Who's reading what,when & the experience

amyl · Oct 29th, 2006, 00:47

Hey ...i got to know that this movie DON of Sharakun Khan is the one based on Shantaram. Damn! that really does not fit well for that book. I did not know about that but I have already watched that movie.....as a passtime it was ok to see SK's panache but as a movie for that book... it sucks big time! Movies simply cannot have the same effect as a book can have! BTW, I have downlaoded the Gulliver's Travels animation movie.....and am looking forward to remember my school time reading of that lovely writeup by Jonathan Swift while watching that movie... I am expecting it will be good. Animations are always good!

capt_mahajan · Oct 29th, 2006, 06:40

Gladly the Cross Eyed Bear by Ed McBain.

My favourite crime writer.

sshekhar · Oct 29th, 2006, 09:13

"Social Intelligence" by Dan Coleman. Pretty good insight into how we are a social being, down to the neural level.

herfimo · Oct 29th, 2006, 21:10

Oh good! Sometimes I wonder if I'm getting too picky by half. Quite often I find that with contemporary novels they just don't seem to have the subtlety of plot or writing that older novels have. I know that is a stupid thing to say because only the best authors and books will survive the test of time. Therefore deffinitely not a reason to stop reading newly published books!

On this vein I found Bhowani Junction by John Masters suprisingly good, and there was me thinking Masters would be some old military duffer. As a romantic novel he gives a sensitive insight into the race relations between the Anglo-Indias, the British and the Indians in the years leading up to Partition.

Has anyone read the new Rohindra Mistry (I think I may have got his name a little wrong) book of Bombay short stortys, Tales from Fizorabad (sorry again because I KNOW I've got that last name wrong too!)? I've heard that they are not as good as A Fine Balance.

capt_mahajan · Oct 29th, 2006, 21:18

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Originally Posted by herfimo

On this vein I found Bhowani Junction by John Masters suprisingly good, and there was me thinking Masters would be some old military duffer. As a romantic novel he gives a sensitive insight into the race relations between the Anglo-Indias, the British and the Indians in the years leading up to Partition.

Has anyone read the new Rohindra Mistry (I think I may have got his name a little wrong) book of Bombay short stortys, Tales from Fizorabad (sorry again because I KNOW I've got that last name wrong too!)? I've heard that they are not as good as A Fine Balance.

I too was surprised by Bhowani Junction

Tales from Firozshah Baug .. read it some time ago. I liked it because it brought back memories of Bombay and Parsi friends. Other than that, it may be an average collection.

shilpaks · Oct 30th, 2006, 10:11

chk this out, quite a consolidated list
http://www.listsofbests.com/lists/home/books

maree · Oct 30th, 2006, 10:28

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Originally Posted by maree

Salman Rushdie's 'Shalimar the Clown' is finally out here in paperback and bought a copy yesterday....looking forward to reading it. Also bought 'Q & A' by Vikas Swarup...anyone read it?

Finished 'Shalimar the Clown' yesterday - enjoyed it very much. And brought back to mind the tragedies which have occured in Kashmir in recent times which much of the world seems to have ignored.

'Q & A' was so-so.... the story was OK but the writing was pretty amateur in places.

Now I'm one chapter into 'The Inheritance of Loss' by Kiran Desai (have previously enjoyed her 'Hullaballoo in the Guava Orchard) - good so far (this month it won the Booker prize)

shilpaks · Oct 30th, 2006, 11:27

hey maree let me know if u liked inheritance of loss, am still waiting to hear from someone who has actually read the book, want to know if its good or its just hype

Casey · Oct 30th, 2006, 17:23

I just finished reading Inheritance of Loss and found it to be okay. I am not really a fan of the Booker and I find many of the winners to be somewhat overrated and this one, while not a disappointment, didn't really leave me feel amazed. I had really looked forward to reading it, so perhaps my expectations were a bit high. It's worth a read, but not on my top 10 or 25.

tongoka · Oct 30th, 2006, 19:09

I am currently reading Pasion India by Javier Moro.
About a spanish girl who married a Maharaja. Very interesting.

wonderwomanusa · Oct 31st, 2006, 00:25

On this vein I found Bhowani Junction by John Masters suprisingly good, and there was me thinking Masters would be some old military duffer. As a romantic novel he gives a sensitive insight into the race relations between the Anglo-Indias, the British and the Indians in the years leading up to Partition.

If you liked BHOWANI JUNCTION, try THE RAINS CAME by Louis Bromfield, which was published in 1937. The film dates to 1939 and was said to be very good... with Tyrone Power, how could it be bad?

wonderwomanusa · Oct 31st, 2006, 00:27

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Originally Posted by shilpaks

hey maree let me know if u liked inheritance of loss, am still waiting to hear from someone who has actually read the book, want to know if its good or its just hype

I found it at the local public library and read it a couple of months ago, and liked it just fine. She's not a great writer, and I thought Sarah Waters's book should have won the Booker Prize, but I did enjoy Desai's story.

shilpaks · Oct 31st, 2006, 09:52

i was reading reviews for both books and i liked the sarah waters story better(from the review atleast), i guess these would be my next buys , ty casey and wonderwoman

Casey · Oct 31st, 2006, 16:49

Sunday by the Pool in Kigali
This is an account of the genocide in Rwanda. It is a fictionalized account of a Quebec journalists experience while in Rwanda and I haven't been able to put it down.

capt_mahajan · Oct 31st, 2006, 17:31

rereading "everybody loves a good drought" by P Sainath

a damning account of how and why the trickle down economic theory has not worked for the vast majority.

read it last time a few years ago, but its a good second time read.

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Oct 29th, 2006, 06:40	#227
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,096	Gladly the Cross Eyed Bear by Ed McBain. My favourite crime writer.

Oct 29th, 2006, 09:13	#228
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Oct 29th, 2006, 21:10	#229
herfimo Feel the wind in your ears. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London Posts: 39	Oh good! Sometimes I wonder if I'm getting too picky by half. Quite often I find that with contemporary novels they just don't seem to have the subtlety of plot or writing that older novels have. I know that is a stupid thing to say because only the best authors and books will survive the test of time. Therefore deffinitely not a reason to stop reading newly published books! On this vein I found Bhowani Junction by John Masters suprisingly good, and there was me thinking Masters would be some old military duffer. As a romantic novel he gives a sensitive insight into the race relations between the Anglo-Indias, the British and the Indians in the years leading up to Partition. Has anyone read the new Rohindra Mistry (I think I may have got his name a little wrong) book of Bombay short stortys, Tales from Fizorabad (sorry again because I KNOW I've got that last name wrong too!)? I've heard that they are not as good as A Fine Balance.

Oct 30th, 2006, 10:11	#231
shilpaks Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Basically from blore,now in Delhi Posts: 263	chk this out, quite a consolidated list http://www.listsofbests.com/lists/home/books

Oct 30th, 2006, 11:27	#233
shilpaks Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Basically from blore,now in Delhi Posts: 263	hey maree let me know if u liked inheritance of loss, am still waiting to hear from someone who has actually read the book, want to know if its good or its just hype

Oct 30th, 2006, 17:23	#234
Casey Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 636	I just finished reading Inheritance of Loss and found it to be okay. I am not really a fan of the Booker and I find many of the winners to be somewhat overrated and this one, while not a disappointment, didn't really leave me feel amazed. I had really looked forward to reading it, so perhaps my expectations were a bit high. It's worth a read, but not on my top 10 or 25.

Oct 30th, 2006, 19:09	#235
tongoka Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spain Posts: 41	I am currently reading Pasion India by Javier Moro. About a spanish girl who married a Maharaja. Very interesting.

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wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,465	On this vein I found Bhowani Junction by John Masters suprisingly good, and there was me thinking Masters would be some old military duffer. As a romantic novel he gives a sensitive insight into the race relations between the Anglo-Indias, the British and the Indians in the years leading up to Partition. If you liked BHOWANI JUNCTION, try THE RAINS CAME by Louis Bromfield, which was published in 1937. The film dates to 1939 and was said to be very good... with Tyrone Power, how could it be bad?

Oct 31st, 2006, 09:52	#238
shilpaks Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Basically from blore,now in Delhi Posts: 263	i was reading reviews for both books and i liked the sarah waters story better(from the review atleast), i guess these would be my next buys , ty casey and wonderwoman

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Oct 31st, 2006, 17:31	#240
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,096	rereading "everybody loves a good drought" by P Sainath a damning account of how and why the trickle down economic theory has not worked for the vast majority. read it last time a few years ago, but its a good second time read.