Sundays are clearly the days when I am going to sit and post for two days, to make up for missed Saturdays. Though today, the posts are yielding books that are as different from each other as chalk and cheese. So here goes...
SHORTEST BOOK I HAVE READ
I finished reading this book in an hour or so, sitting at a corner of Oxford Bookstore in Mumbai (the only time the staff at any Oxford store were courteous enough to not tell me that my browsing hours were over, or that I couldn't sit down with the books to read). I was new to Mumbai, waiting for entrance results, and this seemed like the best idea.
The novella is not among my most-loved of Marquez's work - in fact, sometimes I forget I've read it. But I think Marquez can never write too badly. This does not have as much magic realism, but the story is very moving, and reminiscent of the places Marquez comes from. Marquez says that the book is inspired by his grandfather - as I turned the pages of the book, the setting almost came alive (books do that to me) as I watched the Colonel's life unfold, in sepia - I see all of Marquez stories in a sepia light.
No One Writes to the Colonel
Written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Price Rs. 699
BOOK I AM MOST EMBARRASSED TO SAY I LIKE
I initially thought there was no book I liked that embarrassed me to say it out loud. And then I remembered Sidney Sheldon, and the many books of his I've read. I think I had totally forgotten the existence of these books... but I do like quite a few of them. There I said it. I think this was the first Sheldon book I read, and I was totally mesmerized. This was better than a Hindi movies (I really like Hindi movies like these too, thank you). Except these were my early adolescent years and I was getting tired of reading classics for so many years, This was like an explosion. I suppose it also helped that my parents really didn't seem to care what I was reading. In fact, they too read a few of the books (the better ones, thankfully) and appreciated a few parts which they thought was intelligently written.
In a few years though, I moved on to better books (there are certainly much better books out there) and I won't easily admit I like a Sheldon book. But that's the fun of this challenge I guess.
Rage of Angels
Written by Sidney Sheldon
Price Rs. 250 (when I bought it many, many years ago)
SHORTEST BOOK I HAVE READ
The novella is not among my most-loved of Marquez's work - in fact, sometimes I forget I've read it. But I think Marquez can never write too badly. This does not have as much magic realism, but the story is very moving, and reminiscent of the places Marquez comes from. Marquez says that the book is inspired by his grandfather - as I turned the pages of the book, the setting almost came alive (books do that to me) as I watched the Colonel's life unfold, in sepia - I see all of Marquez stories in a sepia light.
No One Writes to the Colonel
Written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Price Rs. 699
BOOK I AM MOST EMBARRASSED TO SAY I LIKE
In a few years though, I moved on to better books (there are certainly much better books out there) and I won't easily admit I like a Sheldon book. But that's the fun of this challenge I guess.
Rage of Angels
Written by Sidney Sheldon
Price Rs. 250 (when I bought it many, many years ago)
1 comments:
I started out with Sheldon too..I have to admit, still enjoy reading them every bit...they make for a gripping read...Tell me your dreams is my fav..
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