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Group book read
I have a copy of the book. It's one of my favourite books and have read it many times. Will read it again so that I can participate in the discussion. Want to make it to the meeting this time even if the sky falls on my head. Keep me posted about the details of the next meeting.
Ah ok. I posted in the wrong thread. Will get copy. Meeting is Jan 8? Where and when?
Hi.. I am a new member and am looking forward to the next meet. I found the book on scribd (Jonathan-Livingston-Seagull). I just show 22 pages ? Am I reading the right book ?
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22 pages sounds quite short. My edition has more than hundred pages.
I have read the abridged version of this a year back. When's the meet?
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I finished this book last week, how is everyone progressing?"
Haven't started yet. Planning to read it on Friday so that the book will be fresh on my mind when we meet on Sunday :) Hope you enjoyed reading the book.
Woefully behind on it - too many books to read at the moment and all urgent for various reasons. Need to get a copy from my library.Shd be done by friday, though.
That was a wonderful meet-up yesterday, folks. Looking forward to the next one.
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It was wonderful to meet you yesterday, Saritha. We had quite a fascinating meeting discussing about Jonathan Livingston Seagull and also how it applies to our lives. I am making the booklist now.
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(1) The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
(2) Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
(3) The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
(4) Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
(5) Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
(6) 1984 by George Orwell
(7) Middle Time by Priya Vasudevan
(8) The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
(9) The Calcutta Chromosome by Amitav Ghosh
(10) On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Do let me know which one you would like to read.
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The Siddharta by Hermann Hesse. and its just amazing.. The way it goes around .. i loved it.... And I after reading a while realized that its not actually the story of Buddha..
Hey guys when is the next meeting? I'd love to come.
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The next meeting is on 26-Feb-2012, Sunday at 3PM. You can find the details here - http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
There is also a movie on the book. It stars Shashi Kapoor & Simi Garewal. I was blown away by the camera work. It largely remains true to the novel . The travels of Siddhartha with wandering saints smoking hookah has some bewitching songs/music. The book I will be reading once more after many years.
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Looking forward to reading 'Siddhartha' and discussing it during the next meeting. Happy Reading, everyone!
Brilliant. One of my favourite books of all time.
Karthik wrote: "There is also a movie on the book. It stars Shashi Kapoor & Simi Garewal. I was blown away by the camera work. It largely remains true to the novel . The travels of Siddhartha with wandering saint..."Been looking forward to watching the movie. Do you have it on a transferable format or can I borrow the DVD if you have it?
Saritha wrote: ""Movie is there on youtube. Nice print too. Can get it on a pendrive if I manage at attend the next meet.
http://youtu.be/21tPMWyo6QU
Karthik wrote: "Saritha wrote: ""
Movie is there on youtube. Nice print too. Can get it on a pendrive if I manage at attend the next meet.
http://youtu.be/21tPMWyo6QU"
Please do get it Saritha! I'd love to have an offline copy.
Movie is there on youtube. Nice print too. Can get it on a pendrive if I manage at attend the next meet.
http://youtu.be/21tPMWyo6QU"
Please do get it Saritha! I'd love to have an offline copy.
Kaber, I don't have it, that's Karthik's comment.
Karthik wrote: "Saritha wrote: ""Movie is there on youtube. Nice print too. Can get it on a pendrive if I manage at attend the next meet.
http://youtu.be/21tPMWyo6QU"
Thanks, Karthik, for the link. One of those obvious 'right under my nose' moments when i shd have just checked on Youtube. I'll see it online itself. Thanks.
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Movie is there on youtube. Nice print too. Can get it on a pendrive if I manage at attend the next meet.
http://youtu.be/21tPMWyo6QU"
Thanks Karthik! I will read the book and then watch the movie. We can even discuss which was better - the book or the movie :)
I'm sorry, I am still getting used to Goodread's commenting system. :)
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Currently plodding through it as though it's a textbook. I can see there's hope beyond the last page - and I have some very interesting books waiting beyond that last page.
Lots of effort required to disconnect from mundanity of everyday life and enter the many worlds of Siddhartha. Read a couple of chapters 3-4 times to dig out some sense. 30% to go.
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@Saritha - Sorry to know that. I liked your sense of humour - about hope lying beyond the last page :)
@Karthik - Hope you are enjoying re-reading it.
I am on page 49 now - got distracted by a few things today. Hoping to finish it tomorrow.
Herman Hesse makes life look very easy unfortunately that's not the way life is, anyhow trying to lead a life like a free flowing river :-)
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Yes, that is true. We can all dream to achieve that free-flowing-river-state, can't we :)
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As discussed during the meeting, we will be discussing Douglas Adams' 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' during the next meeting.
The details of the next book meeting are as follows :
Date and Time : 18-Mar-2012, Sunday, 3PM.
Venue : Ashvita Bistro, No.11 Bawa Road, Alwarpet. Phone : 42031982
Happy Reading, everyone!
With best wishes,
Vishy.
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P.S. Since it is a translated work, think the translator must have traded off legibility in an over zealous attempt to be too true to the original wordings, making the reading demanding for so many of us.
I guess that's true. I also found the book getting better as it progressed. I haven't reached the end yet. I agree about the translation part.
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@Saritha - Hope you like the ending!
@Sahas - Happy Reading!
Having a blast re-reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The first time I devoured the book like a greedy glutton, but this time I am letting the humour sink in slowly...Also, the first few chapters are quite a drag . Now I know why I did not complete the book for almost 5 years....
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Nice to know that, Karthik! Have you reached the part of the book which talks about the meaning of life? :) I have still not started reading the book. Hoping to start tomorrow or the day after. Happy Reading!
I won't be attending the meet, folks. Not able to read the book at the moment. Have fun =)
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Hi Saritha, I second Sahas :)
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About the book, I'm half way through, and although t..."
Hope the second part of the book is better, Sahas. I am planning to start it tomorrow. Looking forward to it.
Hey,This is Srinath and I'm new here. Is this an 'open by invitation only' group by any chance? If not, I would love to join.
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You don't need an invitation to be part of this group. You just have to register for this group, which I suppose you must have, as you have posted in this forum. So welcome, feel free to share your thoughts and opinion.
We meet in person (!!!) the details of the next book meeting are as follows :
Date and Time : 18-Mar-2012, Sunday, 3PM.
Venue : Ashvita Bistro, No.11 Bawa Road, Alwarpet. Phone : 42031982
Amongst the many things we will do during that meeting, we will be discussing Douglas Adam's 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', read it if you can, else just come over and join us in our discussion and share a cuppa with us.
Welcome to the Chennai Book Club :-)
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Yes, we had a wonderful meeting yesterday! We talked about 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' and how it foreshadowed technology developments like the Kindle / iPad and the touch screen / Kinect, how Adams uses a lot of subtext in his book to comment on today's world and how Adams combined humour uniquely in science fiction. We also discussed about whether the internet makes a person dumb, about what we were reading currently, on why humans eat fatty and sugary foods and whether there is an evolutionary need for it, on chennai food blogs and other fascinating topics.
Looking forward to discussing 'Sea of Poppies' by Amitav Ghosh during the next meet. The next meet is scheduled on 15-Apr-2011, Sunday. I will post a separate message on the venue once it is finalized.
Happy Reading!
Great! And I look forward to the Amitav Ghosh read. =)
Saritha wrote: "Great! And I look forward to the Amitav Ghosh read. =)"There was an idea that we should read 'Culcutta chromosome', but since none had that book we decided to go with sea of poppies :)
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Ha, ha, ha! That is a good one :) Well, I didn't have both. I just got 'Sea of Poppies' yesterday. Not started it yet, but looking forward to start it soon. I want to read 'The Calcutta Chromosome' too.
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It was wonderful to meet everyone at the book club meeting today. Today we were joined by three new members - Arvind, Ananth and Suchitra. It was wonderful to discuss Amitav Ghosh's 'Sea of Poppies' and other interesting bookish topics during the meeting.
I am giving below the book recommendations which came out during our discussion today.
Book Recommendations
(1) Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman
(2) Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
(3) Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
(4) Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
(5) Superman Peace on Earth by Alex Rossday
(6) If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot
(7) The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie
(8) Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
(9) The Godfather by Mario Puzo
(10) Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams
Group Read for this Apr-May
We will be reading the following two books during April-May and discussing them during our next book club meeting.
(1) Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
(2) Carte Blanche by Jeffrey Deaver
Next Book Club Meeting
Our next club meeting will be held on 13-May-2012, Sunday at 3PM. The details are as follows :
Date and Time : 13-May-2012, Sunday, 3PM
Venue : Coffee World, No 64, Abhiramapuram, C P Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet, Chennai. Phone : 43009499
Happy Reading!
With warm regards,
Vishy.
The Chennai Book Club
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Sea of Poppies (other topics)The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (other topics)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (other topics)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (other topics)
We're reading Jonathan Livingston Seagull and planning to discuss it at the next group meet. Who all has got copies? Who has read already? Lets update reading progre..."
I have got a copy. I haven't started reading it yet. Hoping to start during the coming week. Happy Reading :)