Indian Readers discussion

1/50

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Very lovely book. Subtle undertone and the innocence of a six year old had my attention captured. Atticus Finch is now my all time favourite character!! :)

Hazel!!! Good to see you back here after a loooooong time!!

Thanks Pari! Hopefully will be able to keep posting now on!!

yay
Hazy, you can't stop now. I will nag you into completing 50. -_-

Haha! Plz do Col.!!

If Col doesn't nag, her number of read books is sure an inspiration :D

Finally we see you again!

2/50

And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

I wish this book had a little more depth to it. Its like a collection of so many different stories that are very loosely connected to each other. I expected to read a lot more about Abdullah and Pari and their re-union but there was hardly any towards the end. It felt like the author was just skimming the water with every story, leaving it to the imagination of the reader... I prefer reading someone elses imagination!
3/5 Stars

Good going :)

3/50

Only Time Will TellbyJeffrey Archer
I started this book thinking.. 'What better combination than Jeffrey Archer and a book series!' Have to admit, I have read better. Definitely not one of my favourite Jeffrey Archer books.

Does anybody have an opinion on this?.... Do the books you favoured at a particular time in your youth, seem to dim in comparison when u re-read them later on?
In this instance, I have started reading novels from authors I swore by when I was younger; now I begin to find them shallow and lacking intelligent matter.
quite a spirit dampener :(

Yes. It is expected. Archer was one of my favorites in my late teens. Nowadays I can't abide his books.
Sometimes it happens the other way round too.

Poor Authors. The rating they get on their books depends on the mental age of the reader! Not fair I guess....

Quite fair. :-P

Hello Hazy!

And yes, it is natural. The way we feel about a book depends a lot on the time and the mood we are when we read.. We are all not really the same persons we were ten years ago, so it is only inevitable that we feel differently about some books when we read them again.. :)

4/50

Unfinished BusinessbyNora Roberts

I started this book as The Throwaway Childrenwas getting boring beyond measure! I needed something light and breezy and this book was just that! Could have finished it in a day if it wasnt for other commitments!

so you managed to finish he Unfinished business. :-P

lol! Done and dusted, Col!

5/50

The Throwaway ChildrenbyDiney Costeloe
I would have given this book a mere 2 stars if it wasnt for the almost happy ending... Phew! finished this book with a lot of difficulty. I did not particularly enjoy it.

6/50

Game of SconesbySamantha Tonge
Loved the book for all the scone making tips! The romance in the book was insipid but was full of subtle humour and good faith.

The title looks like a parody of Game of thrones :-)

7/50

OutlanderbyDiana Gabaldon
I finally finished this mammoth of a read!! ok I only read on my way to work.. but whatever!
The book by itself was gripping, well written but at the end of it, you tend to wonder.. what was the plot at the end of all the twists and turns!?

Guys i need help... what do I read next?
Interpreter of Maladies or All the Light We Cannot See ??

Hazel wrote: "Guys i need help... what do I read next?
Interpreter of Maladies or All the Light We Cannot See ??"

Waise to I have read neither :P
But I think you should go for All the Light We Cannot See..it was also the Group Read of last month!

Thanks Shoa... Just realised The Martian was on my list too!
downloaded it just now :)

Hazel wrote: "Thanks Shoa... Just realised The Martian was on my list too!
downloaded it just now :)"

Great! :D
That was the first Group Read of this year!
#UselessFactoftheDay :D

Btw, are you going to read 43 more books in the remainder of 2015? o.O
I hope you have your time-turner ready!

LOL.

Haze forgot the days passing by :-)

At the rate Im going I think I wont finish 50 books by next year also... But its fine! hehe!
tbh the fact that I always have something to read, thanks to my kindle is quite satisfying

Col did u go for 1000 books this year? ;)

Ditto, Hazel. a cozy feeling, knowing that one won't starve for reading material.
This time my goal was a modest century. >_<

9/50
The Martian by Andy Weir
No words to describe how much I loved this one ! The best book Ive read in a long long time!
I loved the movie too but the book is way better.

10/50
The Royal We by Heather Cocks
A fun read about the drama behind a royal wedding! The Nick and Bex love story was cute, it started off really well but towards the end it turned out to be a one sided cranky monologue!

On the upside: finished 10 books this year! Now going to concentrate on the festivities going on around me! See you in 2016 Goodreads!

Hazel wrote: "10/50
The Royal We by Heather Cocks
A fun read about the drama behind a royal wedding! The Nick..."

Hi Hazel, did you start out with a list of books to finish?
Oh and merry christmas! :)

Nix wrote: "Hi Hazel, did you start out with a list of books to finish?."

Hey Nix!
No I didnt start with a list. On the contrary didnt even meet my target... But tried to do some good reading... I have made a list for 2016 though! Hope I can stick to it!

Way to go, Hazy. Shall keep an eagle's eye on your 2016 reads.

Yes maam!

The Next Always by Nora Roberts

This book started off so well.. finished about 75% in a day and then it just slacked off. Typcal NR storyline with a ghost twist and a stalker!
An ok ok read at the end of the day...