CAN LOVE HAPPEN TWICE? by Ravinder Singh, Book Review

Can Love Happen Twice? by Ravinder Singh

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I thought for almost a full 20 minutes thinking what to type over here.. Finally I got something to tell..





It didnt take a lot of thinking to buy this book.. The author's name is enough to pick it..



This is not as good when compared to the prior book.. It gets a 3 outta 5, if compared to the first book.. but the rating I gave (4/5) is for when I take it like any other book..



It was a interesting read with a very unexpected twist at the end.. Hats off to Ravinder Singh..



Worth a read...



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HOT TEA ACROSS INDIA by Rishad Saam Mehta, Book Review

Hot Tea Across India by Rishad Saam Mehta

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Not so bad one...



It started off very boring.. I was expecting lot of travel and lots of information of India, after I reading this I realise that 200 pages is not enough to write about travels across India..



Author's travels mostly consisted of travels in North, near Delhi, Jammu, Leh, etc..



One more misunderstanding of mine about this book is that I was expecting more of adventures, backpacking, camping kind of stuff.. It is a 'travel' genred novel.. In this novel, travel means, travel by bike, car or air, which means not much of a adventure stuff.. And the author most of the time stays in a hotel or a friend's place, which means it is not much of a backpacking or camping stuff..



But for a person like me, who likes travelling and all.. This is a refreshment and provokes to hit the road again.



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ALEPH by Paulo Coelho, Book Review

Aleph by Paulo Coelho

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


The 2nd Paulo's book I read..



I thought that this book is about travelling.. But it turned out to be completely different.. Anyways, it was upto Paulo's standards..



At first I thought 'Aleph' is someone's name.. But it has a fantasy of its own.. But it was good.. The concept of Aleph is very new to me and the way Paulo expressed is just amazing..



Got something new to learn, the story was good.. So its a good read!!



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A DILLI-MUMBAI LOVE STORY by Abhimanyu Jha, Book Review

A Dilli Mumbai Story by Abhimanyu Jha

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


One more touching tale from a Indian author..



I always liked reading novels by Indians.. The tagline, "when love won over terror", is what tempted me in reading this book..



As the name says, 'dilli-mumbai love story', and from the cover design, we can say it has something to do with 26/11. The best part of the book, about 80% of book is just about Aniruddh's, the hero, love story. How they met eachother, how they fought, how they got together again and the life after that.. Till, Apu, the heroine gets stuck in the Taj hotel during the terrorist attack.



The last 50 pages of the book deals with the story after Apu gets stuck in the terrorist attack in Taj hotel. The story from here on was so interesting.. Every single emotion, god, was expressed beautifully.. I was turning a page every 2 minutes from here on. I was not going to put this down until i complete reading it.



If you like love stories from Indian authors, you will definitely love this one.. It will be a page turner, anyone will complete it in just one go...



A little boring in the beginning but it got interesting eventually... A VERY TOUCHING TALE..



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THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini, Book Review

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


TOUCHING... GRIPPING... A MUST READ...



This was my slowest read.. Each parah was so gripping, I didnt want to get done with it so soon..



There is nothing I can express about the story, it is one of the best, if not the best, fictions I've ever read..



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THE MONK WHO SOLD HIS FERRARI by Robin S. Sharma, Book Review

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin S. Sharma

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


My another try at philosophical books...



And I failed again.. I dont why philosophical books dont interest me.. All I could find out of philosophical books are the sentences and the meaning keep on repeating infinite times in every paragraph.... Thats very irritating thing..



I was reading with keen interest till 107th page, after that I was literally scanning the words in the pages.. All I can say that, this is the first philosophical which I have read interestingly for the half way of it..



Robin S. Sharma has done a good job.. He is pretty good with his sense of philosophy.. Pretty interesting for the first halfof the book.. Will probably be a delight for who are serious with philosophical or self help books..



30 GUIDE FOR SELF-MASTERY



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MOM SAYS NO GIRLFRIEND by Subhasis Das, Book Review

Mom Says No Girlfriend by Subhasis Das

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


There is something special about this book.. The writing was perfect... The story fulfilled its requirement - timepass..



But, my GOD, climax - the 25 pages were so unbelievable.. I dont know what just happened.. Actually I feel disgusted about these kind of stories.. but I think I am getting it now... I am not going to reveal it anyway...



The story lingers around a guy who loves music (which he later gives up) and keeps falling in love with girls (which he thinks of giving up everytime he broke up, but will fail every single time).. At the end of the story you will understand the mere reason of the selection of the title..





Good for time-pass..



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A LOT LIKE LOVE...A LI'L LIKE CHOCOLATE by Sumrit Shahi, Book Review

A Lot like Love...a li'l like chocolate by Sumrit Shahi

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


A lot like love...a li'l like chocolate, is nothing like anything which is interesting..



First of all, any average book by an Indian author will be about 200 pages.. This is just 180 pages.. The text is lot like trying to fill pages..



It is like anyother love story.. anyone been in love knows that and this explains all the feeling if you are in love..



There is not much story with an unexpected (and disgusting, for me) end.. waste of money..



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JOHNNY GONE DOWN by Karan Bajaj, Book Review

Johnny Gone Down by Karan Bajaj

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I know it is too hollywoodish... And too distint from reality and too not-so-possible kind of story.. But I liked it..



I always fantasized of a life like this.. Man, Johnny, you rock!!



Dont even compare this story with the reality, the word 'fiction' mean imagination.. Just imagine..



Superb read, was so involved in the story.. A roller coaster ride a of adventure and emotions...



I ask everyone to atleast read this book once..



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TWILIGHT by Stephenie Meye, Book Review

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


So good a story.. Have nothing much to say about it.. Saw the movie, but the book was better.



The writing was good.. It was so detailing, 10 times better than the movie.



More like how girls would like....



Remember "Dont judge a book by its movie..."



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THE ROZABAL LINE (Revised Edition) by Ashwin Sanghi, Book Review

The Rozabal Line by Ashwin Sanghi

My rating: 1 of 5 stars


A boring book...



The reviews were...wow, so amazing. People were comparing this book with The Da Vinci Code and the author with Dan Brown. I was so tempted to read it.



All the book contained is a collection of myths of different religion which points out that jesus was not killed in the cruxifixion, but lived lived and died in India and supported Sacred Feminine with some more myths.



The book was so confusing. All the myths were connected using a fictious story, who confused me even more. The book would have been good, if it had only the last 25 pages. The last 25 pages of story is what was clear to me, the rest was a pure mess.



It might be used a myth-reference-guide, if didnt have that fictious story through out...



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LOVE STORY by Erich Segal, Book Review

Love Story by Erich Segal

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Best of love stories... as I heard it is.



First of all, about the edition. It was nice. Big Fonts. Less text per page. Anyone can read it at a pace of a page per 45 seconds. So a perfect edition for a guy like me.



Now about the story. This is my kind story. I've always like love stories, in which either of the leads die. Just like movies - A walk to remember, Sweet November, PS I love you... So this is a feast for me. A perfect love.. story.



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ONE AMAZING THING by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Book Review

One amazing thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


It is a completely a different read for me. All the books I read are mostly boring in the start and ended pretty interesting or boring the whole way. But this one was different, it was interesting in the start and got boring when i closed the book.



The description of the book is very exciting. 9 people from completely different background - religion, race, nationality, appearance, status, etc - meeting in a visa office and spending their life's longest hours in a building which would rubble any moment, sharing their own ONE AMAZING THING.



It has all the emotions - love, lust, trust, romance, suspense, devotion, etc - involved in the stories told. Each and every story is very touchy. But after about 3/4th of the book, I noticed that the movie was very prolonged. The stories are dragged.



As per me, the book was not a great one, but a good time-pass kind of a read. If you are really leisure you are complete it in one-go. Actually the stories forces you to complete it in one-go.



After completing reading it, when you are done with the book, that you feel bored. Ending is what predicts the entire impression of a book. All I could say is, it ended boring...



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The Story of My Experiments With Truth by Mahatma Gandhi, Book Review

The Story of My Experiments With Truth by Mahatma Gandhi

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


after reading this all i could say is.. wow, what a memory....



provided a vivid picture of the indians of old days and India itself...





the most of the experiments were about his vows and his diet.. after this, i started experiementing too.. that doesnt mean that the book influenced me but, my point of view is ofcourse changed..





Indians dont miss this one....



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Guide to Health by Mahatma Gandhi, Book Review

Guide to Health by Mahatma Gandhi

My rating: 1 of 5 stars


Merely served the reason I bought it. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi has mentioned about this book in his autobiography, The Story of My Experiments With Truth.



The description of this book was too much to be expected. Ever paragraph in the book, has the word 'pure air', 'pure water' and 'pure food'. Its no guide to health, its a guide to waste money. Not at all worth the cost.



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The Da Vinci Notebooks (A Dazzling Array Of Da Vinci’s Celebrated And Inspirational Inventions, Theories And Observat) by Leonardo Da Vinci

The Da Vinci Notebooks by Leonardo da Vinci

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


4 stars for this book.. and 5 stars for Leonardo...



What a person... Everyone who is thinking of taking up painting, must go through this book atleast once.. It is so amazing, how Leonardo noticed every single action in a daily life but we don't notice them.. The rare facts in the books are so amazing..



According to Leonardo, painting is not just something I or any of us do in my classrooms in the kindergarten.. I was so amazed by the tips and essentials recommended by Leonardo to all the painters.. After reading this book, a strange anxiety of taking up painting started in me..



Leonardo is a perfect name to define the word 'Artist'.. He is not just perfect in the field of Painting, but he is a sculptor, engineer, mathematician, philosopher, inventor, architect, anatomist, naturalist and the list goes on..



This book, express lots of key views of Leonardo on lots of fields ranging from painting to sculpture to his own writings to his philosophy on painting and lot more of his interesting stuff...



I think everyone atleast once should get to know about the Master!!!



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Ouch! That 'Hearts'.. By Harsh Snehanshu, Book Review

Ouch! That 'Hearts'.. by Harsh Snehanshu

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


not bad...



All I could say about this novel is NOT BAD... It was nothing like the first book.. It had love, story and humour.. But in this book, the major part, infact 80% was given for the humour.. Anyway, the end was good... I never knew there is there is a third book which is going to be out soon..





The most fascination thing is, he mentioned about him writing the first book in this - second book.. I after reading this book came to know that, these duos are not fictious.. That was little amazing.





Over-all, this book wasnt upto the expectations of the first book..



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OOPS! 'I' fell in love! just by chance... by Harsh Snehanshu, Book Review

OOPS! 'I' fell in love! just by chance... by Harsh Snehanshu

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I liked it!!!



To say, it is just another comedy-love-story-of-a-iitian... But there is something in the latter part of the story, it mesmerised me and I didnt leave the book till I complet reading it.. Now I am going to read the so called sequel of the book - Ouch! that "hearts"..



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Chanakya's Chant by Ashwin Sanghi, Book Review

Chanakya's Chant by Ashwin Sanghi

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


this is one is not like any of the books i've ever read.. it has been a great from the first till the last page..



i couldn't get any fixed picture of the book at first when i read the description... but eventually after 3 chapters, i came to know the pattern the story was following and was very much involved in it.. i took me 4 days to complete first of the book and 1 day to complete the second half.. the thrilling tales of politics was so brilliant..



i am one of those people who hate and dont give a damn for politics.. politics was something very easy, simple and easy earning job for me.. but after reading this book, it gave me a very new propective of politics.. it funny there are people out there still thinking politics a still simple as seen in movies..



All I have to say about the read is "It is a political roller coaster journey for readers"... Damn good...



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The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, Book Review

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


mind blowing.. just mind blowing...

hope i didnt see the movie first. but still it had no much difference.. every chapter ends with a cliff hanger...

best thing is it has been a long time since i saw the movie, the memory of the story of the movie is very faint... so it was lot more interesting than the movie.. the book covered each and every, minute detail of the story...

as complete one fifth of the book, i developed a special love for symbols and religious history.. da vinci is all over my brain.. symbols are all over my brain.. i started finding connection between every small incident that happens in my life.. THIS BOOK HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED MY PROSPECTIVE!!!

i dont know whether the points in the story are true or not, but i prefer considering it true.. i am so involved with the story... A MUST READ!!!



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The 3 Mistakes of My Life! by Chetan Bhagat, Book Review

The 3 Mistakes of My Life by Chetan Bhagat

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


First book of Chetan Bhagat's which I felt boring...

The prologue of the book was so interesting and I couldn't control from completing the book in 2 days (ya, it is a fast read for me).. But after reading this book, I felt the fourth mistake is me reading this book. It was so boring.

But, the book was not so bad. The story had more twists then any B-grade Bollywood movie..

Not so up to Chetan's level (ya, he has some level in my view)...



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Right Fit Wrong Shoe by Varsha Dixit, Book Review

Right fit wrong shoe by Varsha Dixit

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


First of all, a close friend of mine recommended this book to me. Reading the description of the book, I was sure that this is a girl material. I was so bored by reading the description. I am not very much into girlie stuff. But this sounded too much.


First of all, the language was not so good for me. It was so complex. It had lot of shortcuts which not a even a text-junkie like me was able to understand. It takes lot of effort to complete dialogue.

Secondly, when I started reading the book, I was bored to hell. I had no idea why i started this one (as I have a habbit of complete reading the book which I started). I was cursing my friend was going on with the book.

10 pages done - still cursing my friend. 25 pages - still cursing my friend. 50 pages - I lost myself in the book.

If it was someone else, they would've completed it in just a day. As a slow reader (I read fast, but get no time to read), it took me 3 days.. To be precise, 5 hrs.

I was so involved in the back. It was so awesome. There was no girlie about the story. I felt it so interesting. Lost in the story, I got accustomed to the complex language.

A perfect read...



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The Secret Of The Nagas by Amish Tripathi

The Secret of the Nagas by Amish Tripathi

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


The sequel I was waiting for...



It is like you watching a 400 pages of Bollywood movie. Loved the first book very much. This one is a perfect sequel for the first book...



A MUST READ...



Very interesting one, if you are a good reader, then you will put it down unless you complete reading it.. The end is very unexpecting, can't wait for the third one..



Every page has its own twist and turns.. This is one of my fastest reads. That is probably because, I kept on turning the pages..



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White Fang / The Call of the Wild by Jack London, Review

White Fang / The Call of the Wild by Jack London

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I neither read the sypnosis nor did I have any idea about both the stories. Actually, I was provoked read them because of the special interest of Christopher McCandless in Jack London's tales.



Christopher is someone I admire alot (to know who he is read Into the Wild). He admired Jack London and his work very much. Christopher was a outdoor guy, a tramp. So I was expecting these stories to be some kind of adventure stories. But I was wrong.



This is a finest book, I've read on dogs/wolves. Personally, I am a god lover so I was not so disappointed when I came to know this is completely not what I expected.



Jack London is one of the finest authors of those times. One can never understand a living being this much. He has his own style of expressing the situation. The fierceness, the softness, the love, the anger, each and every action of a dog is expressed very excellently by London.



Both the stories were very interesting. Probably, this is one of the longest reads of mine. I never wanted to rush through the book. No one ever wants to rush through this book. Every sentence, every expression of the story is felt when reading this. Both the stories, follow the dogs, even though tamed and bred by man since thousands of years, they carry the wild memories which are inherited from their ancestors. The want of the dogs to chase, hunt and feel the warm blood on their muzzle are still alive deep down inside their brains.



FINEST READ...



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Thought of the day...

Two things you hate the most, the new lover of your ex and the ex of your new lover.

Thought of the day...

Unplanned moments are always better than the planned ones... The want of the unknown and risk is what makes you feel alive..

COURAGE: THE JOY OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY by Osho, Review

Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously by Osho Rajneesh

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


MIND BLOWING READ...

Osho has a special book for every person. I would call this my-type. Osho is one of my favourite author and he is the best. He is one of his kind. He doesn't give anyone any philosophy (a fixed formula) to anyone, if it seemed like he gave you some philosophy, then take it, follow it, never let it go..

This book is follows a concept of living every moment of your life and thats how you should live. If you are not familiar with Osho and his teaching, then this would give you a perfect image of his teachings. He never asks you to give up, everything, he just asks you to do what you want. Dont get influenced by anyone. This book has few of his own experiences.

I am not so much into philosophical or spiritual things and I guarantee you that this is book belongs to none of them. So I would like to call it a MUST READ...



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planning trip..

planning a trip this dussehra.. it is not for sure, as it is not sure whether i will be having dussehra holidays...

Planning for the highest peak in Eastern Ghats... Designing a tent of a own and going to buy a mobile military tent... But the members of the expedition are not decided yet.. Soon, will come to an conclusion..

Mission: Funny

TODAY: A day at a mission... don't expect a Tom Cruise kind of mission.. It was Ram Chandra Mission.. it is very funny sight to lots of old ppl together, sitting almost like dead.... i for a moment thought they were dead...

34 BUBBLEGUMS AND CANDIES by Preeti Shenoy, Review

34 bubblegums and candies by Preeti Shenoy

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


When I first completed reading the first 2 chapters of the book... I was sure that it is a "girly" kind of a book.. It is not very usual I read these kinds of books.. and it is not very usual even for me to like books like this... But I did like it..



First of all, I admire Indian author.. Secondly, I admire Indian woman authors...



About the book: It is a collection of 34 experiences in a which is experienced by almost every Indian(male and female)...



I personally loved "Life is what you make it", which is Preeti Shenoy's second book and heard a lot of good reviews about her first book (which is this book), so I was tempted to read this book..



If you believe in book which are not-fascinating-but-a-must-read, then this is a perfect one...



The book had and will have a very inspirational and confident feeling on its readers....



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INTO THIN AIR by Jon KraKauer, Review

Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


It is one of my longest reads.. Being a outdoor person, I enjoy reading this kind of stuff... But Jon, the author has his own way of writing..



If a book is intended to write about a tragedy that took place on a expedition, Jon's workw will consist of everything, from the description of the least important character of the tale to the history of the first summiteer to the personal investigation, about the tragedy, from the survivors..



The very bad thing about this writing is that, Jon mentioned lots of names in the manuscrip and he never maintains a standard for the person.. For example, There is a American named Sandy Pittman.. Jon sometimes refers to her as Sandy and other times as pittman and so other times American... This really confused me till the core.. This manuscript consists of 100s of names and Jon can call them in 3 types, that makes it 3 x 100s of names...



It is a great account of Everest expedition of 1996.. It hangs to a very points which says... Reaching is top isnt the vistory, it is just the beginning of the most problamatic descent...



Greavely loved it..



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The snake awareness program - 05/08/2011

Attended a snake awareness program by Friends of Snake Club... It was great... Soon gonna be a member of this club and do my part...

The head points from the white bag is King Cobra's... (Image below)

King Cobra again...

Russels Viper

THE IMMORTALS OF MELUHA by Amish Tripathi, Review

The Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is not that kind of a book I was expecting. I was expecting a book with lot of morals and Hindu myths. But this turned out to be a complete different.



But it was indeed a very good one. This is come under my category... FAST READ BECAUSE ITS GOOD.... If you are very leisure and have lots of time, you will try your best to complete in one read.



It consisted mostly of the Meluhan myths, which I believe are pure works of fictions.



Actually this book doesn't belond to be noted as a "BC story".. No way in BC we had technology like that.. It is a combination of both BC and a Modern era.



The names of the characters are used very brilliantly. I really admire a new-comer can make such a great deal. HATS OFF TO AMISH.



Just can't wait for the second book in the series...



ONE WORD DESCRIPTION : PAGE-TURNER



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Think of starting a new blog

I am thinking of starting a new blog about my wild trips with enjoyment.. But I am too busy these days no time for it.. I will write every story of my wild trips in India at a Book-Standard.. Hope I start it soon..

SAS Survival Guide 2E (Collin Gem) by John "Lofty" Wiseman, Review

SAS Survival Guide 2E by John "Lofty" Wiseman

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


THE BEST SURVIVAL GUIDE EVER PUBLISHED...



I am a outdoor kind of guy.. It is very essential for me to learn survival tactics incase of emergency and all..



ABOUT THE BOOK:



It is THE BEST... Nothing can beat it.. It covers each and every worse-case sceanrios provided by the Mother Nature.. It covers all the regions from Desert to Glaciers.. Swamps to forests... hot to cold to tropical to humid... It is a one-stop deal for survival situation..



If you got lost in a wild place like (any )forest and if you have find this book in your backpack, man, you are most luckiest person on this earth..



The feature of the book which really fascinated is the GLOBAL EDIBLE PLANTS list.. There is a big list of edible, medicinal and extremely poisonous plants in the book.. which colour illustrations.. I never saw this feature in any other survival guide ever..



It has got the procedures of gutting the animals and all, clothing for a particular kind of region.. kinds of shelter that can be made with props around you..



DON'T JUST GO OUT FOR ADVENTURES WITHOUT THIS PIECE OF MANUSCRIPT... IT CAN BE A GOD'S GIFT...



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ANNAPURNA by Maurice Herzog, Review

Annapurna by Maurice Herzog

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


EXTEMELY GRIPPING READ... BEST MOUNTAINEERING BOOK



The expedition of 8 French people, started to conquer 2 "Eight THousander" - Dhaulagiri and Annapurna.



The first half of the book deals with the ridges and reconnaissance in search for the route to summit of DHAULAGIRI. After a lot of effort and time, they will learn that DHAULAGIRI is inaccesible...



Now the quest to the summit of ANNAPURNA starts. 3 ridges (routes) to the summit are proved fatal and dangerous. But at last one ridge is discovered by one party of reconnaissance.



Finally 2 out of 8 members - Herzog and Lachenal - make it to summit in worst conditions with their limbs forst-bitten.



Finally, ANNPURNA is conquered. But it is not over yet, they are very far and about 8000 meters away form the civilization. The descent was so horrifying with frost-bitten limbs and lack of proper treatment...



ONE WORD DESCRIPTION : Gripping



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2 STATES by Chetan Bhagat, Review

2 states: the story of my marriage by Chetan Bhagat

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


took me 6 days to complete.. ofcourse i am a really slow reader.. there are lots of ppl who completed it in just 5hrs!!!



it shows the vivid picture of the average indian family.. and i totally enjoyed the read... entertaining enough... worth a read one...



And the best part is, this is gonna filmed soon with SRK in the lead role!!!



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A small SNAPPING TURTLE...

Came across this small sized SNAPPING TURTLE.. It was very cool, to see turtle in house for me.. But this one looked like a ordinary turtle, so I went so close to its mouth, then it suddenly snapped out of its shell and almost bit my finger.

Since it is small I was fine.. It was just 4-5 inches.. If it was the average size of its family, then my finger would have been its lunch for today...

This is their average size, and they are very good at snapping your finger off of your hands!!!