June Reading Summary


Before it gets too late and I end up posting only the summary for lack of time … let me just do that proactively … the June Reading Summary …

1          Novel: The Vacancy by J K Rowling
2          O Henry Shorts: Vereton Villa by O Henry
3          O Henry Shorts: An Unknown Romance by O Henry
4          O Henry Shorts: The Pink Flask by O Henry
5          O Henry Shorts: How She got in the Swim by O Henry
6          O Henry Shorts: An Odd Character by O Henry
7          Novel: The Oath of the Vayuputra by Amish Tripathi
8          Prof. Shonku Short: The Amazing Creature by Satyajit Ray
9          Hitchcock – Home Sweet Homicide: The Owl in the Oak by Joseph Hansen  
10        PKD Shorts: The World She Wanted by Philip K Dick
11        PKD Shorts: A Surface Raid by Philip K Dick
12        PKD Shorts: Project Earth by Philip K Dick
13        PKD Shorts: The Trouble with Bubbles by Philip K Dick
14        PKD Shorts: Breakfast at Twilight by Philip K Dick
15        3I Crimebusters Novella: An Ear for Danger by Marc Brandel
16        Hitchcock – Most Wanted: The Incomplete Salmagundi by S. S. Rafferty
17        JA Shorts - Quiver Full of Arrows: The First Miracle by Jeffrey Archer
18        JA Shorts - Quiver Full of Arrows: The Perfect Gentleman by Jeffrey Archer
19        JA Shorts - Quiver Full of Arrows: One Night Stand by Jeffrey Archer
20        JA Shorts - Quiver Full of Arrows: The Century by Jeffrey Archer
21        JA Shorts - Quiver Full of Arrows: Broken Routine by Jeffrey Archer
22        Novel: Romi and Gang by Tushar Sharma
23        WGS Shorts: In the Moonlight by Guy De Maupassant
24        WGS Shorts: A Practical Joke by Guy De Maupassant
25        WGS Shorts: The Achievement of the Cat by William Makepeace Thakeray
26        WGS Shorts: The Guests by William Makepeace Thakeray

27-30   Hindi Shorts: Several Hindi short stories from the children's magazine 'Champak'

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