Next book I'd like to read

[Meenakshi]

prose??He has ever written prose?when?which book?I am going crazy with excitement!!

[Ahtims]

A suitable boy. More than 1000 pages. But I liked it so much that I have read it twice.

[Ahtims]

He also has written 'An Equal Music' - its main theme is music - the classical one, and unfortunately, I lost my half-read book while travelling, and didnot attempt to buy it again. So I dont know how that one turns out

[Akanksha]

Suitable boy is nice, but can't say the same for an equal music, it was mediocre at best! Btw Smitha u can download the ebook if u want to read it.

[Meenakshi]

but suitable boy is again poetry..I meant has he ever written texts?

[Ahtims]

suitable boy is not poetry. it is in a prose format. It is available in ebook format too, if you are interested.

[Ahtims]

Akanksha wrote: "Suitable boy is nice, but can't say the same for an equal music, it was mediocre at best! Btw Smitha u can download the ebook if u want to read it."
I too remember that I was not too captivated by 'equal music' or the portion I had read. So I am in no hurry to download it

[Meenakshi]

really?? I did'nt know that

[Deepak]

Hi

[Meenakshi]

Hi Deepak how are you??
Unfortuantel this is'nt the right thread to do all that talk, why don't you join us on Cafe - chai, cofee, chat
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...

[dely]

The next book I will read (unfortunatelly since monday I had no time for reading) is "Casi" of Daniil Charms.
But now I am able to translate the title, I have found it on GR and it is "The Cases". I had a lot of problems because Daniil Charms is one of his pseudonym, his real name is Danil Harms (Daniil Ivanovich Yuvachev).

[Prerak]

Well, i think Vikram Seth is good at nothing! He writes nuisances!

[Ahtims]

Prerak!!!!!!
I likkedd... 'A suitable boy'

[Akanksha]

Me too! And i love Vikram Seth's poems!!

[Prerak]

Vikram!!! No wayyy!!!

[Ahtims]

Am going to read 'Lolitha' next for the group read challenge. Remember being disgusted with the middle aged man character a couple of decades back. Now am eager to find out whether a 'mellow age' has made me more liberal in my viewpoint.

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That was the point of Lolita, wasn't it? To get disgusted with Humbert Humbert-arguably the most repulsive characters in the history of literature. I plan to read the book all over again too- it's been over two years since I last read it and am hazy on the details.

[Ahtims]

I am reading the book. It is brilliantly written. I feel disgusted with the character of Humbert and Lolita, yet I feel something akin to pity sometimes, I don't know how to describe it. I have reached halfway through and the way of writing is superb. All those satirical pearls which I missed last time around are hitting at me now.
I never remembered that Lolita's real name is Dolores in the book.

[dely]

I started reading Ramayana but yesterday evening I started it again, after have read 50 pages.
I think I started bad because I was reading it like a romance but it isn't; even if Narayan has written it in prose and it's easy to be read I think Ramayana is to read like a holy writing. I am right? So I started it again and I'm appreciate it much more.

[dely]

Somebody of you knows this book?
Gods, Demons, and Others

My experience with Narayan wasn't exhilarating and so I prefer to ask you if this book is worth to be read.

[Dhanya]

I've been searching quite a few book shops in Bangalore to get my hands on the book, 'The Hunger games' by Suzanne Collins. Everywhere it's out of stock. Will this series turn out to be the next Harry Potter? !!

[Sunny]

Dhanya wrote: "I've been searching quite a few book shops in Bangalore to get my hands on the book, 'The Hunger games' by Suzanne Collins. Everywhere it's out of stock. Will this series turn out to be the next Ha..."
You would get an e-book at http://www.sharetermpapers.com/genera...

[Ahtims]

I'd like to read the 'Master of Rome' series by Colleen McCullough. But it will be a huge undertaking - there are 7 books, each consisting of 700-1000 pages. But I am fascinated by history and am keen to see what she has written about the Romans

[dely]

Nice! You read about Romans and I am deepening my knowledge of India :D

[Ahtims]

Yes, Dely. :-)
Sacred Games is in my wish list too.
Sometimes I feel life is too short to read (and reread) all the books I want to.

[Muddle head]

Anyone here read Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again?

[Mahesh]

dan brown's Deception Point

[dely]

I have a lot of books to read next.
I went to the second hand shop and I have found (and buyed) a lot of books:

War and Peace, Tolstoj
The Brothers Karamazov,Dostoyevsky
Don Quixote, Cervantes
a collection of short russian stories (Turgenev, Gogol, Dostoyevsky , Checov, Tolstoj...)
a book of a hungarian writer (Kálmán Mikszáth)
Dead Souls, Gogol
Therese Raquin, Emile Zola

[Akanksha]

I've read war and peace and don quixote.....great reads!! Seems as if you're gonna be very busy for the next few days Dely.

[Akanksha]

@Mahesh Deception Point isn't Dan Brown's best but i'm sure you'll like it.

[dely]

Akanksha wrote: "I've read war and peace and don quixote.....great reads!! Seems as if you're gonna be very busy for the next few days Dely."

I correct you: for the next few month! :-)

[Akanksha]

@Dely :-D....lucky you!! My parents have forbidden me from buying anymore books:-(

[dely]

Akanksha wrote: "@Dely :-D....lucky you!! My parents have forbidden me from buying anymore books:-("

Not good. Money spent in books are the money spent better.
You surly have libraries, there you don't pay.

[Akanksha]

Yeah that's what i'm relying on Library and Ebooks!

[Pulkit]

Either The Three musketeers - Alexander Dumas or The Road - Cormac McCarthy

[dely]

Pulkit wrote: "Either The Three musketeers - Alexander Dumas or The Road - Cormac McCarthy"

I have heard that the book "The Road" is very boring and that the movie is much more better because it is much more engaging. If you will read it let us know your opinion. I have only see the movie (it is not bad) but never read the book.

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Pulkit wrote: "Either The Three musketeers - Alexander Dumas or The Road - Cormac McCarthy"

It's funny you should mention those two, as they are two of my all-time favourites. While The Three Musketeers is one of the greatest novels ever written, The Road is perhaps one of the most underrated. I can only give you one suggestion- read both.

[Shabbeer]

How about -- Tales from Firozsha Baag by Rohinton Mistry...I just read it and it was an excellent set of stories all nicely stitched up together....

[Ahtims]

Rohinton Mistry is just too good.

[Shabbeer]

Hey Smitha, Which Rohinton Mistry's books you have read?

[Ahtims]

Such a long journey, A fine balance, Family matters
I have yet to read Tales from Firozsha Baag ( or I dont remember reading it - if I have read it a long time back) and Scream

[Teja]

I've three books to read in the next week or so.
1. Open: An Autobiography - Andre Agassi
2. The Janson directive - Robert Ludlum
3. The Complete works of Kahlil Gibran.

Anybody who has read any of these can pitch in with reviews/ suggestions.

[Sherin]

Khalil Jibran's The Prophet is awesome :)

[Ahtims]

Yes, I love reading Khalil Jibran. I have his whole collection with me. It is so invigorating.

[Teja]

Well, I've just read 'The Prophet'. To be really frank, I couldn't quite comprehend it. Do you think that book is completely relevant in the modern scenario of culture and living? Considering the book was written in the late 19th/ early 20th century, how valid do you think the principles are?
Going off topic, try reading a book by Drew Carey named 'Dirty Jokes and Beer'. Totally enjoyable.

[Shabbeer]

Smitha wrote: "Such a long journey, A fine balance, Family matters
I have yet to read Tales from Firozsha Baag ( or I dont remember reading it - if I have read it a long time back) and Scream"

WOW....you have read all of them then....Actually i wanted to recommend Tales from Firozsha Bag for the May book read, but the poll closed before i could recommend.....:(

[Tarun]

Mockingjay!

[Muddle head]

U done with the first two in the series? Liked them?

[Praj]

Bachelor of Arts by R.K. Narayan

[[deleted user]]

Anything by Stieg Larsson. I've heard far too many people rave about him far too often.