Harry Potter and the half blood prince - Much better than Order of the Phoenix. Though this book has over 600 pages, its a great page turner and the end of the book is kinda sad (though i can almost guess why the person who killed someone had to commit the murder). Rowling has cleverly woven in serious adult issues such as racism, class differences and believe it or not.. the war on terror into the plot! On the flip side, this book is most certainly not for kids below 16, and reading about Harry Potter's love life is way too weird!
The Historian - by Elizabeth Kostova
If you like reading about history, medieval europe, travel, and vampires, this one is for you! I have been listening to the audio book. Though the narrative is rather slow, this first time author manages to hold the reader's interest.
The Five people you meet in heaven by Mitch Albom -
This is a tiny little book, ideal for inflight reading. It could have just been a short story, some how, the author manages to stretch the plot out to fill 208 pages with wide spaced text. The writing style is pretty similar to that of R.K Narayan. The message conveyed by the book was actually very touching - about how all our lives are inexplicably interlinked with each other and how our tiny actions make huge differences in the lives of other people.
Digital Fortress, Angels and Demons by Dan Brown -
Dan Brown's books are entertaining, but he is worse than the current tamil cinema script writers. All his books have EXACTLY the same formula -
Nerdy professor (who plays a lots of sports) meets Brilliant female researcher/historian/scientist who is also totally hot; they have to crack a piece of indecipherable code within exactly 24 hours or some catastrophic event will destroy a major establishment which in turn will threaten world peace. Oh, and by the way, the main character in charge of the major establishment is actually the villain. In angels and demons, the Vatican is threatened, and in Digital fortress, its some National security agency. Both the books are the same otherwise. But, I am not complaining. The novels are fast paced, and good enough to help you survive a delayed american airlines flight from atlanta to chicago!
There are a bunch of non fiction books that I am reading too. Watch this space!
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