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Manini

Manini

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Books...At times I wonder what would I be like, if I never had this addiction. I started reading early in my life and have continued ever since, so much so that it would be hard for even me to tell what kind of a person I would be without them. I really do believe in what someone has said: "The test of literature is...whether we ourselves live... more »
  • Hyderabad, India
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  • Bibliophile!

    Bibliophile! says

    Finished it. It's a compelling read. And Hanif's wry humour helps. Highly recommended.

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • SoulSoup

    SoulSoup says

    First I saw her presentation at TED - check that out http://bigbangbong.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/wonderful-presentation-by-jill-bolte-taylor-at-ted-2008-stroke-of-insight/

    Then decide if the subject matter excites you.

    More emotional than rational though..

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Mitraa

    Mitraa says

    Waiting for you at Travelers club. Please comeoften and talk to us

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Bibliophile!

    Bibliophile! says

    I have read only 13 books in this year. Hardly get time to read these days. *Sigh* I started reading Hanif Mohammed's A case of exploding mangoes today. Looks promising.

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  • Bibliophile!

    Bibliophile! says

    Hi! Long time! What are you reading? Anything interesting?

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  • Subhasree

    Subhasree says

    you are a software professional too? ......... which company do you work for? ........ I used to work for CTS once .........

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Subhasree

    Subhasree says

    hi,

    I do know of Swarga Martyo Patal .......... though I haven't read it .... my all time favourite Shankar is "Kato Ajanare" ....... about where I live, I'm actually from Kolkata(Hazra)..... but am doing my MSc from Chennai Mathematical Institute ..... so am currently staying at Chennai ....... how about you?

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Mitraa

    Mitraa says

    Welcome back! Also come to Travelers club and you could know lot about our present activities. I visit the library every morning spending hours reading magaznes and journals on Canada including native-lives, forests and wild life, endangered species.....

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Subhasree

    Subhasree says

    hi,

    I fnally finished Lost Steps ............. needless to say it was a wonderful read ........... seemed that I myself was making the journey ............ actually am still too much into it to review it ........

    how is your reading going? ........... what's new on your rack?

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Bibliophile!

    Bibliophile! says

    I loved "The Beach" too. An amazing book, is it not? Want to see the movie too. Is the movie as good?

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  • Pimmie

    Pimmie says

    i am fine...thanks for being one of my friends here in shelfari...i really idolized you for being a super bookworm..

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  • Bibliophile!

    Bibliophile! says

    I am reading Michael Frayn's Headlong. Quite good so far. The initial parts were quite breathtaking. But it loses steam - sort of - midway. Haven't finished it yet. Let me see how it goes. I plan to read Dawkins' God delusion after that. Should be interesting.

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Subhasree

    Subhasree says

    Hi,
    sorry for being so late in replying ...... I don't know enough of te history of Egypt to comment on the Egyptian Empresses .... but the end of Akhenaten was really wonderful ......... the way she told the whole story .... revealing some and concealing a lot more (that' what I deduced) was really praiseworthy ..... but that I guess is more a craftsmanship of Mahfouz than that of Nefertiti ......... anyways it was surely a marvelous read .......

    what are you reading now? ....... I have started Lost Steps and it does seem very promising ....... let's see how it turns out ........

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  • Bibliophile!

    Bibliophile! says

    Yes reading Alan Moore changed my idea of what a comic book was supposed to be like. And surprisingly it's not just about the illustrations. The writing is great too!

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  • Bibliophile!

    Bibliophile! says

    Are you into graphic novels? I just finished reading Alan Moore's The Watchmen. It's fantastic. Worth a read. Read it if you can!

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  • Bibliophile!

    Bibliophile! says

    I've read If on a winter's night. It's quite amazing. Calvino is a great writer. He is another fav. I have lots of fav books. See my shelf! ;)

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  • Bibliophile!

    Bibliophile! says

    Yes Derrida is amazing. I hope to read him in the original (in English, Unfortunately I haven't learned French) soon. Other thinkers I like are Barthes, Foucault, Sartre and Heidegger. Yes, I do believe in the death of the author. What the author means is not (that) important. A text is relevant because of what we read into it. We are free to interpret the text as we want. I think it's absurd to keep worrying about what the author meant, instead of thinking about what the text means to us.Infact all the fun in reading comes from trying to figure out what a text means to us isn't it? Haven't read any Mahfouz yet. I hope to read the Cairo trilogy when I get my hands on it. I have the first part, but couldn't get the other two books. As for Akhenaten it looks very interesting. And I am also very interested in the historical character of Akhenaten. He was responsible for a religious revolution in ancient Egypt (if I have got my facts right). Quite an interesting character.Unfortunately I have developed a nasty habit of not finishing my books. I start many books but finish none. Right now I am reading around 13 books ... lol. As for catcher in the rye .... Caulfield is one of the most memorable characters in fiction. I like him a lot. And it has got one of the best opening sentences in a book.

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  • Bibliophile!

    Bibliophile! says

    Yep, Catcher in the rye is brilliant. One of my all time favs. So you are reading Wodehouse. He's great fun. I used to read him a lot when I was in school. Sadly I haven't read him for a long time since then.

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  • Subhasree

    Subhasree says

    no haven't started it yet ....... will do so in a couple of days ......... sis you start Akhenaten? ....... how do you find it?

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  • jai k

    jai k says

    y did u changed you profile pic

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )

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