The Reading Timeline

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So, based on the books I have chosen and with the time I can eke out, here's the plan:


  • The Room by Emma Donogue (21st September to 21st October)
  • The King's Speech by Mark Logue and Peter Conrad (22nd October to 23rd November)
  • Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie (24th November to 25th December)
  • Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis (26th December to 31st Jan, 2015)
  • Luka and the Fire of Life by Salman Rushdie (1st February to 15th March)
  • Goldfinch by Donna Tarrt (16th March to 17th April)
  • Dongri to Dubai by S. Zaidi (18th April to 19th May)
  • The Secret Lives of Sisters by Linda Kelsey (20th May to 21st June)
  • The Post-birthday world by Lionel Shriver (22nd June to 23rd July)
  • Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut (24th July to 25th August)
  • Alchemy of Desire by Tarun Tejpal (26th August to 27th September)
  • A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth (28th September to 29th December)
  • The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (1st January to 3rd March, 2016)
  • A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif (4th March to 3rd April)
  • Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert (4th April to 5th June)

Comments

Anonymous said…
I dont want to sound sarcastic.. but looking at the things you are yet to read, you have a lot to catch up.

Care to share what you *have* read so far?
9:20 PM
Anonymous said…
^ There are a whole lot of books that are there to be read...and there's a whole lot of catching up _each_ one of us has to do.
Mukta: thanks for that list, I'm going to pick up a few of those soon!
10:42 AM
Mukta Raut said…
Anon 2 - let me know what you thought of the books you do pick up... :-)
12:27 PM
Anonymous said…
The kings speech would be my first pick and theb a suitable boy and finally secret lives of sisters :-)
5:37 PM
Mukta Raut said…
:-) neat...
6:18 PM
Anonymous said…
Neat ? Why ?
9:43 PM
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