Book List

2024

The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary by Catherine Gray (3/5)
Finished on 26th Dec. I saw a person reading this book on train. And found good reviews online. The book was available in the library@harbourfront. So I went there just to collect this book. Though it's an easy read it's not as enlightening as I expected.
Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney (4/5)\
The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth (4/5)
Finished on 13th Dec. Great flow of and twists enough to keep the reader guessing, though it's said the assassination attempt fails at the beginning of the story. Much better than the first few episodes of the TV series. Haven't watched the movie yet EDIT: Book is much better than movie
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (4/5)
Finished reading on 12th Dec. I would have liked it much more if I read it as a kid.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (4/5)
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (2/5)
Finished reading on Oct 27th. Science stuff and talking to self gets boring after a while. Skimmed through after the first half of the book. Tries a bit too hard to be funny. All the characters are altruistic (even the alien). Only bad guys in the book are single cell creatures.
Oct 18 - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams(3/5)
Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams(4/5)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams(5/5)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (5/5)
The 39 Steps by John Buchan (4/5)
Needful Things by Stephen King (2/5)
Manuscript Found in Accra by Paulo Coelho, Margaret Jull Costa (Translator) (3/5)
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (4/5)
Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel García Márquez, Edith Grossman (Translator) (4/5)
Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise by Thich Nhat Hanh (2/5)
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (3/5)
How to Grow Old: Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life by Marcus Tullius Cicero, Philip Freeman (Introduction) (4/5)
Die Trying by Lee Child (2/5)
It by Stephen King (3/5)
Killing Floor by Lee Child (3/5)
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann (4/5)
The Outsider by Stephen King (3/5)
How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told by Harrison Scott Key (3/5)
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (4/5)
The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho, Amanda Hopkinson (Translator), Nick Caistor (Translator) (5/5)
Blue Moon by Lee Child (2/5)
At Night We Are Dancers by RM Topacio-Aplaon
J. R. Jayewardene Of Sri Lanka by T. D. S. A. Dissanayaka
The Spy by Paulo Coelho, Zoë Perry (Translator)
Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life by Luke Burgis
Wanting: Women Writing About Desire by Margot Kahn (Editor), Kelly McMasters (Editor)
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlei
Pyramids by Terry Prachet
Small Gods by Terry Prachet

2023

Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis
The Days are Just Packed (A Calvin and Hobbes Collection) by Bill Watterson
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda
The Shinining by Stephen King
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
What if? by Randall Munroe
Mr. Mercedez by Stephen King
5/3/1 by Jim Wendle
The Conscious Lovers by Richard Steele
Rivers of London by Ben Aronvitch
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials 1) by Philip Pullman
Factotum by Charles Bukowski
Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski
Post Office by Charles Bukowski
Women by Charles Bukowski
Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Indiscretions of Archie by P. G. Wodehouse

2022

Arms and the Man by George Bernad Shaw
An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse
The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett
Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Eric by Terry Pratchet
Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
Sourcery by Terry Prachett
The Light Fantastic by Terry Prachett
The Colour of Magic by Terry Prachett
Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
House of Cards by Michael Dobbs
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. Howard
The Last Hero by Terry Pratchet
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Franki
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories by Isaac Asimov
The Complete Short Stories of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

2021

From Russia, with Love by Ian Flemming
Diamonds are Forever by Ian Flemming
Moonraker by Ian Flemming
Live and Let Die by Ian Flemming
Casino Royale by Ian Flemming
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Assassin's Apprentice(The Farseer Trilogy #1) by Robin Hobb
Deadhouse Gates(Malazan Empire #2) by Steven Erikson
Gardens of the Moon(Malazan Empire #1) by Steven Erikson
The Machinery of Life by David S. Goodsell
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian & Tom Griffiths
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino
The Cloven Viscount by Italo Calvino

2020

A Quiet Place by Seichō Matsumoto
Inspector Imanishi Investigates by Seichō Matsumoto
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Candide by Voltaire
Why the west rules - for now by Ian Morris
Lord Hornblower by C. S. Forester
Mr Midshipman Hornblower by C. S. Forester
Dune messiah by Frank Herbert
Dune by Frank Herbert
Lieutenant Hornblower by C. S. Forester
Flying Colours by C. S. Forester
Ship of the Line by C. S. Forester
Commodore Hornblower by C. S. Forester
Happy Return by C. S. Forester
Unseen Academicals by Terry Prachett
The Last Hero by Terry Prachett