Current Reading List!

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I cannot say that I am at a lot of disposal of time these days to have a current reading list, but after my recent circus show in my life, I desperately needed an escape. A real escape. And so I have been drowning myself in books.

Before, I would pick up a book and read it front and back, till I was satisfied with it, and only then would I have gone on to the next book. But off late, my concentration capacity has been so belittled that even when it comes to books, I have started shifting from one to another. And I don’t even know if it’s helping me. But as of now I have picked up a set of books and am reading them in bits and parts, and so far so good! The only problem is I am taking longer than usual to complete each book. The result of which is, my mind is getting more curious by the day, I get anxious, and wonder what exactly is wrong with me that I am taking so long to complete a book!!

I know, and I agree with my over-reactions. But all the same, I am enjoying for the time being, to have a big set of books to go back to everyday.

The list incorporate:

  • A Man Called Ove By Fredrik Backman
  • A collection of poems by Rumi
  • Another book of Urdu poetry with Hindi and English translations
  • A poetry collection of  Pablo Neruda.
  • Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell. (This has taken so much of time now that I really want to finish it. I cannot blame anyone, for the length of the book makes anyone slower. But now, I am curious too of this very brave and forward Katie Scarlett O’Hara)

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And if this was not enough, I am reading this again.

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I don’t know what I am trying to do, live the good old childhood days or am I simply trying to believe in something called magic? But I am reading this for the second time this month, and I am not even ashamed of it.

And if all of this was not enough, I ordered another book for myself, despite the unread books that I have, including the huge set that I was gifted on my birthday. Well, in my defence I was ordering two books for my exams, and somehow I thought books just for exams doesn’t seem exactly apt, right? So I should order at least one good book to read too. And that’s how this little one reached me:

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So, yeah, that’s it. This is my current reading list.

Not that I am free of work or my exams and assignments, but I am just reading them all the same.

Have you read any of these?

Any thoughts on them, or to say on my recent obsession for reading more than I can manage on a work day?

If not, then Happy Reading 😀

 

 

Published by Moushmi Radhanpara

A bilingual writer, Moushmi Radhanpara has authored three poetry collections so far, namely POSIES and 03:21 AM –An Ode to Rust & Restlessness, and Resignation of an Angel. She is also scribbling an unplanned rough draft of a story as a part of NANOWRIMO 2020 and hopes that something might come out of it. She has also co-authored two books, The Lockdown Stories and Mirage so far. Her poetries can be found on her blog https://aestheticmiradh.com/ and a few other online portals. She believes in the fact that a better reader makes a better writer. Reading a 100 books a year is her latest obsession. She can be found either drunk on coffee or hiding away from everything and admiring the gorgeous sun.

46 thoughts on “Current Reading List!”

  10. ‘The Prophet’ is simply amazing. ‘A man called Ove’ is so heartwarming and beautiful. No words to express my feelings for Rumi’s poetry. And well, ‘Gone with the wind’ …I loved the movie and the book is lying on my bookshelf but the sheer size is intimidating.

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    1. The size of the book was the only thing stopping me. But believe me, the day I picked it up, since then, I have never regretted it. I have loved each and every page of this unpredictable book so far. And only then am I going to watch the movie 😀

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  14. I’ve read A Man Called Ove and I loved it! I almost always read more than two book at a time, I read them according to my mood at the time. It’s better that way for me than reading just one book. Lately though, I’m having difficulty concentrating. I’ve read very little this year and I’m not happy about it! Anyways, hope you get to read them all. 🙂

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  17. Whats the status now? 😀 all finished i guess!! My eyes catch Rumi and Urdu poetry!! 😃 Im reading Rumi right now…in your list i have read most except ove and the rabbit one…

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      1. Yeah i read all these a decade ago almost. Sadly now i dont get enough time to read!! I remember the rabbit one….you had even once done a blog post about it 😄!!

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