I simply cant understand how a book can just floor me with simplicity. Studying various literature books all these times and being fascinated with all the books like those of Shelly, gabriel garcia, ayn rand etc - the books which engulf you in their "attitudes", almost lead us to believe that what is - is not true, suddenly, there comes a pure book from the dewy-eyed naipaul. The story of a indian man born and brought up in caribbean, his after it becomes our (as we read this one), simply brings out the shades of colours which not even known to the rainbow. One of those books which tells us that writers can write good books, but for the reader to live the book, writers must have a "life". After reading this book you will probably ask yourself - "why do i like this book?".

If you happen to read this when you're pissed with life, you would know why that guy killed ronald reagan. The defiance of youth, the thing that happens (atleast with me) to most of us(the rebels) , does well to make us feel good. Infact, you might become a holden if you read it during the pre-adult or adulthood stage. For a bystanding reader, still a good read, but you might feel this bit is a "psycho" stuff (always isnt it?).

Probably, most of us get a hand on it, because such is the presence of ayn rand in literary world, very few of us might understand the depths of what she speculates through her various works. But to be not effected by ayn rand is to reach the levels of buddhism. You might hate yourself for being mawkish, you might be offended, you might feel proud, you might get into conflict, you might simply get delight in the story, anything, just anything, but it will do..

This is one among the first books that i read. From being a non-english speaking society, jumping straight away into this thing was a bit too much for me in the begining. Before this book i read some books just for fun, was really thrilled by rainmaker, geoffery archer and others. This book changed the way i read books after that. The chronology of the events is confusing in the begining, fascinating afterwards, and the sarcasm remains a overall view, it is direct to the core, funny to the hem, a stay-away if you dont like the concepts of war, but you still might like the dead man from the yossarian's camp.

frankly i still havent understood it, but thats why its my favourite, it eludes me to a point of an aimless women. will update it as soon as i figure it out.

The only (short)novel written by oscar wilde. The story about the guy who is is paranoid about getting old and losing his charm (looks, dont we all have it at some point of time?) . The paranoia is attributed to his friend, the real philosopher of the story, his views about possibly everything that happens in the story are turning point in the novel. Lot of times it also reminds us of a late teenage thoughts we rebels get into, the good the bad, the ugly the beautiful and all such over the "rum and coke" discussions which culminate into nothing will be re-raised in our minds,ofcourse on course of a small and wonderful story. .

ok lets do it. The critical direction of the book seems to bespeak nietzsche's contempt for other past and present and future phiosophers, 2nd and 3rd reading will us that , no this about religion, morals, people, places and their analysis. I think the fourth (4th !!! how can i just , whatever) reading will be the most amazing reading , finally the title of the book, u look back and again. Presenting the flip side of the coin is a major technique used by him , thats why it is beyond good and evils. Nevertheless, i m a admirer of lot of german philosophy , so i may be a tad biased about the views on the same, but to a reader seeking more insight(roots) on the philosophy behind a lot that is governing the present world, this one is a must.

update : I forgot to mention this before, Women readers have to overlook his attitude towards women, else you simply will not understand rest of the greatness that this book exudes. Please simply ignore this book if u are steadfast christian, this book will do you no good. Just a "prose" from the same:

even if language, here as elsewhere, will not get over its awkwardness, and will continue to talk of opposites where there are only degrees and many subtleties of gradation; even of the inveterate tartuffery of morals, which now belongs to our unconquerable "flesh and blood", infects the words even of those of us who know better-here and there we understand it and laugh at the way in which precisely science at its best seeks most to keep us in the simplified, thoroughly artificial, suitably constructed and suitably falsified world- at the way in which, willy-nilly, it loves error, because being alive, it loves life.

Even though i am a mere "mererity", here it is. I have read about 25 books by krishnamurti, to date. I was really excited in the begining when i used to read his answers to questions in his book, slowly the interest waned, it was getting too complicated for me, and situation i was in when i used to read these books didn't help either. Now the clouds have passed and i picked up this book which i sense is the essence of what JD is trying to pass all this while. His dissertations are not unique, they are something that we will find out to be already "known", but the way he puts it only brings us closer to the real us. Really interesting views on how thought is fragmented and understanding what is consciousness, If you have not read JD before, go straight to this one.