Favorite Books, Novels - the second part

Here is the part one - Favorite Books, Novels

The crazy list continues....

Uncle Tom's Cabin - The book list would not be complete without this novel. When I was young, my aunt K gifted me the copy she had. No matter how many times I read, I always end up being emotional and cannot stop the tears. This is an anti-slavery novel. I had no idea that it was a very popular novel. I read later that people believed that it (I quote) - "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War".

After this, I hardly had time to read storybooks. I had to concentrate on studies and the board exams. I started reading again after two years of college life.

Arthur Hailey - I read them not just for the plot but also for the detailed description on how various businesses or industries worked. I was amazed by how much of research had gone in writing each one of them. Some of the novels that I had read - The Final Diagnosis, Hotel, Airport, The Evening News, Overload.

Sidney Sheldon - One of my favorite novels - Master of the Game. No other comments!!

I did read some of Jeffrey Archer and Michael Crichton’s novels. However, Arthur Hailey was my favorite.

When I started working, I did not have much time to read. It was only after the first few years of working, that I really started to read again. The only difference I read them all online except Kalki’s novels.

Harry Potter series - To write a series like this needs a lot of imagination and patience. I have no idea how J.K.Rowling could pull off something like this. I did not buy even one book in print, read all of them online. I did watch all the movie adaptations as well.

Ponniyin Selvan - If someone asks me to rank novels or books I had read so far, I would rank this novel at the top. It is a historical novel written by the famous Kalki Krishnamurthy in Thamizh (my native language). I first read the English version online. I was impressed and moved by the plot that I wanted to read the original version in my native language. I remember I went to a book fair and bought all the parts of the novel in a few minutes. That was how obsessed I was. I have read it multiple times but every time I read it, I find myself drawn towards the beauty of the bygone era.

Sivagamiyin Sapatham and Parthiban Kanavu - I started looking for other novels by the great Kalki after reading Ponniyin Selvan. Since I was adamant that I would never read them online, I bought both these novels. I was disappointed with Sivagamiyin Sapatham probably because of the story. I liked Parthiban Kanavu.

Shiva Trilogy - After reading the reviews of Amish Tripathi's novels, I wanted to check them out myself. Tthat started my journey with the Shiva Trilogy. All of us know the story of Shiva and Sati(Parvathi). The intelligence of Amish in treating one of the Trimurthi's as an ordinary warrior is commendable. I loved reading these novels.

The Chronicles of Narnia - A few years back, right after watching the movie, I had tried to look up reviews that were posted online. That was when I read that it was based on a novel written by C.S. Lewis. I then got hold of the seven fantasy novels in this series and read them all.

Sudha Murthy's books - An accidental discovery in my organization's library led me to read Sudha Murthy's books. My admiration and respect for her grew as I read her books. They were all written in simple English and were short stories - Mahashweta, Dollar bahu, Gently Falls the Bakula. Wise and Otherwise is a narration of stories that were based on her life experiences. Mahashweta is close to my heart since it deals with the issue of leukoderma that my mother has been suffering all these years. One of the books that got me emotional. The other books are on my To-Do list.