What is your latest read?

**19thmay** · 7th July 2012, 10:30 AM

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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**Roshan** · 8th July 2012, 01:58 AM

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.

**Sid_316** · 10th July 2012, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by NOV

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.

**etpuszula** · 27th July 2012, 05:09 PM

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 ...