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<div class="entry-content"><p>This month was a slow one for books. I managed to read only 4 (and complete only 3) and most were digital versions read during lunch time. I managed to complete the Hitchhiker Series and had a ball of a time with them. In between, I gave a written driving test so now I have an <em>Instruction Permit</em> which lets me learn driving.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061020710?ie=UTF8&tag=nimbupani-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0061020710">This</a> is the first book of the Discworld series. I am more in love with Terry Prachett after reading this one. The idea of Cohen the Barbarian is so brilliant! The passage where Twoflower describes insurance is rib-ticklingly hilarious. I have only exclamation marks to describe this book. It is a riot and a must read for anyone fond of witty humor. I am definitely going to read it again (provided I finish rest of the series!).</p>
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<h3>Restaurant at the end of the universe</h3>
<p>It is the worst of the Hitchhiker series. I understand why I didn’t like it when I read this the first time. Reading this book feels like watching Spiderman 3 - so boring and predictable. But it is something you have to get through to go to the brilliant finish! </p>
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<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0142437255?ie=UTF8&tag=nimbupani-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0142437255">On the Road</a> is a book I have been trying to read for the past 4 months. It is a book that is a cult classic and I just can’t get myself to read it fully. It was like reading a list of blog entries of a hitch hiker. I must note it was a very radical book for the 50s. There are flashes of brilliance, but for someone who does not feel the way he does, I guess it did not appeal to me. It is one of those things that you either love or hate it when you read it the first time.</p>
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<p>April is going to be a slow month too. I have about 4 books, but I think it will be unlikely that I will finish reading all of them given that my weekends are going to be occupied with learning how to drive! What have you guys read lately?</p>
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