Oh... did I mention 'reading novels'..

I have never been as jobless and topicless as I am this instant, thanks to the one month vacation and intense heat in chennai which made me change my decision and stay at home. Being at home 24-7 is not that bad after all. I mean when and where else can you keep yourself busy trying to keep yourself busy. Nothing can be more heavenly than waking up without letting the alarm ringtone kill your blissful dream, spending more than an hour taking bath without worrying about getting late to college, reading novels, having breakfast in the morning time and not during the lunchtime, reading novels, watching a relaxing movie on the TV, reading novels, playing solitaire on a high speed PC, oh... did I mention reading novels? Undoubtedly 'reading novels' tops any person's "Things to do this vacation" list. Well it did top my "Things to do during my last sem of college" list. Some of the ones I managed to read last sem were...

1. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts- The much hyped very greatly written 933-page novel. An amazing start, engrossing storyline, in-depth description, thought-provoking philosophical one liners but sadly a very hindi-movie-ish, cliched and over-stretched ending.
2. The Inscrutable Americans by Anurag Mathur- This book is anything but inscrutable. Trackless, cliched, unrealistic and filled with PJs.
3. Uncle Fred in the springtime by PGWodehouse- Partly amusing but couldnt make me laugh out loud. You can easily visualize it as a classic comedy. Not really my kinda comedy though.
4. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho- Plain Philosophical crap. I dont care if the "soul of the caravan can speak to the soul of the desert" or if "the horse knows the language of life".
5. To kill a mocking bird by Harper Lee- A simple story of a simple family which describes the complicated nature of human behaviour. It teaches the important lessons of life in a very beautiful way. Indeed a masterpiece of American literature.
6. One night at the call center by Chetan Bhaghat- Blech!! Warning:Donot read this book if you donot want to puke. They should put a "For children under 5 years of age" tag on the book.
7. The Kite runner by Khaled Hosseini- An epic of fathers and sons, of friendship and brotherhood, of faith and betrayal, of sins and atonement. One of the best books I've read. Unputdownable and undoubtedly a must read.
8. Acts of faith by Erich segal- Another favourite of mine. This book is about religion, hope and faith and how they can greatly influence one's life. A must read for today's stereotyped youth.
9. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller- Amazing 'Laugh out loud' PJs but sadly no storyline.

Visitors to this blog, please suggest some good books. You must have guessed that I usually like no-nonsense book with a deep thought-provoking story. Philoshopical books are a sure no. I have never read a romance novel but would like to read one. Meanwhile Ill continue playing solitaire to pass my time :-) .