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365 DAYS, 77 BOOKS! NOW NEW RECOMMENDATIONS

365 DAYS, 77 BOOKS! NOW NEW RECOMMENDATIONS

Posted December 30, 2013 by @amanhimself in Books, Essay / 0 Comments

The year 2013 is ending pretty fast for me. Only two days and 40 minutes left. Earlier this year, from day 1, I set a target for myself. Target to read 100 books in 365 days. But I guess, I could not complete it. It was a battle against time, and only a time lord could have won. I am no time lord. But I am happy also, as I could read 28 more books than the last year. So somehow, it is an achievement for me too. This year has been a wonderful reading year for me. I feel I have grown as reader, as my knowledge and my ability to understand and grab literature has grown. Reading is beneficial, always. And I got […]

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BOOK REVIEW: THE NAMESAKE by JHUMPA LAHIRI

BOOK REVIEW: THE NAMESAKE by JHUMPA LAHIRI

Posted December 26, 2013 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 6 Comments

The Namesake, was on top of my Christmas holidays book-shopping. I have been waiting for a long time to read it. I haven’t read much of the South Asian origin’s authors, but I certainly did enjoy Jhumpa Lahiri. Her command of the language is amazing. The fluency of her writing clearly shows how effortlessly she must have wrote the book. Her captivating manner of writing is what enthralls me. In a nutshell, the story starts in the form of an immigrant experience. Ashoke and Ashima are first-generation immigrants to the US from India, and they do not have the easiest time adjusting to the peculiarities of their new home and its culture. Gogol, the protagonist, is their son who is tasked with living the double […]

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NEW BUYS- HOLIDAYS SPECIAL

NEW BUYS- HOLIDAYS SPECIAL

Posted December 24, 2013 by @amanhimself in Books / 0 Comments

KIM BY RUDYARD KIPLING THE NAMESAKE BY JHUMPA LAHIRI AN UNACCUSTOMED EARTH BY JHUMPA LAHIRI

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BOOK REVIEW: THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

BOOK REVIEW: THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

Posted December 23, 2013 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

I have been trying to read this books from past five months(when I first heard about it) and this weekend, I finally took a step forward. When I am reading a good book, it doesn’t take much time for me to finish that book. The Fault in Our Stars, beautifully written, light-read and fast-paced book, by John Green. This is my first piece of John Green’s writing and I must say I am impressed by his style and lightness of the book. The book’s about Hazel Grace Lancaster, and how a book about a cancer sufferer which brings two sufferers close. The other sufferer being Augustus Waters. But there is some fault in the characterization. John’s characters, Hazel Grace and Augustus, sound more like […]

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BOOKS ON THE SHELF

BOOKS ON THE SHELF

Posted December 20, 2013 by @amanhimself in Books / 0 Comments

I’ve got four new books on my bookshelf right now. Which to start is getting hard for me right now.

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'SOME' SORT OF FICTION

'SOME' SORT OF FICTION

Posted December 20, 2013 by @amanhimself in Books, Essay, MyWorks / 0 Comments

“You cannot be a good writer of serious fiction if you are not depressed.” ― Kurt Vonnegut Don’t worry. You don’t have to be depressed right now. ‘Cause Fiction does not have to be serious all the time. It can be of ‘anything’. It has many kinds too. But only two general kinds of modern fiction are recognized as: Category or Genre Fiction and Mainstream Fiction. Category fiction includes science fiction, suspense, mystery, erotica, Gothic and writers like Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain were two category fiction writers. Mainstream writers like Ernst Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote that kind of fiction which does not fit comfortably into one category fiction. Best example of mainstream fiction is Hemingway’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea’. A newbie […]

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TOP TEN TUESDAY- TOP TEN AUTHORS OF 2013

TOP TEN TUESDAY- TOP TEN AUTHORS OF 2013

Posted December 17, 2013 by @amanhimself in Books, Essay, MyWorks, Reviews / 0 Comments

With Top Ten Tuesday meme, I going to discuss Top Ten Authors I read in the year of 2013. I’ll start with number 10, MA JIAN, which I picked up randomly and was impressed by his style and the structure and organization of the context, though the length of the book, The Dark Road, was quite extensive. But in the end, I was glad I picked him up, and his style is unique and might seem satisfying to a reader if he reads Jian for the first time. The number 9 spot, I’ll give to GEORGE R. R. MARTIN, whose books I was trying to avoid from quite a long time but couldn’t resist anymore so I surrendered and I must say the series, A Song of Ice and Fire, is an impressive epic […]

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BOOK REVIEW: THE NAME OF THE WIND BY PATRICK ROTHFUSS

BOOK REVIEW: THE NAME OF THE WIND BY PATRICK ROTHFUSS

Posted December 16, 2013 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

They say, writers should write what they love and Patrick Rothfuss seems to do so. He love stories. Telling them is one thing but to live and tell them is astonishing. And how a writer can live in the stories?… By his imagination. Imagination is infinite. You certainly don’t have to pay for it. It is legal to use. And it’s the best thing a human has got, I believe.  The Name of the Wind . At first, I never wanted to read it. But then, when strongly recommended by one of my friend, I borrowed his copy and read it. Now I can say, I can’t wait to read the second.  The Name of the Wind  introduce us to Kvothe, a figure which is hard […]

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A REAL WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

A REAL WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

Posted December 12, 2013 by @amanhimself in Essay, MyWorks / 0 Comments

It’s been past two days since I have been at home. It’s like I may have over relaxed, may have over slept, or over eaten… ’cause I am not getting any words in my head. And also, I am not able to read not more than 100 pages a day of the book I am currently reading. I am depressed. Is this a writer’s block? Is it this how it is? It makes me feel sick. But then, why not reading is helping me. Is there also a reader’s block? If there is, then I am sure dead. I won’t be able to survive the dishonesty of daily life without reading. I will be doomed. Become a slave may be. […]

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CURRENTLY READING

CURRENTLY READING

Posted December 10, 2013 by @amanhimself in Books / 0 Comments

Currently Reading Books: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Highly recommended by a friend, after I was disappointed on learning that Game of Thrones next part will not be coming soon. Already on page 145 and it’s quite a book. The style is good, plot and story till now good, not filled with boredom at all. Let’s see, what the rest of the pages unfolds to me. Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury is again a recommendation by a fellow writer. I have read just five pages so I cannot really say how is it. But still short in length, light reading, after all it’s Bradbury.   I am always eager to read more and open to recommendations. So what do you […]

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