For quite some time, I had lost my reading groove.
The pile of books on my reading list was threatening to bury me underneath it.
And I am not even going to mention the books sitting inside my Kindle. I keep
buying the Kindle version of books and managing to read just a few chapters of
those books.
But from the past few days, the reading fairy has
been very kind to me. I have been able to read quite a few books. And not just
read them, my sub-conscious mind has been analyzing these stories for several
elements.
I read Every Day by David Levithan. It’s a wonderful
book and I enjoyed it very much. Infact, I am completely in awe of David
Levithan’s writing abilities after reading this book. After that I read Wonder
by R.J Palacio. Wonder has become one of my all time favourite books. And its
protagonist- August Pullman, one of my favourite literary characters. This is one
book everyone should read.
Then I read another lovely book The Tiffin by Mahtab
Narsimhan. The protagonist of this book – Kunal wriggled his way into my heart.
I loved every bit of this book. Now I am reading Suite Scarlett by Maureen
Johnson. I am enjoying it. Maureen’s writing is amazing.
Getting back my reading groove has been wonderful.
Nothing makes me as happy as reading a book. And if the story absorbs me,
nothing like it.
What books are you reading now? Any book that you
would like to recommend to us?
Long time since I read a book:( Wish I could get some time, to catch up!
ReplyDeleteI am reading a classic called, "The Secret Garden" and I am loving it so far! The issue is - I find it difficult to read more than one hour, everyday. So, I am progressing very slowly.
ReplyDeleteDestination Infinity
I go through cycles where I don't read much and it's cool when the reading explodes again.
ReplyDeleteLoved EVERY DAY! You might also like these older YA novels - BEFORE I FALL by Lauren Oliver and THIRTEEN REASONS WHY by Jay Asher. :)
ReplyDeleteMadeline @ The Shellshank Redemption
Recently I finished a novel called Madame Picasso, by Anne Girard, that I enjoyed so much. And also Poisoned Ground, by Sandra Parshall. The first was a historical novel about Picasso's first "great love". The second a really good mystery. Yesterday I finished a Tween fantasy called Canlandia, by Steve Richardson. Now I have to get back to writing, but i find that after a reading binge, I'm usually all revved up to write again.
ReplyDeleteI am reading Doll Bones and for the second time Harvest Home.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're reading! I find when I make the time to read I'm more productive in my writing and overall happier. Now, to get my kids on board to allow me to read . . .
ReplyDeleteHi Rachna,
ReplyDeleteGlad you got your reading groove back and the reading fairy smiles at you.
I really struggle to read a book these days. Ironically, I'm spending so much time reading blogs. Does that count?
A peaceful weekend to you.
Gary :)
I started Ice Dogs by Terry Lynn Johnson but haven't had time to get back to it.
ReplyDeleteI do miss reading 'real' books; the paper back kind. We don't get English books here so I am doing most of my reading on kindle. Which is great except that I get to read only one genre and selected authors, who are in my reading list alright, but I do have others who I'd like to read too! So why can't I? The kindle is my son's and I read what he uploads!! Glad that at least we do have some common interests here!:)
ReplyDeleteGlad you have been able to find time to read again, Rachna. I finished several books while we were on vacation, but have crawled to a halt. Unfortunately for me, I have to mix in work related reading which is technical and not interesting.
ReplyDeleteI hope your selections are better than mine.
I'm glad you're back in your reading groove and you've found some fun and good books to read. I've been reading a lot this summer - even just skimming a few titles that I won't mention - but the faves I've come across so far (I need to update goodreads) are: Lady of Devices, Reborn, and Quantum Prophecy (or is it book #3 of that series?). These were just delightfully fun reads for me but they all impressed me with their plot pacing.
ReplyDeleteI've been reading a bunch of short stories lately. I must check out the books you mentioned though.
ReplyDeleteI'm judging a contest now so I have two boxes full of books to read. I miss my Kindle! I love to read on the treadmill and with a paper book, I can never get it propped up right so that I can read it. With a Kindle, you can enlarge the font to be able to easily read from a distance.
ReplyDeleteSend me your reading fairy. Right now I am re reading Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies.
ReplyDeleteI've been in a reading slump lately and really want to get back into my own groove. There's nothing I love more than reading. Thanks for inspiring me to get back to it with this post. :)
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. I had about 10 years of mothering where my reading dropped to a bear minimum, then suffered further under the textbook dryness of secondary education. In the last 6 years I've hopped back into reading, and wow. There are too many favorites to count. That's why I keep track of them on Goodreads. =)
ReplyDeleteI've been reading lots of books by blogger buddies, and also trying as far as possible, to post a review on Goodreads.
ReplyDeletei'm starting many books and having a hard time getting into them, more because of the little amount of time i have to read. but with vacay coming up, i hope to get thru a few!
ReplyDeleteglad you found your groove - i'm looking forward to getting into one again!
and thanks for supporting my broken branch falls blog tour!!
Funny, how our lives dovetail...I too am getting in a big reading groove as well. But I swear my eyesight will suffer for it, but who cares...it's awesome, right?
ReplyDeleteSometimes I go through a period of starting books and putting them down.
ReplyDeleteI tend to read 3-7 books at a time, reading a little bit of each, which is why I sometimes have no reviews one week and several the next.