Monday, November 14, 2005

the reader (chocoholic???) in me



the minute i stepped into the bookstore i was enthralled... i didnt know where to look... should i move towards my left?? or right?? or shall i go diagonally opposite???... oh everywhere there was something new... something different...

it reminded me of the chocolate house i used to dream of when i was a kid... reminded me of hansel n gretel... n their chocolate house... i used to dream of a house like that... chocolates everywhere... dairy milk... 5 star.. kit kat (at that time they werent available in india.. so had to rely on my aunt who'd get them for me from dubai).. double decker.. toffees.. cakes.. pastries.. n of coz i couldnt have forgotten gems...

what a fantasy!!!... books as well as chocolates... ones got twists n the others got taste...

take for example some of my favourite books...

1) if tomorrow comes by sidney sheldon : a very very cleverly written one here... lots of unexpected twists n turns... reminds me of these assorted chocolates.. u never know whats inside them.. :p

(2) harry potter - j. k . rowling (didnt like the 5th one though) : hmmm this one reminds me of five star... its a book for kids n i have loved this chocolate since i was a kid...

(3) kane n abel - jeffery archer : a very nice tale of friends turning foes... reminds me of munch and perk... well their advertisements in india are always vying to cut down each other

(4) vanity fair - william makepeace thackeray : a tale of deceit... its about how a girl tries to deceive her best friend for the sake of material things in life... a bitter experience makes for a bitter chocolate...

(5) chicken soup series : such cute n lovely stories in these books... many of them get me sobbing... but i never get enough of them... so id love to call them gems... gems of wisdom n love...

(6) pride and prejudice - jane austen : a classic... such a wonderful story... makes me want to go for horse riding n take long walks in the woods... so how about a dairy milk??.... this choco makes me feel nice n fresh after eating.... so id link this book with dairy milk

(7) the monk who sold his ferrari - robin sharma (still reading it) : hmmm i dont know where this story is going to lead... but reminds me of mountains n himalayas... so swiss chocos it is... yummy :)

(8) love story - erich segal : oooooooo loves in the air with my most favourite ferrero rocher.. do i even have to say more about this one???

(9) cinderalla : i have loves this story since i was a kid... every young girls fantasy... glass slippers n chariots n gowns n the prince... total royal treatment... belgian chocos it is... royalty demands a royal taste right??

(10) lord of the rings - j. r. r. tolkien : well well... this book is one hell of a read (no pun intended).. lol it took me six months to complete... well i was a little busy then but this book is awesome... fantasy fights n what not!!!... reminds me of the dark chocolates... when i eat them i dont know if i like them or not... :p


so what do u think about these books??? have u read them?? tell me about the books that u have read... can u compare them with nything else???... how do u feel when u goto a bookstore??... so tell me about the reader in u...

laterzzzz

42 comments:

Dewdrop said...

What a tantalizing post wow :)) Read all the books mentioned except 'The monk who sold his ferrari' sounds interesting, will try laying my hands on it. Excellent list of all time fav classics.

Some of my favs are Grisham's Pelican Brief, The Chamber and A Time to Kill. Bridges of Madison County, by Robert J Waller, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey, Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, High Fidelity, by Nick Hornby..ok I could go on, these are it for now. I'll classify them as dark and sinful :)

Michelle said...

hehehe...cant compare da books ive read wid nethin :( or mebbe m juz too sleeepppyyyy :(

L said...

Wow..!! Good reader..!! I have heard of all these books, but have read only "Love Story" and Cindrealla.. Well have gone thru other pieces of Sheldon..

Love Story was too cute by the way...!! It took me 2 hrs flat..!!

sebia said...

well the only thing which my father compares my reading preferences 2 is TRASH...cuz i read jackie collins,and mills and boon:)
though i love paulo coehilio..hes so good in talking abt the most deep philosophies of existance in such simple terms..
long time musing...tc sweety
wish i culd develop a taste fr chocolates:)

Łóòň Ġãĺ said...

Hahaaa! Loved the way u compared stuff !!

Łóòň Ġãĺ said...

I don't go searching for the books in a bookstore .... library is da best place ... lolz ... I think i can compare books with my friends ... some are boring ... some are interesting ... some alwez horny ... some so romantic kinds ... some full of thrill ... so on and so forth!

Keshi said...

wow m000nie very clever post...books compared with chocs..whoaa wisdom wisdom :)


guess wut girl? u seem to like the same kinda books that I like...If tomorrow never comes..wow a favv of mine! And need I say abt Pride & Prejudice :) Sense and Sensibility is another fav of mine...and Princess Daisy...do read it if u have time...also, The Class...

as for chocs, Im not a huge fan of em :) just guiliyanas only woooooooooooooooooo :)


Keshi.

Keshi said...

oh btw...I LOVED Hansel and Gretel...when I was a kid, that wa smy favvvvv book...I used to stare at the choc-cookie house that they walked into in the middle of the woods...I still have that book in my home cupboard...cos I simply loved that house!

Keshi.

messys musings said...

dewdy
aww u read most of thm na... n wait a while u want 'monk who sold his ferrari'? i got it come down to india i'll pass it on to u... hey i even got chetan bhagats 2 books... wanna read??? lol come soon...

mich
awww wat books have u read... come on out wth it... fine dont compare but give us the list na...

L
heyyyy u shud read 'if tomorrow comes'... i think its the best book sheldon has written till date... heh n yeah love story is a short sweet book.. z00n had it so i got to read... ohhhh i loved jenny n the way she called oliver 'preppieeee'...

messys musings said...

sebia
heh ok i have read jackie n mb's too.. yeah thrash but nice reads na... n paolo.. yeah have read his zahir... some stuff there is real good.. but i dont like such philosophical books..

cheesy
books n friends... nice comparison... they r surely our best frnds... n yeah i never used to goto bookstores first... but now its nice to sit there for hours (if u have the time that is) and browse around... gives me a high :p

k00kie
ohhh i have read sense n sensibility too... hmm n naah havent read princess diary... but have seen the movie... nice one... will read that one sometime.. as of now i got 3 books which r pending to b read... heyyy i think u shud read chetan bhagats 'one night @ the call centre'... m reading that one its very nice...

heh n the choco house is fantastic na... yummyyyyyyyyyyy :DDD

Keshi said...

Hey m000nie :)

**'one night @ the call centre'.

is now in my list of 'to-read'...


It's Princess Daisy..not Princess Diary hehe...but I know that movie. Try and get Princess Daisy...such a great book!


Keshi.

PuNeEt said...

Wow thats a chweeet chocolati post...

am feeling hungry now...

I was never a book freak so I havent read most of them...

am still wondering how would a book remind of a chocolate...
awww i dun think so much ;-)

bt chocolate reminds me of my GF...
she doesnt get tired of eating them... hehehhe

take care
Cheers

Invincible said...

wow wot a way to 'taste' books, the thought of it makes me drool :) :)

I am yet to read 'The Lord of the Rings', guess watching the movie shud suffice :P

Try 'The Alchemist' next :). It's beautiful. I got it today itself frm the library.

Ar Ar Ar Arrrrr said...

Erich Seagal - Love story along with Ferrero rocher...

Hmmm

If my memory serves me better, I think this is teh same thingy I gave it to you on our first meet

Wooo...Hoooo!!!

Hehehe :)

Damn, I have around 500+ novel collection dumped on ma lappy...if I start eating chocs along with each novel, only GOD knows wht will happen to me ;)

Nice one M000nie!!

Ar Ar Ar Arrrrr said...

Now Im just thinking...which choc to eat while reading Playboy

Hmmmmm.....

Hehehe :)

Ar Ar Ar Arrrrr said...
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Ar Ar Ar Arrrrr said...

the monk who sold his ferrari - robin sharma (still reading it)
Get the third part, of MONK series...."Who will die..when I cry"...
Awesome one from the same author

One chapter of which says, you should always carry a copy of "Tuesday's with Morries" along with you.

Get a copy of this one too, its a gem of a book, so now when you visit CrossWord, you know which books to watch out for ;)

Take care M000nie!!

messys musings said...

k00kie
lol mistake with that book... n yeah u shudread chetan bhagat... from wat i have read hes real fun...

puneet
lol atleast u must have read cinderella.. heh

vinci
oh u wanna read lord of the rings?? i got a copy... :)))... n i dont like paulo coelho much... yeah yeah hes got good philosophies but i get bored in a while.. so alchemist is a no no for me... aww but heard the books real good...

z00n
be a sweetheart n send me that collection na... ooo so many books... waaaaaaahhhhhhhhh...

hmmm well i havent read ny playboys or playgirls... so i dunno wat mite suit the book... u tell me... :p

aww n i m sure u got that third book by robin sharma... send it to me asap... :DDD

Ar Ar Ar Arrrrr said...

Hehehe...

your wish is ma command...

Now tell me when should I drop by for free Pizzzzzaaaaaaaaaa

I can see m000nie throwing her keyboard in ma direction

messys musings said...

lol naah... nything for mah z00nie... bolo kab khana hain???

tulipspeaks said...

kekeke..wonderful analogical comparison..


btwn, i love the pic of delicious chocolate you have posted..yummyyy

hugsss

=am000nie=

Keshi said...

m000nie Im looking for a Chetan since yday and found a tanned hunk in Sports-Girl shop lol!

Keshi.

Devilish Angel said...

Sweeeeeeet post...

Ar Ar Ar Arrrrr said...

Naaah...treat is on me...
I told u already...for saving me from losing someone close to me

Thanks M000nie
God bless you for that!!
(I cant stop saying that...since yesterday)

Smile :)

strawy said...

woww diiizz so many books n chocosss...yummy
mez a bad reader but still i read almost all books of SidneySheldon n yesss Love Story... n few more
next time me gonna eat chocoss while reading ...lolzzz i dunno how much it will grow my interest in reading , but it will grow my weight for sure ..lolzzz
hugss diiz, nice post ... n written in a beautiful way

st000nie

messys musings said...

amu
awww rnt they tempting??

k00kie
lol girl dont look for chetan... look for his book :p

by the way did u patao him?

hagrid
awww i dont really remember tasting mint chocos... well will have to try... n naah havent even read stephen king... lol m 'trying' to read stephen hawking as of now.. heh

messys musings said...

vanathi
thanx... do visit again

z00n
lol ok i dont mind as long as its a pizza :D :D :D

strawy
awww lil sis... where have u been???.. hehe naah dont u put on weight ok... believe me its so difficult to lay off later :(((

Vipul said...

hehe usually i dont compare books to desserts and sweets but ya one thing none of em i have read is as sweet as u :D u know tat isnt it

lol i hav read tooooooooooooo many books!
Sidney sheldon
Da vinci code
Harry potter 1-6
LOTR (finished it in a day)
The alchemist
Magician
grisham's almost all
pride and prejudice
Eragon
blah i think someone is at the door
will write later cuz i spent almost 7 yrs for continuous book readin and dunno how long the comment will be then!

btw
i wrote one novel in a thick register realated to Time,fiction and all jeeeez it got lost:((
Now i think it shouldve been published awwwwww damn damn damn!
laterz
love ya moonie

Kroopa Shah (Kr00pz) said...

Hmm, I haven't read all those books but have heard of most of them. But tha was an interesting comparison with chocolates.

Keshi said...

lol I betta ;-)

Keshi.

-Poison- said...

i have read #1,2,6 n 9 :-)

saurav said...

You still read Harry Potter ???
Pride & Prejudice is also my fav.
Try this one 'The God of Small Things'...

Ar Ar Ar Arrrrr said...

Can we have a new post now m000nie piez??

clichedelk0 said...

ooooooh books and chocolates... nice analogy.

Anonymous said...

Shut up Musings.You haven't read a book otherwise u won't be so inarticulate!

anon

Ar Ar Ar Arrrrr said...

If you are done with your chocs m000nie, can we please please have a new posty

I will give you a box of chocs free ;)

Keshi said...

m000nieeeeeee new posty plz! Or u still eating that jeera rice? aww enough...come back now :)

Keshi.

Łóòň Ġãĺ said...

Wherez you????

strawy said...

diizzzzzzzzzz i m putting on weight, enough of chocos now ,
newwwwwwwwww post diiizzzzzzz
plzzzzzzzzzzz
hugssssssssss
hugsssssssssssssss


st000nie

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