WARNING: I've added a playlist on this blog, so each time you visit, it's best to turn on the mute button, otherwise you just might get a shock. My favourite genre is older rock, as you've probably guessed. To those people whom I've already freaked out, sorry! I'm adding a poll to decide whether the playlist should stay or go, and will wait a month before taking any action.
I just finished reading A Thousand Splendid Suns, and was pleasantly surprised to find that I liked it much better than The Kite Runner. Covering a time-span of three decades in one novel is not easy, but the author makes it appear that way. Having read The Kite Runner earlier, I was familiar with the his prose and was quite comfortable with the writing style as well. I had a huge lump in my throat when Laila found the videotape of Pinocchio in Herat. So everything in the book happened only because the stupid father was ashamed of telling the world that he had an illegitimate daughter. It's wierd how so many things in life are triggered off, "all for the want of a horseshoe nail", to use a cliche. Columbia Pictures is planning to make it a movie, and I hope it turns out well. I recommend both books to anyone who wants to read thousands of splendid words knitted together effortlessly and seamlessly into two unforgettable stories.
If you're an aspiring writer, please visit http://thewriterschronicle.forumotion.net/forum.htm. It's a great forum started by Emily who's also one.
I just finished reading A Thousand Splendid Suns, and was pleasantly surprised to find that I liked it much better than The Kite Runner. Covering a time-span of three decades in one novel is not easy, but the author makes it appear that way. Having read The Kite Runner earlier, I was familiar with the his prose and was quite comfortable with the writing style as well. I had a huge lump in my throat when Laila found the videotape of Pinocchio in Herat. So everything in the book happened only because the stupid father was ashamed of telling the world that he had an illegitimate daughter. It's wierd how so many things in life are triggered off, "all for the want of a horseshoe nail", to use a cliche. Columbia Pictures is planning to make it a movie, and I hope it turns out well. I recommend both books to anyone who wants to read thousands of splendid words knitted together effortlessly and seamlessly into two unforgettable stories.
If you're an aspiring writer, please visit http://thewriterschronicle.forumotion.net/forum.htm. It's a great forum started by Emily who's also one.
Also, I've moved my Bookshelf from LibraryThing to http://www.shelfari.com/write-idea/shelf You can have a lovely bookshelf in Mahogany, Walnut or the wood of your choice, with no book-limit. It's not as easy to search or add books as LT and you don't always get the cover and edition of your choice, but the blog widget is nicer - scroll down to the end of the blog to see my bookshelf. And if you're a Shelfari member, feel free to add me as a friend :)
Sorry if this gets posted twice--I navigated away and got caught up in Shelfari! Anyway, I like your bookshelf. I share your affection for Orwell. Have you read "Politics and the English Language" or "Such, Such Were the Joys"? The first is sort of the non-fiction version of 1984 (or the ideology behind it) and the second a heartbreaking story of Orwell's brutal schooldays. Don't love the music though...sometimes (shh...) I read blogs at work!
ReplyDeleteYour blog is working fine - I didn't get a notice of the post despite being a 'follower' - Maybe I signed up late. I'm on Shelfari - haven't done much with it. So many sites - so little time & I'm in the middle of a bunch of dialogue in my WIP. Fun stuff. I need to add a link to writer's chronical on my blog. I'll work on some bloggity stuff tomorrow PM. Have a great night. DE
ReplyDeleteOkay, the comment thingy is working now. And I got your comment, so we're good.
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