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[Akanksha]

Anna Karenina. While I love nothing more than long books, dragging along for a tjousand pages about absolutely nothing, as this book seems to do, isn't my cup of tea. What on earth is all the fuss about?!

Same

[Bookspective]

Moby Dick. I found the gore and graphic description of whaling to be repulsive.

TTPBM, same?

[Madiha]

The Iliad. Had it for 5 years, but only got thru half. I reread other books but skip this one.
TTPBM, How's the situation in where u live now?

[Aparna]

From Bangalore, everything is almost back to normal. Traffic is slowly getting back to the pre covid state. I am still working from home and taking naps in between work :-)
TTPBM same

[Chinmay]

Bangalore. Things are getting back to normal. Theatre has started so I am happy. Hoping that a fresh surge doesn't force us into another lockdown.
Looking forward to going back to office soon.

TTPBM, a book that you finished in the least time?

[Bookspective]

Burnt Shadows that I read within a week, which is a big thing as I am a slow paced reader and this was a library book. I now have a library membership that lets me keep a book for longer time.
Speaking of which. .. Ttpbm.. do you borrow books from any library?

[Madiha]

I've always borrowed books from the library, since I was 2. I live 2 mins drive away from the library! However, cause of covid, the library opens on demand, and it isn't safe...so I use OverDrive now!
TTPBM, Do you have any siblings?

[Yash]

Yes, a cute younger sister!

TTPBM, if you're given a golden ticket to go to one place in the whole wide world, where would it be? (ignore technicalities etc. plox :P)

[Leena]

Tromso, Norway to check.out the Northern Lights.

TTPBM : whats the worst cringiest book you have ever read?

[Selva]

cringiest? Can't say coz I stop reading something the moment I feel it is not worth my time. But The girl on the train annoyed the hell out of me. The film seems decent.

TTPBM : What's the worst book that you took the effort to complete?

[Leena]

One to Watch this is the most hypocritical nonsense on positive body image Ive ever read. And I really hoped it would redeem itself sometime,but no it doesnt. I really wanted to like this one.😪 and im in absolute minority with my rating of this book.

TTPBM : Do you like books with pets and if so whats your favorite?

[Madiha]

I don't like books told in the perspective of pets or with the main plot centered around a pet. But if the Main character has a pet, I'm totally cool with that.
TTPBM, What was the shortest time it took you to complete a book and which book was it?

[Selva]

Among decent sized books, it should be South of the border, West of the sun by Murakami. I read it at a library quite far from home n had to complete before the closing time. I rushed; otherwise I am a slow reader

Same?

[Leena]

Actually Im.a very fast reader. A decent sized bk of 300 pages I can gobble up within a day max 2. romance is quicker than crime. I try not to discard any book.

TTPBM: is there any book you have discontinued within 50 pages?

[Abish]

I don't remember much from my previous reads even though I try to read as slow as possible
Few books are very hard to comprehend or they are just above my a level above my head ( I finish atleast 10 percent and move on )

TTPBM
If you could learn a new foreign language what would it be ?

[Akanksha]

I would love to learn Italian next.

Ttpbm: same. Also why this particular language?

[Abish]

I'd say japanese_ already in progress...

For Manga and AnimeNO just a cornerstone
Actually I'm starting to think it would be awesome, apart from having that on resume next to programming languages xD

TTPBM: Are you checking in with yourself ?

[Leena]

actually yes, pretty consistently especially with a lot of Reiki and meditation.

TTPBM : what did you think will happen to all the 12th graders if the exams are either postponed or cancelled? esp with college admissions depending on it

[Leena]

@Abish wow Japanese? I've.a cousin who has not only mastered it but also did a lot of eng - Japanese translations. all the best its not an easy language to. learn

[Abish]

Leena wrote: "@Abish wow Japanese? I'm hoping to learn just conversational level.

My roommate was from Bihar out of curiosity-I asked him what did he do...
"I work in japanese embassy as translator"
EOS

TTPBM : what did you think will happen to all the 12th graders if the exams are either postponed or cancelled? esp..."

In long run I think atleast 3-4 months is needed for us to recover from recent hit...
As far as students are concerned either 12th or MBA what-ever as long as you are fine your goals matter what's the point of chasing something that is almost irrelevant other than getting a good college.

I saw people standing in queue crying as they are about to get tested for Covid 19. Ig nobody wants the future generation to join this queue.

TTPBM: Is the government incompetent or the people in general are ignorant ? (Considering current scenario)

[RTi]

People are certainly ignorant, at least in my area.

same

[Selva]

Think it is both. ppl got a bit careless coz cases were dropping and thought we were seeing the end of it. Even I, who was always careful wrt covid, dropped guard n went n watched a couple of movies n stuff. At the same time, many ppl were warning about the 2nd wave bcoz it was happening in the US n UK n we are bound to get it in some time. so govt with its panel of experts should have been ready to a certain extent at least.

same?

[Madiha]

Guessing ur talking about the situation in India.
Both, the people aren't being careful and the government isn't forcing them to.

TTPBM, One thing that Covid made you miss?

[Leena]

freedom of movement. even if I'm not someone who's out every weekend the liberty of deciding whether I want to go is what I miss most.

TTPBM: The one activity that you've committed yourself to because of Covid

[Selva]

Was doing yoga n breathing exercises by watching youtube for a while but couldn't stick to that too consistently.

same?

[Leena]

Baking and not just cupcakes but use the oven in my daily lunch/dinner too-more roasted veggies pastas etc. And the food tastes much better.

TTPBM: one place/ person you would visit without any fear once the pandemic is over

[RTi]

Missing Bangalore so much. I will definitely go there after this is over

same

[Yash]

College. It hurts missing out on the best years of life away from my friends and the campus. ;_;

TTPBM, what's your favorite line/dialogue from any work of literature?

[Leena]

"After all , tomorrow is another day" by Scarlet O'hara from Gone with the Wind. I love the optimism and the absolute reality of that simple line.

TTPBM: Same

[Leena]

@Meera, ill be visiting Hyderabad for a very long stay with my mom. Its really been too long (:

[Selva]

That is a nice quote. But you never know what tomorrow will bring and if you are equipped to deal with it.

Anyway, I like this opening line of Love Story: “What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died? (I am paraphrasing it a bit here) That she was beautiful and brilliant, Loved Mozart and Beethovan, and me” ...It doesn't come across as saying anything very perceptive but a great opening line.

Any great line from a movie/book?

[Leena]

Kitne Admi the ? how can one ever forget Gabber Singh? and Sholay? there are a number of unforgettable dialogues from this one movie

TTPBM: same.

im curious to see the various dialogues from either movies or books tat get thrown up here.

[Madiha]

So many to pick!
''Can you kick?''

'' Excuse me?''

''Can you kick a ball?''

''Can I kick your balls?"
Naomi Lorraine to Declan Lynch in The Good, The Bad, And The Bullied when they first met. The rest is just well, History.
OR
He whimpered "You hurt Jordan Junior."- Naomi Lorraine and Jordan Wallace in Chapter Ten: M to the Second Power of The Good, The Bad, And The Bullied

Damn, There are SO many, I just wrote the one I read 5 mins ago..
TTPBM: Same?

[Selva]

"what is remembered lives! I have spent a lot of my life just remembering" - from recent oscar winner Nomadland. It totally resonated with me. If you watch the movie you will get the context. It is a good movie.

Same?

[Leena]

You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ever. I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own, than when you almost broke it eight years and a half ago.
Jane Austen, Persuasion

Who dare refuse anyone with a speech like this ?

TTPBM : favourite hero and heroine from books and why

[Selva]

Like the quote. will make the effort to read at least one Jane Austen.

Will Freeman in About a boy. My life is half like his.

Same?

[Reading]

Fav Heroine : Lisbeth Salander From Millenium Series.
Fav Hero : Fiddler from Malazan Book of the Fallen.
TTPBM : Which character's life you wish to be part of?

[Priyanka]

Sherlock. Can learn so many things from him.
Same?

[Urvi]

Harry Potter. Really want to experience the magical world.
TTPBM : Which is your favourite genre ?

[Prem]

Historical fiction and magical realism.
TTPBM: How you choose book to read?

[Austin]

It's a long process. Subject of the book has to interest me first and foremost. I care less about high ratings and popularity of the book. I go through the reviews on Goodreads and sometimes on Amazon as well. I sample excerpts from Amazon Kindle. I do more digging on various Internet forums if info garnered is meagre. I also explore websites of certain libraries to discover like for like books. If the book passes all these hurdles then it goes into my TBR. Certain books I know right from the outset that it will be damn good just by reading the vignette and i don't really do investigation on those books especially books from authors I trust like John Grisham, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, Rabindranath Tagore, Khushwant Singh, Patricia Cornwell, Robin Cook, Michael Crichton etc to name a few. I am tentative and wary of authors whom I have never tried before. Lol. That said I do like to explore unfamiliar authors from time to time.

TTPBM : Do you like to read medical thrillers and forensic/medical thrillers?

[Visalakshi]

Yes I do! They are interesting, informative and mildly scary to think what will happen if those story lines actually happened! I loveed the books by Robin Cook and Patricia Cornwell in this genre. I would like to read more from different authors!

TTPBM : What's your favorite historical fiction book and why? If you've not read one yet, what's stopping you?

[Barny]

The Nightingale. The emotions and characters felt very raw and real.

TTPBM: Do you read every word or do skeptical reading most of the time? Is reading a hobby or necessity to you?

[Munira]

Both. Reading for work is a necessity and reading fiction is a hobby. I don't like reading descriptions so I skip those sometimes, but I love reading emotions and savour every word.

TTPBM: Is there a character you've read that you find completely unrelatable?

[Visalakshi]

Isabella Swan from Twilight. Her story as a teenage girl and I read it in my teen.. couldn't find even a single point to relate to.

TTPBM : Do you carry books with you wherever you go? Do you have any preference for your carry on book?

[Austin]

I used to during my school days. Nowadays I restrict it mostly to home. I prefer to carry weightless books during travel.

(Visalakshi you can try Tess Geritsen's standalone medical thrillers. Life Support gave me the creeps. Story is based on cool concepts like Creutzfeld-Jakobson disease and teratomas. Probably even scarier than a Stephen King novel. I don't have much idea about her Rizoli and Isle series. Probably it's forensic related. Also there's another guy, Michael Palmer. He writes medical thrillers. I loved his Miracle Cure novel. There's also Kathy Reichs who writes mostly forensic thrillers I believe. Yet to read her books.

TTPBM prefers winter to summer?

[Austin]

*I mean lightweight books

[Visalakshi]

I don't have much preference on the weather. I'm okay with either and I enjoy all the seasons.

(Thank you Austin! I've made of note of the names and I'll be sure to pick one of theirs next time!)

TTPBM : Do you like indoor activities or outdoor?

[Austin]

Indoor

(I hope you enjoy them Vis)

TTPBM has not read a novel primarily set in the Caribbean islands.

[Leena]

what are the carribean islands?? :))

ttpbm
have you ever been very angry after reading a novel - maybe either character or plot or language??