This is one of those blogs that I wrote because it reminded me of the days at college and home. From being a voracious reader to not much today, it took me down the memory lanes. Countless visits to Brigade Road and MG Road to buy books either from road side vendors or from Book stores. Long journey !!! Good Old days.
The day was 19th May 2009 and the man came down to Bangalore for a book release. Lord Jeffrey Howard Archer – an English author, actor, playwright, convicted criminal, and former politician (and my favorite author). How I longed to meet him but it never happened. An Indian Vacation is always filled with appointments that are subjected to change any moment. I grew up reading his novels after the “Hardy Boys”, “Tintin” and “The Three Investigators” stage of childhood. My first real novel was “Honor among Thieves”, the novel I cherish the most till date. Once I started working, I had absolutely no time to keep up with reading. I was an avid reader with a huge collection of books stacked up at home. My parents were always kind enough to help me in accommodating my books. Right from Sidney Sheldon, Dan Brown to Jeffery Archer, Daniel Steele, Mario Puzo, Ayn Rand, Thomas Harris, Robin Cook n many more. As a teen, I was so fascinated by Sheldon that at times i would sit up all night trying to finish a book. 'Tell me your dreams' was the first Sidney Sheldon book I ever read after which comes "The Doomsday Conspirancy" .
It was then that I started looking up to Sheldon n read all his books. My most favorite book of all times until 'Kane & Abel' came along was 'The Godfather' by Mario Puzo. Man, that’s the most fascinating book I've ever read and my most favorite character till date. So does the movie too.
I had 'The Prodigal Daughter' and 'Not a penny more, Not a penny less' by Archer neatly stacked up in my shelf for quite a while. I don’t recall buying them, probably got it from a friend. Initially I had tried reading 'As the Crow flies' by Archer. That was the second book which successfully put me to sleep.’ The Enchantress of Florence' by Salman Rushdie was the first one. “As the crow flies” was not so bad, but it wasn’t that good either. A few chapters done and it’s collecting dust in the corner, safely stacked away from the world.
When a friend suggested that I try Kane & Abel, I was least interested. But when I knew that it was a prequel to The Prodigal Daughter, I thought trying it wouldn’t be such a bad idea. I was one of the weirdoes who read the 3 part book in reverse order - first “Shall we tell the President”, second “The Prodigal Daughter” and then “Kane and Abel”. Well it turns out that it’s the best book I've ever read till date. The book tells the stories of two men born worlds apart. They have nothing in common except the same date of birth (April 18, 1906) and zeal to succeed in life. William Lowell Kane is a wealthy and powerful Boston Banker while Abel Rosnovski is a Pole born into desperate poverty who eventually immigrates to the United States. How their life entangles, n their hatred for each other forms the rest of the plot.
I'm soon going on a shopping spree for all Jeffery Archer books and also I must also start my reading habits once more. Blogging habits are back to business, now its time to get the reading back on track.
Until Nezt Time, Adios AmigosThis is one of those blogs that I wrote because it reminded me of the days at college and home. From being a voracious reader to not much today, it took me down the memory lanes. Countless visits to Brigade Road and MG Road to buy books either from road side vendors or from Book stores. Long journey !!! Good Old days.
The day was 19th May 2009 and the man came down to Bangalore for a book release. Lord Jeffrey Howard Archer – an English author, actor, playwright, convicted criminal, and former politician (and my favorite author). How I longed to meet him but it never happened. An Indian Vacation is always filled with appointments that are subjected to change any moment. I grew up reading his novels after the “Hardy Boys”, “Tintin” and “The Three Investigators” stage of childhood. My first real novel was “Honor among Thieves”, the novel I cherish the most till date. Once I started working, I had absolutely no time to keep up with reading. I was an avid reader with a huge collection of books stacked up at home. My parents were always kind enough to help me in accommodating my books. Right from Sidney Sheldon, Dan Brown to Jeffery Archer, Danielle Steele, Mario Puzo, Ayn Rand, Thomas Harris, Robin Cook n many more. As a teen, I was so fascinated by Sheldon that at times i would sit up all night trying to finish a book. 'Tell me your dreams' was the first Sidney Sheldon book I ever read after which comes "The Doomsday Conspirancy" .
It was then that I started looking up to Sheldon n read all his books. My most favorite book of all times until 'Kane & Abel' came along was 'The Godfather' by Mario Puzo. Man, that’s the most fascinating book I've ever read and my most favorite character till date. So does the movie too.
I had 'The Prodigal Daughter' and 'Not a penny more, Not a penny less' by Archer neatly stacked up in my shelf for quite a while. I don’t recall buying them, probably got it from a friend. Initially I had tried reading 'As the Crow flies' by Archer. That was the second book which successfully put me to sleep.’ The Enchantress of Florence' by Salman Rushdie was the first one. “As the crow flies” was not so bad, but it wasn’t that good either. A few chapters done and it’s collecting dust in the corner, safely stacked away from the world.
When a friend suggested that I try Kane & Abel, I was least interested. But when I knew that it was a prequel to The Prodigal Daughter, I thought trying it wouldn’t be such a bad idea. I was one of the weirdoes who read the 3 part book in reverse order - first “Shall we tell the President”, second “The Prodigal Daughter” and then “Kane and Abel”. Well it turns out that it’s the best book I've ever read till date. The book tells the stories of two men born worlds apart. They have nothing in common except the same date of birth (April 18, 1906) and zeal to succeed in life. William Lowell Kane is a wealthy and powerful Boston Banker while Abel Rosnovski is a Pole born into desperate poverty who eventually immigrates to the United States. How their life entangles, n their hatred for each other forms the rest of the plot.
I'm soon going on a shopping spree for all Jeffery Archer books and also I must also start my reading habits once more. Blogging habits are back to business, now its time to get the reading back on track.
Until Nezt Time, Adios Amigos
The day was 19th May 2009 and the man came down to Bangalore for a book release. Lord Jeffrey Howard Archer – an English author, actor, playwright, convicted criminal, and former politician (and my favorite author). How I longed to meet him but it never happened. An Indian Vacation is always filled with appointments that are subjected to change any moment. I grew up reading his novels after the “Hardy Boys”, “Tintin” and “The Three Investigators” stage of childhood. My first real novel was “Honor among Thieves”, the novel I cherish the most till date. Once I started working, I had absolutely no time to keep up with reading. I was an avid reader with a huge collection of books stacked up at home. My parents were always kind enough to help me in accommodating my books. Right from Sidney Sheldon, Dan Brown to Jeffery Archer, Daniel Steele, Mario Puzo, Ayn Rand, Thomas Harris, Robin Cook n many more. As a teen, I was so fascinated by Sheldon that at times i would sit up all night trying to finish a book. 'Tell me your dreams' was the first Sidney Sheldon book I ever read after which comes "The Doomsday Conspirancy" .
It was then that I started looking up to Sheldon n read all his books. My most favorite book of all times until 'Kane & Abel' came along was 'The Godfather' by Mario Puzo. Man, that’s the most fascinating book I've ever read and my most favorite character till date. So does the movie too.
I had 'The Prodigal Daughter' and 'Not a penny more, Not a penny less' by Archer neatly stacked up in my shelf for quite a while. I don’t recall buying them, probably got it from a friend. Initially I had tried reading 'As the Crow flies' by Archer. That was the second book which successfully put me to sleep.’ The Enchantress of Florence' by Salman Rushdie was the first one. “As the crow flies” was not so bad, but it wasn’t that good either. A few chapters done and it’s collecting dust in the corner, safely stacked away from the world.
When a friend suggested that I try Kane & Abel, I was least interested. But when I knew that it was a prequel to The Prodigal Daughter, I thought trying it wouldn’t be such a bad idea. I was one of the weirdoes who read the 3 part book in reverse order - first “Shall we tell the President”, second “The Prodigal Daughter” and then “Kane and Abel”. Well it turns out that it’s the best book I've ever read till date. The book tells the stories of two men born worlds apart. They have nothing in common except the same date of birth (April 18, 1906) and zeal to succeed in life. William Lowell Kane is a wealthy and powerful Boston Banker while Abel Rosnovski is a Pole born into desperate poverty who eventually immigrates to the United States. How their life entangles, n their hatred for each other forms the rest of the plot.
I'm soon going on a shopping spree for all Jeffery Archer books and also I must also start my reading habits once more. Blogging habits are back to business, now its time to get the reading back on track.
Until Nezt Time, Adios AmigosThis is one of those blogs that I wrote because it reminded me of the days at college and home. From being a voracious reader to not much today, it took me down the memory lanes. Countless visits to Brigade Road and MG Road to buy books either from road side vendors or from Book stores. Long journey !!! Good Old days.
The day was 19th May 2009 and the man came down to Bangalore for a book release. Lord Jeffrey Howard Archer – an English author, actor, playwright, convicted criminal, and former politician (and my favorite author). How I longed to meet him but it never happened. An Indian Vacation is always filled with appointments that are subjected to change any moment. I grew up reading his novels after the “Hardy Boys”, “Tintin” and “The Three Investigators” stage of childhood. My first real novel was “Honor among Thieves”, the novel I cherish the most till date. Once I started working, I had absolutely no time to keep up with reading. I was an avid reader with a huge collection of books stacked up at home. My parents were always kind enough to help me in accommodating my books. Right from Sidney Sheldon, Dan Brown to Jeffery Archer, Danielle Steele, Mario Puzo, Ayn Rand, Thomas Harris, Robin Cook n many more. As a teen, I was so fascinated by Sheldon that at times i would sit up all night trying to finish a book. 'Tell me your dreams' was the first Sidney Sheldon book I ever read after which comes "The Doomsday Conspirancy" .
It was then that I started looking up to Sheldon n read all his books. My most favorite book of all times until 'Kane & Abel' came along was 'The Godfather' by Mario Puzo. Man, that’s the most fascinating book I've ever read and my most favorite character till date. So does the movie too.
I had 'The Prodigal Daughter' and 'Not a penny more, Not a penny less' by Archer neatly stacked up in my shelf for quite a while. I don’t recall buying them, probably got it from a friend. Initially I had tried reading 'As the Crow flies' by Archer. That was the second book which successfully put me to sleep.’ The Enchantress of Florence' by Salman Rushdie was the first one. “As the crow flies” was not so bad, but it wasn’t that good either. A few chapters done and it’s collecting dust in the corner, safely stacked away from the world.
When a friend suggested that I try Kane & Abel, I was least interested. But when I knew that it was a prequel to The Prodigal Daughter, I thought trying it wouldn’t be such a bad idea. I was one of the weirdoes who read the 3 part book in reverse order - first “Shall we tell the President”, second “The Prodigal Daughter” and then “Kane and Abel”. Well it turns out that it’s the best book I've ever read till date. The book tells the stories of two men born worlds apart. They have nothing in common except the same date of birth (April 18, 1906) and zeal to succeed in life. William Lowell Kane is a wealthy and powerful Boston Banker while Abel Rosnovski is a Pole born into desperate poverty who eventually immigrates to the United States. How their life entangles, n their hatred for each other forms the rest of the plot.
I'm soon going on a shopping spree for all Jeffery Archer books and also I must also start my reading habits once more. Blogging habits are back to business, now its time to get the reading back on track.
Until Nezt Time, Adios Amigos
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