I am skipping #11(a book I hated) and #12(a book I love but hate at the same time) because I haven’t yet encountered books that I hate. I have disliked some; been bored by some; and, disappointed by some. But, I have never hated my books.
#13. My favourite writer(s)
• Jeffrey Archer – I grew up on his novels. My father loves Kane and Abel and I grew up wanting to be his Prodigal daughter: his joy, sorrow and pride ❤️️
• J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter, duh ❤️️
• Kalki – He is a giant in the world of Tamil fiction. His historical fiction novels have inspired us Tamil people, old and young alike, to understand and celebrate our rich history and culture ❤️️ A true immortal.
• Arundhati Roy – I aspire to write like her ❤️️‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’ made me look at my country’s dark places and understand its harsh truths. It still gave me hope, still made me believe, in the inherent goodness that resides in our people.
• Agatha Christie – I like her character-driven crime novels more than other writers’ action/enigma types. Plus, female role-model ❤️️
• Patrick Rothfuss – Name of the Wind. After years and years of reading books, I finally found him (thanks to @vardinihaeyo). Never have I ever read such gripping material since J.K.Rowling. Read the first few lines of the prologue ❤️️ and you’ll never look back.
P.S.: The book cover I’ve shared for Kalki is from his most famous work: Ponniyin Selvan (5 part series). It translates to River Cauvery’s Son and tells the story of one of the greatest empires of Tamil history and its greatest king: Raja Raja Chola of the Chola Empire. He is believed to have been saved by the Cauvery Goddess herself when he fell into the river as a small boy and almost drowned. Interestingly though, the story’s hero isn’t the titular character but a soldier/buddy of the Crown Prince.
It’s highly unfair to call this work as simply a novel; it’s a saga of epic proportions ❤️️
Was so thrilled to see Ponniyin Selvan here!!! I want to read them again. It’s been more than 10 years since I read it first. But some parts are still so fresh in my memory.
taekkielove
August 15, 2020 at 5:29 AM
#30daybookchallenge
I am skipping #11(a book I hated) and #12(a book I love but hate at the same time) because I haven’t yet encountered books that I hate. I have disliked some; been bored by some; and, disappointed by some. But, I have never hated my books.
#13. My favourite writer(s)
• Jeffrey Archer – I grew up on his novels. My father loves Kane and Abel and I grew up wanting to be his Prodigal daughter: his joy, sorrow and pride ❤️️
• J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter, duh ❤️️
• Kalki – He is a giant in the world of Tamil fiction. His historical fiction novels have inspired us Tamil people, old and young alike, to understand and celebrate our rich history and culture ❤️️ A true immortal.
• Arundhati Roy – I aspire to write like her ❤️️‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’ made me look at my country’s dark places and understand its harsh truths. It still gave me hope, still made me believe, in the inherent goodness that resides in our people.
• Agatha Christie – I like her character-driven crime novels more than other writers’ action/enigma types. Plus, female role-model ❤️️
• Patrick Rothfuss – Name of the Wind. After years and years of reading books, I finally found him (thanks to @vardinihaeyo). Never have I ever read such gripping material since J.K.Rowling. Read the first few lines of the prologue ❤️️ and you’ll never look back.
P.S.: The book cover I’ve shared for Kalki is from his most famous work: Ponniyin Selvan (5 part series). It translates to River Cauvery’s Son and tells the story of one of the greatest empires of Tamil history and its greatest king: Raja Raja Chola of the Chola Empire. He is believed to have been saved by the Cauvery Goddess herself when he fell into the river as a small boy and almost drowned. Interestingly though, the story’s hero isn’t the titular character but a soldier/buddy of the Crown Prince.
It’s highly unfair to call this work as simply a novel; it’s a saga of epic proportions ❤️️
Blue (@mayhemf)
August 15, 2020 at 5:32 AM
Was so thrilled to see Ponniyin Selvan here!!! I want to read them again. It’s been more than 10 years since I read it first. But some parts are still so fresh in my memory.
taekkielove
August 16, 2020 at 8:28 AM
It stays with us, doesn’t it!!