tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68322654070230069832023-11-15T23:03:59.254-08:00Scribblings from a NarcissistNamithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900564235396353865noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832265407023006983.post-25980501480130247822017-01-10T03:34:00.000-08:002017-02-23T01:53:29.187-08:00#2017ReadingChallenge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
#NewYearNewMe may be all about health and fitness, but reading challenges are a thing of habit to me by now. This year, again, I’ve devised my own reading challenge. The challenge contains books I already own, to make sourcing easier. There’s also an affinity to Indian writing that I can’t get over!<br />
I intend to read 50 books at the very least, in the following categories:<br />
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<li>A biography of a writer </li>
<li>A book based on a fairy tale </li>
<li>A book based on mythology </li>
<li>A book by a Bengali writer </li>
<li>A book by a Japanese writer </li>
<li>A book by a Kannada writer </li>
<li>A book by an African writer </li>
<li>A book by an author you don’t like </li>
<li>A book by an Indian diaspora writer </li>
<li>A book by your favourite author </li>
<li>A book by a Malayali writer </li>
<li>A book by a Marathi writer </li>
<li>A book from your neighbouring country </li>
<li>A book of poems </li>
<li>A book of short stories </li>
<li>A book from Oprah’s book club </li>
<li>A book recommended by a friend </li>
<li>A book that has been gifted to you </li>
<li>A book that was made into a movie </li>
<li>A book whose cover you love </li>
<li>A book with feminist overtones </li>
<li>A book with LGBT overtones </li>
<li>A book with more than 4* ratings on Goodreads </li>
<li>A book you have owned for long but not yet read </li>
<li>A book you started reading but did not finish earlier </li>
<li>A Buzzfeed recommendation </li>
<li>A children’s book </li>
<li>A detective novel </li>
<li>A fantasy </li>
<li>A free ebook </li>
<li>A historical fiction </li>
<li>A horror </li>
<li>A humourous book </li>
<li>A national award-winning book </li>
<li>An international award-winning book </li>
<li>A non-fiction book by an Indian </li>
<li>A play </li>
<li>A romance </li>
<li>A science fiction </li>
<li>A thriller </li>
<li>A travelogue </li>
<li>A war book </li>
<li>An ancient book </li>
<li>An autobiography/memoir </li>
<li>Re-read a book you read in school/college </li>
<li>A translated work in your mother tongue </li>
<li>A self-published writer’s book</li>
<li>A book borrowed from a friend </li>
<li>A book published in 2017 </li>
<li>A graphic novel</li>
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Based on these, I made a TBR jar for 2017, in which I put in 52 titles under these headings. </div>
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I’ll pick up one each time I want to read a one, and this way the books would be both pre-decided and by chance! Since I’m bound to read over 100 books, this TBR jar contains only serious reading. The rest I’ll pick up based on my whimsy! I’ve set my Goodreads 2017 Reading Challenge to 52, and I am all set to start! Oh wait, I’ve already finished 6 books, and #nowreading 2 versions of Ramayana side-by-side — one by Ralph Griffith and another by C. Rajagopalachari. #happyme </div>
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Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900564235396353865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832265407023006983.post-19847548160425344752017-01-10T03:28:00.002-08:002017-01-10T03:48:16.748-08:00#2016ReadingChallenge - How I Fared<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I read a total of 161 books in 2016.<br />
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<li><b>Most-read genres:</b> Detective fiction (21% of 161 books), Indian writing (15%) and Children's literature and Fantasy (11% each). </li>
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<li>I've <b>liked </b>66% of the books I read (rated 4 and 5 stars on Goodreads). </li>
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<li>My <b>most-read authors</b> were Roald Dahl and Lilian Jackson Braun with 6 books each. </li>
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As for the <a href="http://narcissistwrites.blogspot.in/2015/12/2016readingchallenge-by-namitha-and.html" target="_blank">#2016ReadingChallenge</a> that I started with a friend at the beginning of the year, here's what I managed.<br />
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<b>January: New writers (new to me)</b><br />
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Kaleidoscope by <i>Rachna Gupta</i><br />
The Murder Pit by <i>Jeff Shelby</i><br />
The Patna Manual of Style by <i>Siddharth Chowdhury</i><br />
The House of Silk by <i>Anthony Horowitz</i><br />
Lines Across Oceans by <i>Nalini Priyadarshni and D. Russel Micnhimer</i><br />
Skylines by <i>Neelam Saxena Chandra</i><br />
The Invention of Wings by <i>Sue Monk Kidd</i><br />
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<b>February: Romances</b><br />
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The Madras Affair by <i>Sundari Venkatraman</i><br />
Confessions of a Shopaholic by <i>Sophie Kinsella</i><br />
Or Forever Hold Your Peace by <i>Donna Abraham</i><br />
Paro by <i>Namita Gokhale</i><br />
Only Wheat Not White by <i>Varsha Dixit</i><br />
Alphabet Soup for Lovers by <i>Anita Nair</i><br />
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<b>March: Women writers</b><br />
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The Hollow by <i>Agatha Christie</i><br />
A Thousand Unspoken Words by <i>Paulami Dutta Gupta</i><br />
The Magician’s Guild, The Novice, The High Lord (Black Magician Trilogy) by <i>Trudi Canavan</i><br />
That Quail, Robert by <i>Margaret A. Stanger</i><br />
The Saturdays, The Four-Storey Mistake, Then There Were Five, Spiderweb for Two by <i>Elizabeth Enright</i><br />
Still Alice by <i>Lisa Genova</i><br />
The Moonglow Cafe by <i>Deborah Garner</i><br />
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<b>April: Plays</b><br />
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King Lear by <i>William Shakespeare</i><br />
The League of Youth by <i>Henrik Ibsen</i><br />
Red Oleanders by <i>Rabindranath Tagore</i><br />
Four Short Plays by <i>John Galsworthy</i><br />
Boiled Beans on Toast by <i>Girish Karnad</i><br />
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<b>May: LGBT books/writers</b><br />
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by <i>Stephen Chbosky</i><br />
Letters in the Attic by <i>Bonnie Shimko</i><br />
Shikhandi and Other Stories They Don’t Tell You by <i>Devdutt Pattanaik</i><br />
Atlantis by <i>Mark Doty</i><br />
Lumberjanes series by <i>Shannon Waters, Noelle Stevenson</i><br />
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<b>June: Award-winning books</b><br />
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Goat Days by <i>Benyamin</i> (Kerala Sahitya Academy Award, 2009)<br />
Cuckold by <i>Kiran Nagarkar </i>(Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, 2000)<br />
Relationship by <i>Jayanta Mahapatra </i>(Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, 1981)<br />
The White Tiger by <i>Aravind Adiga </i>(Man Booker Prize, 2008)<br />
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<b>July: South Asian writers</b><br />
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Our Lady of Alice Bhatti by <i>Mohammed Hanif</i><br />
Island of a Thousand Mirrors by <i>Nayomi Munaweera</i><br />
Mountains Painted with Turmeric by <i>Lil Bahadur Chetri</i><br />
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<b>August: Memoir/Bio/Autobiographies</b><br />
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Out of Line: A Literary and Political Biography of Nayantara Sehgal by <i>Ritu Menon</i><br />
Cracking The Code: My Journey To Bollywood by <i>Ayushman Khurana</i><br />
I Feel Bad About My Neck by <i>Nora Ephron</i><br />
The Bafut Beagles by <i>Gerald Durrell</i><br />
Someone Could Get Hurt by <i>Drew Magary</i><br />
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<b>September: Regional books</b><br />
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Bhrandalayam by <i>P. Keshavadev</i><br />
Deliverance by <i>Gauri Deshpande</i><br />
Half-a-rupee Stories by <i>Gulzar</i><br />
Man-eaters of Kumaon by <i>Jim Corbett</i><br />
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<b>October: Books you’re scared of reading</b><br />
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This didn’t pan out exactly as I wanted. Could not finish 3 books in the “scary” category. So unless I change this heading to include books dealing with the occult, this month wasn’t on target. Anyway the books I might want to count in are:<br />
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Nolander by <i>Becca Mills</i><br />
The Silence of the Lambs by <i>Thomas Harris</i><br />
Darkangel by <i>Christine Pope</i><br />
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by <i>Haruki Murakami</i><br />
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<b>November: Graphic novels</b><br />
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Maus by <i>Art Spiegelman</i><br />
V for Vendetta by <i>Alan Moore</i><br />
The Sculptor by <i>Scott McCloud</i><br />
Deadpool by <i>Fabian Nicieza</i><br />
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<b>December: Mysteries or thrillers</b><br />
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The Cuckoo’s Calling by <i>JK Rowling (Robert Galbraith)</i><br />
The Secret of Shadow Ranch <i>(Nancy Drew #5)</i><br />
The Cat Who Turned On and Off by <i>Lilian Jackson Braun</i><br />
Envious Casca by <i>Georgette Heyer</i><br />
Smashed Potatoes and Gravy by <i>Ginny Gold</i><br />
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by <i>Alexander McCall Smith</i><br />
The Case of the Flashing Fashion Queen by <i>NL Wilson</i><br />
Elephants Can Remember by <i>Agatha Christie</i></div>
Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900564235396353865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832265407023006983.post-56173691670170074502015-12-23T05:29:00.001-08:002016-01-12T02:59:13.330-08:00#2016ReadingChallenge by Namitha and Meryl<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Themed Reading Challenge 2016</b></div>
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<b>Rule:</b> You have
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January: New
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February: Romances</div>
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March: Women
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Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900564235396353865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832265407023006983.post-45825083116826367312015-12-23T05:25:00.003-08:002016-01-12T03:09:11.175-08:00#2015ReadingChallenge by Popsugar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
2015 was a great year in terms of reading. My Goodreads account clocked 189 books at the end of the year. While most of it was random or impulsive reading, especially a lot of cosy mysteries and new writers, I also participated and completed the 2015 Reading Challenge set up by <a href="http://www.popsugar.com/love/Reading-Challenge-2015-36071458" target="_blank">Popsugar</a>.<br />
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Well, I modified a few of the categories to suit myself - for example, 'A book your mom loves' had to be changed because I've already read the books she loves (meh). I did not do 'A book that scares you' because I am not fond of horror per se; the only horror writer I've enjoyed is Stephen King; and I couldn't lay my hands on one until two weeks ago (I'm keeping that - <i>Pet Sematary - </i>for next year). I also had to skip 'A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t' because I actually read everything that was prescribed as text in school/college.<br />
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The original challenge is this: <br />
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My 50-book challenge is as below:<br />
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1. <b>A book with more than 500 pages</b>: <i>A Game of Thrones </i>by George RR Martin, 806 pages. Read from June 28 to July 21. My thoughts on the book <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/639615908?book_show_action=false" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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2. <b>A classic romance</b>: <i>The Great Gatsby </i>by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Read from November 26 to 29, after at least 3 false starts earlier. Here's my <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/681323579?book_show_action=false" target="_blank">review</a>.<br />
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3. <b>A book that became a movie</b>: <i>The Fault in Our Stars </i>by John Green. Read on October 27, during a journey from Ahmedabad to Bangalore. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1426872429?book_show_action=false" target="_blank">Here's </a>what I think of the book.<br />
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4. <b>A book published this year</b>: <i>Brailling for Wile </i>by James Zerndt. A new writer, with 5 books to his credit. I also read his <i>The Korean Word for Butterfly </i>and liked it.<i> </i>Read from April 18 to 21, just weeks after its release. My thoughts on the book <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1257854633?book_show_action=false" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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5. <b>A book with a number in the title</b>: <i>Six Years<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i>by Harlan Coben. A pacy crime thriller, but I'm not impressed. Read on January 23-24, on a train journey from Ahmedabad to Mangalore.<br />
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6. <b>A book written by someone under 30</b>: <i>The Devil Wears Prada </i>by Lauren Weisberger. She wrote this in 2003, when she was 26 years old. (I know, perhaps this is a bit of cheating, but I got tired of checking out writers' ages!) Read from June 10-12, and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/624274875?book_show_action=false" target="_blank">did not like it much</a>.<br />
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7. <b>A book with nonhuman characters</b>: <i>The Story of Doctor Dolittle </i>by Hugh Lofting. So racist that I was shocked. Read on February 20-21.<br />
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8. <b>A funny book</b>: <i>Piccadilly Jim </i>by PG Wodehouse. Do I even need to explain myself for this one? Of course I loved it! Read from April 21-23.<br />
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9. <b>A book by a female author</b>: <i>When God is a Traveller </i>by Arundhati Subramaniam. Now, I read so many women authors, that this selection is purely because it was poetry, and I loved it <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1326243483?book_show_action=false" target="_blank">SO much</a>. Read from July 5-9.<br />
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10. <b>A mystery or thriller</b>: <i>A Quiet Life in the Country </i>by TE Kinsey. The first book I read this year, having carried it forward from 2014 (read from Dec 28 to Jan 2). This is Kinsey's first book, and a thoroughly entertaining cosy mystery at that!<br />
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11. <b>A book with a one-word title</b>: <i>Airport </i>by Arthur Hailey. Read from February 23 to March 7.<br />
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12. <b>A book of short stories</b>: <i>Naked Voices </i>by Saadat Hassan Manto. Poignant and insightful, a true master. Read from July 12-21.<br />
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13. <b>A book set in a different country</b>: <i>In Other Rooms, Other Wonders </i>by Daniyal Mueenuddin, based in Pakistan. Read from March 9 to April 12 (yeah, it was a bit of a dragging read).<br />
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14. <b>A nonfiction book</b>: <i>How to Be a Woman </i>by Caitlin Moran. Another long read - February 6 - April 28. Review <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1192836811?book_show_action=false" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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15. <b>A popular author’s first book</b>: <i>Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less </i>by Jeffrey Archer. Archer was in Bangalore to promote his latest book <i>Mightier Than Sword</i> and my friend got me a copy of this one - his first - signed by the author. Read from August 12-21.<br />
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16. <b>A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet</b>: <i>Something Fresh </i>by PG Wodehouse. The first Blandings book. Read from August 6-12.<br />
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17. <b>A book a friend recommended</b>: <i>Dante’s Wood </i>by Lynne Raimondo. Recommended by my book group friend Rajesh Nair. Read from May 16-20. The premise of <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1282051482?book_show_action=false" target="_blank">an almost blind person investigating a murder </a>was too good to let go!<br />
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18. <b>A Pulitzer Prize-winning book</b>: <i>The Color Purple </i>by Alice Walker. The best book I read this year. Read from December 10-18. My thoughts on the book <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/845446771?book_show_action=false" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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19. <b>A book based on a true story</b>: <i>Black Tornado </i>by Sandeep Unnithan; based on the 26/11 Mumbai attack. Read from November 2 to 27. This category took me a long time to figure out. I didn't want to read a memoir or autobiography, and I'd already read In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, which was the only book based on true story that I could think of. And then one of my friends Venu Gopal Narayanan posted about this one in our book group, and ta-da!<br />
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20. <b>A book at the bottom of your to-read list</b>: <i>Little Women </i>by Louisa May Alcott. Read from November 29 to December 9. This was highly recommended by Meryl Garcia, and has been in my to-read list for more than five years now; but unfortunately, this turned out to be just not my kind of book. Or maybe I should have read this in my teens.<br />
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21. <b>A book more than 100 years old</b>: <i>Love Among the Chickens </i>by PG Wodehouse (yes, I read a lot of him!). First published in 1906, read on January 2 &3.<br />
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22. <b>A book based entirely on its cover</b>: <i>The Egypt Game </i>by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. I saw the cover on Scribd and was enchanted. I am into Fantasy and Children's literature! Read from May 5 to 8.<br />
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23. <b>A memoir</b>: <i>And Then One Day </i>by Naseeruddin Shah. One of the most honest and insightful (on acting) autobiographies I've read. Read from June 25 to July 7. My <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1317234347?book_show_action=false" target="_blank">review </a>will tell you more.<br />
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24. <b>A book you can finish in a day</b>: <i>Double Shot </i>by Cindy Blackburn. A cosy mystery, read on February 3. I read a lot of books in a day this year, but chose this one as a representative. Blackburn's Cue Ball Mysteries are something to look out for!<br />
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25. <b>A book with antonyms in the title</b>: <i>The Prince and The Pauper </i>by Mark Twain. I never thought I'd enjoy a classic written in old English so much, though I took a long time to complete it. Read from November 2 to December 10.<br />
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26. <b>A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit</b>: <i>Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons </i>by Gerald Durrell, set in Mauritius. Islands are such a nice place to vacation, arent' they? Read from May 22 to June 2.<br />
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27. <b>A book that came out the year you were born</b>: <i>The Light Fantastic</i> by Terry Pratchett, read from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. Came out in 1986. I'd also shortlisted Stephen Kings <i>It</i>, but preferred fantasy over horror thriller finally.<br />
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28. <b>A book with bad reviews</b>: <i>One Life, One Love </i>by Rochak Bhatnagar. Bejeezus! Horribly written book, thin, cliched plot. More thoughts <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1344404290?book_show_action=false" target="_blank">here</a>. Read from July 25-27.<br />
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29. <b>A trilogy</b>: <i>The Princess Diaries </i>by Meg Cabot, books 3-5: <i>Princess in Love</i>, <i>Princess in Waiting</i>, <i>Princess in Pink</i>.<br />
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30. <b>A book from your childhood</b>: <i>The Secret of the Old Clock </i>by Carolyn Keene. Began reading this adorable Nancy Drew series that I first read in high school. Read this book in August, with my sister Anju.<br />
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31. <b>A book with a love triangle</b>: <i>The Fifth Man </i>by Bani Basu, translated by Arunava Sinha. Read from Sept. 23 to Oct. 23. It was <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1398540087?book_show_action=false" target="_blank">enchanting</a>!<br />
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32. <b>A book set in the future</b>: <i>The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Galaxy </i>by Douglas Adams. The funniest science fiction I've ever read. Read from January 10-14. I hope to read more of the series in 2016.<br />
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33. <b>A book set in high school</b>: <i>The Princess in The Spotlight</i> by Meg Cabot, read on Feb. 5 & 6. My apologies, but I read a lot of the Princess Diaries at the beginning of this year!<br />
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34. <b>A book with a color in the title</b>: <i>Black Beauty </i>by Anna Sewell. Read from Feb 1-3. I loved it!<br />
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35. <b>A book that made you cry</b>: <i>Johnny Got His Gun </i>by Dalton Trumbo. Read, with tears streaming down my eyes, from May 27 to June 1. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/758247448?book_show_action=false" target="_blank">A long review</a>, but one that I wrote pretty emotionally.<br />
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36. <b>A book with magic</b>: <i>A Hat Full of Sky</i> by Terry Pratchett. The second of the Tiffany Aching sub-series within the Discworld series. Man, I can't come tp terms with the fact that this man is no longer with us, and the Discworld isn't going to be expanded! Read from May 18-22, review <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1283467790?book_show_action=false" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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37. <b>A graphic novel</b>: <i>Lucille </i>by Ludovic Debeurme, originally written in French. I read quite a few graphic novels this year, and this was one of the first in the real "novel with graphics" category. Read in May.<br />
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38. <b>A book by an author you’ve never read before</b>: <i>Congo </i>by Michael Crichton, read from Jan 6-10. Always wanted to read Crichton - hopefully I'll read the Jurassic Park in 2016. My twopennies on the book <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1157895055?book_show_action=false" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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39. <b>A book you own but have never read</b>: <i>Snehichu Theerathavar </i>by ONV Kurup, a collection of Malayalam poems. Owned for over 5 years, read from Sep. 2-19, and though this was the great lyrical master Kurup, I did not enjoy the collection. The repetitiveness of meter and the patriarchal images annoyed me.<br />
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40. <b>A book that takes place in your hometown</b>: <i>Ezhamathe Poovu </i>by M. Mukundan. A set of 11 short stories that blur the lines between reality and dream-world. But I had to cheat a little in this category, because I couldn't find any book set in Thrissur; so I had to settle for something based in Kerala. Read from July 21 to 28.<br />
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41. <b>A book that was originally written in a different language</b>: <i>Selected Poems</i> by Gulzar , translated by Pavan K. Varma, read from September 25 to October 5. This collection contains both the original Hindi poems and their translations, and is an absolute treat. The translations do full justice to the originals, and people like me, who aren't sure of meanings of certain Urdu-influenced words in the original, will find this collection most satisfying.<br />
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42. <b>A book set during Christmas</b>: <i>Death of a Dapper Snowman</i> by Angela Pepper. I wasn't sure which book to read in this category, and this was an accidental read rather than a planned one. A quick, fun cosy mystery. Read from June 4-6.<br />
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43. <b>A book written by an author with your same initials</b>: <i>Falling For Rachel </i>by Nora Roberts. I couldn't find anyone with the initials NV, so I settled for NR and chanced upon Nora Roberts. And thus this became the first Mills & Boons.The story was quite good, some unexpected twists there. It even had me choking up in places. Considering I am not a regular M&B or Romance girl, I quite liked this one. Read on February 4 & 5.<br />
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44. <b>A play</b>: <i>Oedipus Plays </i>of Sophocles, translated by Paul Roche, read from August 24 to September 6. This could even have fitted in the trilogy section, but I hadn't read any other plays this year. The reading was not at all cumbersome, and I quite enjoyed it. Reminds me to pick up a couple of Shakespeares next year.<br />
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45. <b>A banned book</b>: <i>Persepolis </i>by Marjane Satrapi. American Library Association lists this as being banned due to "gambling, offensive language, political viewpoint; 'politically, racially, and socially offensive', 'graphic depictions'". Chicago Public Schools apparently banned this from students' reading in March 2013, followed by challenges by several other schools and colleges to this day. I read this from October 23-27 during an Ahmedabad trip, and loved it SO much. The beautiful artwork, a narration that weaves together the personal, the social and the political narratives effortlessly, and honest depiction of the self - these help Persepolis become an outstanding piece of literature.<br />
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46. <b>A book based on or turned into a TV show</b>: <i>Neverwhere </i>by Neil Gaiman. This was my first Gaiman, read from May 22-27, and I'm a convert. This is a novelisation of the series of the same name that appeared on BBC Two in 1996. Gripping, fantastical and thoroughly enjoyable.<br />
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47. <b>A book you started but never finished</b>: <i>Pride and Prejudice </i>by Jane Austen, read on February 16 and 17, after two failed attempts at reading it years ago. I found the language too roundabout and boring at the time, but this time I thoroughly enjoyed it! I admit I had the help of the BBC mini series on Sense and Sensibility, and Pride and Prejudice itself, to help me orientate myself to the language and imagine its enunciation and expression properly.<br />
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48. <b>A comic book/manga:</b> <i>Lumberjanes </i>by Noelle Stevenson. I wanted to separate the genres graphic novels and comics, with the main distinguishing factor in my head being that of audience. Lumberjanes is a children-to-teen focused work of artistic literature, with adventure, pranks and superheroism, based loosely on Greek mythology. Read from April end to May 1st week.<br />
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49. <b>A book you didn’t like</b>: <i>The Book of Nonsense </i>by Edward Lear. Pure rubbish limericks. Can't say how the average rating on Goodreads is 3.5. Read on August 6. All I have to say is:<br />
There was an old poet named Lear<br />
He wrote verses that were unclear,<br />
He thought they were funny<br />
And delightfully loony,<br />
That stupid old poet named Lear.<br />
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50. <b>A travel book</b>: <i>Five Weeks in the Amazon </i>by Sean Michael Hayes, read from October 5 to 23. My review of the book <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1408845815?book_show_action=false" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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For the next year, my friend Meryl and I created our own reading challenge, which I hope would be easier and more flexible for a normal reader to follow. Check it out <b><a href="http://narcissistwrites.blogspot.in/2015/12/2016readingchallenge-by-namitha-and.html" target="_blank">here</a></b>. </div>
Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900564235396353865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832265407023006983.post-9864788849104608032015-09-13T05:03:00.002-07:002016-01-12T03:07:39.355-08:00#TornadoGiveaway 2 - Book 84: Tell a Thousand Lies by Rasana Atreya<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In a land where skin colour can determine one's destiny, fraternal twins PULLAMMA and LATA are about to embark on a journey that will tear their lives apart. Dark skinned Pullamma dreams of being a wife. With three girls in her family, the sixteen year old is aware there isn't enough dowry to secure suitable husbands for them all. But a girl can hope. She's well versed in cooking, pickle making, cow washing -- you name it. She's also obliged her old-fashioned grandmother by not doing well in school. Fair skinned and pretty, her twin sister Lata would rather study medicine than get married. Unable to grasp the depth of Lata's desire, the twins' Grandmother formalizes a wedding alliance for the girl. Distraught, Lata rebels, with devastating consequences. As Pullamma helps ready the house for her older sister Malli's bride viewing, she prays for a positive outcome to the event. What happens next is so inconceivable that it will shape Pullamma's future in ways she couldn't have foreseen. TELL A THOUSAND LIES is a sometimes wry, sometimes sad, but ultimately realistic look at how superstition and the colour of a girl's skin rules India's hinterlands.</div>
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Rasana is the author of Amazon bestseller 'Tell A Thousand Lies', which was also shortlisted for the 2012 Tibor Jones South Asia award. UK’s Glam magazine calls this novel one of their five favourite tales from India (June 2014). Her other works are 'The Temple Is Not My Father' and '28 Years A Bachelor'.<br /><br />Now on to more personal stuff – Rasana would like to be able to tell her readers that she once stopped a robbery single-handedly, except she’s terrified of robbers. And geckos. And two-year-olds who throw tantrums. When she’s not running scared, she’s mother to a girl and a boy who were respectively six and eleven years-old when they wrote and illustrated 'The Mosquito and the Teapot'. She lives with her husband and children in Hyderabad, India, where a lot of her stories are set.<br /><div>
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Author: Lata Sony<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Read some reviews:</span></b><br /><br />1. <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1287154689?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Silvia Villalobos</a></b><br />2. <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1271793705?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Madhavi Kuppachi</a> </b><br />3. <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R5G21766YLBHM/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00WS700S0&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=133140011&store=digital-text" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Noshi Chadha</a> </b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The Story:</b></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">
In a busy market place, Major Vohra spots a suicide bomber from his eBombVest. He whispers his suspicion to a stranger near him. The stranger takes out a gun and shoots the bomber between his eyes. To Vohra’s surprise, instead of keeling over the bomber visibly changes and confesses.</div>
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At a place where metaphors turn literal, where feelings take shape and come alive, reside the Universe's oldest powers. Assisted by Time, they create a series of events to bring in a new age.</div>
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The powers believe that mortals Ketu and Arnavi are the best bet to bring in the future. If their past doesn't kill them first, that is.</div>
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Lata Sony's mantra is to go along with life until something different comes along. Like the average software professional, she merrily went about her life in the quest to attain the ultimate rating of outstanding performance next appraisal, when along came a famous palmist who foresaw her future as a novel writer. So she participated in a contest with a publisher and won the first round for a publishing contract, when along came India's most successful self-published author Rasana Atreya. Lata got so sold on Rasana's posts and talk at an Amazon event that she abandoned the contest and the traditional marketing bandwagon to jump into the self-publishing one. Does it come as a surprise then that her debut book is titled after synchronicity?<br /><br />Spiritual at heart, Lata Sony likes to convert mythological Gods and demons into extra-terrestrial beings and their blessings and curses into thought-missiles that trigger destructive or constructive actions in humans. Read her books to unravel spiritual mysteries the science-fiction way.<br /></div>
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Shyamoli Verma’s timing is wrong. In her late twenties, she finds that her marriage is irrevocably broken. She comes back to her parents with her pre-teen son and an infant daughter, only to find that she is unwelcome.</div>
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Ritu Lalit is a corporate slave turned fiction writer. A voracious reader, she is a gold medalist post graduate in English Literature who spent most of her childhood in remote areas in the northeastern parts of India, lying on grassy hillsides daydreaming and reading books.<br /><br />She loves spinning tales, but no longer has her captive audience as her children grew up and flew away from the coop. Her three dogs don’t pay much attention. She began writing in the vain hope that the characters she creates will listen to her, even do her bidding.<br /><br />She has five books out in the market, A Bowlful of Butterflies, HILAWI, Chakra, Chronicles of the Witch Way and Wrong, for the Right Reasons. Her fifth novel, His Father’s Mistress is coming soon.<br /><div>
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When Lord Robert Markson, Viscount of Hampshire, is force to return to England to find out who murdered his father and older brother he’s in for a surprise.</div>
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While recovering from an attempt on his life which thrust them closer together they work through emotions for each other while sorting through letters sent to his mother years ago. Slowly, they’re able to discover the one man who could have set the murders in motion. The only problem, he’s been dead for years so who could it be and more importantly why now.</div>
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As Robert and Kristina start their search for the real killer they learn the murder might be more complicated than first thought. Uncovering evidence sends the three in pursuit of a possible suspect only to find this person is innocent, or is he not guilty of the murder but not something else.</div>
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When Robert and Kristina learn Lord Kersey might not be exactly who they believe him to be that’s when the facts become murky. It takes a surprise visit by Kristina’s brother to help set the record straight which only adds more confusion to the facts.</div>
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When Lord Robert and Lady Kristina Markson arrive at their estate in Scotland they find that not everything is as it should be. Questions are left unanswered and a mystery unfolds.</div>
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Once they start investigating further, they realize the castle and the grounds are in shambles. Then people start to die, and Kristina fears the worse.</div>
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Her older brother, Lord Ethan Rosewood, shows up and makes unreasonable demands upon her and Lord Markson. Kristina and Ethan have never been close, and wherever Ethan is trouble seems to follow.</div>
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When missing pieces come together and the puzzle is forming, Kristina and Robert realize people aren’t as they seem and they must figure out who can be trusted.</div>
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Who is the killer? Does he walk among them, or are the clues to the mystery leading them down the wrong path?</div>
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Leonardo is a young man who is standing on a crossroad of life, facing choices. One road leads to a high stress career that brings in big bucks; the other is a chance to make a real difference in lives of others. He has a few questions, questions that all of us have faced when facing choices that can change our lives. Does fate make a man, or do his desires? Do ambitions and desires actually lead a person to true happiness and fulfillment, or does providence and life changing events actually show a person the true path to follow?</div>
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Just another soul trying to make a difference in this lifetime by juggling between my passion and responsibilities.<br /><br />A Biochemist turned Writer who draws inspiration from various sources and tries to pen them down to create awareness within her and the society.<br /><br />Published a novel in 2013, which peeps into every one's daily life named, "Choices"<br /><br />Her children's book came out in 2014, The adventures of Alex and Angelo for which she got thumbs up from Kirkus Reviews.<br /><br />One of her story got included in a published anthology, The Turning point of Life, in 2014<br /><br />The Lonely Wish Giver, a novel that includes work of ~299 writers from 27 countries. We all got together to write a group novel for NaNoWriMo.<br /><br />Frozen by Fire, a novel written by ~ 499 writers from 54 countries.<br /><br />Another fiction novel coming up this year.<br /><br />A Reiki Master in her spare time where she passes out information about channeling universal energy and conducts sessions.<br /></div>
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Sumit is the heir to a huge inheritance, but has been in disgrace since his youth when he had a torrid affair with an entirely unsuitable woman. When his father dies, he inherits not only the wealth, but also the hostility of his family members and his father's enemies.</div>
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Ritu Lalit is a corporate slave turned fiction writer. A voracious reader, she is a gold medalist post graduate in English Literature who spent most of her childhood in remote areas in the northeastern parts of India, lying on grassy hillsides daydreaming and reading books.<br /><br />She loves spinning tales, but no longer has her captive audience as her children grew up and flew away from the coop. Her three dogs don’t pay much attention. She began writing in the vain hope that the characters she creates will listen to her, even do her bidding.<br /><br />She has five books out in the market, A Bowlful of Butterflies, HILAWI, Chakra, Chronicles of the Witch Way and Wrong, for the Right Reasons. Her fifth novel, His Father’s Mistress is coming soon.<br /></div>
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Life is tough, and it becomes tougher when you need to make life changing decisions. Would you dare to love again? Would you allow yourself to be loved and to be cherished again? Many of us turn away from life, thinking that it is not for them but some take a leap of faith rewrite their story for the sake of love? Love, Again is a double header book bringing you two stories about chancing love again - <i>These Lines of Mehendi</i> by Sumeetha Manikandan and <i>A Tulip in the Desert</i> by Shrruti Patole Clarence.</div>
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Sumeetha Manikandan is a freelance writer and an author who loves to write and base her plots on the tambrahm community of Mylapore, Chennai. She is the author of ‘The Perfect Groom’ that has been a bestselling ebook on the top 50 charts of Amazon India ever since publication.</div>
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An avid reader, she loves to read across different genres – romance, historical fiction, non-fiction, mystery, fantasy etc. A history buff to the core,</div>
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Married to film maker K.S. Manikandan, Sumeetha lives in Chennai, along with her six year old daughter.</div>
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Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900564235396353865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832265407023006983.post-64382200805165417382015-09-01T01:10:00.004-07:002016-01-12T03:07:39.312-08:00#TornadoGiveaway 2: Book no. 56 - Exodus by Varun Vithaldas Prabhu<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br />Name of the Book: EXODUS: BOOK ONE OF THE MAHABHARATA SIMPLIFIED SERIES<br />Author: Varun Vithaldas Prabhu<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JMoCo1UCAYA/Vd5pOiLQobI/AAAAAAAAFtk/b87lgjvdlHg/s1600/3d-exodus.png" style="clear: right; color: #1155cc; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" class="CToWUd" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JMoCo1UCAYA/Vd5pOiLQobI/AAAAAAAAFtk/b87lgjvdlHg/s400/3d-exodus.png" style="border: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" width="256" /></a><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Read a review:</span></b><br /><br /><b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/RYHW87LIVNZTJ/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00U1P9V4A&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=133140011&store=digital-text" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Neil D'Silva</a></b><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The Story:</b></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">
The Pandavas have come to Hastinapura, seeking family and love, but are instead greeted with animosity and hatred from the Kauravas, their cousins. Schemes and plots are hatched by a vile statesman, who happens to be uncle to the Kauravas, to either kill them or drive them away as part of his goal to destroy the ethics of the Kuru family.</div>
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Meanwhile, in Mathura, the Yadavas face a constant threat from Jarasandha, the one who calls himself The Emperor, as part of his desire to have revenge since his son-in-law was killed by two mystical cowherds. As the Yadava dynasty seeks to escape the tyranny of Jarasandha, the three siblings, Krishna Govinda, Balarama Vaasudeva and Subhadra must take it upon themselves to save the city from the tyrannical king.</div>
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Will the cunning uncle succeed in breaking up the rising alliance between the Pandavas and the Yadavas? Will Jarasandha be able to sack the city of Mathura? Will their schemes and wars result in an exodus of Dharma from Aryavarta?</div>
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In the author's own words: I would like to introduce myself, hoping to connect with like-minded peers and cultivate relationships with them so as to advance our career. I am an author (Self-Published) who writes fantasy, horror and mythology, with a deep interest in historical period drama and science-fiction. I write both novels and screenplays. Right now, I am working on a retelling of the Mahabharata (the first book available on the Amazon Kindle Store as well as Createspace) which spans 18 books in total. I am also working on a standalone cross-genre fiction which I intend to publish soon and another epic fantasy series which has been my baby for a long while. On the screenplay front, I am currently working on 3-4 scripts, hoping to pitch at least one of them this year.<br /><br />My hobbies include reading, writing, playing chess and billiards, and watching TV Shows...I am an addict, you can say. What do I not watch? He he. Anyway, I hope to make contacts with those who wish to pursue screenwriting as well as novel writing.<br /><br />I am also a freelance ghostwriter and a copy-editor.<br /></div>
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“I’m not drunk – just a litt-le high.”</div>
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On a magical moonlit night, Jai and Anusha meet and fall in love. When they meet again however, they discover that Jai is the crass capitalist developing Rasa Vihar, the heritage building that Anusha and her NGO are fighting to protect. Inevitably they clash, with neither willing to concede to the other. The problem is that although publicly they are enemies, in private, they are wildly attracted to each other. – but when secrets and betrayals enter the equation – things really begin to get out of control.</div>
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An exciting love story, set in Chennai from the best-selling author of Sweet Sixteen.</div>
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Vibha Batra is a copywriter by profession and fiction writer by passion. Her literary pursuits took off when she translated her grandfather Late Shri Vishnu Kant Shastri’s book on the Ishaavaasya Upanishad. Among her recent titles are <i>Sweet Sixteen (Yeah, Right!)</i> and <i>Seventeen And Done (You Bet!),</i> published by Penguin, <i>Tongue in Cheek</i>, a collection of poetry, and <i>A Twist of Lime</i>, a collection of short stories.<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Name of the Book: CHRONICLES OF URBAN NOMADS</span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CRoHsBHiSNg/VdgC0icWUOI/AAAAAAAAFqI/w05c63lzCHo/s1600/3d%2Burban%2Bnomads.png" style="clear: right; color: #1155cc; float: right; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" class="CToWUd" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CRoHsBHiSNg/VdgC0icWUOI/AAAAAAAAFqI/w05c63lzCHo/s400/3d%2Burban%2Bnomads.png" style="border: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" width="256" /></a><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Editor: Sutapa Basu</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Publisher: Readomania</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Read some reviews:</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">1. </span><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><a href="http://sundarivenkatraman.blogspot.in/2015/02/book-review-chronicles-of-urban-nomads.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Sundari Venkatraman</a> </b><br /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">2. </span><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1097284222?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Srinivasan Venkatachari</a> </b><br /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">3. </span><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1077563692?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Purnendu Chatterjee</a></b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b>The Anthology:</b></span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; text-align: justify;">
The Chronicles of Urban Nomads, is a collection of fast-paced stories, exciting enough to compel you to read them all at one go! Romance, drama, action, thrill, and mystery abound, meticulously crafted by twenty emerging stars of the literary world, and edited by a seasoned hand from the industry.</div>
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Even as a bewitchingly beautiful saree narrates her story, a girl tries to deal with a dilemma in her arranged marriage. While riot-struck children walk alongside conscience-driven saviours, characters play hide and seek through a book, even as lovers ‘book’ a date with destiny. There is a flicker of hope, of a mother who has lost her child, as well as the agony of a friend who cannot forget her past life. Fear nudges your soul, even as aspirations drive you up the tallest wall; on one occasion, a game of heart and mind will tempt you to choose, while in another, an engagement ring will engage with its tale of choosing duty over desire. Here, even as a child’s innocence creates a strong relation in a new life, a man builds a bond with death’s absolute finality; we see hopes of revival in a worn out relationship, even as someone embarks on a quest to find a lost identity.</div>
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<i>Patriarchy establishes men as superior to women.</i></div>
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Queerness isn’t only modern, Western or sexual, says mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik. Take a close look at the vast written and oral traditions in Hinduism, some over two thousand years old, and you will find many overlooked tales, such as those of Shikhandi, who became a man to satisfy her wife; Mahadeva, who became a woman to deliver his devotee’s child; Chudala, who became a man to enlighten her husband; Samavan, who became the wife of his male friend; and many more . . .</div>
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Playful and touching—and sometimes disturbing—these stories, when compared with their Mesopotamian, Greek, Chinese and Biblical counterparts, reveal the unique Indian way of making sense of queerness.</div>
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Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik (born December 11, 1970) is an Indian physician turned leadership consultant, mythologist and author whose works focus largely on the areas of myth, mythology, and also management. He has written a number of books related to Hindu mythology, including Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology, a novel, The Pregnant King, and Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata (2010).<br /><br />He is the Chief Belief Officer of Future Group, one of India’s largest retailers, bringing the wisdom of Indian mythology into Indian business, especifically in human resource management. He also writes a column for the newspaper MID DAY.<br /><br />He has also written a novel based on a tale from the Mahabharata titled 'The Pregnant King' published by Penguin Books India.<br /><br /></div>
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Four friends . . . four lives . . . one decision.</div>
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Four college students, who couldn’t be more different from each other, move into a flat in Mumbai. While Varun is sloppy but lovable, Ahana is gutsy and reckless; Malvika is the group’s selfie queen and Garima is the most reserved in the group. Yet, all four get along like a house on fire. Although each of them is battling personal demons, their commitment to the bond of friendship they have built over time holds them together. Things, however, take a turbulent turn when one of the four finds herself caught in a mess. Will they stick together or fall apart? You’re Trending in My Dreams is a true story that will reaffirm your faith in the magic of love and friendship.</div>
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Sudeep Nagarkar has authored five bestselling novels:<br /><br /><i>Few Things Left Unsaid </i><br /><i>That’s the Way We Met</i><br /><i>It Started with a Friend Request </i><br /><i>Sorry, You’re Not My Type</i><br /><i>You’re The Password to My Life </i><br /><br />He is the recipient of the 2013 Youth Achievers’ Award and has been featured on the Forbes India longlist of the most influential celebrities. He also writes for television and has given guest lectures in various renowned institutes and organizations.<br /><div>
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In the suburbs of Mumbai, the atmosphere is grim. There is an evil shadow lurking around, stalking and snatching able-bodied people. The hapless victims are never found again, all their bodily traces lost forever.</div>
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The sensible and cautious Maya has her head in the right place, but it is her heart that refuses to obey.</div>
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Maya's New Husband was a winner at The Literary Awards 2015 in The Entertainer category.</div>
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About the author in his own words: The writing bug bit me quite early in my life. It was when I was in my Standard VII that I wrote a book, initially on a writing pad and then on my father’s typewriter. As I bound those rough pages with a stapler, I saw a book taking shape; and as its pages unfolded I saw how a figment of my imagination had taken a concrete shape. There is rarely another joy that compares with seeing your creative thought taking a concrete shape. Some have likened this joy to what a mother experiences when she holds her firstborn for the first time. But, all I can say was that was one of my greatest pleasures, and it set me onto a path of no return.<br /><br />Life had other plans en route, and I found myself indulging myself with my other passion — teaching — for over two decades. I still teach, and with a similar passion as I began with, but I need to showcase my other side to the world as well. For a number of years, I dabbled with freelance writing as well. Though I won numerous accolades from my clients from all over the world, I found myself speaking someone else’s voice. At a point, the dam burst, and I could continue no longer as a freelance writer. I resolved that if I would ever write again, it would be only for myself.<br /><br />Having lived in this wonderful metropolis called Mumbai all my life, I have been fortunate to meet a huge variety of people, and partake of several experiences. The city is always on the move, and though that’s a cliché, it’s quite true. There’s never a silent moment when you are in Mumbai. Even in the dead of the night when I sometimes find myself writing, I sense things stirring outside. Stories are being made here at every instant, so many stories that will be lost for want of someone to give them a voice. I tried to create a blend here, a blend of my penchant for writing and my astute sense of observation of the things that go around me, and weave my yarns.<br /><br /></div>
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The hundred-room house is a rich tapestry of memories and hidden secrets, a dark, forbidding place rumoured to be haunted by a vengeful Yakshi. Propelled by a desire to save their marriage, Divya and Raghav journey to the haunted mansion in search of the mythical Scrolls of Love.</div>
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Written five hundred years ago by the banished court poet Shankara, they are fabled to have the power to heal and reignite lost love. Is this just a legend, or are the couple heading towards a chilling destiny?</div>
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About the author in her own words: I’ve been writing poems for a long while and I’ve majored in Literature- so I know some of the greats. Poetry is the way literature began and although it has had its ups and downs( Who hasn’t? Even the economy shakes up every once in a while), it is a great medium to understand the world around you.<br /><br />I’ve taught English and seen poetry boredom strike young minds. No matter what people say about poems,I believe that good literature is simply an extension of the poetic mind.<br /><br />So I’m a heart poet and on this blog I share my journey toward understanding poetry.<br /><br />My first book 'Unsettled: The Search for Love and Meaning' is a literary take of the paranormal romance.<br /></div>
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Marijuana Diaries, an anthology on addiction and obsession, has 17 stories by new and established writers. As writers introspect and celebrate addictions of various forms, the pages of this diary fill up.</div>
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Born in Shillong, many moons ago, with schooling at Loreto Convent, and an English Honors from St. Edmunds College, Paulami Duttagupta started her career with All India Radio Shillong. She had written and also given her voice to a few shows there. Later she came down to Kolkata and got a post graduate degree in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University. She had also taken up a fancy to learning Spanish, but today confesses that she has forgotten most of it.<br /><br />She has written for ‘The Times of India’ in the ‘Guwahati-Shillong plus Edition’ and also ‘The Shillong Times’. Television had always attracted her and was connected to the Bangla TV industry for about 6 years. She was associated with ETV- Bangla, Akash Bangla and Sony Aath in this period.<br /><br />Having left her day job in 2012, Paulami took up full time writing. Her first novel, “Pinjar” released in early 2012.<br /><br />Her second novel “Unplanned Destiny” released in 2014. She is also the screenplay writer of the national award winning Khasi film – “Ri Homeland of Uncertainty”.<br /><br />“Ri” has been adapted into a novel and is releasing in Sepember’14.<br /><br />She is currently working on her next project as movie script writer.<br /><br />Apart from writing full length novels, she has written several short stories and articles. She has also contributed to the “Minds@work Anthology” and the “Family Matters International Anthology” in 2013.<br /><br />Recently she has contributed to the “Learning and Creativity Anthology” , “Her Story Anthology”, and “Celebrating India – Love across Borders Anthology”.<br /><br />When she is not writing or watching movies, Paulami is either reading biographies or classic pieces of literature. Cricket, food, cinema, books and music are an integral part of her life.<br /></div>
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Somewhere, behind closed doors, in her solitary world; somewhere, under the sheets with an indifferent lover; Somewhere, is a woman who will not be denied. Trapped for fifteen years in the stranglehold of a dead marriage and soulless household domesticity, the beautiful, full-bodied and passionate Meera Patel depends on her memories and her flights of fancy to soothe the aches that wrack her body; to quieten an unquenchable need. Until one cataclysmic day in Mumbai, when she finally breaks free... Bold, brazen and defiant, Sita's Curse looks at the hypocrisy of Indian society and tells the compelling story of a middle-class Indian housewife's urgent need for love, respect, acceptance and sexual fulfillment.</div>
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Sreemoyee Piu Kundu is an ex lifestyle editor and PR vice president, and now a full-time novelist based in Delhi. She is the author of Faraway Music and Sita's Curse.<br /></div>
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High above the sky stands Swarga, paradise, abode of the gods. Still above is Vaikuntha, heaven, abode of God.</div>
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The doorkeepers of Vaikuntha are the twins, Jaya and Yijaya, both whose names mean 'victory'. One keeps you in Swarga; the other raises you into Vaikuntha.</div>
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In Vaikuntha there is bliss forever, in Swarga there is please for only as long as you deserve. What is the difference between Jaya and Vijaya? Solve this puzzle and you will solve the mystery of the Mahabharata.</div>
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In this enthralling retelling of India's greatest epic, the Mahabharata originally known as Jaya, Devdutt Pattanaik seamlessly weaves into a single narrative plots from the Sanskirt classic as well as its many folk and regional varians, including the Pandavani of Chattisgarth, Gondhal of Maharastra, Terukkuttu of Tamil Nade and Yakshagana of Karnataka.</div>
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Richly illustrated with over 250 line drawings by the author, the 108 chapters abound with little-known details such as the names of the hundred Kauravas, the worship of Draupadi as a goddess in Tamil Nadu, the stories of Astika, Madhavi, Jaimini, Aravan and Barbareek, the Mahabharata version of the Shakuntalam and the Ramayana, and the dating of the war based on astronomical data.</div>
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With clarity and simplicity, the tales in this elegant volume reveal the eternal relevance of the Mahabharata, the complex and disturbing meditation on the human condition that has shaped Indian thought for over 3000 years.</div>
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Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik (born December 11, 1970) is an Indian physician turned leadership consultant, mythologist and author whose works focus largely on the areas of myth, mythology, and also management. He has written a number of books related to Hindu mythology, including Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology, a novel, The Pregnant King, and Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata (2010).<br />
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“An Army wife is probably the only woman in the world who knows and readily accepts that she is the mistress, because, let’s face it, the Army is the wife and the wife gets all the damn attention!”</div>
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At twenty six, Pia finds herself having to suddenly be more ‘lady-like’; focus on themed ladies’ meets, high teas and welfare functions; and deal with long (unexpected) separations from her husband, extraordinary challenges, a little heartache, and, well, growing up.</div>
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In the mysterious and grand world of Army wives, Pia learns that walking in high heels is okay as long as you don’t trip on combat boots. She learns that ‘civil’ is also a noun, that JCO and GOC are (very!) different, that snacks are ‘shown’ and WTF is better explained as Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Yes, it really is a new world!</div>
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Name of the Book: MATCHES MADE IN HEAVEN<br />
Author: Sundari Venkatraman<br />
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1. <a href="http://www.rubinaramesh.com/2015/01/matches-made-in-heaven-by-sundari.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><b>Rubina Ramesh</b></a><br />
2. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1156008085?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><b>Swathi Shenoy</b></a><br />
3. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24023589-matches-made-in-heaven" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><b>Usha Narayanan</b></a><br />
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A collection of 13 romantic short stories based in India; a culture rich country steeped in tradition. Inspiration struck me from newspaper articles, TV shows and hearing people talk. The short stories are based on that fact that arranged marriages thrive right alongside love matches in India.<br />
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1. Groomnapped is Ameya-Surekha’s story as a light romantic take on the serious issue of groom kidnappings.<br />
2. Dark skin on a woman puts off men in general or so says the society. Beauty Is But Skin Deep is Nitin-Simran’s story that proves it wrong!<br />
3. Ritu is twenty-five and wants to wait for her Prince Charming but her parents are desperate to arrange her wedding. Does she find her prince in An Arranged Match?<br />
4. Dating Agencies are doing their best to get young people together to tie the knot. My friend Diti runs an informal one; inspiring the Red Rose Dating Agency.<br />
5. A guy’s complaint about his fiancée of a few years dumping him after becoming successful in her film career felt like a rant to me. Chahti Hoon Tumhe is an ode to the successful actress.<br />
6. Soumya actually lives life like Soul Mates but how many have the guts to? This, incidentally, is the first short story that I ever wrote.<br />
7. Does Madeinheaven.com help bring Menka & Jeetu together with technology driven Matchmaking website?<br />
8. I originally wrote Rahat Mili for an anthology; Rahat means ‘relief’ and is a name too. Read the story with the word in mind and it will fall in place.<br />
9. Reema’s Matchmakers brings Arjun and Prisha together at a get-together through a matchmaking network. But will they get married?<br />
10. Nikita wants Krish for a friend and not her husband. As The Reluctant Bride she manages to have her cake and eat it too.<br />
11. Shweta Ka Swayamvar is inspired by the practice of Swayamwar in ancient India of choosing a husband, from among a list of suitors, by a girl of marriageable age.<br />
12. Pappa’s Girl is about daughters of Industrialists taking over fathers’ businesses.<br />
13. Mythology romances intrigue me; Love Match For Velan is my take on Lord Murugan falling in love with his consort Valli.<br />
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Even as a kid, Sundari absolutely loved the ‘lived happily ever after’ syndrome as she grew up reading all the fairy tales she could lay her hands on, Phantom comics, Mandrake comics and the like. It was always about good triumphing over evil and a happy end.<br />
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Soon, into her teens, Sundari switched her attention from fairy tales to Mills & Boon. While she loved reading both of these, she kept visualising what would have happened if there were similar situations happening in India; to a local hero and heroine. Her imagination took flight and she always lived in a rosy cocoon of romance over the years.<br />
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Then came the writing – a true bolt out of the blue! She could never string two sentences together. While her spoken English had always been excellent – thanks to her Grandpa – she couldn’t write to save her life.<br />
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All this changed suddenly one fine day in the year 2000. She had just quit her job as a school admin and didn’t know what to do with her life. She was saturated with simply reading books. That’s when she returned home one evening after her walk, took some sheets of paper and began writing. It was like watching a movie that was running in her head – all those years of visualising Indian heroes and heroines needed an outlet and had to be put into words. That’s how her first novel, The Malhotra Bride, took shape. While she felt discouraged when publishing didn’t happen, it was her husband who kept encouraging her not to give up.<br />
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In the meanwhile, she landed a job as Copy Editor with Mumbai Mirror. After working there for two years, she moved to the Network 18 Group and worked with two of their websites over the next six years, as Content Editor.<br />
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Despite her work schedule, she continued to write novels and then short stories and had them published in her blogs. She also blogs voraciously, writing on many different topics – travel, book reviews, film reviews, restaurant reviews, spirituality, alternative health and more.<br />
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Her first eBook <i>Double Jeopardy</i> – a romance novella – was published by Indireads and has been very well received by readers of romance.<br />
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In 2014, Sundari self-published <i>The Malhotra Bride</i> (2nd Edition); <i>Meghna; The Runaway Bridegroom; Flaming Sun Collection 1: Happily Ever Afters From India (Box Set)</i> and <i>Matches Made In Heaven</i> (a collection of romantic short stories).<br />
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2015 brought yet another opportunity. Readomania came forward to traditionally publish this book – <i>The Madras Affair</i> – a mature romance set in Madras.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So this year, I'm participating in this awesome books giveaway by <a href="http://www.tbcblogtours.com/" target="_blank">The Book Club</a> called <a href="http://www.tbcblogtours.com/tornado-giveaway-2.html" target="_blank">The Tornado Giveaway</a>. 'Forbidden' trilogy by Mike Wells and Devika Fernando is the second book in the giveaway. </span></div>
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When Lady Eleanor Sotheby unexpectedly enters the life of Jayne Clark, a 23-year old waitress from Wichita, Kansas, Jayne's world is turned upside down. Not only is she welcomed into a family that she never knew, but she is thrust headlong into the highest strata of European society. Nothing is too grand in the fairy tale lives of the uber-rich--the spectacular seaside villas, the sleek, chauffeured limousines, the outrageously expensive designer clothes. When Jayne plays her part and learns to fit into this new world, she meets Robert Astor, the man of her dreams. But her feelings for Robert are forbidden. Jayne's heady new life begins to unravel into a dark web of deceit, domination and greed...and she ultimately finds herself confronting an evil that truly has no limits.</div>
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About Mike Wells in his own words: I'm American bestselling author of the Lust, Money & Murder series and over 20 other thriller and suspense books. I also have taught in the Creative Writing program at Oxford. I'm known for my super fast-paced, 'unputdownable' novels.</div>
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Almost as soon as Devika Fernando could write, she imagined stories and poems. After finishing her education in Germany and returning to her roots in Sri Lanka, she got a chance to turn her passion into her profession. Having lived in Germany and in Sri Lanka with her husband has made her experience the best (and the worst) of two totally different worlds – something that influences her writing. Her trademark are sweet, yet deeply emotional romance stories where the characters actually fall in love instead of merely falling in lust. She draws inspiration from everyone and everything in life. Besides being a romance novel author, she works as a self-employed German web content writer, as a translator, and as a faithful servant to all the cats, dogs, fish and birds in her home. What she loves most about being an author is the chance to create new worlds and send her protagonists on a journey full of ups and downs that will leave them changed. When she’s not writing, she’s reading or thinking about writing.</div>
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Namithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09900564235396353865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832265407023006983.post-11084796975570680222015-07-05T13:51:00.001-07:002016-01-12T03:16:15.500-08:00Rib-ticklingly funny: The Cmplt Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) by The Lord Chamberlain's Men<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>The Cmplt Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) b</i>y The Lord Chamberlain's Men is aimed at your funny bones while adequately capturing the essence of Shakespeare and his works. The play does some justice to the genius of Shakespeare, with a display of its own genius in choosing various forms of narrative and improvisation.<br />
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<i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1645969665647834/" target="_blank">The Cmplt Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)</a></i> was presented on July 4 and 5 at Jagruti Theatre, Varthur Road, Whitefield. I went to the play on a lazy but traffic-ravaged Sunday afternoon with my mother, my husband and my best friend, all of us with varying levels of knowledge of Shakeyboy's works. But our excessive or less-than-desirable background to his works did not deter us from enjoying the play at all. We laughed from scene one to the end, as the three actors - Srikanth, Sophia and Riyaz - took us through the plays one by one - or, let us say, in a jiffy; in a mere two hours. What made the play a success was its interactiveness, and if there's anything the audience loves more than a well portrayed tragedy that leaves us crying, it is the appreciation of our presence by actors on the stage. <br />
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It began with an introduction to the Bard of Stratford-upon-Avon and his body of works, and the jokes came in the form of snide comments on the credentials of the company's capability to produce and attempt such a feat - 36 plays in two hours! - and constant digs among the three actors on their capability to be able to "do it". Comments by actors on each other's acting skills was something everyone thoroughly enjoyed - <i>Riyaz, you seem to be under the impression that every woman in Shakespeare puked everywhere and dressed in weird white wigs, says Srikanth when Riyaz starts enacting vomiting for the third time while playing Ophelia - </i>and that in itself intends to pre-empt and seek an anticipatory bail to audience reactions. Self-deprecatory humour has always been my favourite sort of humour.<br />
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After quite a few false starts on trying to give a scholarly idea of Shakespeare, we are taken to his much-abused but much-beloved tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. This play was dealt with in much detail, the important scenes brought alive on the stage with much fumbling - intentional - and it made me wonder how they'd manage the other 35 in the next 1:20 hours. The casting of the "most manly guy" of the repertory as the female characters throughout was a clever move, which I hope wasn't missed on the cooperative and appreciative audience - that also unfortunately comprised school kids on whom much of the mockery was lost.<br />
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They decided to do a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt0xdEy0Ofg" target="_blank">rap of the story of Othello</a>, the Moor of Venice - because the story of a(n almost) "Black man" has to be done in the popular African culture - hear it yourself to decide how much you like it. Titus Andronicus is enacted in a chop-chop cookery show that was quite lost on the audience because most of us hadn't read the play, and the comedies were taken through in a swift, smooth narration-cum-dance moves a one comprehensive story that spoke of several dukes, lost brothers and sisters, twins and lookalikes, princesses, villains, usurpers, madmen and pages that all sound alike anyway. It was sheer brilliance. My favourite, though, was the way the histories was done - a football match, with the sundry Richards, Henrys and a lone John - and my favourite joke of evening was: "King Lear comes to the field, and he is shown the red card, disqualified for being a fictional character!".<br />
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Macbeth, sadly, was dismissed in a couple of scenes - I was hoping to see some interesting take on the 'Out, brief candle..." scene, but the superstition surrounding the play's mention on stage was touched upon. Hamlet, being one of the best and the most loved plays of the Bard, was played out almost in full, and how! The main scenes were enacted, and then re-enacted in superfast-pace like an "in-a-nutshell" piece, and then (much to the annoyance of Srikanth and Sophia *chuckle*) re-enacted in the same superfast-pace in reverse. They received a well deserved round of applause for both the pacy efforts.<br />
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The element of Reality Shows was also brought in, with the actors springing a surprise on a member of the audience who was asked to stand in for Riyaz who refused to play Ophelia. She was asked to scream when Hamlet told her to "Get thee to the nunnery!", but Riyaz (who was throwing a tantrum over playing the role of Ophelia) shot down the effort as worthless. So, to allow the poor audience lady to "get into the skin of the character" and to give her a "psychological context" to the scene, a member of the audience was asked to run around the stage (signifying confusion), a group of audience was asked to wave their hands around (signifying a vacillating ego) and the rest of the audience was divided into three parts, with each asked to scream aloud different lines, signifying the "Id, Superego and Society" and all of this - the running and the screaming of three separate lines - was ordered to be done at the same time. In the end, the poor woman screamed in real desperation, I'm sure.<br />
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The only joke that I thought tarried after a few seconds was Srikanth's lame attempts to fill in time while Sophia ran after Riyaz who refused to do Hamlet because it "is too heavy and boring". The music was apt, the theatrical space used brilliantly, the lighting managed excellently - what with the actors calling to have the house lights on every 15 minutes to consult or jibe the audience - and though some of the comic timing of the actors wasn't exactly perfect, the play made my evening. I can't wait for The Lord Chamberlain's Men to present this show again in Bengaluru so that I can go to it with a different set of friends. </div>
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