what book are you reading now? (110 posts)

  • Profile picture of abhivencat abhivencat said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    hi all

    i think this question should be asked once in a few months to kindle interest in reading.
    and that too opportunities to read a different genre of book can be generated

    I am reading two books now.
    CARNATIC SUMMER by v . sriram who participated as a guest in our open house. its about 20 great carnatic musicians. to my surprise my family was mentioned in the second page regarding the article on ariyakudi ramanuja iyengar.

    also reading
    AGATHA CHRITIE- the finished portrait
    this is about one of my favourite authors.mystery writer agatha christie vanished from her home and was missing for 11 days. this book is a full scale research on what may have happened during that period.

    please let us all know what you are reading.

    venketesh

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  • Profile picture of parvatha_2000 parvatha_2000 said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Dear Sir,
    Recently I have started reading “Kaviri Mainthan”. First time I read this a year back, before joining this group. I have started reading it now for the second time.
    RegardsVardhini.

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  • Profile picture of sattanathan_07 sattanathan_07 said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Dear all,
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    Now i am reading ” India after Gandhi – Tamil version (Kizhakku )”. One of
    the important book which explains after independance events.

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  • Profile picture of svprsk svprsk said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Hi Venket Sir,

    Good topic…

    Now I am reading,

    Iconography of Brahadesvara Temple

    Sithiram Sirpam Kovil By Vikraman

    Novels, last week completed Vanthiyathevan Vaal, now reading Vengaiyin
    Mainthan. May be by next week will Start Thillaiyil Oru Kollaikaaran.

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  • Profile picture of worldofganesh worldofganesh said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Hi All

    The last book I read after PSPV festival was “Tillayil Oru Kollaikkaran” by Anusha Venketesh. A different time period book than what I have read before. And had a different climax too.

    Now I am reading “oru manithan, oru veedu, oru ulagami” has a different flow and is quite interesting to read though written almost 3decades back.

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  • Profile picture of vkasirajan vkasirajan said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    I just bought “Aalavai” ( a book on Madurai city ) by Narasiah few hours back.. and started to read …

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  • Profile picture of dmaloo dmaloo said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    I just finished Sujathas ‘Sirukathai enzhudvadhu eppadi’..very misleading title to what was just a colection of his short stories (some of which i had read before). But nice read. On english am reading a book called ‘A Raj childhood’ an englishman born and raised during independance in India. Both are fascinationg.

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  • Profile picture of vairam99 vairam99 said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    I am reading
    Thirukural- no explanation needed
    The Histroy of South India by KAN Shastri – about the Sangam Age.
    The Eight Anthologies by J R Marr – Book is critical analysis of Sangam age works esp the ettu thogai. Has great information and critical analysis of Sangamage kings and Chiefs.

    Going to start
    Sandman – graphic novel by Neil Geiman- not sure what it is about !

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  • Profile picture of mailtoswaroopini mailtoswaroopini said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    I am reading ‘World without end’ by Ken Follet. It is a sequel to ‘Pillars
    of the Earth’, a novel based in 12th and 13th century england.
    Just finished ‘Krishna Krishna’ by Indira Parthasarathy – Story of Krishna
    as told to Jara the Hunter by Sri Krishna.

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  • Profile picture of abhivencat abhivencat said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Dear swaroop

    with swine flu epidemic all over, i could relate to it with follet’s book on the plague scenes.
    that was because i had read “world without end”
    appa, follet maathiri oru writer piranthu varanum!!

    venketesh

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  • Profile picture of arvind.venkatraman arvind.venkatraman said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Hi all,
    I am reading the following books now
    a. Parkadal – La Sa Ra
    b. Hindu temples in Vietnam – J C Sharma
    c. Nam Thanthaiyar Seitha Vinthaigal – Kalki.

    I used to feel a bit guilty for starting on multiple books at the same
    time or before you finish one, I see many others also do the same, i
    feel a bit better.

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  • Profile picture of satish_arun satish_arun said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Very interested topic Venkat.

    After wishing to read Ayn Rand for…what…almost 15 years….yes 15 years
    - started reading ‘Atlast Shrugged’ twice and was forced to stop exactly in
    the middle of th book for some reason or the other and gave up Ayn Rand 8
    yeas back, thinking..she is an unlucky author for me :)
    finally thought will change the book and am reading ‘Fountainhead’ now. :)
    Excellent book…

    Recent books – ‘Quest’ by WIlbur smith (thayavu senchi yarum
    padikatheenga….yappa too much) read it just because it was the triquel
    (sequel aduthathu ennathu???) of ‘River God’ (sequel ‘Warlock’)

    And ‘Godfather’ -wow..

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  • Profile picture of sivaram_sk Sivaram said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Sathish,

    Directly reading “Atlas Shrugged” without reading Fountainhead konjam kastam
    than. When I finished reading Fountainhead I was so inspired I read the
    Atlas Shrugged in two weeks. Now you have read Fountainhead you should try
    Atlas Shrugged.

    Right now I am reading

    1. Kalki valatha Tamil
    2. A New Earth – Ekart Toole
    3. Be Hungry, Be Foolish – Rashmi Bansal

    Nice topic Venkat sir.

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  • Profile picture of pavithranivas pavithranivas said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Wow,
    Everyone’s reading serious stuff. :) Intriguing, some of the book choices.
    I’m afraid I’m one of those people who read several books at the same time.
    I’m re-visiting my childhood by going through several Enid Blyton mysteries :P
    2. Sujatha’s Kanavu Thozirchalai
    3. Agatha Christie’s autobiography/Murder Is Easy/Evil Under the Sun
    4. Indian History Volume 11: Struggle for Freedom
    5. Girls of Riyadh – Rajaa Alsanae

    Anyone here read/write fan fiction? I’m on a science-fiction spree right now
    (favourites include Star Trek, Star Wars and Stargate Atlantis.)

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  • Profile picture of dmaloo dmaloo said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    PAvithra, yes Blyton is a great story teller, despite her unashamed racism :) My favorite is the Frederick Trotteville series what is yours ?

    Also love Agatha Christie. Science fiction..my interest stops with Spielberg.

    Malathi

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