I'm an avid reader and I've read a lot. I've literally read thousands of books. No exaggeration! When I was young, I used to read everything which would come in my way. Newspapers, magazines, novels, books on history, religion, and even politics. Everything except poetry. Poetry has never been my cup of tea. I still read a lot, but now I skip some.
When you're fond of reading, you're always searching for a good book to read. And if a book becomes a bestseller, you crave for it. Don't you?
I was quite young when Arundhati Roy's debut novel "The God of Small Things" came out and instantly became a hit. It's a winner of Booker Prize. I read reviews about it and its title fascinated me a lot. "The God of Small Things"..... wow, sounds so interesting! I didn't get a chance to read the book up until recently. And you know what! I hardly managed to read only half of it! It's one of the worst books I've ever come across in my whole life. I threw the book away when I was still half way through it and never wished to read rest of it. I, in fact, regret reading first part of it. I wonder, what made so many people around the world to adore and praise that book!
The other book is "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. A book which has been translated in at least 71 languages! I must admit that it was quite an interesting book to read and had some very good points to ponder upon and I didn't throw it away in the middle unlike The God of Small Things. However, I've had heard so much about it that when I opened the book I expected to read something really extraordinary. I'm really sorry to say that I was disappointed. Many things in "The Alchemist" were not even something new for me. I'd read so many similar things before.
Well, the real purpose to write(of writing??) this blog is to practice my writing skills. I'm sorry if you're a hard core fan of the books above. This is my personal point of view and above criticism is not meant to hurt readers' feelings.
If you've managed to read this blog till the end, please correct as many mistakes as you can. I'd be very grateful. Thanks in advance!
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Wait! Teacher Anele comes back!! :D
Regardless of the main idea of the blog, I'm amazed by your writing. You are a skilled writer.
I wish to be a thirsty reader.. to read all books and never get bored. I just read books that attract my attention, it can be about politics, sociology or novels..
My problem is that I don't read a lot in English so that I can't write a skillful piece of arts just like what you've written. =))
I started reading "The Alchemist" in Arabic, but I didn't complete it yet.. There was another Arabic novel that stole my eyes and take me away the first one. =))
Keep writing dearest Nida, I really enjoy reading your blogs.
@Charos,
Finally, I've found someone who shares my thoughts on "The Alchemist". You can't imagine how happy I'm! :D I think, most of the people just follow trends. If some thing is "in", it becomes their favorite. Period.
And a big thanks to you for making correction. I'm GRATEFUL. And I hope that you'll keep doing so.
Dear Nida,
"...what made so many people around the world to adore..." - I think, we don't need "to" here. This is only thing I could find... :)
To be honest, I haven't heard about "The God of small things", and as for "The Alchemist" - ^_^ - can't stop laughing - my reaction was almost the same - a little disappointment at myself who looked like kind of following the gregarious feeling at that moment :D. The book is certainly not bad, but I wonder too, what made it become bestseller?..
Sorry, Nida, my English makes correcting your doubtedly existing mistakes so challenging so I prefer not to :P.
@Expector Smith,
Glad to see you here and that looks like a good title. Thank you so much.
@Yasemin,
Yeah, you're right. Some poorly written books become bestsellers for no good reason.
And thanks a lot for your advice. I'll try to think about it. :D
I'd like to suggest a title for your post: Some books can be so boring.
It's really interesting that some poor written books can be best-seller. If you are a bookworm, your expectations increase. So don't read a lot! hahah
@Grace,
Girl, you hit the nail on the head!! :D
Thank you so much for visiting my blog, dear friend.
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