Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup

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It was a hot summer day of April in Hyderabad and I was in this used book store searching for a book to read, I was unable to make up my mind as what I should read next , I saw "Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup"  and recollected that it was the movie which won Oscars unfortunately I haven't seen the movie so decided to read this.I'm happy I read it.  The book has an unusual plot it's about a poor, uneducated, orphan teen...
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Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon

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I read this book recently and like many other Sidney Sheldon books this one has a great plot too, its very captivating and keeps a reader hooked till the very end.Sidney Sheldon truly is a master story teller! This book is about three women that arrive as first-year residents in the Embarcadero County Hospital and become roommates:Dr. Paige is arrested for murder, but she swore it was euthanasia.She inherits a million  dollar...
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The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

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This is one of favorite love story. It shows what true soul mates are. I think that you can love someone like ally did the lawyer, but only true love with your soul mate like with Noah. This book is simple yet heart rendering love story. It will make you smile and cry often. It is about the belief that true love never dies or dims, it remains with you through the thick and thins of life.  A few of my favorite quotes...
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Cage Life by Karin Cox

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Cage Life, by Karin Cox, is a beautifully written book comprised of two short stories. The first story is about a young mom who feels like a prisoner in her own home after having a child and leaving her job and the second centers around an old person Basil and  his love for a younger woman. It's a short story. I must say Karin Cox has done an excellent job in expressing various human emotions in just few words.I would certainly...
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Outliers the story of success by Malcolm Gladwell

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This was the first book which I read on new Kindle on recommendation of my husband and enjoyed it a lot ,The books is and interesting read, It states that there are no self made people but those who are successful are because of the opportunities they got on their way to success. Malcolm Gladwell proves this effectively with many examples like Bill Gates Bill joy and many mor...
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Tell Me Your Dreams by Sidney Sheldon

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Sidney Sheldon has been one among st  my favorite authors , I've always loved his work, I recently read "Tell me your dreams" and was completely engrossed in it. i started this book on Friday and was done reading in two days .I just couldn't keep the book down. "Tell Me Your Dreams." This novel tells the story of 3 women - Ashley, Toni and Alette - all of whom are suspected of committing a series of brutal murders....
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The Perfect Plan by Ty Hutchinson

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I bought this free book on amazon Kindle yesterday and read it in an hours time, It's a short story about  two people Blade and Angel who have a plan to Rob a bank and they have this perfect plan which goes terribly wrong. Short but definitely a great read. Keeps you reading the next page. Who is behind it all!? Great thriller, action packed and easy to re...
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My Kindle

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I Love to read books, so having an e reader was one of my desires.After reading lot about various e readers watching numerous videos , reviews asking my friends understanding difference between wi-fi and 3g-wifi. I finally decided on buying a kindle 3g wifi. Again I had one more choice to decide on what color, graphite or white .white or graphite after breaking my head so much on it (I liked both) I decided to buy the white one.I...
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Rain Song by Alice Wisler

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This story is about a girl Nicole Michelin who is in her early thirties and works as a middle school English teacher in North Carolina.She lives in her fears about motorbikes, airplanes and most of all Japan, the country where she was born.Her parents once were missionaries In Japan but due to a tragedy she lost her mother and thus her Father and Nichole were back in America.She didn't much about about her mother and their life in Japan...
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Places where you can find free E-Books

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This page is updated manually, please leave a comment if you find a mistake or an outdated link!  Free Book Sites http://feedbooks.com/ http://freekindlebooks.org/ http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page/ http://manybooks.net/ http://www.baen.com/library/ (Science fiction) http://www.allromanceebooks.com http://www.freebookspot.es/ http://4ebooks.org http://www.free-ebooks.net/ http://www.getfreeebooks.com/ http://freecomputerbooks.com...
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Keep The Change by Nirupama Subramanian

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Keep The Change by Nirupama Subramanian is fun to read book about a girl Damayanthi who is an accountant in a small town,eventually she joins a bank in Mumbai and how her life changes there after, from clothes to pay check to people around her.A journey from a simple life to corporate life in big city. If you are looking for a light and fun read this is the book for you....
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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I picked up this book to read as I had heard so much about it and it's one of the American classics and they have even made an movie out of this book.I won't call this book as one of favorites, I just found it ok to read.This story is about a fictional small town in Alabama, it talks about southern county. Scout and her brother Jem are raised by their widowed father Atticus and their housekeeper, Calpurnia. Their summers...
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Windmills of the Gods by Sidney Sheldon

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I completed Windmills of the Gods  yesterday it is another exciting plot by  Sidney Sheldon, fast paced,  it has a gripping story at its heart that keeps the reader on their chair's edge until the end. For once the phrase 'a page turner' comes true.I loved everything from start to finish.The Book is about a lady is Mary Ashley, a professor of Eastern European studies at Kansas State University and mother of two whose husband...
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The Sky Is Falling by Sidney Sheldon

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I've been picking up many Sidney Sheldon books lately.This was my latest read by the author.This book was absolutely amazing. The whole suspense over the murders kept me going. Not only was it all thrilling, but it had a lot of sentiment as well.The book is about a news reporter Dana  and her adopted son. The story revolves around Dana the reporter who tries to find out the murderer who  killed entire royal family in America.If...
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If Tomorrow Comes by Sidney Sheldon

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One more Sidney Sheldon :) .This one is my third book in a row written by the author and its again an impressive story .One of the BEST books that I have ever read. Completely unpredictable, It was a wonderful story about a young woman who was enjoying life with a good job and a wealthy fiance, her world turns upside down because of a  wrongfully convicted of a crime and is put in jail, she later gets released and turns to stealing from...
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Letter Of Love by Virginia Henley

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This was a sweet little story. Burgundy Bedford is arranged to marry Lord Nicholas Mountjoy, Earl of Devon by the queen. Instead of marrying him, however, she plans to run away with a spy of all people. But when her Nan gives her a book that was passed down her mother's line for generations Burgundy decides to do the honorable thing and follow the queen's orders. She figures she would be doomed to a loveless marriage for the rest of her life,...
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2 states: the story of my marriage by Chetan Bhagat

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2 states: the story of my marriage is light and easy read.Another book from Chetan Bhagat and he has done a good job in telling the story, in his own free-floating manner. Somehow, I could feel a connection with the book, owning to my Punjabi background. I could closely relate to routine incidents as  the lavish fat ceremonies, the expectations from children. The incidents have been narrated in an amusing manner. 2 States begins where...
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Five Point Someone: What Not to Do at IIT by Chetan Bhagat

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Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat is easy and fun to read book.I  read this  long back and thought of including a review of it here. I had finished it in a day , was so addictive and I was so curious  as to know  what will happen next.I did see 3 idiots  which is film adaptation of this book and found that book was better than the film. The book is about  3 freshers at  at  IIT, Hari ,Ryan and Alok...
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