Books......

A tag by hitchhiker, and then something i had always wanted to write bout.
Havent read many books, but intend to. N i will :o)

So here goes the list :o)

1) One book that has changed my life

Wel this is difficult. Some of the books i have read had a deep impact on me.

But then i beleive the one which i can say changed my life would be Atlas Shrugged.
Why?
I never looked at Atlas Shrugged from the point of view of economics ie capitalism n socialism or problems in the society. That thought never crossed my mind even once when i was turning those pages.
The only theme that books presented to me was emotions, human emotions. Human strengths. Weaknesses.
Strenght of character of characters like Hank Rearden, Dagny Taggart, Ellis Wayat (intentionally leaving out John Galt. I dont like that character that much :o) :o)). Or the power n profoundness of decisions, no matter how odd they seem, like the ones taken by Hank Rearden.
It corroborated some of my beliefs, not by preaching or by projecting another view of life. No not in that way. Its just that it helped me introspect into some aspects in my life and take a stand.


2) One book u have read more than once
I have read "The Monk who sold his Ferrari" more than once. More than once bole to twice or thrice. Its because i did try (n still do) to practice a few of the teachings of that book.
I find its teachings very simple yet very profound.

Another book i will read again someday is "The Alchemist".


3)One book u would want on a deserted island

Dunno. I would rather have a friend i can talk to. Or in the worst case scenario a diarty (empty of course) where i can write my heart out :o)


4) One book that made you laugh

This a difficult one. I have to rekindle my memory a bit coz i do remember there were a couple of books which made me laugh, really laugh.

Yes. I did laugh a lot while reading this Dilbert book. Dont remember the name. But then was a software engineer then. N i could relate to so many of the cartoons. So it was ironical n funny :o)


5) One book that made me cry

Many actually. The kite runner. I almost cried while reading it.
Then Love Story and Only Love by Erich Segal.
N this might sound funny to many, but i almost cried reading the ending of "One Night at a call center" when the hero embraces the heroine (i guess i am a die hard bollywood fan :o))


6) One book u wish had been written

A book on........forget it. It will never be written. I will have to write it myself. Coz it will be bout something very near n dear to me.


7) One book you wish had not been written

Cant think of any from among the ones i have read :o)


8) One book that you are currently reading
Have started "A Little Girl's Diary". Havent been able to read much of it though. Hope to complete it soon (read the end of this term :o))


9) One book that u want to read
Its not that the book i mention is something i want to read. Its something i will read. Its "Miss America By Day". I dunno when i will be reading it, i just know that i will be reading it.