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[Sherin]

The Reluctant Fundamentalist


Interesting so far..
Even though I have my reservations against someone telling every tiny detail of his life to an absolute stranger,a foreigner to boot;I am willing to wait till the end to know what this is all about.

[Ahtims]

I too feel like reading this now. But too many books, too little time (if I had a gravestone, I would have asked these words to be inscribed :D)

[Sherin]

LOL.. :D

This is a really small book,Col.
Around 180 pages. Probably you can read it in a sitting.
As the book is in a conversation format,you can probably go for an audiobook also.

[Sherin]

Smitha wrote: "P G Wodehouse is amazing. However much repetitive his stories are I enjoy reading and rereading each one of them"

Agree!

[Lakshmi]

Currently reading The Book thief by Markus Zusak

[Sherin]

One of my favourites!

[विकास]

Lakshmi wrote: "Currently reading The Book thief by Markus Zusak"

I loved the book when i read it. I'll be rereading it this year.Hope you'll like it

[Ahtims]

yes, me too. It was poignant and 'unputdownable'

[Lakshmi]

yeah , i expect a lot frm dis book, hope i won't be disappointed.:-)

[Ahtims]

better tone down the expectations- in my experience whenever something comes highly recommended it tends to disappoint :(

[Misha]

such an awesome book... hope u like it Lakshmi :-)

[Arushi]

The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

[Poornima]

Reading The Daughter of Time by Josephine tey

[Ajith]

Engraved in Stone by Madhulika Liddle

[Lakshmi]

Smitha wrote: "better tone down the expectations- in my experience whenever something comes highly recommended it tends to disappoint :("

Yeah I know,that happened with the color purple :(

[Priyanka]

I liked Perineum. Had read it three years back. The latest book I really liked from the ten odd ones I have read is The Other Side by Faraaz Kazi. It's a fresh change in terms of the kinds of books being published today. This one is horror, pure horror in short-story format.

[Apoorv]

In the company of some wonderful authors and amazing genres..


Finished
by Haruki Murakami

Currently Reading
by Mark Haddon

Up next
by Vladimir Nabokov

[Lakshmi]

Just finished reading My name is red by Orhan Pamuk. Loved it:-):-),a 5 star book for me. Currently reading Bring up the bodies by Hilary Mantel.

[Misha]

currently reading The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco & NOS4a2 by Joe Hill

[dely]

Apoorv wrote: "In the company of some wonderful authors and amazing genres..


Finished
by Haruki Murakami

Currently Reading
[bookcover:The Curious Incident of the ..."

I loved Lolita and liked also a lot Norwegian Wood!

[Apoorv]

dely wrote: I loved Lolita and liked also a lot Norwegian Wood!

I have mixed views about Norwegian Wood to be honest.. its written beautifully, with some of the most romantic quotes I have come across and Haruki Murakami is definitely amongst the finest writer I have witnessed so far.. but the story of Norwegian Wood somewhere feels like moving around in circles with a stop-and-start progress.

But everyone must read Haruki Murakami for sure.. to just feel his beautiful exposition of things / nature / emotions via prose.

Lolita is something I am genuinely looking forward to.. heard a lot about it and it seems like a real treat. I can see you have given it 5 Stars, urging me to look forward to it even more. :D

[Apoorv]

Lakshmi wrote: "Just finished reading My name is red by Orhan Pamuk. Loved it:-):-),a 5 star book for me. Currently reading Bring up the bodies by Hilary Mantel."

Orhan Pamuk is on my reading wishlist and hope I get to read him soon. His 'My Name is Red' is indeed a great book, from what I hear. Have you read his other works ?

[dely]

Apoorv wrote: "dely wrote: I loved Lolita and liked also a lot Norwegian Wood!

I have mixed views about Norwegian Wood to be honest.. its written beautifully, with some of the most romantic quotes I..."

Me too, I liked Murakami's prose but I hadn't that feeling of moving in circles. I found it a little bit gloomy and depressing but liked it. I will surely read more by him.

I hope you will like Lolita as I did!

[Apoorv]

dely wrote: Me too, I liked Murakami's prose but I hadn't that feeling of moving in circles. I found it a little bit gloomy and depressing but liked it. I will surely read more by him..

This was my first Murakami book as well.. but from what I hear his Kafka on the Shore is an awesome book (probably even better than Norwegian Wood).. I hope you get a chance to read that.

I plan to start Lolita over the weekend, so hoping for a great time reading it. Will ofcourse update here as I proceed.

Meanwhile, I am reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and that too is coming across as one terrifically written book with a very interesting story-line, so far. Happen to have read it ?

[dely]

Apoorv wrote: "Meanwhile, I am reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and that too is coming across as one terrifically written book with a very interesting story-line, so far. Happen to have read it ? ..."

No, I have never read it. I don't think it's my kind of book.

[Apoorv]

Rushika wrote: "@apoorv Lolita is brilliantly written ! Nabokov had me at " you can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style" !"

Oh dear ! Now this is making me even more excited about the book, Rushika.

One of my friends, whose opinion about books is something I respect, said something very interesting as a lead-up to the book. She said, 'Be prepared to meet the most misleading villain ever' and then now your statement. Damn ! Looking forward now.

[Apoorv]

Rushika wrote: "@apoorv this book is so disturbingly dark and twisted it will blow your mind lol fantastic piece of literature! You are sure to enjoy it , if you like books of the same genre :-P"


Oh damn Rushika ! Are you scaring me or urging me to read ? :P

But I appreciate your descriptions and I am looking forward to start reading it more than ever before. Will definitely catch up with you if I survive the onslaught of this dark and twisted book. :D ;)

[Apoorv]

Finally embarking Lolita's deep, dark territory.. and the start has already thrown me off..

Finished
by Mark Haddon

Currently Reading
by Vladimir Nabokov

Up next
by James M. Cain

[Neelothpala]

Just finished

[Lakshmi]

Apoorv wrote: "Lakshmi wrote: "Just finished reading My name is red by Orhan Pamuk. Loved it:-):-),a 5 star book for me. Currently reading Bring up the bodies by Hilary Mantel."

Orhan Pamuk is on my reading wish..."

My name is Red was a really good book. 5 stars for me.I intend to read The Museum of Innocence soon

[Lakshmi]

Currently reading Anna Karenina By Leo Tolstoy.

[Ahtims]

I found My name is Red confounding. Last one third was a torture to read.

[विकास]

Currently reading The Shiva Trilogy. Finished the first one,The Immortals of Meluha. it was a decent read.3/5
Currently Reading the The Secret of the Nagas
And then i'll be reading The Oath of Vayuputras.

[Mette]

I'm reading Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo, it's kinda cool until now.

[विकास]

Just read Crawl by Edward Lorn. It was an okayish novella. Kinda short.
Now reading At the Stroke of Madness by Alex Kava

[Sherin]

Mette wrote: "I'm reading Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo, it's kinda cool until now."

Have heard good things about it.

[Sherin]

Apoorv wrote: "Finally embarking Lolita's deep, dark territory.. and the start has already thrown me off..

Finished
by Mark Haddon..."

Loved The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

[Misha]

currently reading A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie

[Misha]

currently reading God is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens

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Animal Farm by George Orwell. awesome funny book.

[Lakshmi]

@Bhupen do write a review for dat book whn u complete it.

[Lakshmi]

I finished Anna karenina...no words. Dat book is a gem. I will begin norwegian wood next week.

[Darwin]

Just finished.

[विकास]

Just Finished:
Aapka Bunti by Mannu Bhandari.It was an emotional read.
Now reading: Book Thief(reading it for the second time and loving it.)
Next On the list: Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons. It would also be a re-read.

[Ipsit]

I am currently reading Rage in the Jungle, Raj on the Street based on the fake encounter.

[Gokul]

Currently enjoying Vanity bagh!!...:)

[Neelothpala]

Finished Connect The Dotslast week,quite inspiring book.
also read Acacia Trilogy by David Anthony Durham.

[Rumm]

Just re-read it after 25 or so years. Thoroughly enjoyed Edgar Wallace's style and pace.

[Ahtims]

Lakshmi wrote: "I finished Anna karenina...no words. Dat book is a gem. I will begin norwegian wood next week."

loved Norwegian Wood

[Lakshmi]

@Smitha hope I like it too:-)