Get To Know the Bookworm.

Hello!

My name is Pooja and I am an avid reader. I am a 20-something Bombay girl, who has lived in Bombay, Bangalore, Calcutta and Lucknow. Books are my life! I read all the time and am seldom found without a book. I enjoy reading and read a vast array of books. I read fiction almost exclusively- non-fiction really doesn't do much for me and I DO NOT read self-help.

I read Contemporary literature, Young Adult, Thrillers, Horror, Romance, Classics, Indian writing and translated works from all over the world. I really read pretty much every kind of book. I read books that win prizes and those that don't. I love reading books from places I've never been, I basically think books are the cheapest and often the best way to travel. I love books written by Indian authors and some of my absolute favourite books are ones by Indians, that being said some of the recent spurt of Indian writers make me want tear my hair out in frustration- bad grammar, weird titles and bad writing are the chief reasons behind this bout of rage! (But if you like these books..that's totally OK....but I do urge to read some other, better books too!)


I read 102 books last year and have already read 72 books this year....and this blog is my way of documenting the books I read and how I feel about them. Also it would make me terribly happy if this blog makes even one person more excited about reading. I love reading..I love how the whole world disappears when I am reading. I love getting lost between pages and meeting characters I love and experiencing a new culture. I cannot imagine my life with books. And I'd wish everyone could experience the joys of a good book!

My favourite authors include...Jhumpa Lahiri, Jane Austen, Amitav Ghosh, Haruki Murakami, JK Rowling, Enid Blyton (who doesn't love her!?), Shashi Tharoor, Roald Dahl. Truman Capote, Alexander McCall Smith, John Steinbeck, Kazuo Ishiguro, Manto, Ismat Chungtai, Nick Hornby, Emily Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, Agatha Christie...and maybe a couple of others..these are my top of the mind favourites.

I am Bengali but can't sadly read or write the language and therefore read a ton of translated work by Bengali authors like Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Rabindranath Tagore, Sunil Gangopadhyay, Sarabindu Banerjee and Satyajit Ray- I love the Feluda books and cannot recommend them enough.

Apart from reading I do have other interests, I love writing and do so for a living. I watch movies, I have seen some 52 odd movies this year. I watch a lot of TV shows and some of my current favourites are Sherlock, Criminal Minds, Bones, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Pretty Little Liars (guilty pleasure), Vampire Diaries, The Game of Thrones, How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke Girls, American Horror Story...and a couple more but I am going to stop here. :D

I also love taking pictures and documenting my life...if you know me from Instagram you might know this about me. I also love shopping, I am very, very good at it. If shopping was a competitive sport I'd win all kinds of medals! I like pretty things and stationery and silver jewellery. I like ghost stories. Funny stories. And funny people. I enjoy cooking. I like sleeping. I like making lists. I like ticking things off my list. Expect to see a lot of lists on this blog. :)

So I guess that's enough of talking out of me for today.

Thank you for being here and I do hope you'll return! :)