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Books on India- recommendations

lassigirl

2007-03-10 16:22:50

Jock!
So that must be how The Rough Guide describes the Saga shop

a shopping mall indeed, As to fast food , is there a Macdonalds , or the like .Just shows how guide books can be misleading
Has anyone any other examples of this happening

tightjock

2007-03-10 16:38:22

Just checked it again to get the exact wording and even worse it's describing Mobor (5 mins from Cavelossim) which apart from one more restaurant the Fishermans Wharf I don't think has changed since we first visited in 95

I just read it and :roll:

lassigirl

2007-03-16 10:26:45

I have just tried to read Bombay Talkie by Ameena Meer, and found it to be the worst book Iv'e picked up in a long time , I gave up a third of the way through.
Then I remembered someone had mentioned The God Of Small Things, what can I say , it must be one of the best books I have ever read, so moving one minute I was laughing the next crying, a sensational novel, can't think why it took me so long to get round to reading it .For any Indophile a must.
Just my personal opinions

alverm

2007-03-17 01:04:30

Interesting read

If you are interested in the background of the caste system, Indian politics, criminal system etc. try reading "In Spite of the Gods" by Edward Luce.

Definitely an eye opener!

hapi

2007-03-18 16:48:09

Sankars in Candolim (acron arcade) and the Oxford next to the church in the middle of the road, upstairs above Malini Ramani, both have sections for indian authors.

goanluv

2007-04-04 19:45:44

tightjock is back now so he may give his opinions on our suggested reading matter now!! What did you think of Shantaram??? Pure Magic?

tightjock

2007-04-05 11:34:02

Well the first 100 pages were great I was really enjoying it however as it is 900 pages long and doesnt fit in the netting at the back of your seat on the plane thickjock put the book at his feet and left it on the plane :roll:

No doubt it has now been sold at a market stall somewhere, so I have to re order it and read it on our next trip, I'm determined to read it in Goa though I also want to carry on reading it now hmmm decisions decisions....

newbutt1

2007-04-09 21:27:19

Shantaram, brilliant i couldn't put it down, hubby is reading it now; another book i also enjoyed was Chasing the Monsoon, it read really well and i felt like i was there with him.

jayne :wave

lassigirl

2007-04-16 10:18:34

I'm back with lots of new books from the list, but sadly Goa Freaks isn't among them

did anyone else find it :?:

Most were found at the small bookshop in Colva, a word of warning the owner is a great salesman , and you are bound to come away with more than you intended ! he will also do his best to get hold of requests. Here's one he found for me----
The Great Indian Novel--- Shashi Tharoor--- reinvents India with a dazzling marriage of Hindu myth and modern history.
Many thanks to someone on the Forum for mentioning Shiva Moon, I am now listening to this, and lots of other CD's by Prem Joshua, great background music for reading about India (IMO).

Fiona

2007-05-30 07:03:44

any more to add?

lassigirl

2007-06-13 12:37:38

Fiona
I could add to the list again!!! :roll:

but i don't think there is much interest in the thread anymore.

LisawithanS

2007-06-13 12:57:45

Hi lassigirl, i think that you should, the more ideas the better, i am collecting lots of info from here all the time for future use, and I for one am still interested.

SPOTTISWOODE

2007-06-13 13:28:32

Just ordered Chantaram from Play.

SPOTTISWOODE

2007-06-13 13:29:10

Oops that should have read Shantaram

gramps

2007-06-13 13:41:28

books on India Reccomendationc

Came across this one recently, Simon Winchesters "Calcutta". It,s a paperback published by Lonely Planet and is a series of essays on the most maddening of Cities buy loads of writers such as Moorhouse, Morris, Theroux, And Dalyrample. It' a facinating read and realy does the place justice Alan

MadAboutGoa

2007-06-13 14:54:01

An oldie ~ The Far Pavilions by M M Kaye, I first read this on Mobor beach in 1994 and have read it many times since.

Fiona

2007-06-13 16:31:03

Fiona
I could add to the list again!!! but i don't think there is much interest in the thread anymore.

Seems you are wrong lassigirl :lol:

lassigirl

2007-06-14 05:46:21

Thanks for the encouragement !

Butter Chicken In Ludhiana Travels In Small Town India by Pankaj Mishra
Found this one in Goa and couldn't resist because of the title, only read a few pages but think it's going to be a good one.

I'm always interested in any books based on the lives women lead in India, so here are two more good ones "IMO"

Ladies Coupe by Anita Nair
Fasting and Feasting by Anita Desai

lassigirl

2007-06-17 17:35:36

Two more !!!!!

Out Of India by Micheal Foss About His childhood in England and India

Children of The Raj by Vyvyen Brendon
Haven't read this one but the reveiw on Amazon is good, so have ordered a copy

deckhand

2007-06-17 18:07:43

Keep the book titles coming, a great thread.

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