Foundation series by Isaac Asimov is one of my all time favorite book series. It was also the first science fiction series that I ever read so it has a special place in my heart. I had read the original trilogy and had been planning to read the prequels and sequels that were written later... Continue Reading →
My life has gotten extremely busy these last few months. I made a trip to Disney World and spent 6 days in those parks and then 3 days in Universal Studios parks. I loved that trip so much that I didn't feel like coming back. And now that I am back, I want to plan... Continue Reading →
October is Halloween month and right time to read spooky books. Today, I was browsing through my bookshelves and realized that I have hoarded way too many spooky books. Some of these are classics like "We have always lived in the castle" by Shirley Jackson, "Turn of the screw" by Henry James and "The woman... Continue Reading →
I started my new job in June and as a result, did not have much time to read books. I still managed to read 5 books, out of which one was an audiobook, one was a collection of 3 short stories and two were graphic novels. I read the following books in June - The... Continue Reading →
I had some books on my 2017 TBR that I could not get to in 2017. I am adding some of those books and have also included few more books that I feel I must read in 2018. Most of these are popular books that everyone seems to have read except for me. I am... Continue Reading →
I read a total of 96 books in 2017, out of which a major portion were graphic novels and comics. I will do a separate best graphic novels/comics list. This list just has full length novels. I loved way too many books this year but I am narrowing the list to include 12 books only.... Continue Reading →
I have not read many classics as a kid or a teenager as I was not even aware of any. My native language is not English and there were not many English language readers in my family. My father read English novels but mostly espionage, crime fiction or thrillers (which are not what I like).... Continue Reading →
March was a great reading month as I completed 5 books and 2 comic books. I also tried to read one book and ended up DNFing it. Here are the books that I read in March - My most favorite read (5 stars read) in March is Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte for which I did... Continue Reading →
After reading Jane Eyre in February and liking it, I was interested in reading other books by the Bronte sisters. I picked Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte this month expecting it to be boring in parts like Jane Eyre. I had a feeling I would end up reading this book whole of March and maybe... Continue Reading →
Feb was not a great reading month for me. I read two full length novels and one poetry collection in Feb. I also read 4 graphic novels/comics which I reviewed here - Comic book wrap up for Feb. I have been lately in the mood for graphic novels so I am planning to read at least... Continue Reading →
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