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Hi Readers! How are you all? Stay home & stay safe, guys! For me, it is really difficult not to pick a new book 10 minutes after I finish the last one. But, I am giving myself a READING DETOX<\/span><\/b> <\/span>for a couple of days (I hope I am successful in this.) I thought I will share this because even though reading is good, excess of anything is never good. Whatever you are doing in this time, keep a balance of it & don\u2019t overdo it. Let\u2019s keep our sanity!<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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Since I am on a Reading Detox, I thought I will use this time to write about books. (Is that allowed?) Anyway, my post about my Top 10 All-Time Favourite Books<\/a> gained me some page views. THANKS SO MUCH<\/span><\/b>!! So, here I am, about to reveal who are my Top 5 Favourite Authors! I had to think on this way more than I had anticipated. It was so ambiguous. Some authors I loved, but I had read only one or two of their books, which is not sufficient to make this list. Some authors were in the similar genre, so it sounded unfair. I was sure of only five and so here we are doing Top 5 Authors instead of Top 10! Let\u2019s go! <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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~~J.K. ROWLING~~<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
I think everyone must know that the first one would be J.K. Rowling! I mean, anyone who has read Harry Potter<\/span><\/b> <\/span>of our generation knows what a brilliant author she is! So many of us have even re-read the Harry Potter books time & again. I myself am re-reading it currently & I have to confess. They provide so much joy to me. J.K. Rowling reminds me how to relax & enjoy a book<\/span><\/b>. She is the mastermind & I am always going to be biased when it comes to her! Apart from Harry Potter, she has written quite a few books, but I haven\u2019t gotten to reading them yet. On the list!!<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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~~KHALED HOSSEINI~~<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
When it comes to Khaled Hosseini, I am always left speechless. I have read all four of his books including the illustrated poem. Only in his case, I have rated all his four books at 5\/5<\/span><\/b>. As you know, I am a very judgy reader & give my stars sparingly, but not here! He knows how to make his readers FEEL ALL THE EMOTIONS<\/span><\/b>! I think I must have written this statement in all of his book reviews! Very few authors can write historical fiction<\/span><\/b><\/span>so well & hit the mark every single time. I will forever be grateful to him, the stories he has to tell the world & all the characters he has created.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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And the Mountains Echoed<\/a><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
A Thousand Splendid Suns<\/a><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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~~HARUKI MURAKAMI~~<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
What can I say about Haruki Murakami? I think he is the only one to reach this list so quick even when I was introduced to him this late. Only last year I started reading his books & became an instant fan. I mean, how can you not? His writing is just so different & I absolutely love the eccentricity of it<\/span><\/b>. I am going to read all the eerie stories he has written so far & is yet to write! My favourite Murakami books are Kafka on the Shore & A Wild Sheep Chase<\/span><\/b>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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Kafka on the Shore<\/a><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
A Wild Sheep Chase<\/a><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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~~PAULO COELHO~~<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Paulo Coelho is another genius of his own kind. I have read a lot of his books & I am always amazed. I would give anything to be able to have a thought-process that he does. Sometimes after reading his works, I feel like how much percentage of my brain do I even use? How come such beautifully complicated thoughts<\/span><\/b> <\/span>never enter my brain? For what it\u2019s worth, I feel he makes me a better person with a broader mind. My favourite Paulo Coelho books are The Alchemist & Eleven Minutes<\/span><\/b>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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Eleven Minutes<\/a><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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~~SIDNEY SHELDON~~<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
To be honest, it has been ages since I read anything by Sidney Sheldon, but there was also a time when I read nothing else. I remember when my dad first told me about him & we both like a lot of the same books. I obviously started one book & soon I had read up to 7 of his books! Sidney Sheldon introduced me to crime & thriller genre<\/span><\/b> <\/span>which I got happily addicted to. It\u2019s high time to read some of his books again! My Favourite one has to be Tell Me Your Dreams<\/span><\/b>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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Those are my Top Five! Did you guess any of those? Tell me about your favourite authors in the comments below! Apart from the above I also really love these authors ‘ Jhumpa Lahiri, Fredrik Bachman, Dan Brown, John Green<\/span><\/b>. I really need to read more of these to know if I love them & I also need to read a lot of other authors as well! So many books & so little time. Yet, here I am doing a Reading Detox!<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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Hi Readers! How are you all? Stay home & stay safe, guys! For me, it is really difficult not to pick a new book 10 minutes after I finish the last one. But, I am giving myself a READING DETOX for a couple of days (I hope I am successful in this.) 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