A sad day for the fans of Jurassic Park, Lost World, etc. The movie was good but the book was incredible simply for the depth in science it brought to the awareness of common man. I certainly loved Jurassic Park the book.
Infact as i read this when i was in school i tried to enter some of Computer codes given in the book in the BASIC programs we were being taught then, ofcourse it came out as a chock full of errors :):)... probably thats why till now im unable to write even 2 consecutive lines of any program :)
A very good author. Definitely a loss for the literature world.
Chricton - gave some of the most amazing and believable scifi. My favorite part is in Disclosure, in which he would have explained Virtual Reality in an amazing way and Jusassic park, ofcourse was his best book ever.
we have lost some of the best Sci Fi writers this year, Sujatha, Asimov, Chircton,
Don't know if anyone recalls ER, if there was any televison series worth watching it was that, for great performances/story/characters everything.
Also if anyone has read Crichton's travelogues, a small but fascinating book on his travels to various parts of the globe, including India. Really worth reading for his observations.
No ilayaraja this time around but its Sujatha - my other favorite. First things first, I havent read the travelogues of Michael Crichton. But I have read some of the Indian authors. For example Maniyan. But I am coming to the point of yours - Observations. If you read sujatha story for the sake of reading then you may not SEE what he has written. You need to read it enjoy it slowly like drinking a Cognac.
1. Have you read the short Story NAGARAM - The first paragraph will take you directly to Madurai 2. Have you read thr first few chapters of Pirivom Sandhipom - He will take you to Papanasam 3. I dont remember the name of a story in which he describes the REZHI in agraharam house - Indha irutaana Kovanathirkku REZHI yendru peyar! Wow 4. In all the Srirangathu Devadaigal stories he will take you to Srirangam
I am also one of the ardent fans of Sujatha (Rangarajan).. He is still having a elite fan-club.. His foreward to Silpathigaram is very informative,..
But re descriptions and TAKING YOU TO THE PLACE and PROVIDING A WALK THROUGH... I will cast my Vote to Thi. Janagiraman !
A part of KUMMONAM he describes in " Moghamull " remains unchanged till date... that Rajan voikkal .. vetrilaikodikkal ... dusty roads and musical ambience... remain green though I read this book easily 20 years back..!
Okay.. I will concede... may be Thi.Ja was like DRAMA .. direct impact. Sujatha .. like a movie.. more polished..
Hi Udanx, Yes I very much like Sujatha, although have not read a lot of his work after I stopped reading tamil magazines. Srirangathu Devadaigal I remember very well indeed.Also the best mystery in tamil, Karayellam Shenbagapoo, his descriptions of rustic village life are very authentic in that too. I think Sujatha was master of short story telling,am now reading a collection that helps readers write their own short stories. And he made an amazing difference in bridging the gap between traditional and modern.
SPS, remember Thi Ja's description of Kaveri in 'Amma Vandhaal'? Can anyone beat that, really? I would put Manian well behind Sujatha and Thi Ja likes, he travelled a lot mostly courtesy MGR and was among the first writers of travelogous. But nothing remarkable in observation or writing.