READING INDIA 2016

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Battling on with Sir Salman

January 21, 2016January 22, 2016by Jenny May Ackland9 Comments

I am in the final stages of Midnight's Children and what a struggle it is. This is not a novel that will give itself over to me in any way. Just when I think I'm getting a grip, it slips away from me, like one of the frequent snake motifs scattered through the book, or [...]

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Plans for 2016

January 2, 2016January 2, 2016by Jenny May Ackland3 Comments

As I said before, this is my Year of Reading India. The rules are I don't buy any new local or overseas fiction, with the following exceptions: my friend's book, coming out this year some time books that fit into my written by an Indian author/set in India/about India books that are necessary for my reading [...]

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Reading plans for 2016 – the Year of Reading India

December 19, 2015January 19, 2016by Jenny May Ackland15 Comments

While I was in Ubud recently, I decided that next year will be my Year of Reading India. I plan for 2016 to be the beginning of a new type of reading approach for me. Why India? Because I have a bunch of books written by Indian authors already, including a few of Salman Rushdie's [...]