Ive been reading ever since I remember, and i have to thank my Dad for that. I was in the 8th Std, when everyone around me was reading a Hardy Boys or a Nancy Drew, he gave me a James Hadley Chase. I even remember which one it was, " Believed Violent".
In the next 3-4 years i finished all 70 odd of his novels. Since then, I have also finished Jeffery Archer, Frederick Forsyth, Agathe Christie, Erle Stanley Gardner, Arthur Conyan Doyle, Sidney Sheldon, Harold Robbins, Michael Crichton,Alastair Maclean, Irving Wallace, John Grisham, Robin Cook, Jackie Collins, Ken Follet, Issac Asimov and PG Wodehouse.
I wouldn't dare to arrange these authors in any order whatsoever. The people I have mentioned above, have given me countless hours of unparalleled entertainment.
And moments that I will never forget , for as long as I live:
- the characterization opening paras and the climaxes of almost all the James Hadley Chase novels, particularly, " Miss Shumway Waves a Wand " and "Come Easy- Go easy".
- The scene in Kane and Abel, when the two protagonists cross each other on the road, and doff their hats at each other
-The scene in The Odessa File where the purpose of the entire man hunt is revealed
- the last line of " No Comebacks"
- The plot of " A holiday for murder" and "And then there were none"
- The last line of Bloodline, " he died as the others had- in ecstasy."
- The line in Sphere " My name is H-A-R-R-Y"
- Almost the entire Foundation series
- The climax of all the Blandings novels, where all the sub plots fit seamlessly into each other
There is raging debate that is played in my mind every now and then... What do I like more ? An amazing movie or an equally good book ?
Devdas or The Odessa File ?
Lagaan or And then there were none ?
Swades or Foundation and Earth ?
Dil Chahta Hai or Galahad at Blandings ?
and...
Jurassic Park or Jurassic Park ?
Most people who know me only over the past 3-4 years would assume ill choose the movies.
But I pick books.Give me a book anytime. It will be difficult for me to explain, how Jurassic Park the book, is so much better than Jurassic Park the movie. It just is. Trust me.
P.S.: IF you have read the post until here, and you don't know what I'm talking about, grab any of the books whose names you see here. You'll thank me later.
A post on my favorite books will follow in a few days, as time permits.
3 comments:
Amazing...you remember so much from what you have read years back, and to say that I have all the answers by heart? Well I cant comment much about what to choose, cause i actually havent read as much, on and off yes, but nothing in comparision to you.I think your book reading habit might have really inspired you to write yourself and not to mention your excellent vocabulary.
Thats right, my reading has had a big big influence on me....
And thanks again for the words of encouragement...
Whatever little of my vocabulary..I owe it to my reading skills as well..n books can never be compared to movies...books let ur imagination run..where as movies give it to u on a platter..no room to imagine...
N specially when a book n a movie share the same subject..it's always the book that is better...my favourite series currently..harry potter is the biggest on going example...
P.S. The only movie I've seen that matched up to the book was "angels n demons"
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