Monday, April 30, 2012

Mondays: Mailbox/What are you Reading?/Musings

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia at A Girl and Her Books. This month it is hosted by Cindy of Cindy's love of Books.

I received one novel this past week, thanks to a publicist.


1) Inspector Singh Investigates: A Curious Indian Cadaver by Shamini FlintInspector Singh is sick of sick leave, so when Mrs Singh suggests they attend a family wedding in Mumbai, he grudgingly agrees - hoping that the spicy Indian curries will make up for extended exposure to his wife's relatives. Unfortunately, the beautiful bride-to-be disappears on the eve of her wedding - did she run away to avoid an arranged marriage, or is there something more sinister afoot? When a corpse is found, the fat inspector is soon dragged into a curious murder investigation with very firm instructions from Mrs Singh to exonerate her family. But as he uncovers layer upon layer of deceit, he knows it isn't going to be that easy.
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila of Book Journey

I finished reading:


Sleeping Love by Sara Curran-Ross


I am in the midst of reading:

Calico Joe by John Grisham


Do you listen to audiobooks? If not, why not? And, if so, what has been one of your favorites, so far?


No, I don't listen to audiobooks. Never have and I really do not why I have started. Maybe someday soon!

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Saturday Snapshot: April 28, 2012



Mom and I, both ready for a party on Tuesday, 24 April 2012.

Posted for Saturday Snapshot, hosted by Alyce of At Home With books 
me With books

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Booking Through Changes

Has a book ever inspired you to change anything in your life, fiction or non-fiction alike?

Books to influence us, inspire us us and make us think. I feel that books are only things in this world, which have the power to change us. Al of us have changed for the better after reading, in our subconscious, which comes forth later and manifests in our life. Each and every book has that power. Nothing is above the power of words. And word mean books. That's the way I see it...

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Top Ten All Time Favourite Characters


Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted over at The Broke and the BookishEach week, we get a theme to list our top tens. 

This Week's Pick:  Top Ten All Time Favourite Characters


I pick the following, in no particular order:
1) Perry Mason from the Legal Thrillers by Erle Stanley Gardner
2) Paul Drake from Legal thrillers by Erle Stanley Gardner

3) Sherlock Holmes
4) Harry Potter
5) Scarlett O'Hara
6) Jane Eyre
7) TinTin
8) Bertie Wooster (P G Wodehouse)
9) Hamlet
10) Yossarian (Catch-22)
I am adding one more!!
JAMES BOND, who else?!!

Teaser Tuesday: Calico Joe by John Grisham

"I don't want to be bothered with it, Paul, just call me when it's over. Or don't. I don't care what happens to Warren."
Calico Joe by John Grisham

Monday, April 23, 2012

Mondays: Mailbox/What are you Reading?/Musings


Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia at A Girl and Her Books. This month it is hosted by Cindy of Cindy's love of Books.

I received three novels this past week, thanks to authors/publicists.

1) Calico Joe by John Grisham


2) All He Saw Was The Girl by Peter Leonard


3) The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila of Book Journey

I finished reading:


1) A Scarlet Bride by Sylvia McDaniel
2) Before the Midnight Bells by Jessica Woodard
I am in the midst of reading:

Calico Joe by John Grisham



Other than working at a job, what is your biggest interruption to reading? What takes you away from your book(s)?

Right now I am undergoing  a reading slump. So I am watching a lot of series in TV.  Otherwise nothing else can.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Dewey's 24-hour Read-A-Thon: Introductory Questionnaire

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Delhi, India

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

I have not made a stack! I just remembered now!

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?

Anything!

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!

Not much to say. Most know me!!

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?

I have participated in most of the 24 hour readathons. The difference is, I forgot all about it, till date and hence unprepared!!

Saturday Snapshot: April 21, 2012

Fishing boats in daylight
Fishing Boats at dusk
Taken during vacations in South India (19-25 March 2012).
I should have mentioned it. This is not a lake. This is the sea! The beach of Rameswaram is famous for its beautiful sea featured with no waves at all.
Posted for Saturday Snapshot, hosted by Alyce of At Home With books 
me With books

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Booking Through "Pet Peeves"

What are your literary “pet peeves”?


I have many, I think. 

  1) I don't like long descriptions
  2) I don't like use of swear words
  3) Graphic descriptions/porn put me off.
  4) Under-developed characters
  5) Abrupt endings
  6) Badly written work

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Saturday Snapshot: April 14, 2012







With mom. We are colour coordinated most of the times and we never intend that!! Taken during vacations in South India (19-25 March 2012).

Posted for Saturday Snapshot, hosted by Alyce of At Home With books
me With books

Friday, April 13, 2012

The Minefields by Steven C. Eisner


Title: The Minefields
Author: Steven C. Eisner
ISBN: 978-1937836023
Publisher: When Words Count Publishing/2012
Pages: 320

The Minefields deals with the world of advertising, something I knew nothing about. Sam Spiegel, the protagonist, takes us into the internal world of advertising, not an easy business. It deals with his life, his family and friends. 

The novel takes us into the emotional depths and conflicts. Sam's character is well developed and we see a varied range of his emotions. He is complex yet likeable. Hard to understand but very balanced decisions at the end of the day. Sam takes the business to great levels despite opposition.

It is totally a readable book although we can see the pathos but that is dwelt with a depth of humour

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Booking Through Eternity


 What book took you the longest to read, and do you feel it was the content or just the length that made it so?

 One novel that I took a long time to finish was The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson (743). It was not because of the length as such but I was going through a reading slump. I could read a few pages at a time. It was in 2010 and my reading slump has lasted till date. Now I can barely read anything! 

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Teaser Tuesdays: The Minefields by Steven C. Eisner

"Dad always made lists. And he wasn't satisfied until he'd spit out every last point he had pencilled on his sheet of paper."

~~Page 74


This somehow reminded of my dad. He was the same way.

Monday, April 9, 2012

Mondays: Mailbox/What Are You Reading?/Musings

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia at A Girl and Her Books. This month it is hosted by Cindy of Cindy's love of Books.

I did not receive anything this past week.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila of Book Journey

I am in the midst of reading:

The Minefields by Steven Eisner



What do you think are the top 5 books every woman should read?

There are many books that every woman should read. Instead of listing 5, I am listing 10 here, in no particular order:

1) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
2) Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
3) The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
4) And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
5) The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
6) The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
7) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
8) The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
9) Beloved by Toni Morrison
10) White Teeth by Zadie Smith

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Saturday Snapshot: April 7, 2012

A hut to live? It might be an option!!!!
Whorl of leaves, I found it fascinating!!!
Taken during vacations in South India (19-25 March 2012).

Posted for Saturday Snapshot, hosted by Alyce of At Home With books

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Booking Through Recommendation

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If someone asked you for a book recommendation, what is the FIRST book you’d think to recommend (without extra thought)?

I recently finished reading Voices of the Dead by Peter Leonard. It is a thriller, which also takes us back to the holocaust. I say, a must read! I obviously recommend it! Check my review by clicking on the title!

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Voices of the Dead by Peter Leonard


He put the pen on the desktop, picked up the coffee mug and took a sip.
"A foreign diplomat kills an American citizen and there's nothing you can do about it. Is that what you're telling me?"
~~~Page 21

Title: Voices of the Dead
Author: Peter Leonard
ISBN: 9781611880328
Publisher: The Story Plant/2012
Pages: 296

Set in 1971, Voices of the Dead takes us back to the horrors of the Holocaust. Harry is scrap dealer. His daughter is killed in an accident caused by a drunken German Diplomat. The diplomat has immunity and can't be prosecuted. Harry wants justice at any cost and follows the diplomat to Munich. Harry is Jew who has survived a Dachau, a concentration camp. When he revisits Munich, he relives the horror and finds links of it with the German Diplomat. There are random murders of Jews and somehow all these are linked. Harry slowly unravels all that but he cannot prove anything. How justice is meted out is the highlight of the novel. The writing is good, and Leonard can do dialogue excellently.

It might appear to be a thriller but has so much pathos about Holocaust. It cuts deep into the reader's mind and heart. The pace is such that, one does not wish to put it down at any point. It is a dark book, which might not gel with everyone. But I think all of us should read everything ever written on/about the holocaust. We owe it to those who died because of it, and survived despite it. 

Voices of the Dead made sure that I read more novels by Peter Leonard. And that of his father, Elmore Leonard.

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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Mondays: Mailbox/What Are You Reading?/Musings

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia at A Girl and Her Books. This month it is hosted by Cindy of Cindy's love of Books.

The Minefields by Steven EisnerFrom an early age, Sam Spiegel single-mindedly pursued an entrepreneurial path that prepared him to transform a small-time ad agency into a regional powerhouse with national ambitions. A couple decades later, Sam had achieved almost everything he ever dreamed possible as the ad agency's rainmaker, fountainhead, and unflappable pursuer of success. One final goal remained: To consolidate his gains by attracting an international advertising conglomerate and cash out. That's when the nation is hit with the most unthinkable tragedy, and Sam begins to take stock of his own life, finding that he is growing weary of the relentless hunt. Unsatisfied in his marriage and embroiled in a mind-boggling professional crisis, everything Sam had achieved is put at risk.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila of Book Journey

I finished reading:

The Book of Lost Fragrances by M. J. Rose
Voices of the Dead by Peter Leonard


Do you belong to any book clubs — face-to-face, or online? If so, how long have you been with the group(s)? If not, why?
No, I do not belong to any book clubs. Mainly because I prefer to read at my own pace and interest.