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Monday, July 25, 2011

Mailbox Monday and It's Monday what are you reading.

Mailbox Monday is a meme sponsored by Marcia from The Printed Page. Presently on tour it is being hosted (last week) by A Sea of Books.

The books that came into my house (all unexpectedly) are :

Picked up from a second hand store. Almost cost nothing.
A win !
The Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni book and Rebels and Traitors by Lindsey Davis were both from my daughter. I saw the film for Mistress of Spices and was disappointed with it. That is why this book has not got read yet.
I am combining Mailbox Monday with It's Monday What are you reading , the latter being hosted by Book Journey. Both memes leads one to very interesting blogs. Please visit the links.



It has been an eventful week but despite a lot of work books did get read. Books which I had in fact put aside for "later".

Earth by Emile Zola was not even on the horizon to be read but it was one which was enthralling mainly for its depiction of French rural 19th century life. As a complete contrast was Vanished by Sheela Chari - a mix of YA and a bit of fantasy, Indian background with contemporary American feel! (out of my comfort zone) but one I enjoyed and The Alchemist - more philosophical than anything else.

I am almost at the end of Shantharam - so very enjoyable for such a big book. Definitely will finish this one soon.

Happy reading to all.
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24 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 25, 2011 at 3:58 AM

    A busy but well read week for you!

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  2. TeddyreeJuly 25, 2011 at 4:04 AM

    A busy but productive week for you. I'll have to check out a couple of those titles on Goodreads. Have a great week and happy reading :)

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  3. Sheila (Bookjourney)July 25, 2011 at 4:33 AM

    Sounds like a good week, even if was a busy one! Shantharam sounds interesting!

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  4. bermudaonionJuly 25, 2011 at 4:47 AM

    I love getting unexpected books! I hope you love them all.

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  5. KayeJuly 25, 2011 at 4:49 AM

    Sounds like you had a good week, indeed. I loved the movie of The Age of Innocence but I've tried a couple of times to read the book and it's just too dry. It's usually the other way around for me. Have a great week and enjoy your new reads.

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  6. Christina TJuly 25, 2011 at 5:39 AM

    I was disappointed with the Mistress of Spices movie too. I think perhaps Aishwariya is better in Bollywood films rather than Hollywood. I like some of Divakaruni's books (especially Sister of My Heart) but I have never been interested in reading The Mistress of Spices. I hope you like it and that it is much better than the movie!

    I have only read Ethan Frome (for college) but I liked it. I am not familiar with the story of The Age of Innocence at all. Rebels and Traitors looks interesting to me. I am glad to hear that you liked the Sheela Chari book. I haven't read it yet.

    Have a great week!

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  7. Jennifer | Mrs Q Book AddictJuly 25, 2011 at 6:04 AM

    These are new titles for me. I hope you enjoy them all!

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  8. BonnieJuly 25, 2011 at 6:08 AM

    I love the cover of The Age of Innocence. It's one that I've not read. Enjoy your books!

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  9. UnknownJuly 25, 2011 at 6:21 AM

    I like the cover for Rebels and Traitors

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  10. EsmeJuly 25, 2011 at 6:41 AM

    Mistress of Spice is the one that would appeal to me-sometimes movies are just terrible even though the book is not.

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  11. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzJuly 25, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    I don't know what to read next. I am planning to read the newest Divakaruni book in September.

    Here's my It's Monday! What Are You Reading?! And don't forget to enter my July giveaway!

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  12. BlodeueddJuly 25, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    The 2nd one would totally be for me :D

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  13. AnnaJuly 25, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Enjoy your new books, and have a great reading week!

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  14. MarceJuly 25, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    Lots of goodies Mystica, enjoy

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  15. Crystal @ I Totally Paused!July 25, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    Ooo, I love the cover for Rebels and Traitors, it's so simple and elegant! Hopefully the book lives up to it :)

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  16. Aisle BJuly 25, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    I so love your mailbox this week!

    My HR love is screaming to have Barely a Lady and The Mistress of Spices looks really great too.
    Perhaps the movie was a bomb but maybe the book will be better.
    Fingers crossed :)

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  17. pussrebootsJuly 25, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    The Mistress of Spices is on my wishlist. The wackiest book I'm reading this week is Bagelmania. Please come see what else I'm reading.

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  18. toothybooksJuly 25, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    i haven't heard of any of the books you got this week! hope you enjoy them all and now i'm off to googling these books to see if i need to add them to my wishlist.

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  19. YvonneJuly 25, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Nice list of books! Enjoy them!

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  20. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaJuly 25, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    Mistress of Spices was good; enjoy!

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  21. AlyceJuly 25, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    Those look like nice provocative titles (and covers)! :)

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  22. Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)July 25, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    Unexpected books are always fun to receive. These are all new titles for me.

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  23. JennersJuly 26, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    Unexpected books ... always a wonderful treat!!!

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  24. BonnieJuly 27, 2011 at 4:44 AM

    Sounds like you are going to have a fantastic reading week! Can I just say how beautiful the cover of The Age of Innocence is? Thanks for visiting my blog!

    Bonnie @ HandsAndHome

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