What I Read
Yearly curated reading lists with reflections on the books that shaped my thinking — spanning climate, history, fiction, and philosophy.
-
What I read in 2015
Non-fiction Essentialism by Greg Mckeown Move Up by Clotaire Rapaille and Andres Roemer How to Be Alone by Sara Maitland Looking Away by Harsh…
-
Don’t you want to be alive before you die? Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See (via bookmania)
-
Malice – Another gem from Higashino
Keigo Higashino is referred as ‘the Japanese Stieg Larsson’ on the cover of this book. I think this is a very bizarre comparison if…
-
What I read in 2014
Non-fiction Capital by Thomas Piketty The Sense of Style by Steven Pinker The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell Think Like a Freak by…
-
The Goldfinch – A very short review of a rather long book
I just finished “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tart. A really bulky book (784 pages) and on top of it this is a very slow…
-
Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hours Bookstore – A nostalgic read
Some places might not be very exotic, scenic or on people’s list of must see-must visit but often they offer something that many places…
-
Decoded – An Unusual Thriller
Although, Decoded blurb and reviews considered the book to be a thriller, it is surely not a thriller in the traditional sense. It is…
-
What I read in 2013
Non-fiction Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo Eat by Globe by Simon Majumdar Thinking Fast and Slow by…
-
What I read in 2012
Non-fiction The Stuff of Thoughts by Steven Pinker Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Fiction A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin Before I Go…
-
What I read in 2011
Fiction 1. Never Let Me Go by Ishiguro Kazuo Highly recommended if you are looking for a good thought provoking science fiction. A mushy…
-
Night Train to Lisbon
Some stories gradually grow on you and some characters seem that they have been made from ingredients picked from your own life. And when…
-
What I read in 2008
Fiction Sacred Games By Viikram Chandra Bandicoots in moonlight by Avijit Ghosh The Girl with Dragon Tatoo by Steig Larsson Memories of My Melancholy…
-
What I read in 2007
Though I could not read as much as I did last year and left many books half finished, or just untouched on the shelf.…
-
My Reading List For This Year and 2006
This year I planned to read around 100 books, but could not achieve the target, and looking at the academic calender and schedule it…