Blink - Malcolm Gladwell

Snap judgements, instinct, gut feel, first impressions, you have no idea how seriously our unconsious and consious is governed by them.

Don't believe me? Read Gladwell's book! He told me that. Like I needed more support to be impulsive! LOL I've always been that way but now I have scientific backing. One doesnt always need to look for reasons for feeling a certain way about a something or a someone. A 'why?' cannot always be answered...it remains mysteriously hidden from our reasoning powers.

Plenty of examples in the book and test results. First half was interesting and I scanned through the latter part. Not worth buying, better off borrowing like me :)

Q and A - Vikas Swarup

A bestseller, above all else, needs a good plot. Vikas Swarup struck gold in that sense with Q&A.

A poor waiter living in the biggest Asian slum in India wins 'Who wants to be a millionaire'. Nobody is ready to believe he could do it without cheating. How can a poor Indian waiter possibly speak English and have general awareness that defies logic?

Most of what the book has defies logic as well. It is the kind of book which makes one feel 'Hey I can write better!' but then 'just give me that higher plot'. So fine we'll hand it to Mr. Swarup. Afterall he is being chased by filmmakers now!

Ughh...basically no.. I didnt like the book.

PS: The author happens to be an Indian Diplomat. Trust these guys to churn up something that attracts the NRI or firang sensibilities about India being a land of oddities!