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    Aravind Adiga's "The White Tiger" - Theme is like God of small things. This novel talks about how servants are treated by Indian masters, like the rookies in the coop and how a white tiger breaks it and comes out in a most dishonest way. However the white tiger justifies his action in the climax.The mind change of Balram Halwai from a loyal servant to a cruel cheat was well captured. The bad side of India including corruption, pollution, rich-poor unfairness, caste bias and hypocrisy are explained in a detailed way. So what you get? booker prize! Something like Slumdog wins Oscars. If you are more patriotic about India, skip it!

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    I dont know where to post this as I dont see a thread dedicated to post poetries that we have read. Hence posting it here. Loved this piece as I thought it's a never-thought-of way of expressing the love and affection for a mother. The second half is so beautiful and got me moved..

    There are times of vacancy
    the between of fingertip and key
    thought, thought-break and thought again
    the routined interruptions of routine
    times of passing
    when the world watches me
    and I feel you watch the world;
    you are resident
    not so much in memory
    as in eye
    in gesture
    and the mannerisms of humour
    and feigned agitation,
    and I lament
    that I cannot touch my feet
    in venerating you;
    that much is different
    yours were tender,
    so tender on the eye and my hands.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NOV View Post


    Memories of a middle aged man of his first girlfriend and his best friend, Adrian.
    Why did his GF's mother bequeath him 500 pounds and Adrian's diary?

    A compulsive read
    Terror novel! The ending was the least fav part but it was a big shocker! The way it's written and explained is great. Justifies the booker prize award.

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    i'm surprised there isn't much of discussion in this thread ... i suppose that is one of the pitfalls of listing people's latest read ... u hear new things but there isn't enough to chew on ! would be good if we could pick a book of the month(like a book club), have a read n then discuss/converse about it ...

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    Suggest some humor themed books pls

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    Try some of the war chronicles by the man in Groucho's avatar. Spike Milligan.
    ...an artist without an art.

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    I am now reading Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie. Yet to complete but it has been a good and interesting read so far.

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    My current read is A Stranger in the Mirror by Sidney Sheldon.

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    excellent reads AR.... now I am reading Bourne Legacy
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    Quote Originally Posted by NOV View Post
    excellent reads AR.... now I am reading Bourne Legacy


    I am about to start on Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

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