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I am supposed to be working! And look at me posting away to glory. PS: Good for you, mehastings. Hope you have a great time. :)

Thank you so much Geenh. I will try at the local library first. Since the author is English, I should be able to find the book at the British Library. I will let you know if I don't find it. Thanks once again :)

Oh, ok. I will keep my eyes wide open, anyway. Really? I never felt that way. Rather, the ending came as a surprise for me. Because I thought there was more to come. Well, tastes differ. If you think this should have been a short story, try her first book 'Interpreter of Maladies.' Have you...

Yeah, the title is really catchy. And after reading your post, the book also sounds interesting. I dont know whether I will be able to get this book in my library. I doubt it. Let me give it a try. Thanks Geenh.

I share your thoughts. I read this book some 2 years back. In my opinion, this is what the book is trying to say- Its the means that matters, not the end.

I had never heard of this book before until I read your post. The title of the book caught my attention. The book does sound interesting. Why the strange title, Geenh? Whats the title got to do with the book?

I get it now. Next time I read a book, I will give more attention to line breaks - how the author uses them! Thanks jay. I am reading 'Choke' right now and I read one of your earlier posts about Chuck's use of line breaks. I will pay more attention to that! Yeah, that could have been done...

Most memorable first lines I started reading 'Choke' today. I was amazed by the opening line of the novel. The first line of the novel is 'If you're going to read this, don't bother.' When I read that line, I couldn't read further for two minutes. I couldn't stop myself from posting it here...

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Thanks a ton Laura. I will start reading 'The Eyre Affair' as soon as I can. :)

Yeah, thats the problem monkey. I assume that people will imagine certain things in a certain way and because of this there are many holes in the story. I wouldnt be able to identify these holes because I already have the whole scence in my mind. So, only when people point out, I will be...

I always use indicators. I agree with you Moto. Many people don't bother to turn on their indicators while taking a turn and worse - they don't know they are putting their lives in danger. If you think driving in your contry is bad, visit India once - especially Bangalore. There is no...

Errr... can you please elaborate on this? Can you please give examples, if possible? I agree with you. The pages on Maxine were not really necessary. I think there was a mention of Gogol's name when Maxine was around and there was some discussion on that, (was it there?) which could have been...

I am surprised to know that you found the ending weak. I liked the way the book ends. I thought it was a perfect climax considering that its a narration of an autistic boy. He can't openly say that he had a reconciliation with his dad and moved in with him. The ending was a beter way of saying...

I read this book sometime back. Why do you feel that the book was more about 'boy-meets-girl"? I felt it was much more than that. The story revolves around Gogol and thus it is important to sketch the women in his life. There are glimpses of his parent's lives and characters. So, in my opinion...

@ magemanda and LauraHartwell Taking your suggestions seriously, I decided to try Jasper Fforde's books. I have these options 1. The Eyre Affair 2. Lost in a Good Book 3. The Well of Lost Plots Which one should I read first?

You are perfectly right when you say I have the scene clearly in my mind, but haven't described enough for the reader to imagine the cafe that I have in mind. I understand what you are saying, novella. I think I will take the second option. I will try to make the existing story more...

Hmm... interesting. Thanks a lot ebolamonkey! I will remember your comments when I am writing something next time. Thanks a lot! :)

Thats true. But, the former is lacking too, right? Really? Thanks for the recommendation, magemanda. I will certainly try that sometime.

I thought you said books are bad! Funny, why I should think so! :rolleyes: