My Book Trail

I’ve been immersing myself in the reading experience in recent weeks. I’ve overcome my short term spell of restlessness and slackness in reading books (could devote less than an hour a day – in my college and school days I used to be a real bookworm).

I thought I’d compile a list of the most number of books I’ve read by certain authors. Feel bad that I don’t remember the serious novels, but only the entertaining ones. Anyway, books are books, and so long as you derive pleasure and learn something from them, you enjoy them. So, here goes…

Sidney Sheldon – I’ve read almost everything, barring his last two or three. The Other Side of Midnight is what remains in my head all these years; so most definitely, it is my favourite.

Erich Segal – I read every single one the library had – six or seven, I guess (was that all he wrote?)

Sophie Kinsella – I read the whole Shopaholic series and four other books (Remember Me?, Undomestic Goddess, Twenties Girl and one more – I forgot the name, though).

Two of Thomas Harris’ Hannibal books (Did I also read “Silence of the Lambs”? I don’t remember. But I watched SOTL and Hannibal. Though, they are about a brutal serial killer, I found the series fascinating.)

Bridget Jones’s Diary I & II - Loved ‘em to bits – and I confess, I am a chick lit fan. But not everything that’s churned out in the name of chick lit, mind you! I like genuinely funny, meaningful stuff.

Reader’s Digest – Every month, till I reached college (used to fight with my Grandpa for ‘em ).

Lauren Weisberger – All 3 of hers – The Devil Wears Prada, Everyone Worth Knowing and Chasing Harry Winston. The third one was the best.

Candace Bushnell – Lipstick Jungle, Four Blondes, One,Fifth Avenue (and didn’t read Sex and the City yet, but will I like it, after reading the SATC movie reviews? I don’t know).

Chetan Bhagat – All of ‘em, of course! Even though his language standards aren’t great, his books keep you hooked – because they’re like masala movies and the formula works!

Harry Potter – I read the books 1 to 6. By the time No. 7 came out, I’d forgotten about the hoaxes and whatever, & couldn’t understand anything. (And I have a real thing for Daniel Radcliffe – I guess that was because he was so innocent looking with glasses and a soft voice. Come home to Mama, (hot) boy, is what I wanna say… :P).

So, I’ve come to the end of my list. There are loads more I’d add to my favourites, but I forgot the names of the authors.

Here’re some books I’d like to recommend to you:

Marley and Me – A man writes about his bumbling bozo of a Labrador. Don’t expect it to be like a typical pet movie, of which they churn out tons. This book is fantastic and totally NOT to be missed.

Life on a Plate – A bittersweet, yet humourous chick lit book about a middle aged woman – I read it
4-5 times and never got bored. Terrific book.

Girls’ Night In – The most heart-warming, insightful stories from chick lit authors – several notches above assembly-line chick lit.

A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks – To put it in 4 words – A Book to Remember. It’ll make you cry, but you’ll love it. A must-read.

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood – A book for women of all ages – to be relished page by page.