Day 3 – 5 Books that I Recommend Reading

Day 3 – 5 Books that I Recommend Reading

 

Ok this is probably going the hardest list. I mean out of all the books that I have read picking just 5 would be almost impossible. I will however to ease my brain put in series.

 

1. Harry Potter series – J.K. Rowling. Right off the top, if you don’t read the series you can not enjoy any of the movies. Being a Potterhead, I highly recommend this book firstly because it changed a whole generation completely and secondly because it is good. There have been a lot of books on magic but J.K. Rowling brought the children and growing up aspect really well.
2. The Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde. This book was my favorite book when I was kid. I read it so many times. It is very dark book but the human nature and vanity and everything about this book is simply too good.  I have read other short stories by Oscar Wilde and his mindset is very similar to mine. A dark yet happy mindset. All his stories tend to have a happy ending, depending on how you look at it.
3. The Earth Chronicles – Zacharia Sitchen. This is the only non-fiction that is going to be on the list. The Earth Chronicles are a series of books on the ancient astronaut theory. Though some of the theories presented have been proved wrong, it is still interesting and informative.
4. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Galaxy – Douglas Adams. This is probably one of the most hilarious science fiction books I have ever read. I love this book. You could read the whole series but the first one is the best. I like the next one ‘Restaurant at the End of The Universe’ (not what you think ;)). Though most people don’t find it humorous, it takes a little bit of intellectual humor to get it.
5. The Devotion of Suspect X – Keigo Higashino. This is one of the recent books that I read and let me tell you I was hooked. The entire story you know what has happened and all you are waiting for it to unfold with a twist at the end. After I finished reading the book, I had to pause and think replay the entire thing in my mind. It was that good.

 

So that’s the list of books I recommend for now. There actually at lot of books that I would love to add but I guess maybe next time. So till then enjoy reading! 😀

Sites to visit when extremely bored and where you can learn a thing or two

Yes, I am a bored person. I get bored doing the things I love. It’s just me. And internet is the best thing that has happened to mankind. There are a bunch of sites that I visit when I’m really bored and want to read something.

 

1. Listverse (www.listverse.com)

One of the best sites that I found. I found this site when looking for a top 10 list for something and after that I have been addicted to it. Basically, the site covers a list of Top 10(sometimes 15 or 20) of various topics from science to art to miscellaneous things. The lists may sometimes be outdated or slightly biased because they are written by members (similar to Wikipedia). Some of my favorite lists include top 10 evil women, top 10 bank robberies and top 10 unexplained historical events.

 

2. Cracked (www.cracked.com)

Again found by looking up for a list of top something. This site is similar to Listverse except it is humorous. The author Felix is a comedic writer and the site has a bunch of list mainly targeting funny topics like ‘Things You Wouldn’t Tell People’ and ‘5 Hilarious Reasons Publishers Rejected Best Sellers’. It is a great past time to read them as they are extremely light and funny. There are also lists that involve some interesting things too. Some of my favorites would be ‘Things You Find In Space’ and ‘5 Super Powers You Think Are Cool But Aren’t Actually’.

 

3. Thought Catalog (www.thoughtcatalog.com)

This one was suggested by my friend Sushmita. The site has some really thought provoking articles and also some funny one. It has blogs by mainly people in their 20s so the target audience is people who believe that they are in their 20s.

 

4. The Hollywood Life (www.hollywoodlife.com)

Please don’t judge me on this one. I am not one of those crazy people who are obsessed with what is going on in Hollywood and crazy about celebrity news. I came across this site purely by accident (ok not so much of an accident). The site has all these rumors and news about the celebrity couples and fashion related stuff. It is also surprising addictive. Some of the stuff are so funny that I am literally laughing at office (which is embarrassing). I don’t read the fashion stuff but you have to check out the stuff about one celeb dissing the other and the heart broken celebs trying to get back. It is a reality show. 😛

 

5. Wikipedia (do I even need to write it)

Wikipedia is one site that cannot be blocked in any office. It is also super entertaining and addictive especially when you get into the Wikipedia Loop (this is something I made up. Basically you read a page, find something you don’t understand, click on it and read about repeat again). I don’t like calling myself much of a geek but I read about quantum mechanics, Bose-Einstein Condensate, the dark rift, movie synopsis and almost everything in between. I simply adore the site.

 

6. Goal.com (www.goal.com)

Yes, I am a football fan. I won’t say I’m obsessed but I know what is going on in almost all the leagues. My preferred team is Barcelona (yes, I will have a blog dedicated to them) but I like keeping tabs on all the other teams too. I read the news there every half hour. I even have the app on my phone.

 

 

So that’s about it. There are other sites that I visit to kill bored like Reddit but I don’t go there that often (mainly because it is blocked in my office…gosh I hate the office). Maybe someday when you are stuck in a office like me bored to hell and have a whole lot of sites blocked you can go check these out. Till then bye. 😀