Everything is Illuminated !!

 For ages, we have seen that great writes and poets have got into the groove of writing most eloquent novels and poems ; where William Shakespeare , William Wordsworth , Rabindranath Tagore etc are some people whom I adore for their works.

As a child I saw my father reading everything , even a small peice of paper which was wrapped for the chaana-battanies .. I always used to think how people could read such thick-fat novels (I still used to read those comics during my childhood days , esp. Tinkle which my mum used to get it home !! )

During this stage of my life, I was only reading tinkle and a few comics which we used to get it at home. I never tried my hands on those novels of Agatha Christie or Famous Five etc. rather it never fascinated me much. I liked viewing the Cartoon Network all day long , even now , if I am alone at home , My TV would be switched on for the CN channel. I get Glued to the "Tom and Jerry Series" .
Alternately ,these days I am reading too much of Philosophy stuff... I had lots of readings on Philosophy, Leadership etc ... and then changed towards the Chick-lit.

I had visited my cousins in Chennai and was really shocked to see the book shelves full of novels and books. Each of them had a set of books which they were "the owners". I felt really nice to see so many books which they've read , on the contrary, I was discussing about a few good movies which i had seen (one among them was Marley and Me) , and told them to see that one !! Unfortunately , i got the reply as , its a novel based upon a dog which becomes a family member. Agast !!! ehh !! I dint now what to do !! At the same time (rather to be precised, during my graduation days )i had completed almost all the books of Sydney Sheldon and then I started to get into the track of reading books.....

I usually read lot of book reviews and try to pick the ones that interests me !! There are a few classics which I havent read till now !( I would read them for sure. ) I'd like to list them because I feel that they are the greatest works and book for all-time.

• To Kill a mocking bird, Harper Lee 
• Jane Eyre , Charlotte Bronte
• Brids of Prey , Wilbur Smith

• Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Mark Twain 
• The Canterbury Tales , Geoffrey Chaucer
• Little Women , Louisa May Alcott
• Life of Pi ,Yann Martel
• Arabian Nights

I donno whether I would be able to read all of these , but yes, One fine day this list would be struck out and I'll have the most memorable moment of my life.

I have seen many people reading the best sellers books' which are listed and they try to get them once the publishers set it out, but at the same time, some of them will not be able to justify the rating of the book. Its like seeing the super-duper flop movie during the premiere and walking out of the theater with broken hearts.

I always wish to own my books which I read and so I wait as long as I can to get the feeling of possession !!  By using the term "Feeling of Possession " , I would like to tell you that I was eagerly waiting to get the set of Calvin and Hobbes series - the best ever Comic I love to read. I just love Calvin Virtualizing about his friend Tiger, Hobbes and how he ends up almost all his conversation speaking about the crap that gets into his head and then retiring to his room !! Love it!! 

So, when I first saw this set in Landmark , it costed around Rs 9,999/- only. My heart sinked like the anchor into the water when the ship is set to halt !! And now everytime I go to the book stores I find the price decreasing. I had seen the latest listing of the set to Rs 4495/- in http://www.flipkart.com/. I will be waiting for a month or so and would grab this Priceless Possession Of mine.

Hope to check this listed stuff as they are More than Priceless !!