Avani - Yeah, I like reading South Asian writers too. All the more when you can relate to what they are writing about. Most of what I have read of Naipaul has been non-fiction with the exception of "Among the Believers" which I thought was a fascinating account of his travels in and observations about the Muslim world. Sometimes the constant backdrop of rural Trinidadian brahmin life can draw a few yawns, like in the House for Mr Biswas and Mystic Masseur, but at the end of the day, when all is said and done, I have always ended up enjoying his books. "....and I hope I will get to read them all before your six-months deadline :-) May be you could lend me some of your copies that you are done with." Hey, I have no problems lending you my stuff, but you'll probably need to fix your Sajha email address in order for me to do that - mail to that address currently bounces back with an "inactive email address" message :P ;) Thanks for the advice about the Kite Runner - I need to dig it up and dust it off - let's see if I can get to it during the holidays. Hope you have a great week! :)