(This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. I am writing this month on activities that keep me refreshed during these depressing days. It's Day 5 today.)
Books are a great companion, always. It transports me to a different realm. Unlike movies, books leave a lot to our imagination, making our creative cells work a bit. I am not a fast reader, and rarely I get a long stretch of time to read a book. Mostly it's short spells of 20 or 30 minutes.
Ever since Kindle came, I have been reading a lot of e-books. I find it quite handy, comfortable, and easy to read. So many advantages: you can adjust the font shape and size, change the background, adjust brightness, check meanings of words, and make notes, which are later searchable. Since I can have the Kindle on my phone too as an app, I don't have to carry either the Kindle or the book along with me.
Additionally, the annual Kindle Unlimited subscription gives me access to a huge collection of books.
I tend to read more of non-fiction, generally biographies and travelogues.
Some of the non-fiction books I have read are:
India Shastra: Reflections on the Nation in Our Time, by Shashi Tharoor,
Federer by Chris Bowers,
Tuesdays with Morrie by Albom Mitch,
Barack Obama: Life Lessons by Michael Winicott,
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama,
This Unquiet Land: Stories from India's Fault Lines, by Barkha Dutt,
Across the Chicken Neck: Travels in Northeast India by Nandita Haksar.
Some of the other authors I have enjoyed reading are Arther Hailey, A J Cronin, John Grisham, Dan Brown, R K Narayan, Preeti Shenoy, Chethan Bhagat, Anitha Nair, Shashi Deshpande, etc.
I am currently reading A Hundred Little Flames by Preeti Shenoy. This is her fourth book I am reading. The other three are The Rule Breakers, Life is What You Make It and The One You Can't Have.
I am on Goodreads where you can find some of the books I have read.
Ever since Kindle came, I have been reading a lot of e-books. I find it quite handy, comfortable, and easy to read. So many advantages: you can adjust the font shape and size, change the background, adjust brightness, check meanings of words, and make notes, which are later searchable. Since I can have the Kindle on my phone too as an app, I don't have to carry either the Kindle or the book along with me.
Additionally, the annual Kindle Unlimited subscription gives me access to a huge collection of books.
I tend to read more of non-fiction, generally biographies and travelogues.
Some of the non-fiction books I have read are:
India Shastra: Reflections on the Nation in Our Time, by Shashi Tharoor,
Federer by Chris Bowers,
Tuesdays with Morrie by Albom Mitch,
Barack Obama: Life Lessons by Michael Winicott,
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama,
This Unquiet Land: Stories from India's Fault Lines, by Barkha Dutt,
Across the Chicken Neck: Travels in Northeast India by Nandita Haksar.
Some of the other authors I have enjoyed reading are Arther Hailey, A J Cronin, John Grisham, Dan Brown, R K Narayan, Preeti Shenoy, Chethan Bhagat, Anitha Nair, Shashi Deshpande, etc.
I am currently reading A Hundred Little Flames by Preeti Shenoy. This is her fourth book I am reading. The other three are The Rule Breakers, Life is What You Make It and The One You Can't Have.
I am on Goodreads where you can find some of the books I have read.