Errr.... As far as I know, reading was not inside must-do list. I didn't put a goal like must read minimum how many books per month. No, I didn't.
However it has become part of my daily activity, especially while riding MRT to and from home. I just didn't want to waste half an hour on each journey or one hour per day just to play with my hand phone inside the MRT. Other than it can exceed my 4GB data plan per month, it is also not good for my eyes :)
My choices of books vary from Bhutanese short story books, local author books, inspirational book, novel, biography, Buddhist-teaching books, memoir, even literature book that I'm afraid most, based on friends' recommendation and whatever books found and available from the library.
Not bad! In some months I could read up to 6 books and there were minimum of 3 books read every month. There were lots of stories opened up my brain which were worth reading.
My purposes of reading were mainly to feed my curiosity about what happened outside my usual world and how I could improve myself (spiritual growth) by reading those religious and self-improvement book as I believed that learning could also be done by reading. Sometimes it was as if the writer him or herself was talking directly to me :)
Below is the list of the books read so far:
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| January 2014 |
January 2014:
1. Dear Seday by Ugyen Gyeltshen
2. Love and Lust in Singapore by Goodwin, Tewari, and Hoye
3. Three Sisters of Sze by Tan Kok Seng
4. Love! Live Dangerously! And Have Fun! by Catherine Khoo
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| February 2014 |
February 2014:
1. The Hypnotist’s Love Story by Liane Moriarty
2. My Name Is Not Konnichiwa by Rodney Ee
3. The Hero by Rhonda Byrne
4. Hotel Tales by Hanley Chew
5. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
6. Other Cities, Other Lives by Chew Kok Chang
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| March 2014 |
March 2014:
1. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
2. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
3. The First Phone Call From Heaven by Mitch Albom
4. Living Fully by Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche
5. The Night Hunters by Lingi Jamtsho
6. What Makes You Not A Buddhist by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
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| April 2014 |
April 2014:
1. Looking For Alaska by John Green
2. Siu Tai by Felix Cheong
3. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
4. Buttertea At Sunrise by Britta Das
5. I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai w/ Christina Lamb
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| May 2014 |
May 2014:
1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
2. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
3. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
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| June 2014 |
June 2014:
1. The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck
2. Chicken Soup For The Preteen Soul by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen, and Irene Dunlap
3. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
So, any other books recommended for me to read? Please advise :)
Hope you too keep your reading habits alive! Have a great day everyone! ^^
reading is my hobby too! Whoa! s many books! I loved "the Kite Runner', how is 'i am malala'?
ReplyDeleteYes, 'The Kite Runner' is splendid. I did the book review sometimes in March :)
Delete'I am Malala' is good too. By reading it you will able to visualize the life in Pakistan, which is quite sad.
Any other book you would recommend for me? :)
Amazed at your list of reading....Keep going
ReplyDeleteThank you la! Hope you reading too! :)
DeleteWow 27 books in the first half of the year? Amazing, you are simply unbeatable.
ReplyDeleteI do definitely see a few common books we read. I'd like to know The Road Less Travelled is.
Keep up the spirit!
Eh, I didn't realize that much la as I never counted the total amount :)
DeleteBtw I want to thank you for recommending some great books to me, Rekha! ^^
The Road Less Traveled hm... How should I say. It's story written by a psychiatric. Some part was good but some not that good (in my own opinion). Therefore I don't dare to recommend you fully. So up to you to decide la! :)
Hats off~~
ReplyDeleteThank you la Sangay! :)
DeleteDo read 'Moth Smoke' by Mohsin Hamid! it is amazing!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your recommendation Ankita! Will check it out if it's available here :)
Deletewow!.....for me reading is becoming just a dream now..:(
ReplyDeleteDon't give up just yet Tshewang! When there is a will, there will be a way! You can do it! :)
DeleteI am interested to read couple off title in your list, u got night hunter too, I longing to read that one for long time, still couldn't manage copy... U r cool!
ReplyDeleteWhen your daughter goes to your place, ask her to bring the Night Hunter for you ;) I made the review of the book as well in this blog.
DeleteGo and borrow if your friends have any book and you can spend your time reading while inside the bus or train ^^
Thanks charo la, I must do that... Will ask ngawang Phuntsho to send me some Bhutanese publications through my daughter if incase if she can come
ReplyDeleteWow you really read and keep records too! Even I do read a lot but sadly I am not good at keeping records. I am happy that my book also features in the list of your reads. Keep reading Rima.
ReplyDeleteHehehe... Keep writing Au Lingi and hopefully I can read your next book next year! :)
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