That One Book..

justanothergirl · Feb 6, 2017

If it has to be one...it will be Exodus by Leon Uris. I was in high school we had to read and review a book during winter break. I was looking through appas collection. He is a voracious reader. He saw me struggling to choose one..and said ..here try this. Never knew anyone jewish or to be honest had any clue about history of Israel. Looked at that 700 page book and wondered...how am I going to get through this?
I couldn't have been more wrong...the book gripped me like no other. It was powerful ,inspiring and thought-provoking. I think I also fell in love with Ari that winter..pretty sure it lasted until summer
Lovely thread...brought back so many memories.

Shanvy · Feb 6, 2017

Nonya said: ↑

All about H.Hatterr
By Govindas Vishnoodas Desan
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mad hatter origins.. somehow when I first picked this book I was not that interested..can never forget the line "I am the 50-50 of the species" something that left me wondering for long because I was caste,creed and religion unconscious until I was brutally woken up by the time I was in college.. sigh.
Thanks for reminding this one @Nonya

Shanvy · Feb 6, 2017

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Fountain head by Ayn Rand
One book that influenced me a lot
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Now this is one book close to my heart. The objectivism of Ayn rand took me by its horn kept me riding high for long. In fact the first fight or serious argument between my then colleague/now husband happened because of Howard Roark.. magic of books and their power. Memory lane and discussion repeats... thank you @coffeecups

Shanvy · Feb 6, 2017

Shreema86 said: ↑

Dying to be me by anita moorjani..! This book completely changed my perspective of life...
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I have not read the book but have watched the ted talk on the topic and totally understand the influence.

If anyone is interested

Shanvy · Feb 6, 2017

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Ladies coupe by Anita Nair..a must read! Completely changed my views ..and me realize what we ladies are capable of..
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have not read the book and if it has been instrumental in bringing out the best of you Good. Thanks for sharing.

Shanvy · Feb 6, 2017

Gauri03 said: ↑

The Lord of the Rings series. There was this guy in college who wouldn't stop talking about them. He had a much loved dog-eared copy of the book that he had treasured since he was 14. He lent it to me and I took it home during a break. Never since have I fallen in love with a book like that. Once I started I couldn't put it down until I was done. I never returned that fellow's book, and he hasn't stopped reminding me even after the decade+ we've been married!
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Confession time. I have not read the series and also hp series. You cannot even picture how my kids make fun of me.these two series have been tattered to pages and I bind them back yet never read them. Aha so another book that weaved a magic..@gauri03

Shanvy · Feb 6, 2017

justanothergirl said: ↑

If it has to be one...it will be Exodus by Leon Uris. I was in high school we had to read and review a book during winter break. I was looking through appas collection. He is a voracious reader. He saw me struggling to choose one..and said ..here try this. Never knew anyone jewish or to be honest had any clue about history of Israel. Looked at that 700 page book and wondered...how am I going to get through this?
I couldn't have been more wrong...the book gripped me like no other. It was powerful ,inspiring and thought-provoking. I think I also fell in love with Ari that winter..pretty sure it lasted until summer
Lovely thread...brought back so many memories.
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I loved the book but today I see things more differently and I also have to accept that it was a starting point to understand isreal. Thanks for bringing in memories too. Thanks to my boy,who asked the question stating it is so difficult to just choose that one book mah, and he safely said the dictionary lol.

Nonya · Feb 6, 2017

If Indian people are going to be impressed/influenced/amazed by ingliss book writing, how come they don't want to take an Indian with them into oblivion with just one book ? And why not an Indian Language Author's book in one of the India's languages ?

Vikram Seth is a good writer. Not confusing for the ordinary riff-raff, like Salman Rushdie.
Vikram S. wrote a whole novel in sonnets, called "The Golden Gate" when he was bored being a Ph.D. student in Economics. And each sonnet (poem of 14 lines) is perfect in syllable count, cadence, and rhyme. Not only is this an amazing technical feat in language, it is also an amazingly funny, good and heart-warming story. Google and read a few reviews. Everyone had raved.

SunPa · Feb 6, 2017

Gauri03 said: ↑

The Lord of the Rings series. There was this guy in college who wouldn't stop talking about them. He had a much loved dog-eared copy of the book that he had treasured since he was 14. He lent it to me and I took it home during a break. Never since have I fallen in love with a book like that. Once I started I couldn't put it down until I was done. I never returned that fellow's book, and he hasn't stopped reminding me even after the decade+ we've been married!
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@Gauri03 awww...
Looks like it's not only the book you fell in love with