#W – Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Genre: Travel Memoir

About the book:

I was excitedly waiting for W to write about Wild (see, what I did there?)

#P – Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie

Genre: Fantasy

About the book:

Most of us know about Peter Pan, the guy who never grows. Yes, this book is about Peter and Wendy, a lovely woman.

#N – Nancy’s Mysterious Letter by Carolyn Keene and Walter Karig

Genre: Children Mystery Fiction

About the book:

Nancy Drew… Nancy Drew… Wait! Why am I jumping? Oh, because it’s Nancy Drew!

#M – MockingJay by Suzanne Collins

Thanks to Pratip Vijayakumar, a blogger and a new friend of mine, to guest post for me. Here’s a link to his blog. He is a moviebuff, TV Series fanatic, and book hoarder just like me.

Genre: War

#J – Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Thanks to Dhivya Balaji, a fellow bibliophile, potterhead, and blogger, for guest writing this post on my blog. You can check her blog out here. She is a book editor as well.

Genre: Tragedy

About the Book:

Written and performed in 1599, when England was going through political turmoil, this play talks about the (then and now)

#I – I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

Genre: Autobiography

About the book:

As most of you know, I am not a big fan of non fictions and biographies. I hardly read them leave alone buying them.

#H – Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

Genre: DIVINITY 😛 Just Kidding – Contemporary Fantasy

About the book:

How can I write a book recommendation series and not include Harry Potter?

#F – Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton

Genre: Children Adventure Fiction

About the book:

Should I even talk about this book? Oh well, if I start I might not stop. For almost all of us – the urban bibliophiles – who started reading at early stages of our life, Enid Blyton’s works would have been our first.

#E – Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Genre: Memoir

About the book:

Where should I start? Okay, as most of you would have either watched the movie or read the book, the story is about Elizabeth – a 32-year-old woman who is undergoing a divorce.

#D – Digital Fortress by Dan Brown

Genre: Techno Thriller

About the book:

Okay, this definitely is not my most favorite Dan Brown’s – it’s Angels and Demons. However, I so wanted to add a Dan Brown novel to the list of 26 books, so I am adding the one with female protagonist.

#C – Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

Genre: Chick Lit

About the book:

I had to pick this book, isn’t it? Fashionista and stuff – being a shopaholic myself!

#B – Bloodline by Sidney Sheldon

Genre: Suspense

About the book:

This is not my most favorite of Sheldon’s, but it nevertheless in the top five Sheldon books that I like.

#A – Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

Genre: Travel Adventure Fiction

About the book:

This is one of the first few books that I got from Scholastic. Written by the French writer Jules Verne, this book is epitome of adventure comedy fiction.

A To Z Challenge in 3 Days – Can we?

Hi, Folks,

As most of you know I am part of this online blogging community called CBC – The Chennai Bloggers’ Club. While many bloggers completed their A To Z Challenge last month, CBC came up with a challenge for bloggers to finish the pending posts or write new ones by this weekend. The reward? A book. Well, who can say no to books? So, I got my lazy ass off the couch and decided to participate.

Okay, so we need a theme – don’t we?

My theme is 26 amazing books that I have read over the past 21 years 🙂

Open Eyed Meditations: A Book Review

Ha, the happiness of being back with a book review! It’s been a rocky fortnight. In fact, as you all know, it has been a rocky year, but then I am holding on tight to my hopes and dreams – that’s the most you can do when things topple. I was glad to have received this book for review right at the time I was expecting something refreshing and profound to read. Without further ado, here is the book blurb!

Open-eyed Meditations is a beautiful compilation of thoughts wherein each meditation takes you on a journey to the past, bringing a secret herb to heal a problem of the present. A true distillation of ancient wisdom tips for modern lives, this unique self-help book uses the wisdom of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata to solve your everyday problems. Beyond the storyline, something deeper is waiting to be discovered from these ancient texts. This book is an attempt to uncover the hidden layer of wealth that is cleverly packaged within the commonly known storylines.