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#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.
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.
#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
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
#AmReading #NowReading / #NowListening #reading
A Sportsman’s Notebook: Stories by Ivan Turgenev.
I’m guessing this is an older translation by Constance Garnett, as no translator is mentioned. I’m reading this for @poongabook’s theme of #translations for this month.
#books 📚 #Bookstodon
#audiobooks #ShortStories #RussianClassics
Abstract City by Christoph Niemann.
Actually, it's more apt to say browsing (on iPad) for this delightful #GraphicBook.
I picked up book 7 of the #2023ReadingList on a whim to satisfy this month's "colours" theme in @poongabook.
The Queen Of Jasmine Country by Sharanya Manivannan.
I was pleasantly surprised by the writing and I really liked the book. TBH, I was moved when reading the part where Andal writes the first Thiruppaavai. I especially liked how the author ended the book. Respecting the myth, but making it her—and Andal's— own.
Highly recommended.
Book number 4 of the #2023ReadingList is a #GraphicBook The People of the Indus, by Nikhil Gulati and Jonathan Mark Kenoyer.
This was recommended to me by members of @poongabook
Short work, very interesting. Nicely presented. I liked it a lot. Highly recommended. I read the #kindle version in an iPad with the nice interactive zoom functions. I'm actually gifting hardcover copies to a couple of friends. #history #IndusCivilisation #archeology #Bookstodon #books #reading #ScanmanRecommends
