I finally ordered Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes yesterday. I think it’s been five years now since I decided to buy that book—somehow I’ve managed to always put it off till now. Have too many expectations now, hope it’s great.
I’ve taken the plunge and started reading ‘popular’ authors… Have finished two of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time books, am almost done with the third. Also finished a couple of Asimov books (Foundation series). I try to avoid old classics of the genré because I don’t have any self control when it comes to books. [...]
Usually, books dont’t live up to their hype; The Name of the Wind1 is a nice exception. It really is as good as people say it is. I really got into reading around 2003-2004… College was really boring, and there were still a couple of years left. Once I started reading, I couldn’t stop. I [...]
I’m happy to have ordered a box set of the first three Temeraire books… They’re so much fun that I finished the first two in the last three days, sacrificing quite a bit of sleep in the process.
A very incomplete list. March — a nearly week-long trip to Manali… I love mountains :) April — will fit in a Mumbai trip somewhere around here May — plannin’ on running away somewhere on weekends, just to escape from the infamous Delhi heat… a couple of Mumbai trips maybe? June end-ish — probably going [...]
I’m about a third through Dance Dance Dance, and it’s strange how similar each Murakami book I read is. He seems to be re-writing the same characters, and probably improves them over time. I really like his books, but I’d love to read his last book if he perfects his characters by then…
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No more buying of books till I get my ‘to read’ count below 40…
I went to the Delhi’s World Book Fair (2008) on Sunday, and here’s the result: My pile is on the left, my roommate’s on the right. It was huge, I could’t even see all the stalls. I had a hard time deciding what to leave behind, but finally limited my spending to around 2k. Prices [...]