Gokul Paranjothiin52 in 52: The reading challenge.The listHere’s a list of all the books I read during 2017! While I somehow managed to get through 52 books for the year, writing about them took a…Feb 23, 2018Feb 23, 2018
Gokul Paranjothiin52 in 52: The reading challenge.Adventure 11: The Girl on the Train, Paula HawkinsWeek 11 of the reading challenge introduced me to Paula Hawkins’ novel, which was then a major motion picture as well. I had forgotten for…Jun 13, 2017Jun 13, 2017
Gokul Paranjothiin52 in 52: The reading challenge.Adventure 10: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark HaddonAfter dealing with some serious fact-oriented non-fiction the previous week, I wanted to read a lighter book which would be both enjoyable…May 18, 2017May 18, 2017
Gokul Paranjothiin52 in 52: The reading challenge.Adventure 9: The Emperor of All Maladies, Siddhartha Mukherjee“Cancer’s life is a recapitulation of the body’s life, its existence a pathological mirror of our own.” — Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor…May 3, 2017May 3, 2017
Gokul Paranjothiin52 in 52: The reading challenge.Adventure 8: The Kaunteyas, Madhavi.S.MahadevanTo retell the Mahabharata, India’s oldest, biggest and most told epic, in a new light is no mean task. To present the new perspective of…May 2, 2017May 2, 2017
Gokul Paranjothiin52 in 52: The reading challenge.Adventure 7: Selection Day, Aravind AdigaVisiting bookstores in India made me realize how deprived I was of Indian authors’ publications. Wandering around bookstores in Chennai…Apr 3, 2017Apr 3, 2017
Gokul Paranjothiin52 in 52: The reading challenge.Adventure 6: Leaf by Niggle, J.R.R Tolkien (Not a review, but an adventure of finding the book)Week 2 of February was a haze of meeting family and friends in Chennai. There is something about home, about getting yourself reacquainted…Mar 30, 2017Mar 30, 2017
Gokul Paranjothiin52 in 52: The reading challenge.Adventure 5: Cutting for Stone, Abraham VergheseFebruary, I think will be one of the busiest months I would have had this year. In the first week, I was shuttling between Vegas, Denver…Mar 27, 2017Mar 27, 2017
Gokul Paranjothiin52 in 52: The reading challenge.Adventure 4: The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Richard FlanaganThe 4th week of January was pretty busy outside of the world of words. I had just been told of a trip to the France and the UK, and was…Mar 26, 20171Mar 26, 20171
Gokul Paranjothiin52 in 52: The reading challenge.Adventure 3: Make something up stories you can’t unread, Chuck PalahniukMy third week of reading introduced me to Chuck Palahniuk’s short stories, and reiterated why he’s the one of the most captivating…Mar 13, 20171Mar 13, 20171
