random thoughts...

Ive been tagged

i finally managed to figure out what this tagging thing is all about. so with due apologies to chandoo for the delay....
1) A Fine Balance: Rather disturbing but in a way its a rather interesting read. The story, set in Mumbai, revolves around the lives of a group of individuals all following their different dreams. the story oscillates between hope and despair which makes it rather upsetting and sometimes even unbelievable. in fact, whats most disturbing about the story is the realization that it could easily be the story of any of the millions of mumbaikars.... its that realistic
2) Aparajito: The sequel to 'Pather Panchali' Bibhutibhushan Bandhopadhyay's classic (made into a movie by Satyajit Ray) its a beautifully written story about the beauty and richness of life. exhilerating book this one.
3) The Golden Gate (novel in verse by Vikram Seth): i blogged about this book before (im not sure now) anyway, its a good read (as are most of vikram seths books!! - im a major seth fan). story based in san francisco revolving around love, relationships, life etc (dont get me wrong, its definitely not a mush book)
4) Three Men in a Boat: Jerome K Jeromes classic. fantastic writing style. extremely witty. (didnt finish the book though.. was reading it just before i left)
5) The Hobbit: JRR Tolkein (this again i couldnt finish as my mother started reading it when i was half done and the story ended there for me) whatever i read of this book i loved. dont know why i have this huge affinity towards childrens books (must be something about like minds! ;o)

there im done with my list of 5, though its not in any specific order. its my turn to tag now and i do it to abhinav, mathur and saurabh

posted by deepti @ 7:23 pm