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As a student, I used to keep note of the titles and authors of books I'd read in a simple notebook. Later on, I started typing them out on a spreadsheet though I stopped for some time. This year, I am resuming the list and will keep on updating it regularly.

i read the abridged version when I was still a child, and later on I discovered an old hard bound copy that my father and his siblings had used;it was a bit difficult to access at first but I soon got caught up with the events and the characters and how their lives became enmeshed with the...

My first Rushdie experience was with Midnight's Children; after that, I read Haroun and the Sea of Stories and The Ground Beneath Her Feet almost at the same time. I have to agree about the language: he plays with language very skilfully and uses his background to weave a rich tapestry with...

I used to read quite a lot in the bus; maybe the heavy traffic provided time enough for me to enjoy whatever I was reading. For some reason, I've never managed to maintain reading in a car. Possibly because it would be rather rude in such a small space to ignore your travelling companions. I...

I have just finished Dune: House Corrino and taking up Will Self's Dr Mukti and Other Tales of Woe

A very interesting question! As a reader, I am aware that there are so many nuances that escape me: be they cultural, linguistic, religious and so on. I myself am not Christian; I am not European... my approach to a text written by a European will possibly be different from someone of...

Hehe, I do that too! When the house's very quiet, that's a sign that I'm with a book and should absolutely not be disturbed. When I am with an interesting book, I am practically cut off from the world. I don't like losing my 'book time' because of work (necessary evil!) and other activities...

My favourite dystopian books are : Brave New World 1984 Fahrenheit 451 The Handmaid's Tale Dystopian literature strikes me a lot more than utopian literature because you can see some of what is being described happening already. Call these authors prescient or visionaries, but in...

I remember being asked this question when I was much younger. I used to answer the following: a) telepathy b) teleportation (beats flying anytime, unless you really enjoy the view up there...) If I had to choose one... then maybe I'd choose teleportation. I spend too much as it is on...

I started off with Wyrd Sisters and at that time, I was studying Macbeth for my O'levels. The parallels and the way the story was re-moulded and given new life intrigued and fascinated me. This led me to his other books and I found my enthusiasm growing. Besides, I appreciate Pratchett's way of...

Our local British Council sometimes sells some of its old books when it receives new stock, and recent forays led to the purchase of Hanif Khureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia and Critchton's Timeline. This week's purchases are Umberto Eco's Baudolino and Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake. Now all I...

I'd like to recommend Art Spiegelman's Maus. This graphic novel provides an interesting perspective on the Holocaust from the point of view of one of the few who have been through and survived this tragedy. The use of cartoon characters makes the story more accessible while retaining the...

Hi, Fashionprincess! I'm new too, but hey - welcome!

Thanks for the welcome! Hm it took me nine months, but I got there finally! I was born and bred there...erm, here! :p

It is indeed a strange book but it gives you an insight on how an individual works out his role and relationships in the world. Through the actual wasp factory, he attempts to control everything around him but in the end, he discovers that life still has lots of surprises for him. I like the way...