Books I Have Read

I am a very slow reader. It normally takes me two to four weeks to finish a book.Hence, I only read an average of one book every month. The following are the books I have read from January to August:

January: E.M. Forster's 'A Passage To India'
February: Charles Dickens' 'The Great Expectations'
March: Jeffery Eugenides' 'Middlesex'
April: Robert Raymer's 'Lovers and Strangers Revisited'
May:Aung San Suu Kyi's 'Letters From Burma'
June :Doris Lessing's 'The Golden Notebook'
JuLy: Virginia Woolf's 'To The Lighthouse'
August: Wiliam P. Young's 'The Shack'

The Book I Am Reading Now: Thomas Hardy's 'The Mayor Of Casterbridge'

The number of books I have read is rather low. My aim is to read more books to improve my language.My preference is classic novels.

Comments

A Bookaholic said…
i think most importantly, u go at a pace you're comfortable with and that you're enjoying the experience :) I'm a slow reader too! hehe

Out of the books you've listed, which ones did you enjoy?
August 21, 2011 at 3:36 AM
sintaicharles said…
Bookaholic, I enjoyed The Shack and Great Expectations.

The Shack is full of succinct teachings on life.

and Great Expectations depicts the main character's thoughts and emotions very well.
August 21, 2011 at 3:47 AM
sintaicharles said…
After reading 'The Golden Notebook' and 'To The Lighthouse', I felt like growling. I did not know what the heck they are about!
August 21, 2011 at 3:50 AM
Pak Idrus said…
Great to learn that like me you read many books. BTW have you read the one written by a Malaysian Tan Twan Eng http://www.tantwaneng.com/ . One of the best book about our history. Take care.
August 21, 2011 at 7:46 AM
A Bookaholic said…
Thank goodness I didnt buy the golden notebook! Was contemplating a coupla mths back...Phew....

Yeah, I agree with Pak Idrus. The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng is really good. I enjoyed it immensely!
August 21, 2011 at 6:42 PM
sintaicharles said…
I will check it out at Popular this afternoon.
August 21, 2011 at 8:29 PM
Pak Idrus said…
Another Malaysian author is Tash Aw who have written two books, one is 'Map of the Invisible World'. I got the author's signature on this book when he was in Singapore. My daughter got it for me. Both him and my daughter was at Yale before.

The other book is The Harmony Silk Factory his first book. Both books are a good read indeed.

Have a nice day.
August 22, 2011 at 1:45 AM
sintaicharles said…
Thanks for the recommendations, Pak Idrus.
August 22, 2011 at 2:27 AM
rugs said…
wow they are on the heavy side... no way to speed read this lot! i saw the golden notebook the day and remembered your non-recommendation and steered clear all right.

one thing i have learnt is to abandon a book halfway if it truly does not appeal/ i am irritated by the writing/ it makes no sense. there are enough other books out there :)
August 25, 2011 at 4:08 AM
Pak Idrus said…
BTW folks, how you read any books by Paulo Coelho. 'The Alchemist' is among the best and it might help to improved your quality of life.

Take care.
August 25, 2011 at 4:16 AM
sintaicharles said…
Pak idrus, I bought The Alchemist last month. May read it after reading Hardy's Mayor of Casterbridge.
August 25, 2011 at 5:12 AM
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