December-January Book Haul!

For as long as I can remember I have enjoyed a good read. There's nothing like cozying up to a book after a tiring day, or any day for that matter. Over time I have switched to ebooks for the portability factor (what with tons of free titles available and customized e-reading apps and devices). So after my exams were over in December, I  decided to pick up a few books and it's such an amazing feeling to physically turn a page and breathe in the chlorinated odour of a fresh book I tell you!
I'm buzzing with excitement to share my haul with you guys. Here we go...

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1. The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee. 

It is set in the 1960s and deals with the ups and downs of Ghosh family during the Naxalite era in West Bengal. What I've gathered from the rave reviews of this ambitious and successful novel by Neel Mukherjee is that it speaks about the quintessential 'bangaliyana' (bengali-ness) within the folds of a family in trying times in the history of politics of Bengal. It was shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker prize in 2014. I'm really looking forward to reading this book.
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2. Insurgent by Veronica Roth.
 I loved Divergent, no lie. So naturally I started reading Insurgent, the second book in the series but had to stop half way through it because my expectations fell flat. But I'm going to give this book another go! Second time's the charm, maybe?
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Insurgent releases in 2015! And the trailer looks real good. :D

3. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. 

This book has garnered adulations from almost everybody on BookTube and I'm very excited to start the Shatter Me series by one of NYTimes bestselling authors.
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4. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki. 

    The overview of this book got me hooked and honestly, I can't wait to read it. Here's what wikipedia had to say,

"A teenage girl in Tokyo sees no escape from the bullying of her classmates, and her sense of isolation is deepened by an unhappy family life. Before she takes her own life, Nao is determined to document the life of her great grandmother, a Buddhist nun who is more than one hundred years old. Nao finds comfort in writing in her diary, addressing an imagined reader and friend.

On the other side of the Pacific, Ruth, a novelist living on a small island off the coast of British Columbia, finds a Hello Kitty lunchbox washed up on the beach—possibly debris from the tsunami that struck Japan in 2011. Inside is Nao's diary, and Ruth becomes obsessed with finding out how the story ends."

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5. The Master & Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.

    I was charmed by A Young Doctor's Notebook by the same writer, so i decided to pick up this number. (And yes, the comedic drama series A Young Doctor's Notebook is based off of Bulgakov's acclaimed novel by the same name and has Daniel 'Harry Potter' Radcliffe and Jon 'Mad Men' Hamm playing the young and old doctor respectively!)

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6. A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. 

Well if you haven't heard of A Game of Thrones by now, I don't know which rock you've been living under! This already popular series was popularised by the HBO drama series titled The Game of Thrones (go watch it, i'll wait. And you can thank me later :D :P ) So I finally went ahead and treated myself for Christmas with this set. And needless to say, I am beyond excited to finish reading them all before the next season of GoT arrives!  

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Stay tuned for upcoming reviews for the books mentioned! :)
Have a book-tastic weekend y'all! :D