Meanwhile a tag by Prats on my reading habits, likings and interests.
Do you remember how you developed a love for reading?
My moms dad (miss him) influenced by love for reading when I was a kid. The only gifts I got from him and my close family was books.
What are some books you read as a child?
I had the entire series of European fairy tale books - all the characters in Shrek 3 were once on my shelf. Cant remember the exact names but used to be voracious reader of Hardy Boys, Famous Five, Archie Comics, Richie Rich, all of Marvel Comics, Tinkle, Chandamama......
What is your favourite genre?
As a child I loved comics - and specially sarcastic read - my favorite being the MAD Magazines.
Then for a period of studies and research and teaching it was all about Architecture/Urban Design.
Nowadays I do read some Architecture but also love to read on World Economics.
Do you have a favourite novel?
Three on my list -
- The Little Prince by a French Aviator Antoine de Saint Exupéry. It is about 80 pages and very simple - it talks about how to think outside the box and how as an adult we loose our innocence. The most interesting line from the book that I love - "Grown Ups Are Mad" (For those who are interested here is an online link to the Pdf version -let me know if you like it - it a very fast read)
http://www.cs.swan.ac.uk/~cswill/The_little_prince.pdf
- Calvin and Hobbes - I have mentioned this before that I have the entire 10 years of Bill Wattersons work in three huge boud volume and it weighs only 23 pounds)
- The Fountainhead - Any RandWhere do you usually read?Mostly lying down near a window.When do you usually read?Evenings mostly after dinner (I dont like watching TV much - so its movies or books)
Do you usually have more than one book you are reading at a time?
Yes - sometimes 5 - pick one depending on the mood.
Do you read nonfiction in a different way or place than you read fiction?
Yes have to - most of my non fiction books - specially on design are huge and heavy so have to sit at a table.
Do you buy most of the books you read, or borrow them, or check them out of the library?
Depends on the material - there are times when I borrow them and then buy them. Luckily all my "expensive" books on History of Architecture - I got them free as I was a Teaching Assistant here in college.
Do you keep most of the books you buy?If not, what do you do with them?
This is my biggest problem. When I move the boxes containg books are twice of other stuff that I have. I cherish them and one day for sure will have my own little library.
If you have children, what are some of the favorite books you have shared with them?Were they some of the same ones you read as a child?
Not kiddos yet.
What are you reading now?
E=MC2 David Bodanis
Interpretor Of Maladies - Jhumpa Lahiri
Urban Economics
Do you keep a TBR (to be read) list?
Nope - just pick one on the go.
What books would you like to reread?
Dunno - never thought about it as there is so much to read.
Who are your favourite authors?
Enid Blyton, Any Rand, Umberto Eco, Frank Kafka - some of Osho's work.
To tag - anyone who likes to read and share can take it up.
And that the picture of my latest crush - Kimaya - you can read my post MY CRUSH posted a while back to know more about her.
105 comments:
omg lil bubz Kimaya is such a cutie!
**Enid Blyton
I used to be addicted to The Famous Five :)
Keshi.
I should start reading more. I am so out of touch with leisure reading.
Your crush is cute, btw.
hey i have to do this one too...
nicely done...
i used to be an avid reader of MAD once upon a time...and my son and i are possessive owners of two collections of calvin...
Hmm..yet another well read blogger friend..my comment remains same..what am I doing among such well read friends..
Kimaya..absolutely cute & the the eyes speak volumes on innocence
TC
CU
Ha ha I agree with the sitting at a table for non-fiction part...law books are super-thick too.
I used to luuurve Enid Blyton. Ayn Rand - I preferred Atlas Shruged to Fountainhead.
And the crush -- awww looks like a doll...have'nt read the linked post yet tho.
nice to know about hw u developed the liking... and we all are ayn rand and c&H fans, eh? :-D
am downloading the pdf - lemme read it whn i get some free time :)
Hey!!
Cool tag, maybe i'll do it one of these days[along with other zillion posts pending:)]
We seem to share a lot of similarities with reading- books, wanting to open a lib,etc etc... Nice!!! btw, just finished reading Unaccustomed earth[jhumpa Lahiri], Fun book, but i feel she needs to move out of the bong world a bit..
Kimaya is adorable.. she gonna get more crushes now am sure!!:)
chalo, have an awesome day..talk to u later...work beckons!
Wonderful tag ! You seem to have a pretty decent taste.
And your crush is super gorgeous !
interesting tag. so u r a good reader.. I've starting reading recently only..
oh my!!!
she is lovely :)
muaaaah
and m not a book reader myself...means i don have passion for it but I've read most of th bestsellers...it seems foolishness to miss a best seeler and that too the acclaimed one..coz i don wanna lag behind the conversations that intellects and psuedo one have on it :P
lol
famous five??...i just love that!!..
u seem to keep updating ur knowledge abt ur profession..:)...
ur nephew is cute:)
comment moderation ??? :)
5 books at a time ... cool... and I too was a sucker for comics during my childhood ...
The Little Prince sounds intriguing ... premise abt adults lose innocence is interesting ..
p.s. there is a small formatting problem with the post ... the question after 3 fav books has got merged with the previous answer ...
Thanks for the Little Prince link. I have heard about the book but never got a chance to read. Will check it out. I read Ayn Rand in my 12th class. Who is John Galt? Haven't read her lately.
Kimaya is really cute. No wonder you want to cuddle her so often ;) :)
dat tag was jus not my types...but kimaya...she is adorable!!!
cool tag. Its good to see someone likes reading books as much as i do. Since I am a college kid, not alot of college kids like reading, you know :-)
I love the pic. She is sooo cute :-)
Tinkle makes me smile, and Fountainhead is smthing dats too good to talk bout.
There is one book I love to re-read.
Its Erich Segal's Love story.
Maybe I sound cheesy-in-love, But I jus cant help!
:)
Enid Blyton is my fav too..ive read up all the books and most of the series books...i still read them can you believe it???
can i please take this tag up its rather cool
for Fav author Ann Rand was expected... uptill now... all of the architects I've met... their fav book have been fountainhead... so was delightfully expected from you =)
And your latest crush is indeed the cutest =) Infact quite adorable =)
hmmm interesting. Glad I read it !
Awwwwwwww..kimaya looks like an angel...
I forgot all abt the tag u did now!
WOWWWW.. YA'RE QUITE THE READER..
geeei used to be one, but then, i dunno what happened :(
i think 'MOVIES' happened :(
well, i definitely wanna read 'the little prince'--> geee, grown ups are mad indeed..
the fountainhead-- geee, it had to be on ya list..
CNH--> heeee,, ya actually weighed them??? or ya just carried them and ya just knew it weighed 23pounds..
if ya answer is the former, man, ya must be crazy n jobless ;)
if it's the latter, poor wifey. She CANNOT take the risk of being carried by you, God forbid ya know how much she weighs :(
;)
heeee
loveddd the tag!
n love that i got inspired by ya, mr. voracious reader..
well u r the 2nd person i know, who likes Fountainhead after Neha[d gypsy] :)
i want i want the Calvin Hobbes box... **sigh** I am putting it in my 'gift-need-list'
i m preparing the list for my D-Day, when everyone would want to give me gifts [ i m hoping :( ]
i like this TAG too! I liked reading it I mean :P
ok i will do this TAG later :) I don't know, I can't seem to make myself do any tags :(
and as usual I forgot.. that baby doll is adorable!! how beautiful. **touchwood**
ohh now I have a crush on her too! :o)
please let her know , that she has a big fan here ;) who would like a personal kiss from the baby doll! :D
that was a well executed tag...as for the lil prince, i first read it from you..so thanks! :)
(believe me ppl, its a wonderful read)
'interpretor of maladies' is also good...tell me how u liked it when ur through :)
ohh and ur crush...shes chooo chweet :D
with competition like that, all the ladies will back out before hand ;)
hey fountainhead is all my time favorite too!!
liked the Altas Shrugged too.
Used to read Hardy Boys in skool, and chandamama who can forget them..btw I have heard they are being revived!!
also chacha chaudhary aur Sabu :)
beautiful crush.
Hmmm, toh padey likhey ghar ke ho haan :)
Reflecting on life in 'Kafkaesque' way are you?
Kimaya. C-U-T-E :)
You don't like watching TV!!!! I mean how. I mean.. Chal chhod yaar.. Main nahi samajh paayega :D
She is adorable!
Hello Sir,
Seen a lot of your reviews on blogosphere and had to drop in here to take my share of wisdom from you.
Ayn Rand-Wow!I must regret,I have not read more than 5 books till date and Fountainhead is one of them.I dont know if you thought on scientific lines about her philosophy but I have found Resonance in physic and chemistry to be an interation of her theory.Lets hope I am not extrapolating the matter too much.
Will blogroll you,if you do not mind.Pleasure to have come across
Reading is not my hobby....unless, I am required to do so:).
kimaya...she is adorable!!
kim is sooooo cute... sucha doll :)
nicely done tag, i loved readin enid blyton too
Kimaya soooo cute :)....tag nicely done :)..
urs..hemu..
Ooooh...this lil dumpling Kimaya looks so cuet and adorable...
And hey, what was that about not having any books to talk about...you've been doing quite a bit :)
Fountainhead is still a much loved book for me...
and Calvin, what do I say **salutes**
I got one collection and am waiting to get hold of the rest....maybe i'll throw some clothes out and keep more books in...
you must have 200 books i think.
cute pic ;)
@keshi
Yup she is a darling...
Good to know about your addiction!
@solitaire
Thanks and yup she is a cutie.
@suma
When will you do it?
Hahah - mad and calvin - seems we are all birds of the same feather...
@compassion unlimited
What you are doing among the well read blogger friends is actually quite remarkable - sharing the life experiences by your writing and comments....that no book or no reading can provide....
Kimaya is adorable...and you are right - those eyes are so innocent....wish they remain the same
@akshaya
So you are a lawyer or on the way to become on I guess...
Well Fountainhead is bcos I am too an architect....and dream of being Howard Roark
Yup the crush is my little doll
@-xh-
Thanks but - lemme know if you do read the little prince
@aaarti
thanks and about jhumpa - she is more of an existential writer - putting scenarious from her experiences into a book....so I doubt if she will be able to come out of that mould...
Yup kimaya is awesome thanks
@cinderella
Thanks and she is really gorgeous - I will have a photoshoot with her soon
@aneesh
Yup - you can say that - am a good reader....
Well you will catch up...soon I guess
@daydreamer
kewl....dil se prakat hua tera Oh my....can feel it ;)
well cant say much....I hardly read any bestseller myself....as my reading list is very different...
but yeah - a little knowledge and people feel that they know the world - I know what you mean....
psuedo kahi ke lol
@brocasarea
I have to keep myself abreast with my profession - its a requirement....yeah
@hiren
Comment moderation - wasqt ki maang hai
Read the little prince - its very small and interesting - you surely will like it.
I know thanks for the formating error - but there are already so many comments...
@joy
I dunno if you have a child...but in Rockerfeller Center plaza there is a store for Little Prince - you should go check it out.....
Being an architect - fountainhead is like our cult bible....I havent read many others from Ayn Rand...tho have most of her books.
Kimaya is awesome - and now this weekend I am going to go hug her again - she stays 30 miles away :(
@mayz
Yup she is really adorable
@raaji
Glad you like reading - one can make out from your posts...
and she is really cute
@debashish
Yup agree with Erich Segal - Love story - I liked that book too - forgot about it - thanks
Also I forgot to mention - I was a die hard fan of Asterix.....i had its entire collection too...
@phoenix
Will be happy to see you do this tag....and love to know your reading list knowing your background is literature....let me know when you do it.
@neeku
Well it seems only one book has been written with the way we are trained to beleive in ourselves no matter what - but only a handful can really live the life of Howard Roark - so yes most architects dream of being him....atleast in the back of their mind....
My crush - main aapne muh se kya kahu - might go and hug her this weekend....
@bhawana
Welcome here and thanks
@pavi!!!!!
Yeah she is little angel....
and let me know if you do this tak
@jane
yup - bookworm for real
well I do movies and books - but its more movies now - so I know what you mean
let me know if you read the little prince
about cnh - i did two things - one the information was on the shipping package - and second since the limit of taking baggage to india is set at 50 pounds per bag I did actually weight it
kewl.....glad i inspired you....btw - you missed my last two posts - they were high on the hilarious count - one on dandiya and the other on intercourse
@veens
why are you so confused nowadays...are these the D-day jitters?
You surely will get a gift - even if i am virutally invited to your wedding...ok thats a promise
and yeah I will go kiss her and hug her if possible this weekend - she stays like 30 miles away and the parents are busy you know....dont allow me to meet her :P
@pri
Glad you like the little prince - will let you know about interpretor of maladies
hahaha- there is no ladies anywhere for any competetion right now - it just me and kimaya :)
@rahul
Yup man...there are so many things and books - glad you remembered your list
and the crush is beautiful for sure
@still thinking
Ghar ka pata nahi woh to eet - mitti ka hai :P...par haan gharwale sab padhaku hai...
Life is a strange anomoly - so yes I do reflect on it in a kafkaesque way...
@urv
Yup kimaya is cute
@carolinagal
yup she sure is
@mishra
hahahah - wisdow pata nahi - it life experiences that I am sharing....so welcome here
no I dont think you are extrapolating - there are numerous ways to see the same thing - and thus there is no right or wrong....its what makes the mind creative...
thanks for blogrolling me - you will be in my reader
@kp
I know what you can use my books for - really - build your muscles man....some of them are heavy
kimaya is awesome dude
@vandita
thanks she is cute yeah....
@hemanth
thanks bud....
@prats
Hahah - little dumpling :)
well luckily these are most question from childhood - but the earlier part of the tag with all the books listed - I have maybe read 3-4 of those....so said that I did not have much to talk about....
calvin is da best....hahahhaha
I used to like dennis the menace and forgot to mention love for asterix....
sure - i prefer books over food, clothes and anything else
@vicky
not that many but quite a few.....as I still am transitory...once I know i am going to be at a place for long....it might very well be around 200 or more
thanks
:)Whoaaa.. u got the calvin n hobbes collection????can i be ur new bestesstt friend plsssssssssssss???? :D
sacchi me padhaku tag hai ..lol
kimaya is too cute re
:)
A man after my own heart it seems ... (except the hsitory of architecture thingy .. the word history itself evokes strong feelings of drowsiness and helplessness.. )
hey ceedy..honesly i didnt go thru d tag after lukin kimaya
wat a preety gal..
How are things out there friend,hope everything under control & the cloud which had gathered has blown away after a gentle drizzle
TC
CU
Your crush is super duper cute.Muah :)
And Enid Blytons...who doesn't love them? :)
Btw I so want to read the Fountainhead...heard abt it from a hell of a lot people!
lovely list of books there... used to love enid blyton.. then the nancy drew/hardy boys, then agatha christie... moved on and discovered a whole world of authors out there :)
ayn rand... i prefer atlas shrugged, but i own the fountainhead. and the little prince is one of my all time fave books. another fave is alice in wonderland. it's simplisticaly profound... :)
@aaarti
Now if I answer like Calvin it will be - Who are you? :)
@priya joyce
thanks and yes she is really cute
@redemption
hahaha - history padhne ko tricks hai to make it interesting
@joie
no problem....and yes she is really cute
@compassion unlimited
Well times are uncertain....there has been a steady decline in work since March with August being a bottom pit....
So just have to wait and watch....it like a week at a time....
Thanks will update you as soon as things become better :)
@crystal
Thanks...yup she is cute....
do read the fountainhead ....it interesting
@rayshma
Yup...there are so many good writers....its tough to pick a few...
Yes and I forgot about Alice in wonderland...thanks for reminding
Ooooh! We share the same favs in books and authors.
Can you believe most people haven't even heard of Blyton???? Ewck!
its a great tag and I love books..most of the books that u mentioned are my favourites as well..all the best
Ceedy bhai.....I'm back......
This is kind of rush our for me so I'll feast myself with your writing about reading and crush stuff in the evening
Check out my space........
the kid's so cute.... i remember her frm ur crush post.
anyways, this is a nice tag. loved it. made me a li'l nostalgic. brought back memories of childhood. will try to take up this tag.
kimaya is cuuute!
couldn't relate with the non-fiction or design books thing..
but clavin n hobbes, famous five, hardy boys and ofcourse enid B!
esp mr.twiddle.. oh how we used to love him!
Wow! tht was a padhaku tag for sure. :) and nice answers too. who's tht cute gurl??
First and foremost lets get this out of the way! I am jealous of your crush! hahahahahah
I love your new header! Sooooooo CD!
Where in the H E Double Hockey Sticks have you been (tapping foot)
Your answers were great! and ummmmmmm UPDATE SOON! or I am driving to Jersey and adding your DNA underneath my jeep! hahahahahah
How are you buddy???
Ne..
Now I am going back to take a nap!
@macademia
Yeah can beleive you about blyton...
good to know we share some favs
@lakshmi
Yup it surely is...
Glad you also saw some of your favorites
@friendly stranger
Welcome back....stranger...
i will be at your space soon...a bit busy...
do check some last few posts....to have a good laugh
@bhai with chai
Yup kimaya is cute
yeah the non fiction and design is specialized so understand
@ria
That cute girl is my friends new born daughter kimaya and I had a special post for her call my crush....read it if you have a chance
@ne
Ok now you have competetion ;)
I will have to ponder over this one :)
Thanks for the header - but remember the head is still the same
I am not around online much....so keep tapping - wont be around much for sometime....
update will take time - I really dont know what to write about....
shalom
@satish
Yup - she is cute but havent got a chance to see her for 3 weeks....
ok take this tag up....will love to see how unpadh you are :P
@satish
the stage is set - you are short of a boundary
Thanks for the link - the first page is interesting hehe.
Kimaya is quite a cute kid :) no wonder you have a crush on her.
@deepali
Let me know once you rea the book...and yeah she is kewl
@ceedy
in that case, it's better for me to leave this untouched.... :(
btw, is this a century for me????
Interpreter of Maladies is nice :-)
Enid Blyton- guru!
I am back! :-D
oops and forgot to comment on Kimaya- she's keyoote!!! chk out her eyes yar! mashallah :-)
@satish
no..do share your dumbness :P
and yes it was a century for you..
look at some comments above - I mentioned it....
@abreysham
welcome back...and thanks...I met Kimaya yesterday :)
Interpreter Of Maladies is a good read but nothing more.
The baby looks so adorable!Bless her :)
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