The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.
Abraham Lincoln
There are times when we struggle with words and information . In fact,
it happens most of the times.But the cure is never unapproachable. Books
abound in words, expressions, information and cater to all interests.
If you get intimidated by 'not-too-slim' books and find yourself in a
fix about what to read to begin, here is a record of authors, poets and
genres for you to begin with.
Begin with Popular Fiction. Pick up Indian Writers from the School Library.
Initiate with reading a book of quotations, an informative magazine or a compilation of short stories.
Magazines make wonderful reads along with graphics.
Biographies and
Autobiographies score highest in the list of beginners.Check the
available ones with the School Librarian and begin
It's time you graduate to CLASSICS.
Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read.
Mark Twain
- Prove the maxim wrong.
- Pick up a classic for its sheer beauty and unusual choice of words.
Go slow and absorb the depth. Understand the undercurrents and
reflection of the times they represent.
Recommended are:
- Short Stories by O'Henry
- Stories by Saki
- Essays, Verses and Stories by Ruskin Bond
- Pablo Neruda (Chilean poet, diplomat and politician)
- Khalil Gibran (Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer)
- Sylvia Plath (American poet, novelist and short story writer)
- Robert Frost(American poet in the early twentieth century)
- John Keats ( English Romantic poet, key figure in the the Romantic movement)
- Joseph Addison ( English essayist, poet, playwright and politician)
- Thomas Hardy (English novelist and poet of Naturalism movement)
Research and get going. Map the difference in you each day as you read.
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