Books I'm Reading These Days
- The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant
I'm reading this book these days and enjoying it so very much. I try and read one chapter of it daily and usually talk about it on my Instagram page where I have joined a challenge called #betterreadschallenge from the 1st of January. In this challenge you have to basically update your followers about the books you read everyday whether you get to read a hundred or merely five pages a day. I think this is a really great challenge as it pushes me to do at least a little bit reading everyday.
So this book covers the lives and works of all the important Western philosophers. And it's simply fascinating to read about these great thinkers as real people with real, exciting lives. Most of the times we get to know about these intellectuals with reference to the work they have produced without thinking of them as real human being made of flesh and bones, having relationships and all. So The Story of Philosophy is very useful as it lets us know what actually went into the making of these remarkable human beings.
I have so far read chapters on Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Kant, Schopenhauer and Spencer. And I plan to read the next one on Neitzsche tomorrow. I post reviews on on individual chapters on my Instagram but plan to do an overall review of it once I'm finished with it. It's one of the best books that I've come across in a while, one that should be read by students of philosophy and literature alike, and I urge you all to read it as soon as you can.
- The Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens
This is also one of the books on my Currently reading list. I started reading it ages and ages ago. But
because it is a short story collection, I tend to just read one at the time and then just leave it at that. So over the years I have read most of the stories in this collection still have two left to go.
This is one of those books that you'd like to read to your kids during long winter nights while you're all gathered around a fireplace, drinking from your cups of yummy hot chocolates. All these stories are a bit spooky in nature but have that warm cosy feel to them as well which is just what we all want when we are looking for book to read in winter. Being an adult, I like reading it just because sometimes you need something to rejuvenate your love for reading. It also reminds me why I chose literature as my major. But most importantly, it provides you with the much needed escape from the drudgery of life that we all suffer from. I highly, highly recommend this book to all of you book-lovers. And I am sure that you will enjoy it as much I do!
- The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
I feel HUGELY disappointed in myself when it comes to this book! I just don't feel excited when I think about reading it. I don't know why. It feels like such a huge drag to me. I just don't understand all the hype about it. I LOVED The Hobbit, and I have enjoyed certain parts of this one too, but it's just one of those books for me that just goes on and on and nothing really happens in them. Who knows though! I might change my mind about it once I'm done with it, but, right now, it doesn't really appeal to me.
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Kahmir in Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending War by Victoria Schofield
I started reading this wonderful book
back in the October of the last year but, unfortunately, haven't been able to
give it the time and attention that it deserves. As the name indicates, this
one is about the Kashmir conflict, its history, the perpetual war that has been
going on in the region and its innumerable effects on the people of the region.
I have read only one chapter so far so I'm not in a position to comment on it
comprehensively. I have been feeling really pumped lately to finish all the unread
books that I started reading over the years and this one is very much on my
radar. Hopefully I'll finish in the coming few months.
-
A History of Literary Criticism and Theory by M. A. R. Habib
This
is a book that we were supposed to use as a reference book during our MPhil.
coursework so it was around that time that I started reading it. Like The Story
of Philosophy, is covers all the important philosophers and theorists
throughout the ages but it is way more detailed and serious in nature in that
it is more concerned with the works of those philosophers/thinkers than their
lives. It is one of those must-reads that all of us should go through in order
to gain a more comprehensive view of philosophy and literary theory. I plan to
finish it very soon as it is very much related to my studies and is likely to
help me with research as well. I'll definitely let you guys know when I finally
do finish it.
I'm reading this book these days and enjoying it so very much. I try and read one chapter of it daily and usually talk about it on my Instagram page where I have joined a challenge called #betterreadschallenge from the 1st of January. In this challenge you have to basically update your followers about the books you read everyday whether you get to read a hundred or merely five pages a day. I think this is a really great challenge as it pushes me to do at least a little bit reading everyday.
So this book covers the lives and works of all the important Western philosophers. And it's simply fascinating to read about these great thinkers as real people with real, exciting lives. Most of the times we get to know about these intellectuals with reference to the work they have produced without thinking of them as real human being made of flesh and bones, having relationships and all. So The Story of Philosophy is very useful as it lets us know what actually went into the making of these remarkable human beings.
I have so far read chapters on Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Kant, Schopenhauer and Spencer. And I plan to read the next one on Neitzsche tomorrow. I post reviews on on individual chapters on my Instagram but plan to do an overall review of it once I'm finished with it. It's one of the best books that I've come across in a while, one that should be read by students of philosophy and literature alike, and I urge you all to read it as soon as you can.
This is also one of the books on my Currently reading list. I started reading it ages and ages ago. But
because it is a short story collection, I tend to just read one at the time and then just leave it at that. So over the years I have read most of the stories in this collection still have two left to go.
This is one of those books that you'd like to read to your kids during long winter nights while you're all gathered around a fireplace, drinking from your cups of yummy hot chocolates. All these stories are a bit spooky in nature but have that warm cosy feel to them as well which is just what we all want when we are looking for book to read in winter. Being an adult, I like reading it just because sometimes you need something to rejuvenate your love for reading. It also reminds me why I chose literature as my major. But most importantly, it provides you with the much needed escape from the drudgery of life that we all suffer from. I highly, highly recommend this book to all of you book-lovers. And I am sure that you will enjoy it as much I do!
I feel HUGELY disappointed in myself when it comes to this book! I just don't feel excited when I think about reading it. I don't know why. It feels like such a huge drag to me. I just don't understand all the hype about it. I LOVED The Hobbit, and I have enjoyed certain parts of this one too, but it's just one of those books for me that just goes on and on and nothing really happens in them. Who knows though! I might change my mind about it once I'm done with it, but, right now, it doesn't really appeal to me.
Kahmir in Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending War by Victoria Schofield
I started reading this wonderful book
back in the October of the last year but, unfortunately, haven't been able to
give it the time and attention that it deserves. As the name indicates, this
one is about the Kashmir conflict, its history, the perpetual war that has been
going on in the region and its innumerable effects on the people of the region.
I have read only one chapter so far so I'm not in a position to comment on it
comprehensively. I have been feeling really pumped lately to finish all the unread
books that I started reading over the years and this one is very much on my
radar. Hopefully I'll finish in the coming few months.
A History of Literary Criticism and Theory by M. A. R. Habib
This
is a book that we were supposed to use as a reference book during our MPhil.
coursework so it was around that time that I started reading it. Like The Story
of Philosophy, is covers all the important philosophers and theorists
throughout the ages but it is way more detailed and serious in nature in that
it is more concerned with the works of those philosophers/thinkers than their
lives. It is one of those must-reads that all of us should go through in order
to gain a more comprehensive view of philosophy and literary theory. I plan to
finish it very soon as it is very much related to my studies and is likely to
help me with research as well. I'll definitely let you guys know when I finally
do finish it.
So these are the books that I'm currently reading and hoping to finish soon. Do let me know which books you guys are reading these days in the comments!! See ya!
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