Books again!
January 2, 2007
1. Happy new year to all.
2. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 Its already an interesting start!
3. A glorious Horror streak, as I read the legendary “The Call of the Cthulhu” over the weekend. This short story is regarded as a genre defining creation. While I was not overwhelmed by horrible nightmares during nights, I immensely liked the language and the narration style. The story will invoke in the reader the ancient fear that is probably inscribed in our racial memories. What happened on Earth before humanity rose? Were there any other beings who ruled over like we do now? Is there any of it left which is waiting anxiously to take over the territory once lost? Were we once so dumb to be their slaves? In our hectic race to mastery on Earth’s resources did we forget that we were once slaves?
Most of H.P Lovecraft stories evoke such fear in the reader’s mind. Cthulhu, or the great old one as he/it is known became so popular that it became a pop-culture phenomenon in itself.
So if you are ready for some horror, maybe you can start with this masterpiece. And hey, I have something else for you, if you cannot find a book. The Horla which is an old short story (originally in French) which is said to have inspired Cthulhu. And then, when you come back from reading the Call, you can maybe visit this interesting short called I, Cthulhu, written by Neil Gaiman. *
And I am relieved to be back among some books.
4. 6 ! by the time I was writing this post. Awesome Max!
5. Bob Dylan! I am finally starting to like his songs. 
Starting with “Like a rolling stone” and “Desolation row”. Really strong lyrics for the former. But Desolation row, now, that is a very interesting song. The song forms an interesting mental picture, involving a number of interesting characters (some of which I don’t know about) and interesting situations in a place called Desolation row. If anyone finds out what exactly the song is about, please tell me.
6. Had a remarkable time with friends on the first day of the year. It will be cherished for a long time.
* These are horror stories. Except maybe for the Gaiman short story. Approach them if you are comfortable with the genre. (In other words, you are warned)
