The 15 book tag

Posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 by Deepa

The rules are: "Don't take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Tag up to 15 friends, including me because I'm interested in seeing what books my friends choose."

1. Swami and Friends (R.K.Narayan) - Warm childhood memories...lazy sunday afternoons..and Appa reading about Swami's exploits from the book....
2. Rebecca (Daphne du Maurier) - Eerie and mysterious. The imagery was very powerful. Red rhododendrons?
3. The Hungry Tide (Amitav Ghosh)- The first (and probably) the only book I have read set in the Sundarbans. It was a great experience.
4. The Glass Palace (Amitav Ghosh)- I learnt a great deal about Burma
5. Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)- My first 'romantic' novel. Fell in love with Mr. Darcy
6. The Lord of the Flies (William Golding)- Literature text in +2. Analysed it to death! But it was great.
7. Sybil (can't recall author) - Wonderful story about a girl with multiple personality disorder. 16 split personalities. Nothing can beat that!
8. To Sir with Love (E.R.Braithwaite)- am a sucker for emotions.
9. Srikantha (Sarat Chandra)- totally deconstructed the structure of a novel. No intro, no body and no climax. Story went in a straight line. Interesting!
10. David Copperfield (Charles Dickens) - Again - middle school literature. Loved the story.
11. The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseni) - My first exposure to Afghan society. I found it is very similar to Indian society - same class/caste system and many words are similar to Urdu.
12. A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseni) - Wonder at how a man could capture the lives and feelings of women so beautifully.
13. Memoirs of a Geisha (can't recall author) - loved the exposure to Japanese culture
14. The Thorn Birds (Colleen Maccullough) - I just love stories of forbidden love
15. Riot (Shashi Tharoor) - See point no. 14

Completed in 7 minutes!

I must admit that these books arent all the ones that will 'stick with me' - I was just racing against time!

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6 Responses to The 15 book tag

  1. Roshmi Sinha says:
    June 30, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    Cool!

    But you got to put down your reasons for liking each book alongside the title, as well...

    and u didn't take up the second tag in my post ... :(

  2. Roshmi Sinha says:
    July 2, 2009 at 1:02 AM

    Great! That was prompt! :)

    I have read some of these as well... To Sir with Love (E.R.Braithwaite), Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen), Srikantha (Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay), David Copperfield (Charles Dickens), The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseni)... all wonderful stories!

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    July 3, 2009 at 6:05 PM

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  4. Ketan says:
    July 23, 2009 at 1:02 PM

    Hi Deepa!

    Coincidentally, except for a story from 'Swami and friends', and a few pages of beginning of David Copperfield, I've read nothing from your list!

    Though, I concede, I'm not a very well read person. I'd recommend 'Acts of Faith' by Eric Seagal if you like restricted love stories, and haven't read it, yet.

    Take care.

  5. Deepa says:
    July 24, 2009 at 7:40 AM

    Hi Ketan. I have read Acts of Faith. Many years ago....yes it was a good book. I love books which give me an insight into new cultures and way of life and see how they compare with my own. So the details of the Jewish way of life was good to read.

  6. Deepa says:
    July 20, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    Hi Ketan. I have read Acts of Faith. Many years ago....yes it was a good book. I love books which give me an insight into new cultures and way of life and see how they compare with my own. So the details of the Jewish way of life was good to read.

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