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Vijay / விஜய்May 3, 2023

#PSA - especially for #MedMastodon folks who love #reading #books

Dr Abraham Verghese's new novel, 'The Covenant of Water' is out.

It's right now available only as a #HardcoverBook in #AmazonIndia

But in some really good news for #audiobook lovers, it's available in #AudibleIndia narrated by the author himself.

#books #Bookstodon

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Vijay / விஜய்Apr 29, 2023

So I have absolutely no hesitation in highly recommending both the #DeadTreeBook and #audiobook versions of

Ivan Turgenev's 'A Sportsman's Notebook,' also more popularly known as 'Sketches from a Hunter's Album.'

#books 📚 #Bookstodon #reading #2023ReadingList
#audiobooks #ShortStories #RussianClassics #ScanmanRecommends

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Vijay / விஜய்Apr 29, 2023

I just finished listening to this wonderful #audiobook superbly narrated by Steven Marvel. My initial assumption was wrong. This version was translated by Charles and Natasha Hepburn.
I really liked this book. I've bookmarked a few chapters to re-read as prose because Turgenev's descriptions and the translation are so exquisite. Of the 25 chapters / independent short stories, only 2 were boring, IMO. An impressive success rate for a mid 19th century writer to achieve with a 21st century reader.

Vijay / விஜய்Apr 27, 2023

The next #book that I've finished #reading in my #2023ReadingList is;

William Dalrymple's first book, written in 1986 when he was a 21-year-old Cambridge undergraduate. The #travelogue / #memoir / #history book, In Xanadu: A Quest.

Though I had misgivings about the author's opinions in several places, I liked the book. Though it happened less than 40 years ago, such a journey would be inconceivable now. That alone makes it a unique read.

#Bookstodon #books #AsianHistory #ScanmanRecommends

Vijay / விஜய்Apr 26, 2023

I'm getting put-off by #SubstackNotes.

I've been trying it daily for two weeks now and I don't like how so many people that I encounter there seem to be pushy about their paid newsletters and getting more subscribers.

That place has a commercial vibe compared to #mastodon and #twitter.

Vijay / விஜய்Apr 22, 2023

#AmReading #NowReading #reading

A Luxury Called Health: A Doctor's Journey Through the Art, the Science and the Trickery of Medicine by Kavery Nambisan

I could relate so well from the first chapter - as a small town boy who went to study in a medical college in southern India.
Oh, and I could never 'pith a frog.' I still can't stand frogs and reptiles.

#books 📚 #Bookstodon
#memoirs #MedicalBooks #DoctorsWhoWrite #IndianAuthors

Vijay / விஜய்Apr 19, 2023

Oh, btw, I used @SerialReader app to finish my last book - the Arundhati Roy book mentioned in my immediate last post. I think I put the app to good use. That's the first book that I finished using the app. This will definitely continue. Especially to clear up the unfinished books in my reading list. I'm finding it very useful and productive.

#ReadingApps #AppRecommendation #ScanmanRecommends #books #Bookstodon #reading

https://www.serialreader.org/

Serial Reader | Classic Books in Daily Bits for iOS and Android

Read classic books in bite-sized bits delivered every day. 'If you have always wanted to read a classic novel... this is the perfect app for reading one in daily bite-sized pieces'

Vijay / விஜய்Apr 19, 2023

Just finished Arundhati Roy's The Doctor and The Saint.

This is a good read even for those who are familiar with Ambedkar and Gandhi's debate on caste. It gives a lot of context, more than just Ambedkar's 'Annihilation of Caste,' speech.

So, it will be an eye-opener for those who are not aware of the debate. Highly recommended if you want to know more about that part of #ModernIndianHistory

🇮🇳 #Bookstodon #books #2023ReadingList #reading #history #IndianHistory #ScanmanRecommends