I am a pretty voracious reader...but my tastes are pretty average...and I like fiction
I started out like any normal kid in school with Enid Blytons, graduated to the Nancy Drews and the Mills and Boons...
I think I am now at a stage where I am stuck with the likes of Jeffrey Archer, Ken Follet and Grisham...I grab the first copy of their paperbacks! I also am into medical thrillers by Robin Cook!
I have followed the Harry Potter series like crazy and hope that JKR doesnt kill Harry in the final book
:-(
Some non - fiction that I really enjoyed reading recently ... " A small History of everything" by Bill Bryson...
"Blink" and " Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell...
A book that shook me and really affected me for days was Anne Frank's diary...
another one was " A fine balance "- by Rohinton Mistry
"Alchemist" is a book that I read often for self motivation!
I once read a book called " Mistress of Mellyn" by Victoria Holt....I think it can be made into a wonderful hindi movie!!...infact I am obsessed about it getting adapted for a screenplay for a Bollywood movie..
which should star Kajol and Sanjay Dutt in the lead!!...I hope someone from bollywood is reading this!!
I think every book I've read has inspired me to a certain extent in various ways.
The ones that stand out have to be:
Catcher in the Rye (my favorite book of all time)
1984
God of Small Things
Mystic River
Lolita (disturbing, but beautifully written)
and another one by nabokov: Pale Fire.
Edited by yeh_ada_143 - 17 years agoLunatic.!!! I think you just gave me the reason to run out to get these books.. 😉
"Did any book create impact on you?"
No actually. None of the books that I have read in the past impact me in anyway. 😕
Do you read books ?
Yes I do read books. In fact, I love reading books even if it is not part of my school assignment.
My fav. book reads are:
A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
Such a Long Journey - Rohinton Mistry
The Hobbit - JR Tolkien
The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri
I have to say that I only read books after reading a review on that book. But sometimes, I go ahead and try reading a book just to reflect upon whether I loved it or not.
Did any book change your life?
Do you say we read books but we don't take the content seriously?
Yes, we say we read books just for the sake of reading it, be it for assignments, homework, book reports etc. I guess most of the children just read it to get by at their school and complete an assignment. I don't think they realize that reading is purely for fun and joy and to learn something new.
This was a great discussion by the way. Thanks for this topic.