The Books They Love To Read

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    • Publish Date: Oct 8 2016 6:04PM
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    • Updated Date: Oct 10 2016 12:18PM
The Books They Love To Read

 
Madhuri Banerjee
Popular Indian author Madhuri Banerjee is an avid reader. No wonder then that she's got a long list of favourite books. Some of personal favourites include The Way Things Were- Aatish Taseer, Big Magic- Elizabeth Gilbert, Before We Visit the Goddess- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Lowland- Jhumpa Lahiri. Gulzar, Honour- Elif Shafak, Jazz- Toni Morrison, The Namesake- Jhumpa Lahiri, Ithaca- David Davidar, The Forty Rules of Love- Elif Shafaq, Eat Pray Love- Elizabeth Gilbert, Veronica Decides To Die- Paulo Coelho, The Palace of Illusions- Chitra Banerjee, Memoirs of a Geisha- Arthur Golden, Perfume- Patrick Suskind, and Macbeth- Shakespeare.


 

J K Rowling 
Best-selling children's book author J.K Rowling shared that Jo March from Little Women is her favourite literary character, when she was asked about it in an interview. "It is hard to overstate what she meant to a small, plain girl called Jo, who had a hot temper and a burning ambition to be a writer," Rowling told the New York Times.

Paulo Coelho
"Topic of Cancer by Henry Miller. Miller is the writer who gave me the initial stimulus to write... Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges. I read one of Borges’ short stories in a science-fiction magazine when I was 20, and I immediately fell in love with his style and his universe... Or I’ll Dress You in Mourning by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins... Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon by Jorge Amado... The Stranger by Albert Camus- I read it in my 30s and was fascinated by Camus’ simple and direct language... 1984 by George Orwell- was impressed by its visionary quality," Paulo Coelho revealed to The Week. Coelho is best known for his books
The Alchemist, Veronica Decides To Die, among others.
 

 
Aravind Adiga
Man Booker Prize winning author Aravind Adiga shared that he is impressed with Arjun Subramaniam's book India's Wars. In an interview with The Times of India, he said, "Over the past few years, I've made a concerted effort to read novels that were originally written in three Indian languages — Kannada, Tamil, and Marathi. How can one not admire the intelligence and daring of writers like S L Bhyrappa and Vijay Tendulkar?... This is not to say we don't have extremely fine writers in English; I admire Adil Jussawalla, Amitav Ghosh, and Ram [Ramachandra] Guha very much. Excellent new writers are always emerging, and often from unexpected places. Air vice-marshal Arjun Subramaniam's 'India's Wars' has impressed me with its lucid analysis of our military conflicts with Pakistan and China." 

Oprah Winfrey
Talk show host, actress, producer and philathropist, Oprah Winfrey has also penned down books which includes a memoir. When asked about her 10 favourite books from the 2000s in an interview in O Magazine, she mentioned these: Discover the Power Within You by Eric Butterworth, A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle, The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, Night by Elie Wiesel, A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, East of Eden by John Steinbeck, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski, The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, and The Known World by Edward P. Jones.



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saishalini Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

My favourite one is Agatha Christie''s The unexpected guest and James Phelan''s The Last Thirteen.

Mrunal Sunil Taras BLOSSOM SCHOOL

My favorite the series of FAMOUS FIVE by Enid Blyton.

HARSHITA NILESH GHAG DON BOSCO SCHOOL (NERUL)

The current book i am reading is ''who is stealing the twelve days of Christmas'''' by Martha freeman. It is a book about two little detectives and one ace detective []a cat] . A boy named Alex and his friend Jasmine are the little detectives. They live in chickadee court. As usual, all of them decorate their homes by the theme the ''''twelve days of Christmas'''' .The houses are a partridge in a pear tree, eight maids a milking, six geese a laying and seven swans a swimming .etc

V.Adhvika Pon Vidyashram - Valasaravakkam

My favourite books are Harry Potter by J K Rowling and Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus series By Rick Riordan. I also like Nancy drew, Famous five and so on.They always take me to a different world which I stay in until my mother calls me for my dinner. Others must try these books as they are the most best treasure anyone could get. Even J K Rowling agrees by saying ''Wit beyond measure is man''s greatest treasure.''

Brenda Marshal PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

My favourite is the stories of CHETAN BHAGAT. I just love it.

Mahak Goyal SALWAN PUBLIC SCHOOL(RAJINDER NAGAR

My favourite series is that of the diary of a wimpy kid by jeff kinney which stole my heart

Payal Taparia BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (SWASTHYA VHR)

my favourite one is a Monster Calls of Patric Ness

Ambuja Rani Ryan International School

I mostly like all books I read.All writers have their own skills and way of writing,so I respect all of them.But some of my favorites are-''HARRY POTTER''series by J.K Rowling,''FAMOUS FIVE''series by Enid Blyton and many of Roald Dahl''s books including''MATILDA''.Enid Blyton is my inspiration

Sanvi Rawat Podar International School

my favourite are Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, DIvergent ,Heroes of Olympus and all the other books J.K. Rowling and Rick Riordan have written

Sanvi Rawat Podar International School

RICK RIORDAN OF COURSE. HOW CAN YOU FORGET HIM

Y. Manavi Delhi public school, Nacharam

My favourite would be the Hercule Poirot series by Agatha Christie. It is a bit like sherlock Holme but it was written after that era. And again its mystery, which is my favourite genre. in the series my favourite books are Death On Nile, Mytery OnThe Orient Expess.

Y. Manavi Delhi public school, Nacharam

I have read most of Agatha Christie books and I think And Then There Were None is the best. The book is gripping throughout and has an absolutely brilliant, surprising ending. The book has moments that make you sit up and gasp and wonder how you didn''t notice them before. It is a compelling introduction to the mystery genre, a must read for people who love reading crime and suspense stories.

Animikha Dutta Dhar Mahadevi Birla World Academy

Harry Potter is really good.

Animikha Dutta Dhar Mahadevi Birla World Academy

Harry Potter is really good.

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