I like reading and i read a considerable number of books.
My favourite books are
The fountainhead
This was the first book that i read written by Ayn Rand and i still consider it to be one of the best books that i have read till now. I know many people have read this book and i still haven't found someone who has told me that this book is worthless. Atlas shrugged is also a good book but once you've read a book by her all the other works seem somewhat the same, nevertheless it is a good book.
The Brother's Karamazov.
The reason i bought this book was because i was fascinated by the author's name. The book is about a guy and his three sons. People say that Dostoevsky is one of the authors who began to write about human psychology. Crime and Punishment is also a very good book. I don't know what to write about these books, i believe these books could be read and enjoyed by anyone.
The adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
These two books by Mark Twain are really good. The adventures of Huck, i think is more funnier than the first part. Jim's rescue was planned and executed with super awesome style....
some other classics
Jane Austin's books are all alike but are fun to read. i don't know whether they are books meant to be read by women more than men, but i have read a few books and i have not got bored with them
Wuthering heights is good,Uncle tom's cabin made me cry!
Oliver twist and great expectations are also good. i had seen the movie of the former when i was in school, but i couldn't remember the story when i started reading the book, and the latter book was pretty ordinary till the last 50 pages or so, i felt like kicking Betty and Joe when pip returned back home... but that was the best part of the whole book.
The godfather and others by Puzo i think most of the people would have read and enjoyed, and i don't know why people consider Hemingway as a great writer. There is certainly i seem to miss whenever I've read his books.. i first started with his short stories, short stories had never interested me, but i didn't really think his short stories were great. if all short stories are like the ones he wrote i am never going to bother reading these stories.... and what was "a farewell to arms" all about? i still don't understand what is implied by the book's name, the ending was certainly touching and all.. but it took a lot of patience to reach the ending.. his writing is so damn irritating, why should those two keep repeating what the other says??? anyone who reads this and has read that please email me. I want to know what the book is all about!
and finally i wanted to mention about the book that i read in college.. its called "area 7" it is a masterpiece of pure action. and Shantaram wasn't really as great as VC told me it was.
i could have written separately about each book but i am not good enough for that yet, I'll try next time..
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
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