1.Kite Runner: Khaled Hosseini spins magic with this one..hit me as hard as it could have. brilliant,moving,exceptional use of language.Its never ceases to amaze me how he described Baba so perfectly.everyone actually,but i was in awe of Baba by the end.truly,"you cant love some people,without hating them a bit."
2.To kill a mockingbird:This book is life-changing..at the end of it,you just go down on your knees and thank God,if he is listening,for Atticus.
3.Anne of the Green Gables:People found it syrupy,i loved it..very imaginative,very earnest!
4.The God of Small Things: not so much for the plot,more for the rambling..and it also helps that she is curly haired :)
5.Not without my daughter: Brillliant brilliant brilliant book.and there comes a point when you're like..i couldnt get safer than this!!
6.Can you keep a secret?:Kinsella is chick-lit galore..loved this one..quick read.good laugh
7.To sir with love: You probably missed it on the book shelf,but this one's totally worth a read..
8.Five point someone: who doesnt like this one?!i like Ryan the best though..pretend-tough eh?
9.Interpreter of Maladies: Jhumpa Lahiri at her best,liked this better than Namesake.
10.A fine balance: Tragic.But sad stories make brilliant books.this one couldnt have brought out the statement better.one of my favourites.Mistry makes you think,and HOW!
11.O Henry short stories: i loveddddddd them!!!!!!
12.Animal Farm: Clever.very very very clever.
13.James Herriot Series: by the end you'll love animals.or atleast reading about them.no pretences.no hang ups.just a whole lot of 'feel-good' happening.'Coz in the end,he sets it all right!
14.The flying chair series:Enid Blyton should be honoured the world over for making children believe that magic exists..you just have to look hard and in the right places. Clue:if you walk around looking at shoes..chances are you wont find magic,and might get your skull cracked by being run over by a truck.
15.Windmills of the Gods:Sidney Sheldon's best,in my opinion.Nothing lasts forever came very very close,but this on is very well written.no loopholes,as far as i looked.
16.Princess Diaries: chick-lit again..but i loved this as well..its a good thing,to read chick-lit once in a while.
17.Catcher in the Rye: builds such a nice picture, and i love books that dont have plotS!
18.HARRY POTTER!: wokay,i love harry potter and those who don't..HOW!?!!!!!!*falls in shock,like petrificus totalus!*
many others,which i will add eventually..as of now.. sleep beckons..
so now..good night.keep safe.and dont worry.the world wont end between now and tomorrow.so worry tomorrow.sleep well :)
2 comments:
Hey Aditi... your collection here is quite mouth-watering... my personal favourite though has to be TO SIR WITH LOVE... we had an extract from it as a lesson in 12th Std. English Core... and I have the book with me... if there ever was a definitive book about the student-teacher relationship, it's this one... hats off to Mr. E. Braithwaite!! And I do have the book, by the way...
And of course, how can I ever forget THE LAST LEAF by O. Henry... absolute MASTERPIECE...
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