to..but if you are interested in those sorts of things, which incidentally I am, it becomes fascinating to read; even when there are times you don't grasp everything at one go or there is a need to go back and read again. It is actually not a book for everyone, other than the mystery part, which unfortunately comes much later and does quite well pace wise. However, most of the book is about history and religion and the debates that were on during that time, which can be quite tedious to read.
Ah. Not for me then. I have a peahen brain, which gets restless soon. :/
Well .. I would say "Never say never" as you never know when you might just be in a mood for such a book. I have always felt that books are mood directed. Very often I find myself reading something that I wouldn't otherwise read, simply because I was in a mood for something like that! So who knows.. you might just like the debates and discussions! :P
Yes, I too do the same. Some books which I have given up at one time have been read with gusto some other time. And reverse also holds true - a book I fondly remember of, sometimes feels 'meh' 'bleh' on a reread.
I have the same problem as well! There are so many books that I loved while reading it the first time, only to wonder what i found so good, when I read it the second time! :( Growth of a reader, I guess! ;) :P
Sri, plz move The Name of the Rose to "Books Completed" . lets gloat for a while, before moving on to the next one :P :P
which is the next one? :)
ahhhhh ...... finally i got a notif for this thread.Smith, next one The Brothers Karamazov prolly. but don't ask when :P :P
Won't ask, but will keep an eagle eye on the thread, and butt in if free :P
Will do that Mish!Ahh the great TBK!! I doubt we will get to it any time soon Smitha! :P :P
Someone is busy being away from GR these days and has no time for friends, even those who she has promised to keep in touch regularly! :( :( So whenever the lady obliges, we shall start! :( :P
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