2015: The year I rediscovered the joy of reading

2015 has been a roller-coaster in more ways than one. But, if there is one good thing about this year, it is that I rediscovered by love for the written word. Reading is homecoming. It is joy. It is getting lost in a world of words and becoming a part of it. Today, as I look back on the year past, I realise I’ve actually managed to read more books than I even thought was possible when I embarked on that challenge a year ago. So, here we go, with a list of books I’ve read, in no particular order.

Some were great, others were mediocre. Some others were simply bad. But, no time spent on a book can ever go waste. So, take your pick and share the love.

1. Shikandi and Other Stories They Don’t Tell You by Devdutt Pattanaik
2. God is a Gamer by Ravi Subramaniam
3. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
4. Aavarana – The Veil by SL Bhyrappa
5. The Giver by Lois Lowry
6. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
7. Sita’s Sister by Kavita Kane
8. Ajaya: Roll of the Dice by Anand Neelakantan
9. Rise of Kali: Duryodhana’s Mahabharata by Anand Neelakantan
10. Flood of Fire by Amitav Ghosh
11. Yagnaseni: The Story of Draupadi by Pratibha Ray
12. Domechild by Shiv Ramdas
13. Mistress by Anita Nair
14. The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan
15. Asura: Tale of the Vanquished by Anand Neelakantan
16. The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee
17. Never Go Back by Lee Child
18. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez