Hyderabad Book Club discussion

Please recommend the best books you have read so far.

1. sapiens by yuval noah harari

The Green Mile by Stephen King. Anything by Stephen king tbh but green mile no1 for me

Sapiens was one of the most insightful books i have ever read and Is homo deus equally good( if you have read that)?

Will definitely add The green mile to my list i have read the stand and the institute by king page turners!

What are yours?

So many to pick from, but these hooked me up to them the most this year.

Fiction: Kafka on the shore by Murakami and The catcher in the rye by J D Salinger.

Non Fiction: The tipping point by Malcolm Gladwell and Fact fullness by Hans Rosling.

Ooh I’ve only read Norwegian Wood by Murakami and just didn’t get the hype. Is kafka different?

I haven’t read Norwegian wood but Kafka is the real thing i can vouch for it (only if you like stories with a magical touch).

Definitely agree that Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think is an amazing book!

These are a few of my favourites -
1. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War - mind blowing. Can't find a single fault in this book
2. Ender's Game - This is a really impactful one
3. Howl’s Moving Castle - Fun one
4. Classics - Fahrenheit 451 , 1984
5. The Name of the Wind - A little put off now though as it looks like the last book in the series might not come out

Howl’s Moving Castle just 10/10
If you haven’t read Norwegian Wood v good do not go near it

Shreya wrote: "Howl’s Moving Castle just 10/10
If you haven’t read Norwegian Wood v good do not go near it"
😂 I read it a while back. I found the prose beautiful but I agree with you, it's not my cup of tea too

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yeah Kafka on the shore is completely different from Norwegian wood, but I loved both

i also really liked 100 years of solitude, it was recd by the peeps over at the hyd discord group

For Fiction:
1. The Little Prince: Children's classic. Short, simple, sweet and moving. All time fave.
2. 1984/Animal Farm/Brave New World: Clubbed together the Dystopian classics. Not the same person after reading them. Will influence your thoughts for your whole life (for the good).

For Non-fiction:
1. Man's Search for Meaning: Life lessons from a psychologist who was one of the lucky ones who managed to escape Nazi concentration camps.
2. A Short History of Nearly Everything: If you are someone interested in generally everything, get this book you won't regret. Trust me. Author has the magic to make topics like Geology and Paleontology this interesting.
3. The Selfish Gene: Gives you a new framework to think about the world.

Read both Kafka on the shore and Norwegian wood.. Didn't click for me.. I feel Murakami's books are hyped!!.. But since his prose is amazing, I am still willing to read some more of his works.

Picking a couple of best books(out of so many favourites) I read
1- The Book Thief
2- Tuesdays with Morrie

A little off-topic for this thread but will people be interested for a meet-up?

I would be interested for a meetup and it would help to setup the agenda before the meeting.

It’d be a good idea to have a Meetup

Okay. 3 people is not too small a number to begin with.
Got a little busy, will be creating a dedicated thread for Meetups soon.
Meanwhile, any suggestions for the venue?
Asking especially to the Hyderabad locals.

I think any number is good to start, three can still be there to connect and add people in a couple of days. I’d be happy to be a part of a new Hyd book reading group for locals.

Hello Rishab, you can add me in your thread for the same.

*Hrishab ( apologies)

Hi everyone, I have created a thread dedicated to Meetups.
I've planned a virtual one on 5th March, Sunday 4-5PM. Let me know if anyone is not available, we can reschedule.

Lets get to know a bit about each other!

Any good philosophy recommendations?