Vivek Padiyan

Add friend
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Vivek.

https://www.goodreads.com/pvivek2

Arriving Today: F...
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
The Golden Road: ...
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
Book cover for Smoke And Mirrors
But the idea that a mysterious disease could be out there, infecting thousands and killing hundreds while a quiescent media were muzzled from reporting on it by a government desperate to avoid bad news even at the expense of putting the ...more
Loading...
J.R.R. Tolkien
“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“At the edge of chaos, unexpected outcomes occur. The risk to survival is severe.”
Michael Crichton, The Lost World

Steve Jobs
“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
Steve Jobs

George R.R. Martin
“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

J.K. Rowling
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

11897 The Chennai Book Club — 3166 members — last activity Apr 14, 2026 11:25AM
This is a place where readers from Chennai can discuss, share and exchange books. We also have monthly meet-ups, usually held on the penultimate Sund ...more
year in books
Amit Ja...
78 books | 377 friends

Shariq ...
936 books | 320 friends

Giridharan
328 books | 256 friends

Vaibhav...
220 books | 458 friends

Naveen ...
389 books | 57 friends

Sonali ...
1,487 books | 348 friends

Avik Saha
196 books | 177 friends

Siddhar...
131 books | 120 friends

More friends…
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,568 books — 26,614 voters




Polls voted on by Vivek

Lists liked by Vivek