Reading for me is not just a mere hobby. Its sort of a lifeline. I remember my childhood was devoid of any toys or games, but do have a proud collection of very beautiful picture books. With growing age, the reading passion also starts growing, so much so that by the time I reach the permissible age, have read almost all the titles by Sharatchand, Bankim Chand, Amritlal Nagar, Shivani and lot more stored in the book shelves of our home. Me and my sister, used to hide these titles in the comic or text books and read. Lol, yes!
Our grandfather used to tell us stories from Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Tolstoy, in the most interesting manner. The love flourishes from there.
And somewhere in between, the love is lost in loads of work, managing the personal and professional life, though, not forgotten completely. Finally, decided to relive my passion of reading again, and restore some serious reading habit. Last two years, have seen my bookshelf building up more rapidly and with some real lovely collection. Thanks to some lovely friends whom I've found on twitter, and their recommendations, this love is jumping boundaries now and is becoming more experimental :D
Though, this year I've pledged to read more books, I'm able to complete only 20 something so far. And I find it quite a good number to restore that reading habit. Few interesting titles which I've read so far this year, and will love to share with you all...
# Our Moon Has Blood Clots - A Memoir of a Lost House in Kashmir - By Rahul Pandita
# Curfewed Night - By Bashrat Peer
# The Shadow of the Wind - By Carlos Ruiz Zafon
# And the Mountains Echoed - By Khaled Hosseini
# Apradhi Kaun - By Shivani (Hindi)
# To Kill a Mocking Bird - By Harper Lee
# The Palace of Illusions - By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
# The Girl on the Train - By Paula Hawkins
# The Vegetarian - By Han Kang
To list a few...... And yeah, Manto Dastavej are something which are continuing in between.. :))
That's all for today, here I return to my current reading...
Happy Reading guys!! And don't forget to share what you're reading these days......:))
