Got tagged by Arpz who asked me to write about my tastes in books. Not that difficult a task unless you happen to be the one who is hardly into reading. So if most of the answers are blank, don't cringe 'coz that's pretty much all I have. Here it goes :
A book that made you laugh:
First ball bouncer !!!
(After forcing my grey cells to go wild hunting for 5 minutes) I duck. None of the books I have read falls into this category.
A book that made you cry:
Literally.... none.
Otherwise.... 'The God of Small Things'. Same reason as Arpz, it was way too boring and dragging. I actually got headache after some 25 pages and the maximum I could torture myself was upto 50 pages or so. Then I gave up.
A book that scared you:
Literally.... again... none.
Otherwise.... All the textbooks post school.
A book that disgusted you:
'The Blue Bedspread' by Rajkamal Jha. I have not read it but the content made me sick. It talks about lesbianism and incest. My objection is to the incest part of it, which is the basic underlying theme of this book.
A book you loved in elementary school:
'Chacha Chowdhary' series. Awesome stuff. I bet every kid still loves it. On a second thought, this is also the 'book that made me laugh'.
A book you loved in middle school or junior high school:
On the risk of sounding a Geek, 'Mathematics' text books.
A book you loved in high school:
Continuing in the geeky mode.... 'Mathematics' by R.S. Agarwal.
A book you loved in college:
'Five Point Someone'. Those who have read it will know why and others.... go, get it.
A book that challenged your identity:
None yet. And I don't think any book has the power to do that.
A series that you love:
The novels by Dan Brown. I have read all 4 of them and loved each one.
Your favorite science fiction book:
If I am allowed to double-count, then 'Digital Fortress' by Dan Brown.
Otherwise, none. Though, back in my growing years, there used to be science magazine called 'Vigyan Pragati' which had a Sci-fi story in every issue. I loved them.
Your favorite fantasy:
None, which is probably the perfect answer for a non-reader who doesn't like fantasy.
Your favorite mystery:
Double-counting again.... 'Angels and Demons' by Dan Brown. Truly riveting.
Your favorite biography:
None. 'Coz I have read none and I have no reason why.
Your favorite "coming of age" book:
Absolutely no idea. Though, venturing again in the geeky territory... 'Multi-Objective Optimization using Evolutionary Algorithms' by Kalyanmoy Deb. It IS the "coming of age" book in the world of Genetic Algorithms and Evolutionary Computations.
Your favorite classic:
'Tughlaq' by Girish Karnad. I read it as a textbook but it is a classic in every sense of the word. A true masterpiece.
Your favorite romance book:
Yet again... none. Though I like romantic stuff but somehow I am yet to convince myself to read a romantic novel.
Alright.... job done.
And I hereby tag Godiva , Zee , Still Searching , Di , Lavender and Mini .
P.S. - I am not a geek.
Jai ho.
18 comments:
You have named almost 3 textbooks...just to let you know, there's nothing wrong in confessing you're the 'intellect' kind. Anyway, nice collection there...i may just try reading the ones i haven't read so far !!
Still, for a proclaimed non-reader, thats quite a long list! :) Believe me, I know.. my brother and cousin usually dont get past the 3rd page of any novel!
@ Lavender
I agree.... and I have no qualms in confessing that I happen(ed) to have a certain degree of intellect but then strictly speaking, it is a relative attribute, isn't it?
@ SS
Well... long but mostly blank.. hehe.
Give your brother and cousin 'Digital Fortress'. I bet they'll complete it. U just can't leave in the middle.
i love dan brown too.......esp angels and demons....
let me get my hands on first ball bouncer
i love dan brown too.......esp angels and demons....
let me get my hands on first ball bouncer
@ Zee
go go... get'em soon :)
@ Zee
same to same :P
Hey, u're so right! My brother read Digital Fortress without putting it down in like one night!!
@ SS
I knew it. There is simply no point in the novel where u can stop without being curious. I completed all the Dan Brown novels in single days.
wow..u go geek!! ;) but a hint of agud thing there as its atleast apparent u like ur line of academics :)
@ Di
Geek !!!!
nahiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnn
itna bada ilzaaaaam !!!!!!
hehehehe
ab jab last 20 years se academic line mein hain... to thora to likeness aayega hi :P
u loved maths book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What planet are u from?????;-)
@ Ekta
well... it won't come as a surprise if you consider my whereabouts for the last 4 years.
ab khud se bolenge to sab bolenge ki bolta hai :P
wow.... Raj
@ Raj
wow to u too :P
justice done to tag :)
thanks.
@ Arpz
ab bataiye... kitna hatke tha mera response ?? hehe :P
Mathematics by R.S.Agrawal??? or do u mean quantitative aptitude by same author?
@ Reema
I mean the secondary and high school mathematics text book by R.S. Agarwal. I have never read any higher level book written by him.
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