Another year gone by. So many books and so few read! But the ritual continues. Was reading through one last book on 31st so took time to compile this list and publishing it only now. In addition, I also read a few children’s books that I bought for M and H in Goa. Also few cookbooks as part of this. I have no reading goals for 2023. But will continue to try to read unread books from my shelf and…
Book Love 2016 here! I started 2017 with no particular books-plan but with a renewed library subscription. I also bought a lot of books in 2017. One each month. Few for myself. Few as gifts for others. Also bartered and loaned books. I ended up reading 35 books! Considering I have a day job I am extremely grateful for whatever drove me towards more reading despite the work, travel, personal life, running and sleep demands. According to a number geek…
And the last post summarizing all the individual books I read through 2017. Another book love post will follow soon. My daughter’s mum by Natasha Badhwar: I <3 Natasha Badhwar. To say that I had read this book before I even read this book, would be accurate. This is a compilation of Natasha’s weekly Mint column on parenting. I had stumbled across her blog via twitter 5 years ago and then had also started reading her columns regularly. Her words…
The end of the year is here! And I cannot wait to indulge in writing about books I read in the latter half of 2017. Earlier 2017 books here and here. Fantastic Beasts and where to find them by J.K. Rowling: Finally picked this book by JKR. I love the Harry Potter universe and I could live with additional tidbits about it. Fun read, written in characteristic JKR witty style. The color of magic by Terry Pratchett: I started re-reading this…
Part 1 of the mid-year books round-up here. The sense of an ending by Julian Barnes – Fabulous! Also how well do the British write! The book is filled with amazing thought provoking material. Also works as a thriller, as you are trying to solve a suicide. Old age, memories are themes dear to my heart and I luurvvved reading the book. I also hear that the movie adaptation stars Jim Broadbent and Charlotte Rampling. What more does a book want?…
This year I have decided to do mid-year and end of year books posts. Because its criminal (I know! I know!) to do just one post in a year and not write about each and every book. Without further ado, here’s a chronological list. Will divide it into 2 parts for brevity. Amsterdam by Ian McEwan – Really liked it! The way McE sketches people and draws them together and apart in a mere ~200 pages is a work of…
Book Love 2015 here! Starting to pen down this year’s ‘read’ book list well in advance. Because I’ll be in the mountains on new year’s (mild show off) and don’t want to fall behind on my yearly ritual. A slight change this year, is I am also going to put down the list of books I really want to get my hands on and start reading in 2017. In case you know me, you know what book gifts I would…