Bad Books

I am in a particular mood of talking about books that i do not approve of, books that were bestsellers. I can not start without mentioning oh so torturous The Fountain Head by Ayn Rand....i have never ever taken three months to finish any other book...no matter how bad it was. I hated it...yet read through the book. There was no brilliance in the plot, neither the way she wrote it. You just can not begin to say anything nice about the book. The character reminded me of a vertain conceited person who does not live on this planet, the female was...what to say...some deluded head she was. Somehow, the whole book was nothing but a painful experience and i ended up deciding that critics had said it was good because they were too shallow. To concur with the writer was the only way out for them, not to be categorised as one of them...It was brilliantly disgusting and for some reason i could never really understand just why the hell people like it? Are they too scared? Everybody have different needs and live life n order to fullfill it. Everybody is a slave to some desire...Who gave the Howard Roarke the authority to call everybody enslaved when he too was enslaved by this strange desire to have it his way........he wanted to make him name, be known as a worthwhile architect.....was he inspiring...not in the least.

The other i do not like much is Jeffrey Archer's Kane and Abel....i simply love his writing style, the plot and the story is brilliant and it is a very nice book. But, but but...it became predictable and maybe that is the reason i do not like it. It is not that i do not like reading predictable books...its just that i was a tad disappointed by Jeff Arch....he is way too brilliant to become so lame towards the end of the book. Not a book i hate...just a book i do not agree with.

That would be it for now as i have to rush. And thankfully the list is not that big.

The Inscrutable Americans....What to say

I just finished reading the Inscrutable Americans and I have a certain mixed feeling. Firstly, It was refreshingly original...yes i gues that is the word that best describes the book. Not to mention the great honesty about the book. It was witty, fun and dragging at times. Well....I don't know what else to say but i just wish people could induce a story into the whole thing...it could have been so much more than just a journal of a small town boy out to get some sex...i mean education....

Well I would rate it 3.5 out of 10.

The door in the Department of Mysteries that is always Closed

I am fascinated by Harry Potter, not because it is an exciting literary work but rather because it has the power of transporting me to a parallel world where magic exists...where people are not unlike us yet so different...where love is still the most important emotion. I think i became such an avid fan after reading the Order of Phoenix....when she tells us about the room in the department of mysteries which is always kept locked. The greatest mysteries in the world...LOVE. And after that everything fell in to place, like a jigsaw puzzle i could make out the metaphors....suddenly it was a love ballad with a beautiful bird singing in the background...a symphony whose lyrics were being written by a soul...the magical journey into the land where everything is plainly simple....yet said metaphorically. the Pensieve...the Phoenix...the lion and the snake...the dementors...all made sense and well...i was bewitched.

I have tried shouting at people, telling them that they are wrong about their speculations and all but i forgot the most important factor of any good book is that the writer has the right to twist it the way she finds it fit. I mean why should i ponder about what will and what won't happen next. What i need to do is marvel at Harry Potter...the magical journey of a little boy, trying so hard to just fit in...find his place. And i would devote this blog entirely to appreciation....not on speculation. This is the blog where i would go rant about the books i love...why i love them and what i love about them...I hence am changing the name of my blog...still have to figure out how to do it but i would...

So it is going to be my arcade of my thoughts about things i feel most strongly about...books and stories. I add stories to include movies as well...

So all the book lovers and movie fans are welcome....no speculation...just thoughts and opinions....a book club...I invite all the people to share the magic...

Hello

I have gone through so many posts and websites on Harry Potter, always trying to find a small place to put a comment. Then..i tried to put an article on my blog about Harry Potter and then i realized...Harry Potter deserves a blog.

I am amazed by the power Harry Potter have on people...not to forget the way it has completely enclosed my mind. I love it...i can go on putting reasons and everything but i am not going to do so...all i want to say is i am a fan. I simply love them...and that's that.

I would add my theories, my views and my simple adoration of Harry Potter on this blog and anyone who wants to discuss a certain point, away from the clutter...i am all ears.

Thats enough for saying hello i guess.