It was written during great depression and that's why such an ending. Really depressing. You should try watching the movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazy
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It was written during great depression and that's why such an ending. Really depressing. You should try watching the movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazy
movie oh ..never heard :) thanks !
in high school we dissected the novel Of Mice & Men...very sad read...
i also want to read Pigman by Paul Zindel, i have heard of this, as some of my friends read this for their classes...:roll:...
Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson
Have been reading in parts for a long time.
A thoroughly enjoyable read about the English language, history and its growth as the global language.
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
:sigh2:
A for Apple
B for Ball
C for Cat
D for Donkey.... :boo:
nalla thuvakkam! A journey of many miles is taken with a single step! :D kOchchukka koodaathu- 'saraswathi sabatham' cinemaalla oomai Sivaji 'ammaaa'-nnu solli paappaaru, aduththa nodi vaayilirunthu kavithai mazai kottum! We are not unprepared for surprises! AND we will not be shocked but immensely pleased when it happens! Do not forget to remember what I say now! :D
PP amma :thumbsup: :P
PP ammaa :bow:
The great Gatsby.
Wow. I enjoyed reading although it had lots of information to interpret.
The Secret- Rhonda Byrne
Anita Nair's Ladies Coupe
Just finished: The Yacoubian Building by Alaa el-Aswany.
The Sands of Time - Sidney Sheldon
Nightmare in Pink - my favorite of Travis McGee series by John D McDonald
Kite Runner-Great Book! Recommended to all
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevesky
The idiot is indeed an idiot, cant possibly imagine a person like him - at the peak of simple mindedness :banghead: Almost all characters in this book are annoying :x but still the book is :thumbsup:
[...] in our country, if a man goes over to catholicism, he unfailingily becomes a Jesuit, and one of the most clandestine sort, at that; if he becomes an atheist, he will at once begin to demand the eradication of belief in God by coercion, that is by the sword! Why is that, why such instant frenzy?...[...]
Fear and loathing in las vegas - Hunter .S.Thompson
Finished reading: Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco :) an ok book !
Finished reading The grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck :clap:
Just finished: The Stone Raft by Jose Saramago :shock: :clap: :notworthy:
i read a thousand splendid suns by khaled hosseini, the book was moving:)
i have just started we need to talk about kevin by lionel shriver
read a kite runner finally and worth mention is divakaruni's "palace of illusions" for anyone who wants an amateur/reader-friendly version of the mahabharat...written from the perspective of panchaali...
Finished reading: Death souls and The govt. Inspector by Gogol :P
The laptop that has gone for servicing shows no sign of returning! :( So many days away from the virtual world for a confirmed net addict is too bad.
As the saying goes an idle mind is the devil's workshop! Very aptly my idle hours have been spent in reading 2 novels with an odd connection to the proverb!
I finished reading Alistair Maclean's 'The Satan Bug' and Dan Brown's 'Angels and Demons'! :lol:
The first one was a fast-paced, nail-biting, on-the-edge-of-the-chair action thriller! The bio weapon theme! SCARY! This is my first book by this author. I like his sarcastic humour.
About the second: I have to agree with my 1st dil that this is more interesting than his Davinci Code. But was there a dull anticlimax? Why did I feel the tempo slowed towards the end of a fast action thriller?
Whatever be my opinions about Roman Catholic church I cannot help sharing some of its concerns about scientific progress. Many of the accusations against science cant be ignored or taken lightly.
Some food for thought for an idle mind!
Finally got my hands on "Ten Thousand Splendid Suns" but oh what a disappointment...after the heart-wrenching crises dealt with in "Kite Runner" this second work by Khaled Hosseini...seems almost too formulaic....and the coincidence last time was surprisingly...this time you don't expect it but still there was no hope for the violence-laden plot if that character were not to re-appear...the flawed and tragic characters are not etched as deeply as the ones before..atleast there is an optimistic perspective maintained about Afghanistan's future...
A fine balance - Rohinton Mistry :clap:
sweeping story ...
Catch 22- masterpiece :thumbsup: :clap:
My Name is Asher Lev- totally enjoyed it :clap:
Cathedral of the sea by Ildefonso Falcones :)
I saw the book sometime and promised myself I'd read it soon after some forthcoming academic commitments. I have a long list of things to do and books to read :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Querida
I heard Kite runner is the better of the two.
You read the whole book :) :) ? [/b]Quote:
Originally Posted by Wibha
yes chev :)Quote:
Originally Posted by chevy
as i was reading sparknotes,i knew i was missing something so just started reading it. damn it's too good. will read it again for sure :)
Read the "Alchemist" am not one for inspirational books...but this one had some really good passages...that will stay with me for a very long time...what makes it more attractive is...slim, straightforward,read....can finish in a day easily...and even beginners can read....just goes to show true wisdom can just be plain....of course ending is always a let-down with such books....but overall do read it if you have the chance!!!!!
The last inspirational book I read was "Siddharth" by Herman Hesse...amazingly beautiful language...every like like poetry...like you are in a warm trance the whole time....
At last - someone else who likes Chaim Potok!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wibha
I strongly recommend /Book of Lights/ and /In the Beginning/
(and all his other books as well :P)
Reading 'The Witch of Portobello'...easy read and of course, inspirational...story of a woman told by different ppl in her life...Quote:
Originally Posted by Querida
I had seen 'Siddhartha' at the book store recently and wanted to get it....next time :)....
Finished Reading: The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years by Chinghiz Aitmatov :)
i love chaim potok am wondering if his books are available as e-books? and has anyone read the sequel to my name is asher lev and where its available?
btw i am reading the book "we need to talk about kevin " by lionel shriver.
seems nice... as of now
I've not seen e-texts anywhere, unfortunately. The sequel you're thinking of is "The Gift of Asher Lev". A beautiful book. It's one of his last novels, and as such is much more philosophical than his early work (and even when compared with books like "A Book of Lights").Quote:
Originally Posted by shambhavi
As for getting hold of it... I bought my copy at Strand Bookstores in Mumbai around fifteen years ago. I don't know where it would be available in India today, but bookshops like Landmark will usually order any book for you if you give them the details. In the West, it's easily available from Amazon.
Finished reading: The Enchantress of Florence by Rushdie
boring :sigh2:
thanx for telling me, i was wondering whether to read it or not...i read "moor's last sigh" which was odd but interesting....but really wasn't as bowled over as others were with "midnight's children"Quote:
Originally Posted by crazy