My gift voucher collection had increased to a nic...
My gift voucher collection had increased to a nice, usable size by last Friday. Armed with that, Sindha and I went shopping. This is what I picked up from the land of movies and books:
Ah, for a moment, I thought there was a movie "Family Matters" out. A quick IMdB search led me to, of all things, a sitcom! I then saw the "movies and books" part of your post...
The three books I have really loved for their quality of prose and their 'feel-good factor'(in descending order of preference) are The Remains of the Day by Ishiguro, An Equal Music by Seth and Such A Long Journey by Mistry. I saw the movie of the Ishiguro novel and the Mistry novel, and they in no way matched the books themselves. For a moment, I worried about Family Matters too...
Yeah, I guess I should have put in a separator there.
The Remains of the Day is one of my favorite books, for exactly the same reasons you mention. Have you read The Unconsoled? It's not in the same vein, but I found it pretty interesting too.
Family Matters - yikes!! The book is so darn long. Didn't find it too inspiring. Put it down after a chapter or two. "American Pie" - now we are talkin' :)
Mistry! I loved A Fine Balance.
ReplyDeletePlease add me to the queue for borrowing Silent Movie.
ReplyDeleteEvil Dead????
ReplyDeleteWhoooohooooooooo!!!!
>hic<
No queue yet. Will get it next week sometime, if you want it.
ReplyDeleteSo did I. Found it very depressing, but fell in love with his writing.
ReplyDeleteI saw it last about a decade ago. Would love to see it again.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised... African Queen??
ReplyDeleteI better go to Koti.. NOW!
Review of _Family Matters_ wanted! I bought the book a month ago, but am yet to read it ... ;-/
ReplyDeleteIt'll be a while before I get around to reading it, though.
ReplyDeleteAh, for a moment, I thought there was a movie "Family Matters" out. A quick IMdB search led me to, of all things, a sitcom! I then saw the "movies and books" part of your post...
ReplyDeleteThe three books I have really loved for their quality of prose and their 'feel-good factor'(in descending order of preference) are The Remains of the Day by Ishiguro, An Equal Music by Seth and Such A Long Journey by Mistry. I saw the movie of the Ishiguro novel and the Mistry novel, and they in no way matched the books themselves. For a moment, I worried about Family Matters too...
Saarey, if you could please do the burning of silent movie 4 me will be gratefull!
ReplyDeleteWill do, when I get time :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I guess I should have put in a separator there.
ReplyDeleteThe Remains of the Day is one of my favorite books, for exactly the same reasons you mention. Have you read The Unconsoled? It's not in the same vein, but I found it pretty interesting too.
From the fear of getting thrashed about "nice try!" (yet again), can I have a copy too? ;)
ReplyDeletenice try! did u pick the tintin cd or have u some fetish to watch madhav make copies of comics and movies???
ReplyDeleteno no ! :)) i sure need to pick it up soon.. because of this rains and odd timings of my work, I'm not able to go there at all ! :(
ReplyDeletewill do so this week !!
that was fast u sure ur working?
ReplyDeleteyeah i'm sure.. :)
ReplyDeletejust that i was checking my mail then that's why the reply to the comment was so fast ! ;)
Family Matters is a really good book. I liked it a lot. If you liked 'A Fine Balance', I'm sure that you would like this one too.
ReplyDeleteYaaay!!Family Matters!!
ReplyDeleteIt is a good read!
Took the mouth out of my words.
ReplyDeleteFamily Matters - yikes!! The book is so darn long. Didn't find it too inspiring. Put it down after a chapter or two. "American Pie" - now we are talkin' :)
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