Indian Readers discussion

After the constant nagging of Gorab, finally I have decided to try and make a reading log this year. This will be my first time. Let's see how it turns out :)

Even though there were not such books in my childhood (those boring course books, curse them!!), I survived through it due to few comics and short stories printed in newspaper. I always knew I loved to read, but 2 years ago, during my first year of engineering, by "Train to Pakistan", I embarked on a journey that literally changed my life.

This year I'm gonna try different genres, some of them out of my comfort zone, therefore recos will be much needed. Also in 2016, I read less classics compared to 2015, so I am aiming to read more classics this year. Also more non-fics.

Expectations-

Total- 50 books (4/50)
Non-fics- 10 (at least)
Classics- 10 (at least)
Remaining 6 novels of RKN
2 books that have 800+ pages

Books that I MUST finish before 2017

Delhi by Khushwant Singh

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys

Kanthapura: Indian Novel by Raja Rao

Godan by Munshi Premchand

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (a re-read)

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (a promised BR with Gorab)

The Story of My Experiments With Truth by Mahatma Gandhi

Books I have read so far-
(In Bold- Books that specially impressed me)

1. Matilda by Roald Dahl - 4/5 Stars

2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling - 5/5 Stars

3. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer - 3/5 Stars

4. Waiting for the Mahatma by R.K. Narayan - 4/5 Stars

5. A Flight Of Pigeons by Ruskin Bond - 3/5 Stars

6. Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat - 2/5 Stars

7. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer - 2/5 Stars

8. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes - 4/5 Stars

9. The Night Train at Deoli and Other Stories by Ruskin Bond - 4/5 Stars

10. Coraline by Neil Gaiman - 3/5 Stars (My First Gaiman)

11. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse - (A re-read) Previous rating- 4/5 Stars, Updated rating- 5/5 Stars

12. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton- 4/5 Stars

13. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare - 4/5 Stars

Currently Reading -
India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy by Ramachandra Guha

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

Possible Next Book - Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

(if needed)

All the best! Hope you have a wonderful year of reading! :)

All the best. Another thread for me to haunt. :)

Good luck, Arpit!

All the best Arpit.

happy reading !! :)

good luck Arpit .Hukleberryfinn is a book I really enjoyed .hope you enjoy all your reads :))

Good luck Arpit!

EoE and lotr is on my tbr too.

Thanks Em, Jayanth, dely, Rebecca and Lovesfrost :)

Tarinee wrote: "good luck Arpit .Hukleberryfinn is a book I really enjoyed .hope you enjoy all your reads :))"

I LOVED Tom Sawyer and I know I will like Huckleberry Finn too.
Thanks a lot, Tarinee :)

Manju wrote: "Good luck Arpit!

EoE and lotr is on my tbr too."

Thanks Manju!
I've read two novella by John Steinbeck. Loved them. Wanna try his major work such as EoE and Wrath of Grapes.

India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy- Reco'd by Aparna. Very informative. Liking it so far.
Gorab will join me in few days.

Hola there!
Need i say how many common BRs we have. RKNs, Kanthapura, CnP.... and i know for sure many more impulsive reads will be ones stolen from your shelf.
And you're most welcome (I know you won't regret making this thread)

Happy Makar Sakranti to all you guyz!!
(I know it's late, but...er.. couldn't come online earlier, for I was too busy with eating all those laddoos )

Gorab wrote: "Hola there!
Need i say how many common BRs we have. RKNs, Kanthapura, CnP.... and i know for sure many more impulsive reads will be ones stolen from your shelf.
And you're most welcome (I know you ..."

Of course, there will be. I'm dying to read a "big" book with you. When are we gonna read CnP?

Arpit wrote: "India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy- Reco'd by Aparna. Very informative. Liking it so far.
Gorab will join me in few days."

Thats a great book! Hope you like it.
Happy reading!

Happy makar sankranti and happy reading :)
Interesting list you got there, will keep an eye on your log!!

Thanks Jaya! I'm liking it very much.
Happy reading to you too :)

Pranjali wrote: "Happy makar sankranti and happy reading :)
Interesting list you got there, will keep an eye on your log!!"

Thank you Pran!
You are most welcome here :)

Arpit wrote: "Of course, there will be. I'm dying to read a "big" book with you. When are we gonna read CnP?"

Right after IAG?

Completed A Flight Of Pigeons. 3 Stars out of 5.
Heavy expectations ruined it. Starting was promising, but then became full. Overall an okay-ish read.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Gorab wrote: "Arpit wrote: "Of course, there will be. I'm dying to read a "big" book with you. When are we gonna read CnP?"

Right after IAG?"

Sure :)

Wanna start an interesting classic, but have no idea what should I pick. Any suggestions?

I am reading the 3 musketeers....and loving it,,.
If you havent read it and you have time its a super fun read..but its a tome though !!

Yes it is one of the fun classics. Count of Monte Cristo is good too .

Aparna wrote: "I am reading the 3 musketeers....and loving it,,.
If you havent read it and you have time its a super fun read..but its a tome though !!"
after finishing it pl read, The Count of Monte Ctrstoe, The man in the Iron Mask, black tulip etc etc by Dumas

Making slow processes in India After Gandhi. Surely it will take a lot of time. Can't digest more than few pages in a single sitting +_+

Aparna, Monte Cristo and 3 Musketeers, both are in my tbr. As it seems, India After Gandhi will take a lot of time. And right after it CnP, which is also a tome. My schedule won't allow so many tomes at a time. I think I'll read them later.

Right now picked Lolita. My first by any Russian author.

Lol its - one has to be tough to read through it.
I could complete it only the second time round.

*Lolita ..

You are scaring me :O

Read and find out. The language is beautiful..

Arpit wrote: "Right now picked Lolita. My first by any Russian author."

Loved it! Not an easy read but for the topic, not the writing style or the language.

Arpit wrote: "Right now picked Lolita. My first by any Russian author."
All the best :)

Read 4-5 chapter of Lolita, and, the language is, indeed, beautiful. Reads like a poetry.
Sp far no problem.

You are through then. You'll love this :)

Making very slow progress with Lolita. India After Gandhi is going great.

Just on implusive decision started Siddhartha (a re-read actually).

I was just listening to Lana Del Rey's "Born To Die" album, and there I noticed a song named Lolita. Alas, the song has nothing to do with the book, although the song is amazing. But another song, "Off To The Races" had lrycis like "lights of my life, fire of my loins" that suddenly caught my attention, since it's the first line of the book. I listened to it carefully, and there are some similarities with the book's character and the song. Searched a lil bit and found that this song is indeed inspired by Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita.

PS: The album is awesome. Lyrics are great. I'm addicted to it. Any fan here? ;)

What a catch!

To miss it was inevitable, Gorab, since all day and night I'm listening to this album.

Happy republic day, guyz!!

How is India doing after Gandhi ? :) Enjoying it ?
Guha is very informative in his writings as much I have read him

What all Guha you've read? And which is your favorite? Let me guess... IAG?

Tarinee wrote: "How is India doing after Gandhi ? :) Enjoying it ?
Guha is very informative in his writings as much I have read him"

Oh, it's great it. We are loving it.
Informative? Hell, yes!!
Also, it is NOT biased towards INC and Nehru. I repeat, it's NOT partial towards any political party (or family) and any political idea. *wink*

Haven't read any Classic so far!! Urgh...

Hey guyz, with the arrival of re-reading, do you think your re-reading will improve?
I mean I've decided that from next year, I'll make sure to re-read at least 5 books. Any plans you made?

PS: Currently re-reading Siddhartha!! A tricky novel ;)