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he he he!!;-)will do!thanks, and keep in touch. let me know what classics u read!
hmm, my good deed for the day, eh?thanks for reading the reviews, am getting back on track reading classics. will probably take a course in romantic n victorian lit.am at the US btw to get a PhD btw, reached yesterday...
hey ishabali!long time no hear?read anything good lately?i really liked umberto eco's name of the rose... and have just finished doris lessing's grass is singing.planning to go back to edith wharton now, one of my favourite authors..(the house of mirth)...what about you?did you like manil suri?
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Hi, How is Prisoner of Birth??
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Well, Sophie's world is quite simple yet v.interesting. It explores the philosophy of the western philisophers essentially, right from Socrates, medieval period, baroque, darwinsim etc. to the current date. It is better to read it and then try to assimilate each word mentioned not like a one go read. Combination of two opposites-- fairy tale & philosophy.. Happy reading
yeah we all pass thru that phase of writing poetry dont we?:Pi just completed stendhal....was thinking of starting with hollinhurst...
you can also try some adrienne rich if you are into poetry...very good.
i completed chandra's red earth and pouring rain. it was simply astounding for a first novel. could not help feeling that he tried too many things at once. but i liked it for being that cramped, i guess!just completed ntozake shange's "for colored girls...".one word-- heart-stoppingly beautiful.atonement was very good too. i plan to catch the movie if possible.am reading stendhal's red and the black now...a good old classic...enjoying it.havnt even heard of evanovich, but after your description, im keeping off it too!:)been ages since i read a grisham.i must try a picoult soon.been hearing about her for quite sometime now.there must be some at the american library..keep in touch, how did you usher in the new yr.? i had an amazing time with a few friends, quite chatty evenings....:)
hi ishabali!its been a while....so what are you up to? i finally completed chandra(and much besides!)...loved it.am reading ian mcewan's atonement now.how about you? ;-)
This is Raksha Bharadia, an author based in Ahmedabad. My debut book Me-A handbook for Life (Rupa @ co) is on the shelf. My 2nd book Roots and Wings will be out soon. I just finished compiling Chicken soup for the Indian soul for Westland publishing house and am now in the process of collecting true life stories for:Chicken soup for the Indian Teenage soulChicken soup for the Indian Mother's soulWould like to invite write-ups from you. The stories need not be just by mothers and teenagers. Any one can contribute. Please write to me on bharadiaraksha@hotmail.com or rakshabharadia@gmail.com so that I can forward the brief for the same. Regs Raksha Bharadiap.s. You can Google search my name and know more about me.
i read jazz a long time ago, and remember very little except being very confused about it.i knew i was reading something that was good, but could not understand it..this was long before i was a lit. student though......do let me know how you find the book.and as for your wondering whether it is necessary for all great lit. to be heart-wrenchingly sad.well, you just said what keats did a few centuries ago---our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thoughts......you should definitely read bluest eye and beloved.beloved will destroy your spirit and then proceed to re-make it....an amazing achievement....but be prepared to be incredibly saddended by bluest eye...it is also very sad...
