Read online

Read books online or download it and use it if and when needed. Free of cost of course. Isn't that we all Indians do?

I am slightly embarrassed to say that now when ever I come across an interesting book, I search for its pdf hoping that I will get it free. 

But the problem with free books - free fiction, not IT books, is they are old. Very very very old. Not me, not my parent, nor my grandparents were born when these books were written. Which makes relating to its characters almost impossible. 

So when I came across this site, I was happy and started reading the first book which caught my attention which was work-wife-balance. 

It is the story of wife balancing her work and her life. Reads like the story of any middle class woman trying to keep away imminent chaos in the hurried life. But it is full of satire and really really funny. But you can't possibly read 300 pages of that!

Then I came across another site manybooks.net and downloaded a Richmal Crompton book about William. That's one hilarious book about a very very very naughty child who is capable of hourly disasters and blissfully ignorant of the disasters he causes. 

The story goes like this - Richmal, a eleven year old boy has formed a group - outlaws. They meet in the barn. Richmal has to be king - King Arthur and his friends are knights. They all take an oath with an excelsior ( a bread knife which William brought from home ) to right all the wrongs in the world and to save all damsels in distress. The only damsel they are bothered by is Violet, actually damthel because she pronounces her "sa" as "tha". 

I need to read actual books - amazon please help me - show me a list of old second hand books- but which are in good condition - which are almost Nobel worthy or a booker worthy at least.(  I write these words looking at few books in my shelf which are yet to be read. )