Reading Corner

Fast forward to 2014, I know we missed 2011 and 2012 and 2013… but then I am back now so lets focus on that. And yes I promise to keep it updated

2014 GoodReads Reading challenge – 100 books in 2014

I didn’t finish 100 book challenge, read  71 books though , you can see the full list here

1. Tuki’s Grand Salon Chase by Parul Sharma (Rating 4/5)
2. A Sense for Spice by Tara Deshpande Tennebaum (Rating 3/5)
3. The Sly Company of People Who Care: A Novel by Rahul Bhattacharya (Rating 3/5)
4. What Caesar Did for My Salad: the Secret Meanings of Our Favourite Dishes by Albert Jack (Rating 5/5)
5. Karna’s Wife: The Outcast’s Queen by Kavita Kane (Rating 4/5)
6. Around The World With The Tadka Girls by Ranjini Rao (Goodreads Author), Ruchira Ramanujam (Co-author) (Rating 3/5)
7. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak  (Rating 5/5)
8. Chakra: Chronicles of the Witch Way by Ritu Lalit (Rating 4/5)
9. Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami Rating (4/5)
10. More than Just Biryani by Andaleeb Wajid Rating (4/5)
11. Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner Rating (4/5)
12. That Autumn in Awadh by Rachna Singh Rating (3/5)
13. NW by Zadie Smith Rating (4/5)
14. Nefertiti by Michelle Moran  Rating (4/5) 
15. The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri Rating (3/5)
16. Accidental Apprentice by Vikas Swarup Rating (2/5)
17. Tigers For Dinner by Ruskin Bond Rating (5/5)
18. Gone with the Vindaloo by Vikram Nair Rating (4/5) 
19. The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber Rating (4/5)
20. Cooked, From Streets to Stove, From Cocaine to Foie Grass by Jeff Henderson Rating (4/5)
21. Sita’s Curse : The Language of Desire by Sreemoyee Piu Kundu Rating (1/5)
22. The Edible Atlas by Mina Holland Rating (4/5)
23. The Skeptical Patriot by Sidin Vadukut (Rating 4/5)
24. Gone Girl by Flynn, Gillian (Rating 4/5)
25. The Case of the Love Commandos by Hall, Tarquin (Rating 4/5)
26. Lethal Spice by Kaushal, Swati (Rating 4/5)
27. The Thugs And A Courtesan by Zocchi, Mukta Singh (Rating 2/5)
28. Kashmiri Cuisine Through the Ages by Razdan (Rating 4/5)
29. The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) by Rowling, J.K. (Rating 4/5)
30. Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men  by Biddulph, Steve (Rating 4/5)
31. Sita An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana by Pattanaik, Devdutt Rating (3/5)
32. The Puglian Cookbook: Bringing the Flavors of Puglia Home by Todorovska, Viktorija (Rating 4/5)
33. The Red Book by Delahunt, Meaghan (Rating 3/5)

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July 2010

• Perfect Match by Judi Picoult (Rating 4/5)
• No 1 Ladies Detective by Alexander McCall Smith (Rating 3/5)
• New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (Rating 3/5)

June 2010

• Nineteen Minutes by Judi Picoult (Rating 4/5)
• Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella (Rating 4/5)
• The Immortals of Meluha by Amish (Rating 4.5/5)

May 2010

• Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel (Rating 1/5)
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (Rating 3/5)
• Dreams in Prussian Blue by Paritosh Uttam (Rating 3/5)
• One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Dviakaruni (Rating 4/5)
• Dollar Bahu by Sudha Murthy (Rating 3/5)
• The Sari Shop by Rupa Bajwa (Rating 3.5/5)
• Love, Life and all That Jazz by Ahmed Faiyaz (Rating 3/5)
• Seige of Mithila by Ashok K Banker (Rating 4/5)

April 2010

• Julie and Julia by Julie Powell (Rating 3.5/5)
• The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor (rating 4/5)

March 2010

• Hakuna Matata – Life is calling by Srinivas Yanamandra (Rating 2.5/5)
• May I Hebb Your Attention Pliss by Arnab Ray (Rating 3/5)
• The French Lover by Taslima Nasrin (Rating 3/5)
• Queen of Dreams by Chitra Divakaruni (Rating 4/5)

Feb 2010

• DORK by Sidin Vadukut (Rating 3/5)
• Prince of Ayodhya by Ashok K Banker (Rating 4/5)
• Right Fit Wrong Shoe by Varsha Dixit (Rating 2.5/5)
• Karl, Aaj Aur Kal by Cyrus Brocha (Rating 2/5)
• Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (Rating 3/5)
• Nine Lives by William Dalrymple (Rating 3.5/5)

Jan 2010

• Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult (Rating 4/5)
• The Silent Raga (Rating 3/5)
• The Zoya Factor (Rating 3.5/5)
• Escape by Manjula Padmanabhan (Rating 3/5)

Dec 2009

• Zero Percentile by Neeraj Chhibba (rating 2.5/5)
• The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (rating 2.5/5)
• Devil in Pinstripes (rating 2.5/5)
• The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Dviakaruni (rating 4.5/5)

Nov 2009

• My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult (Rating 4/5)
• Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Rating -3/5)
• 2 States by Chetan Bhagat (Rating – 2/5)