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Book Challenge 2011

Discussion in 'Book Lovers' started by Gayathri47, Jan 10, 2011.

  1. Moumita1

    Moumita1 Silver IL'ite

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    Hi,

    I love reading books. So may I talk of books I have read since 2011 January?
    I'm listing them in order of how I remember them. So here goes:

    1. The Girl Who Stirred the Hornest's Nest by Steig Larsson

    Last of his thriller trilogy on the genuis called Lisbeth Salander, a computer whiz and hacker and her escapedes, Larsson never lived to see the tremendous popularity of this series. A must read for everyone who loves thrillers.

    2. Sussana's Seven Husbands by Ruskin Bond

    The novella that holds the plot of Priyanka Chopra starrer, Saat Khoon Maaf, based on a short story by Ruskin bond himself. The book also contains the screenplay of the movie (though I must admit I haven't read that part). The story is pure Ruskin Bond, and I had finished in one sitting. Very enjoyable indeed.

    3. Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel

    Winner of Man Booker Prize in 2009, this book is the story of Thomas Cromwell who had served as a chief minister to King Henry VIII of England. I am only 27 pages into this one now.

    For obvious reasons, I am not adding the countless romance novels I read in between as a stressbuster :)

    Now that I have listed these, I have become equally keen to see how many more I can read this year.
     
  2. aparnanc

    aparnanc Bronze IL'ite

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    Where did you get a copy of Susanna's 7 husbands? I have been trying to get a copy online without much luck.
     
  3. Moumita1

    Moumita1 Silver IL'ite

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    Hi Aparna,

    I ordered it from Flipcart online. I find the online shop to be very reliable.
     
  4. saktips

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    Hi Friends,
    Here goes my first list of books.

    1)The Secret - Rhonda Byrne
    2)Eat, Pray,Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
    3)Life of Pi - Yann Martel
    4)The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks
     
  5. aparnanc

    aparnanc Bronze IL'ite

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    Thanks Moumita
     
  6. vidyajithesh

    vidyajithesh Gold IL'ite

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    Hi,
    Just finished reading:
    5) Susanna's seven husbands - Ruskin Bond
    Thanx for the suggestion Moumita

    Vidya
     
  7. mom_of_2boys

    mom_of_2boys Silver IL'ite

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    here is more

    10. The valkyries - paulo coelho - frankly it got a bit above my head.. i did attempt to re read some parts twice and that made it a little better.

    11. p.g.wodehouse - my man jeeves - wow, why didnt i read this earlier. his unimitable style

    12. julie garwood - honor's splendour - light hearted read typical garwood style.

    thx to u guys for the recommendations, my list is ever growing.

    regards
    shyamala.
     
  8. narmadaysr

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    4) Jo Beverley - Forbidden Magic

    For me it's long way to go to touch my target ....
    But you know I've finished 10% of it already.... :rotfl.
    Too hectic days hard to find time...
    Gayatri, I didn't see entry from u yet..... (Excuse if I missed it some where...) Find time to join us mam.... you are one of the big inspirations for me to set big target. Truely...

    Regards
    Narmada
     
  9. vidyajithesh

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    6)Those Small Lil Things in life and love - Rahul Saini

    A horrible book..please do not read it at any cost/compulsion.

    Vidya
     
  10. vidyajithesh

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    7) Dreams in Prussian Blue - Paritosh Uttam

    Good read!!!

    Vidya
     

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