{"id":269,"date":"2016-06-01T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T14:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/\/?p=269"},"modified":"2016-06-01T14:23:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T14:23:00","slug":"3-books-in-3-days-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=269","title":{"rendered":"3 Books in 3 Days Challenge."},"content":{"rendered":"
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          3 weeks in a row, I had Friday to Sunday off. The first 2 times I just wasted it. But, this time, I decided to do something productive. I decided to challenge myself into reading 3 books in those 3 days. I had been on a reading slump for many months and I had to get over it. And, I did it! I’m not an easily pleased reader. I need the story to be gripping. I need it fact-paced and slow-paced at proper phases. I don’t want an easily predictable end. And as much as I like conversations, I also like details of surroundings. I want the girl character to be in a relationship but I also want her dog to rip off the strange guy. I want to not like it just because it’s of a particular genre but I also want to like it because the author puts in so much effort in the plot. And if the character is even a little bit like me, I don’t want her doing something that I wouldn’t. See? It’s such a challenge even reading a simple novel. So, when I decided to read 3 such novels, my brain kind of drained out because it was obviously too much reading. All I did was read for hours at length. I enjoyed it, no doubt, but it was also too much exercise for the brain.. So I read three books. I’ll write book reviews soon on the blog. Until then, here’s a short description about them. <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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1.     <\/span><\/span><\/b>The Witness by Nora Roberts:<\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
I read work of Nora Roberts for the first time on a friend\u2019s recommendation. The book is divided into 3 parts vividly. I liked the first part. I thought I might have found a new good author to read. The first part has a touch of crime and suspense. The start is good enough to grip the reader. The second part has a love story. And the third part is witnessed with justice and an expected happy ending. Overall the reading experience was all right. It was exciting in the beginning, monotonous in the middle and disappointing in the end. I\u2019ve given it 2 stars on Goodreads<\/a>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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2.     <\/span><\/span><\/b>Our Impossible Love by Durjoy Datta:<\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
Durjoy Datta has let me down 9 out of 10 times. It was a disappointment this time as well. This is a love story about a school student and her counsellor. What strikes me about Durjoy Dutta is his basic idea is usually good. Like, in this novel, he has stressed the issues of feminism, rape and bullying. But the problem is he can\u2019t convert these issues effectively into a story. Either the message gets distorted or the story gets boring. I\u2019ve given it 3 stars on Goodreads<\/a>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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3.     <\/span><\/span><\/b>Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez:<\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
My weekend wasn\u2019t a complete waste only because of this book. I thought it was a bit bizarre in the beginning but as the story progressed, it got very interesting. The story is fast paced and very gripping. It took some time to stay on it but once I got the gist and plot, I read non-stop. The author has his way with words. He can describe one scenario for 5 pages and it still would sound meaningful. I\u2019ve given it 4 stars on Goodreads<\/a>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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          Taking this challenge taught me many things. Firstly, it got me out of my reading slump. I love to read and it sucked that I wasn\u2019t reading anything. And only readers can understand this sentiment when you\u2019re unable to read because of whatever unimportant reason that exists. So, yeah, it was good dedicating all of that time to my lovely gorgeous books.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
          Secondly, if you\u2019re going to do something extraordinary, then look for all the loopholes. I did a mistake by choosing lengthy books. So, I was up late at night until 3 or 4 am reading. Taking up 1 lengthy and 2 medium length books would\u2019ve been better. But, I surely enjoyed reading late into the hours.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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          Thirdly, this challenge is for those who don\u2019t have a social life. It requires complete commitment. I didn\u2019t get out of my home for these 3 days. But, then, I don\u2019t have a social life. So, it was heavenly for me to stay in, drink coffee and snuggle with a book. That\u2019s my idea of a lovely date with my handsome books.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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You can check out another of my reading challenge wherein I read 15 books in 31 days.<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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