Well, whoever came up with this Book Bucket Challenge (as people are calling it) is a genius. Brings back so many memories. Thank you Suvajeet, for giving me a chance to relive some of them. This may be a bit long, but if you have the patience to read through it, I promise it will be worth the while. Without further ado, here is, as Suvajeet so eloquently put it, my top decennial scrolls. 1. Harry Potter Series: Not too much to be said about this one. It is, perhaps, the most complete body of literature I have ever read. I still marvel at how beautifully Rowling used a fantasy world to insinuate at the real one. Harry Potter is life. 2. Across The River and Into The Seas -- Ernest Hemingway: My first brush with Hemingway, this one just blew me away with the fluid narrative and seamless jumping between different plots. Masterclass. 3. Eragon -- Christopher Paolini: Not the best high fantasy series around, but Eragon was fun. Plus, it gave me my favourite nickname, Shadeslayer. ;) 4. Julius Caesar -- Again, a classic. Nothing much to be said. Shakespeare is on a different plane altogether. 5. To Kill A Mockingbird -- Emotional, gritty and moving; a stark narrative rooted firmly in reality. Awesome read. 6. The Kite Runner -- I doubt I will ever read a more realistic story than this one. Had high hopes from Hosseini after this one, which were not fulfilled. Still, this is firmly among my favourites. 7. Like The Flowing River -- Paolo Coelho: I didnt nominate The Alchemist because everyone did. Also, I imagine those starting off with Coelho might had trouble following the extended metaphor, like I did. This is ideal for them; nuggets of stories with the mastery of Coelho. 8. Inverting the Pyramid -- Jonathan Wilson: Before reading this book, I thought I knew about football. Then I got to know how wrong I was. Insightful and thought-provoking, this is a must read for football fans. 9. Professor Shonku series, Satyajit Ray: The only vernacular to make the cut. Fascinating science fiction, and I cannot say Ive read anything better. 10. Malgudi Days: People rave about Maupassant and Saki, but I find RK Narayan at par with them, maybe even better. His are probably the best short stories Ive read. I had to leave out a few great books, most notable being the Game of Thrones series. But thats just how it is. Now for the fun part. Kaustuva, Shubhra, Subhasri, Damini, Aniruddha, Mandal -- get started. And two special tags for people who probably wont do it anyway. :P Pulaha -- your move. :D (P.S: Non-text books. ;) ) Mitra -- Yes. Again. A second tag for you. :P
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 07:20:54 +0000
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