Books that I read...

This is probably the twentieth that I have attempted to write something on this blog. The nineteen previous times, I spent looking at the monitor with a complete blank expression waiting for something to miraculously appear on the screen. No luck so far.

One cn say I have made some use of the holidays so far. That makes a few extra hours spent at home even more tiresome to spend. Read quite a lot of novels since the exams, most of them begged, borrowed and stolen (then duly returned back of course!) Will try and summarize the few that were good.

1) The Palace of Illusions - Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni...

Heard of "The Mistress of Spices"? the Aishwarya Rai starring English movie? The book was authored by this lady.
The Palace of Illusions is the Mahabharatha itself. The only change is this time, the story is being narrated by Draupadi. The narration is beautiful. Though somewhat blasphemous, it captures the more humane parts of the epic which I'm sure our grandparents conveniently forgot to tell us. Not a book recommended if you are a staunch believer of the devoutness of Draupadi. Truly, the Mahabharatha revolves around Draupadi. A book worth reading.

2) The Jeeves Omnibus - Pelham Grenville Wodehouse...

Amazing writer! Looking at his face you will never imagine that he is the kind who can make you execute a proper ROFL. His witticism coupled with an amazing sense of timing makes him one of a kind. Go read his books for a true feel of comic writing.

3)If you love someone... - Harimohan Paruvu...

The second book of the author. The first being "The Men Within". A short novel which is a love story with a difference. It is not the stereotypical teenage boy meets teenage girl - they fall in love - get married - lose interest in each other- finally love conquers all kind of story. A very refreshing take on love, life and sacrifice. A must read is you are a die hard romantic. (have always been amused by this phrase "die hard romantic", it sounds ironic)

4) I Robot - Isaac Asimov...

Isaac Asimov is a genius. These stories revolve around the three laws of robotics which govern all robots working in the world. The earth now has colonies on the Moon, Mars and Mercury. The stories are narrated by Susan Calvin, a RoboPsychologist. Weird term.. but a very nice read.

5) One Amazing Thing - Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni...

What do you do when you are stuck amidst the ruins of the Indian visa office in America after an earthquake with people from different ethnicities all having no hope of survival? you sit in a circle and tell each other stories from your life. Beautiful storytelling this time as well.

6) The Immortals of Meluha - Dont remember the author :P

This is Shiva's story. Written by someone who obviously has no sense of the devoutness which comes with the name "Shiva". The first of a trilogy, it tries to tell us the story of the lord of a mountain tribe who becomes the savior of an advanced race called Meluha.

Looking forward to reading more books. I'm reading "The temple goers" by Aatish Taseer. The book has started promisingly. Let's see if it lives up to expectations.
Good night folks! X men origins on TV now. Dont want to miss it.

Ciao