Books I Have Read in December 2010

Ever since I completed my yearly goal of reading 40 books in a year and achieved by reading more than 40 books, I have slacked in my reading.

I guess, I cannot fault myself. There are so many books to read that I just do not know where to start. I decided to start reading to short stories and those books which does not have more than a 100 pages in them. I also decided to focus on reading and completing BBC's 100 best books for many of these books are my fave and are books that I have been meaning to read.

Well 35 years of my life has gone by wishing I could do this and that if only I had the time or waiting for the right moment. No longer will I care for this. The time is never right - this is what I know. I just will have to grab opportunities as they come. So these days I attempt to read even if I do not have the reading feeling. I just pick up a book and start reading.

Here is my list:

Dec's Books

1. The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - Douglas Adam (1979)

Crazy and bewildering book. I am unsure whether I really do like it but it made me smile and wonder as I turned the pages of the book. One thing I am sure is that I felt like I was wearing a crash helmet in space clothes and on a jet plane moving fast in the galaxy and stopping whenever they stopped and moved whenever they moved. Thrilling experience. Thanks for the ride! I just found out that there was a movie made about this book. Damn if I knew. I kept thinking how could anyone recreate what was in the book and how would it seem to be. Well... everyone can dream and so did the writer and producer.

On 21 Dec I watched the movie and it was great! A pity it was not so crazy like the book but it was fascinating all the same. Guess I expected that the movie producers will want to show more of the space - the final frontier sort of thing. Zaphod was amazingly funny and well acted. The actor who played Arthur Dent was deadpan all the time as what I pictured him to be - this includes Ford and also Trillian who were all well suited for their role. Marvin was a blast. He was so depressing! To me besides Zaphod, Marvin is the star!