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Vikram has asked me to do the Book Tag. I must say that I am not reading as much as i used to do once upon a time. However I have liked reading the books that I did and I am likely to go back to reading if my routine allows. So here it goes :-

1) What author do you own the most books by?
Agatha Christie most definitely. I am a die hard fan of hers.

2) What book do you own the most copies of?
The wind in the willows by Kenneth Grahme.

3) Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions?
Not at all!

4) What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
Most likely Jeeves the butler, I would not mind having him around.

5) What book have you read the most times in your life?
The Bible, I managed to read that in patches.

6) What was your favorite book when you were ten years old?
I read a lot of Enid Blyton. I guess I would have to say Noddy and the Famous Five Series.

7) What is the worst book you’ve read in the past year?

I would not really read something that I won’t like.

8 ) What is the best book you’ve read in the past year?
The Lost Country– Mongolia Revealed by Jasper Becker.

9) If you could force everyone you know to read one book, what would it be?
Most likely it would be The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rimpoche.

10) Who deserves to win the next Nobel Prize for Literature?
I do.

11) What book would you most like to see made into a movie?
I can’t say but I guess I think I would like to see a modern version of “And then there were none by Agatha Christie”.

12) What book would you least like to see made into a movie?
Anything boring.

13) Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character.
I have never had any yet.

14) What is the most lowbrow book you’ve read as an adult?
I own and I have read quite a few but I would not say it here!

15) What is the most difficult book you’ve ever read?
Oh my god anything by Salman Rushdie, I can never go beyond Chapter 1.

16) What is the most obscure Shakespeare play you’ve seen?
None, I acted in and I have seen only the most popular ones.

17) Do you prefer the French or the Russians?
The French definitely, because the Russians are just wannabe French.

18) Roth or Updike?
No Idea!

19) David Sedaris or Dave Eggers?
Huh?

20) Shakespeare, Milton, or Chaucer?
Shakespeare

21) Austen or Eliot?
Eliot

22) What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?
I guess not having read enough modern books. When I find an author I like I stick to him or her.

23) What is your favorite novel?
The Dark of the Sun by Wilbur Smith, Tutan Walah Khooh (The Well with  the Mulberries) by Ajit Cour.

24) Play?
Dooja Vyah or Second Marriage by Sant Singh Sekhon.

25) Poem?
Sarah Sylvia Cynthia Stout by Shel Silverstein

26) Essay?
Hmmmm I am not really an essay boy.

27) Short story?
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

28) Work of nonfiction?
The Search for Shangri-La: A Journey into Tibetan History by Charles Allen.

29) Who is your favorite writer?
Agatha Christie and PG Wodehouse.

30) Who is the most overrated writer alive today?
Salman Rushdie!

31) What is your desert island book?
Desert Gardening – The Complete Guide by George Brookbank.

32) And… what are you reading right now?
Nothing because I am writing a chapter for a book that will soon be published.

I think I am going to definitely tag Priyank and Hedonist for this one. Although I must admit I now own most of Hedonists book collection. He he he he.

Thank you kanagu for tagging me. The photo tag seems to be the sixth picture from the sixth folder of your blog. The picture that I came across was that of a duck in the ueno pond! So here I present to you the duck ever so proudly :

Ueno is one of my favourite parts of Tokyo if not the favourite. I love the garden and the pond because it brings a sense of relief from the bustling city. It also has a nice flea market. You can read more about Ueno on my previous post on this topic by clicking here. As for ducks themselves I think they are pretty animals not to mention tasty ones. Although by nature they can be quite vicious. I have obsereved ducks defending the places where they live quite aggressively. So they are certainly animals with quite a lot of character. So thanks again once more for the tag and I shall be tagging Nita, Rolling and Priyank. Its been a while since we heard from Priyank so it will be interesting….