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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.
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...
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish. Each 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
"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
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
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!!
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| Fishing boats in daylight |
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| Fishing Boats at dusk |
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
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
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
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!
"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.
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
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| A hut to live? It might be an option!!!! |
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| Whorl of leaves, I found it fascinating!!! |
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!
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.
Posted for Partners In Crime Tours
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 Eisner: From 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.
