Who's reading what,when & the experience

Inua · Apr 27th, 2008, 12:47

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Good fun read....have u read one night at the call center as well?

No I haven't. Who by?

mridula · Apr 27th, 2008, 12:55

Swami and Friends too is as wonderful as Malgudi Days. I love both the books.

puchoo · Apr 27th, 2008, 12:57

Same author.. Chetan Bhagat...

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Originally Posted by Inua

No I haven't. Who by?

rebeccam · Apr 27th, 2008, 13:08

I just read the first two stories in this book.

Wow--what is it about this author's deceptively simple writing that is so moving? Both of them made me cry; not exactly sure why.

The title story , with the woman's father leading his own, independent life now... then the end of the second story with the narrator's mother sharing the suicidal heartbreak she'd experienced, but waiting until the moment of her daughter's need to tell her about it.

Inua · Apr 27th, 2008, 13:20

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Same author.. Chetan Bhagat...

Ok will check it out, thanks.

Victoria · Apr 27th, 2008, 15:16

One Night at a Call Centre

I opened this book as I was sitting on the shatadbi from Delhi on my way to Kanpur to begin my work in partenrship with a call centre. Imagine how amusing it was to read the first few lines.
"I was sitting on a train from delhi to Kanpur IIT..." and of course, the story is about a call centre (kind of )
hiihihi

Ali-Monbeam · Apr 27th, 2008, 15:44

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Originally Posted by machadinha

I can't help but notice you spend quite some time here, so I can't really see why not.

There are other threads on Indian literature as well.

C'mon, scroll around some

Really, all the usual suspects (and many unusual ones) will be there on existing threads.

Oh darn it ...go on then....I dont have anything better to do...
Get dressed, eat, housework,ect.

[Meanwhile some time later...]

Got a short list now and off to browse waterstones...in real life that is!

SFtoBLR · Apr 30th, 2008, 10:00

Well I just found this thread, and, well, WOW - I'm impressed w/the list & recommendations, you're all a lot smarter than I thought

. I found a list of the "100 best book ever written" somewhere and have been working through it - some new discoveries, and rediscoveries. It's amazing how different those books we HAD to read in school are now, as an adult.

I took a break to read the new Vonnegut (fabtastic collection of short stories) and the new one from the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series - I highly recommend these BTW, quick and easy, but still very good reads.

Also plowing through a huge stack of travel and history books on India and SE Asia.

Ignite · Apr 30th, 2008, 10:02

Just finished reading "one day in the life of ivan denisovich" and WOW, what an amazing book based on the gulags in the USSR.

capt_mahajan · Apr 30th, 2008, 11:39

Yes, I much preferred that to Gulag Archipelago.

Thin books are always deadly

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you're all a lot smarter than I thought

can you please tell my wife that?

sannna · Apr 30th, 2008, 12:35

Having read every single novel in the house library I had no options left over anymore. And I did not want to go to a bookshop. So there I went: I started in Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. And, to my surprise, I find it pretty entertaining so far. I am getting a bit tired of and bored the fact that it seems to be written for people who do not know anything about Bombay/ India (the lenghty descriptions of paan preperations and chewing, on the lunch distribution etc) but apart from that I find myself being curious what will happen next. So we'll see how far I'll get.

Recently read:
- Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat. I liked it far more than his One Night @ the Call Center. Better written, more interesting plot development.

- The Space Between Us, Thrity Umrigar. About the relationship between a family and the servant family. It reads like a soap opera but is much better than that. Make sure you don't read any of the spoilery desciptions online if you intend to read this one. They will , well, spoil the reading.

- Q & A, Vikas Swarup. Great book about a low-class boy and his adventurous life in different parts of India (particulary Delhi and Bombay). Recommended.

- Babyji, Abha Dawesar. One big WTF!?!??. Coming of age novel, onorthodox topic (lesbian love in India), but overall well written.

machadinha · Apr 30th, 2008, 15:40

For some reason Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy has only just now appeared in Dutch, some fifteen years after its release in English: De geschikte jongen, translated by the esteemed Christien Jonkheer & Babet Mossel. For our Dutch members out there.

vistet · Apr 30th, 2008, 22:07

My copy of Wolf Totem arrived , finally, today. A beautiful book in physical terms , that I´m starting in to with some trepidation. The interesting brawl between the author and the translator doesn´t turn me off , but all the comments on how popular it has become in China makes me a wee bit anxious : will this turn out to be another Chinese projection of life in the barbarian zones - like Sky Burial ?

sannna · Apr 30th, 2008, 22:25

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Originally Posted by machadinha

For some reason Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy has only just now appeared in Dutch, some fifteen years after its release in English: De geschikte jongen, translated by the esteemed Christien Jonkheer & Babet Mossel. For our Dutch members out there.

Strange translation of the title: why use the definite De (The) instead of the indefinite Een (A). I read it in English, loved it, but the translation of the title alone makes me a bit afraid of what the rest of the Dutch translation will be like.. I will check it out when I am home because it is a book that I have wanted to give to my parents for a long time, but couldn't because I couldn't find it in Dutch (they don't read English).Now I know why... Even though "off topic" thank you for sharing the info!

wonderwomanusa · Apr 30th, 2008, 22:34

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Originally Posted by machadinha

For some reason Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy has only just now appeared in Dutch, some fifteen years after its release in English: De geschikte jongen, translated by the esteemed Christien Jonkheer & Babet Mossel. For our Dutch members out there.

Migosh, it must run 2500 pages in Dutch! (I remember when Shogun was published in Dutch and they put it out in two volumes)

Apr 27th, 2008, 12:55	#1247
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 1,137	Swami and Friends too is as wonderful as Malgudi Days. I love both the books. __________________ mridula http://www.gonomad.com/traveltalesfromindia/

Apr 27th, 2008, 13:08	#1249
rebeccam Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oakland, California, USA Posts: 107	Unaccustomed Earth I just read the first two stories in this book. Wow--what is it about this author's deceptively simple writing that is so moving? Both of them made me cry; not exactly sure why. The title story , with the woman's father leading his own, independent life now... then the end of the second story with the narrator's mother sharing the suicidal heartbreak she'd experienced, but waiting until the moment of her daughter's need to tell her about it.

Apr 30th, 2008, 10:02	#1254
Ignite American Desi Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The City of Angels, California Posts: 424	Just finished reading "one day in the life of ivan denisovich" and WOW, what an amazing book based on the gulags in the USSR. __________________ I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.

Apr 30th, 2008, 15:40	#1257
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 9,172	For some reason Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy has only just now appeared in Dutch, some fifteen years after its release in English: De geschikte jongen, translated by the esteemed Christien Jonkheer & Babet Mossel. For our Dutch members out there. __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

Apr 30th, 2008, 22:07	#1258
vistet Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Umeå , Sweden Posts: 1,681	My copy of Wolf Totem arrived , finally, today. A beautiful book in physical terms , that I´m starting in to with some trepidation. The interesting brawl between the author and the translator doesn´t turn me off , but all the comments on how popular it has become in China makes me a wee bit anxious : will this turn out to be another Chinese projection of life in the barbarian zones - like Sky Burial ? __________________ high road to ..

Apr 27th, 2008, 15:16	#1251
Victoria Victoria Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bordeaux ----Kanpur Posts: 304	One Night at a Call Centre I opened this book as I was sitting on the shatadbi from Delhi on my way to Kanpur to begin my work in partenrship with a call centre. Imagine how amusing it was to read the first few lines. "I was sitting on a train from delhi to Kanpur IIT..." and of course, the story is about a call centre (kind of ) hiihihi

Apr 30th, 2008, 10:00	#1253
SFtoBLR Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 47	Well I just found this thread, and, well, WOW - I'm impressed w/the list & recommendations, you're all a lot smarter than I thought . I found a list of the "100 best book ever written" somewhere and have been working through it - some new discoveries, and rediscoveries. It's amazing how different those books we HAD to read in school are now, as an adult. I took a break to read the new Vonnegut (fabtastic collection of short stories) and the new one from the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series - I highly recommend these BTW, quick and easy, but still very good reads. Also plowing through a huge stack of travel and history books on India and SE Asia.

Apr 30th, 2008, 12:35	#1256
sannna Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 113	Having read every single novel in the house library I had no options left over anymore. And I did not want to go to a bookshop. So there I went: I started in Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. And, to my surprise, I find it pretty entertaining so far. I am getting a bit tired of and bored the fact that it seems to be written for people who do not know anything about Bombay/ India (the lenghty descriptions of paan preperations and chewing, on the lunch distribution etc) but apart from that I find myself being curious what will happen next. So we'll see how far I'll get. Recently read: - Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat. I liked it far more than his One Night @ the Call Center. Better written, more interesting plot development. - The Space Between Us, Thrity Umrigar. About the relationship between a family and the servant family. It reads like a soap opera but is much better than that. Make sure you don't read any of the spoilery desciptions online if you intend to read this one. They will , well, spoil the reading. - Q & A, Vikas Swarup. Great book about a low-class boy and his adventurous life in different parts of India (particulary Delhi and Bombay). Recommended. - Babyji, Abha Dawesar. One big WTF!?!??. Coming of age novel, onorthodox topic (lesbian love in India), but overall well written.

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