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hello, I am frankie.

I read fiction, fantasy, and detective books. Favourite writers: Jeffrey Archer, Oscar Wilde, John Green

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AGATHA CHRISTIE: Murder on the Orient Express Poirot Paperback Agatha Christie (Paperback, Collins Crime Club)

An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked …

Lovely book. Gets a bit dross in between, but the ending (crime explanation) is totally a shocker! Loved it!

Gregory David Roberts, Gregory David Roberts: Shantaram (Paperback, 2005, Abacus)

Shantaram is a 2003 novel by Gregory David Roberts, in which a convicted Australian bank …

Ah, finally done after 12 weeks! 🤭 A superb read of 933 pages. Totally recommended, especially if you understand/want to understand Indianness. :)

One final quote from the last paragraph:

Love: the passionate search for a truth other than our own. Longing: the pure, ineffable yearning to be saved.

started reading Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

Gregory David Roberts, Gregory David Roberts: Shantaram (Paperback, 2005, Abacus)

Shantaram is a 2003 novel by Gregory David Roberts, in which a convicted Australian bank …

Excited and scared about this book. After all, it's a thousand page read! :)

The first edition is the third edition! (The author had to rewrite it twice, after prison guards destroyed the manuscript the first two times)

If it took him that much willpower to write it, I should muster enough to read it, at the least! 🤞

finished reading White tiger by Aravind Adiga (duplicate)

Aravind Adiga (duplicate): White tiger (2010, Harpercollins India)

Superb read! Though I doubt if it would be any relatable to others outside of the Indian context, it sure as hell was a swell read to me!

4 lessons:

  • Always scour for opportunities, and grab'em as you find'em
  • Be yourself, and don't give up on your dreams, ever
  • You only have and need yourself
  • Don't be stuck in the Rooster Coop :)

Books

TheWhiteTiger

AravindAdiga

finished reading Nothing Ventured by Jeffery Archer (William Warwick, #1)

Jeffery Archer, Jeffrey Archer: Nothing Ventured (Paperback, 2020, Pan Macmillan) No rating

Nothing Ventured is the incredible and thrilling novel by the master storyteller and bestselling author …

Phew! Finally read it! 🥳 The ending was awesome, just like an Archer book!

Worth reading!