Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Gone with the Wind

Author Margaret Mitchell;
Synopsis I was told this is a love story, and I detest reading them. Had to start reading this because was marooned and had only this book to rescue. I was pleasantly surprised to see the intensity of the book. Such an intense book which carries everything which makes it an epic and rather a fiction in my terms. I don't know if the impressions of Scarlett O Hara, Rhett Butler, Melanie, Ashlay, Gerald, Ellen, Mammy, Peter I will ever be able to remove them from my mind. And I won't say its a love story, its a period retold "the American Civil War".
I rather leave it for you to read then say more.
Publication date 01 August, 1993
Genre Period Drama

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Rating ★★★★★ November 6, 2007

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Thursday, August 30, 2007

Life in a... Metro (2007)

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Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty

One of the best music in recent times, you rock Pritam....

Verse:

G------------Em-
dil khudgarz hai
-----------Am------------D-
phisla hai yeh phir haat se
G----------Em
kal uska raha
----------C----------D-
aab hai tera is raat se


Chorus:
-------G------D-------C--
o meri jaan uuhuuu uuuhuu
D------G------D-------C--
o meri jaan uuhuuu uuuhuu
D------G---
o meri jaan


Post-Chorus:
G----------------Em------
tu aa gaya yuh nazar main
Am--------------D-------
jaise subah dopaher main
---------G-------------------Em----
madhoshi yun hi nahin dil pe chhayi
Am-------------D---
neyat ne li angrayi
---------G------------Em-
chhuwa tune kuch is tarah
--------C-----------D-
badli fiza, badla sama


Chorus


Outro:
Em----------------------D-------
nadan samjhe na hai yeh dil mera
Em-----------------------D------
jaanu naa jaanu naa isko kya hua
-----F-----------------------C--------
teri bahon ki phir se dhunde yeh panah
---------G--
tu hai kahan
---------D--
tu hai kahan


Chorus

Rating ★★★☆☆

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Sunday, August 05, 2007

The City of Joy

Author Dominique Lapierre;
Synopsis Had heard about the controversies regarding the book, but the book to me is a complete masterpiece. I being Indian can vow for the veracity of events. It surely does happen. Author knows more about India than some elite Indians. Good book, the message though is little hazy. Its not that the poor people are happy and content with their pathetic life, its that they don't have much options, so they learnt to live with it.
Publication date 07 May, 1990
Genre Social Commentry

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Rating ★★★★☆ August 4, 2007

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Sunday, June 03, 2007

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Author Mitch Albom;
Synopsis An easy and fast read, some very good insights. All in all an okay book. People have compared it with "Chritmas Carol", but I think that was a masterpiece, this is mediocre. But we don't expect classics now. I like the setting of the whole story. I liked this as I liked "Tuesdays with Morrie".
Publication date 07 April, 2003
Genre Put genre here

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Rating ★★★☆☆ June 3, 2007

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Thursday, May 31, 2007

Windmills of the Gods


Author Sidney Sheldon;
Synopsis You get what you expect by Sidney Sheldon, the name brand. Fast paced thriller interlaced with lots of masala.
Publication date 01 February, 1988
Genre Thriller

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Rating ★★★☆☆

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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003)

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Director Sudhir Mishra
Plot Watch the movie
Cast Shiney Ahuja, Kay Kay
Genre Political Drama

Bavra Mann Dekhne Chala Ek Sapna
Bavra Mann Dekhne Chala Ek Sapna

Bavre Se Mann, Ki Dekho Bavri Hain Baatein
Bavre Se Mann, Ki Dekho Bavri Hain Baatein
Bavri Se Dhadkaane Hain, Bavri Hain Saansen
Bavri Si Karwaton Se, Nindiya Door Bhaage
Bavre Se Nain Chaahe, Bavre Jharokhon Se, Bavre Nazaron Ko Takna.
Bavra Mann Dekhne Chala Ek Sapna

Bavre Se Is Jahan Main Bavra Ek Saath Ho
Is Sayani Bheed Main Bas Haathon Mein Tera Haath Ho
Bavri Si Dhun Ho Koi, Bavra Ek Raag Ho
Bavri Si Dhun Ho Koi, Bavra Ek Raag Ho
Bavre Se Pair Chahen, Baavron Tarano Ke, Bavre Se Bol Pe Thirakna.
Bavra Mann, Dekhne Chala Ek Sapna

Bavra Sa Ho Andhera, Bavri Khamoshiyan
Bavra Sa Ho Andhera, Bavri Khamoshiyan
Thartharati Low Ho Maddham, Bavri Madhoshiyan
Bavra Ek Ghooghta Chahe, Haule Haule Bin Bataye, Bavre Se Mukhde Se Sarakana,
Bavra Mann, Dekhne Chala Ek Sapna

May 30, 2007

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Monday, May 21, 2007

It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life


Author Lance Armstrong; Sally Jenkins;
Synopsis Gripping, will educate you about the bike (bicycle) and finally and most importantly will tell you that anybody and anybody can get any disease at any time, no matter how physically fit he seems. I have experieced this so could very well relate to. All in all a good, feel good autobiographical book.
Publication date 04 September, 2001
Genre Put genre here

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Rating ★★★★☆

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Monday, January 15, 2007

The Calcutta Chromosome: A Novel of Fevers, Delirium & Discovery

Author Amitav Ghosh;
Synopsis Don't know how a person can do such great research and come up with something which is so different. A lot of research effort have been put to bring this up. I am not sure about the veracity of medical events and the IMS people (cunnigham ....) mentioned in the book, but it certainly makes an interesting read. One of a kind. I know it must take lots of brain to weave such a masterpiece, but I don't know if there is any other weaver of the ilk of Mr. Ghosh.
 
I have never read something like this before. Read Amitav for the first time and have already become his fan.
Publication date 23 January, 2001
Genre Medical thriller

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Rating ★★★★☆

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Wednesday, January 10, 2007

The Mystic Masseur

 

Author V.S. Naipaul;
Synopsis A humourous account of rise of a man from nobody to Member Executive council of Trininad.
The high point of the book is when the protagonist Ganesh become as masseur, the way he solves his first case makes an interesting read.
The books gives insight and a better idea about quacks, fakes Laughing and people sensibilities.
 

Publication date 08 January, 2002
Genre Humour

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Rating ★★★☆☆

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Monday, December 11, 2006

The Inheritance of Loss


Author Kiran Desai;
Synopsis This is one of the books, which I read just because it got a booker. The other three were "Vernon God Little", "Life of Pi" and "God of small things".
What you can look out for, in this book
(a) The meaning of the title. It seems everybody is gloomy and nobody gets what he wants.
(b) The reason of irrational behaviour of some people, though you won't get the reason in clear terms. But you would surely know some people are irrational and don't know whether you can blame them for it or not.
(c) The GNLF problem, what bare minimum it takes to instigate people.
(d) The problem of third world countries illegal immigrants in US.
(e) How to weave parallel stories, giving all characters equal importance.

For me it was diffcult to understand the plot till the first 100 pages, but then surely the story progresses.
At the end of the book, I quite understood what it takes to get a BOOKER.
Publication date 28 August, 2006
Genre Fiction with bits of Fact.

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Rating ★★★☆☆

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