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So good to read, read and ....read

I have been doing a lot of reading these days. From the masala novel "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown. This is the ususal Dan Brown conspiracy theory incorporating all the banks in the world, American Presidents, great scientists and basically of all the famous figures in the human history. After the vinci code. This was rather boring though one should give credit to him for researching everything and giving readers atleast a story which grips in parts.

The heart moving "The kite runner". This is a first attempt by Khaled Hosseini. Oooh and he is written it really really well. A refreshing style. It is a story before and during the rise of Taliban in Afghanistan. A kid who grew up in those turbulent days. You run behind the kites with the kid on the streets of kabul. I recalled my own days running behind kites in Jaipur. It has been atleast 8-10 years since I have been in jaipur on Makar Sakranti. It was and is my favouraite festival. The loud music on rooftops and the thrill of fighting kites with your neighbour and the trimuphant cry of victory. It used to give me thrills every 15 minutes which I have not experinced since a long time. Coming back to the book, it drags a bit in the middle but catches up towards the end. I really liked it.

I have also read a few time pass books like this start up story of the company Vertex. The company looking for "The Billion Dollar Molecule". Had to make a presentation in a course on this. I was supposed to present history of business. People were presenting like 200 years of history. I did 4 years. Prof. was not amused. :(. I should have presented "The 100 years of Mafia". Another one I borrowed but didnt complete. Also been doing a bit of reading on the great families in the history of business. Relates to the same course. So far has read about the vanderbilts, warburgs. Often too multi colored stories of the robber barons of America.

posted by Pankaj Jain @ 4:35 AM