| sniper420 |
| Due to numerous requests I have made seperate sticky so you can comment about the books you have read and your ratings. If it is popular we can have seperate forum section! So start reviewing :D |
| constantine |
| just read white apples by jonathan carroll...brilliant...life after death and all the dramas that follow... China Meville - "Perdido Street Station"- "The Scar" -"Iron Council"...one of our most brilliant contemporary writer of fantastic fables... |
| Jeevan |
| I mostly read fiction and if i can lay my hands on something about astronomy i jump at it. Just finished reading From a Buick 8 by stephen King. would be definately interested in a exchange forum:) Cheers, Jerry |
| sniper420 |
| finished rule of four - didnt like it .written in nerd style. |
| Jeevan |
| finished reading dreamcatcher by stephen king, quite gripping book on aliens. even the movie based on it has been made in a pretty good way. currently am reading IT by king again Cheers, Jerry |
| sniper420 |
| yeah Stephen is a good writer |
| Jeevan |
| Has anyone read The DA VINCI CODE , would like to know is it worth buying and making a part of ones collection?? cheers, Jerry |
| arniegang |
| Jeevan deffo - its brill read. |
| sniper420 |
| read angels and demons much betta |
| sniper420 |
| I read "the rule of four" the plot and story line is really good but I hated the way the authors handled the plot in "nerd style". If Dan Brown had the plot he would have added some spice to the story. I still love "angles and demons" ....the brotherhood is alive......the ambigram...the suspense.... all cool :twisted: |
| cadmus |
| all Dan Brown books become predictable after reading few...but still they are good enough to be in your collection.... Just read Chronicles, autobiography of Bob Dylan- It's nice..though a bit acattered in between....but still it's considered to be one of the most intimate autobiographies written in the era. Now days reading Bookless in Baghdad! |
| raidah |
| u cannot be serious in reading all these stuff when there r so many more than interesting fashion magazines???? :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: |
| ajb |
hahaha you remind me of someone I know so very well when you say that!! |
| ajb |
| also recently read million little pieces by I think James Frey? Anyway its a pretty good read into the struggle of a recovering drug addict. Anyone read Maos last dancer (can't remember the title exactly?) is it worth a read? |
| raidah |
| The Fifth Sally by Daniel Keyes its about a schizophrenic women presented through her 5 different personalities. it a novel, but it has very good references on how ppl with split personality can act and live. |
| arso304 |
| King rat by James clavell beautiful novel based on a POW camp during the world war, based on true events experienced by the author. Shogun by James clavell another beautifully told story about japan in the 16th? i think, century, really big and rich in detail beautiful and realistic ending, miniseries aired in the 80's. |
| freza |
| I think Fast Food Nation should be required reading in all schools. |
| TheLocalGirl |
| For who asked about Da Vinci Code, I’d say watch the movie but read angels and Demons, to me its much better and more interesting. Right now I’m reading On Beauty by Zadie Smith, its quite fine, easy read, interesting somehow. The last book I read was by Philippa Gregory, The Constant princess, and that was really good. |
| PhDFares |
i never read novels but they are long and boring but for short cut i don't mind hearing them as per convenient from someone who read them :shock: |
| MaaaD |
| I highly recommend Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini |
| mema |
| Im reading the kite runner right now...i like it already.. a million little pieces started reading it and enjoying it and there was the controversy on Oprah that he was Lying about most of the facts in the book so i stopped reading don't want to read lies :cry:... |
| noni |
| "I Sweep the Sun Off Of Rooftops" by Hana Al-Shaykh is very good, intertwining stories of women living in Arab countries. It is a bit dense, but beautifully written. |
| mema |
| my fav East of Eden by John Steinbeck..all of Steinbeck's work are worth readn |
| noni |
| Just started reading "Blue Aubergine" by Miral al-Tahawy...about a young Egyptian woman in growing up in 1967...and her developement admist the political and social occurances...its REALLY good so far! |
| mema |
thanx ur always updating my collection.... :P |
| noni |
| I read this for a class: "Travels With A Tangerine" by Tim Mackintosh Smith. Smith is a scholar on the Middle East and he sets out to follow Ibn Battutah's footsteps...very interesting and well written |
| bear |
I've read it. Great writing, great story telling, great research done for it. One of the greatest things about it are the codes and riddles that you stop reading to try and figure out. Definitely worth having. If you enjoy the content, then I would suggest getting: Dan Brown's Angels and Demons Baigent, Leigh, & Lincoln's The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail (Title in the US is Holy Blood, Holy Grail ), The Messianic Legacy and The Bible Came from Arabia All three books by Baigent, Leigh, & Lincoln, like Brown's works, are fictional with heavy anchoring to reality through factual research. I'm not sure how easy they would be to get here. Speaking of being hard to get, I need to find translations or transliterations of Milton's Paradise lost and Dante's Inferno . Anyone got them by any chance? |
| PrettyPenny |
| I just bought the following books to read for the next few weeks: What would you do to save the World? "Confessions of a Could have been Beauty Queen" - Ira Trivedi Truth or Dare "A Book of Secrets Shared" - Memoirs by Various Authors The Girls from Overseas - Nergis Dalal Azur Like it - Wendy Holden Anil's Ghost - Micheal Ondaatje Trance - Christopher Sorrentino The Kama Sutra - A Penguin Popular Classic!! I'll put up my reviews as I go along. |
| PrettyPenny |
| The Girls from Overseas This is a good read. Its an interesting look into the lives of 5 foreigners married to Indians and living in Dhera Dhun. Some lovely visual discriptions and an entertaining yet sobering insight into the dilemmas faced by Westerners who try, with various levels of success, to acclimate to life in the East. |
| PrettyPenny |
| What would you do to save the World? "Confessions of a Could have been Beauty Queen" - Ira Trivedi A fun read, especially for the girls. A true story about a Miss India contestant (Ira) who didn't make it to the top ten finalist round. Ira, who is studying Economics at Wellesley, has a fresh yet cynical style of writing. I recommend this for light reading by the pool, although it does tend to drag 3/4 way into the book. |
| PrettyPenny |
| Trance - Christopher Sorrentino Edgy. Adapted from the real life story of Patty Hearst (of the Hearst empire) who joined the SLA cult and renounced all worldly things to traverse around the country holding people at gun point, robbing banks and so on in order to "start a revolution of the underpriviledged by declaring war on those who had status and money." This is heavy reading, and though it may be interesting to some, did not appeal to me (perhaps because I am anti anything fanatical etc). |
| asc_26 |
Got some Stephen King Books too.. what's the recent one you got? |
| asc_26 |
| I won't recommend you to read DA VINCI CODE. Is it possible to trade in books here? We can read more and save some bucks. Suggestion please. My books are not dilapidated nor dog - eared. I would be glad to exchange them with books i haven't read yet. I got collections of Paulo Coelho, John Grisham (except The Innocent), Author of Daughters of Arabia etc, Franklin Covey, Stephen King, Self-help books and more. ~~~hope to get some positive feedback~~~ |
| weary_heart |
| I have just finished reading Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. It is about an Australian fugitive who escaped from the prison and went to bombay using fake New Zealand passport... It is really a literary masterpiece.... It might have been my favorite as of the moment. It is highly recommendable to read. |
| weary_heart |
| Has anybody read The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff? What's your say? |
| Tropic23 |
| I read every Stephen King book. He is great!!!! But I read almost everything. I love books. The only problem is, that I can`t books throw away :roll: I guess that will be a big big problem, when I move very often. Need a privat jet. |
| cyrix |
| Just started Paulo Coelho's "I sat by the river pedra and wept"....great so far! next up : "The Zahir" and "Eleven Minutes" Now, i personally think "The Alchemist" was awesome...but thats all i had read from paulo coelho...anyone think he ever topped that one? |
| weary_heart |
| I've read 'The Alchemist" - I am not that impressed though. |
| cyrix |
| ok... :) try the next one then ! |
| giggsy |
I read the Tao of Pooh in 2000-2001 or so. I can't remember much about it because I've read hundreds of books since. I do seem to think it was cute and worth a read. It's short and quite light if memory serves. I've recently been into the Jason Bourne series. Pretty decent if you're into the action genre. Not usually my cup of tea but I really did enjoy it. Has anyone read The Life of Pi? I've heard great things about it. I read it and thought...bah...no big deal. Did I miss something? |
| weary_heart |
Im currently reading the The Te of Piglet part- Im enjoying it, brilliant explanation of Taoism - entertaining as well. hehe Never read The Life of Pi yet. Ive got another great book called 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu. |
| alexandra |
i have read everything signed by Coelho and one my fav. was Manual of the warrior of light. eleven minutes is a great book too and u wont be disapointed :wink: |
| Francheska |
| Here is a link to the 10 best books of 2006: http://chilloutdubai.blogspot.com/2007/01/10-best-books-of-2006.html |
| iapetus11 |
| Free to a good home: Neil Gaiman's Fragile Things . I have two copies and am looking to get rid of the paperback. PM if you want it... |
| Shermin |
| This book is really good. You will find that Eleven minutes is so different from his other books. The Zahir is a great read too. None of his books topped The ALCHEMIST. However, Veronica Decides to Die runs close.
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| asc_26 |
Before reading any books of coelho, it is recommended to read first The Alchemist, then By the River Piedra, then veronica decideds to die for you to understand his style of writing. Now I am reading Daugthers of Arabia & read other books by Jean Sasson. |
| emurella |
that sounds like an excellent idea i always run out of books to read and always looking to save some cash...books ain't cheap. any idea's how we could work it? also does anyone know if there is a bookclub in dubai been looking but haven't found one if not is there anyone that would be interested if i started one? |
| mema |
good idea..asc |
| mema |
im in...for the Bookclub :wink: |
| Shermin |
| I only have about 20 books here. I left the rest back home. Still, I think it is a good idea.
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| asc_26 |
| Concord is bookworm too, and he got thousands of books. Ladies, let's do some planning to get into his house while he's out and get all his books. What do you think? I don't know about bookclub here. :( Let's check with magrudy's. |
| Tropic23 |
| bookclub??? Where? Where??? :study: |
| sauron |
| There used to be a second hand bookshop in that pink shopping mall along from Magrudy's on the beach road in Jumeirah - think it was called 'House of Books' or something. You could buy used books and also trade books. Not sure if it's there any more. |
| sauron |
| Just finished reading these: 'We need to talk about Kevin' Lionel Shriver Quite a disturbing and heavy read, but compulsive too. A mother writing about her son who committed a Columbine type massacre. ' A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian' Marina Lewycka Not really about tractors and not written in Ukrainian. Easy to read and very, very funny. Story written from point of view of a woman whose elderly father marries an Eastern European goldigger. Btw, we have a book club at work : here's how it works: - 10 members who pay 50 chips into a kitty monthly - members take it in turns, monthly, to spend the kitty money ( on books! ) and host the book swapping session - new books are numbered ( and name of person who bought is written on them ) as they are bought and each month we note down who is taking and returning what at the monthly meeting - books are 'retired' after a year and given to the person who bought them Works really well and saves a lot of money. Might also prevent you from being arrested for burglary!!! |
| mema |
ohh i used to love going to that place a nice old man owns it..Don't tell me its not there anymore :cry: Good thing Magrudys started a loyalty card, a point for every dirham n then u get discounts n gifts..i'm waiting for their online store |
| sauron |
I think the second-hand place moved to a new location - I'll see what I can find out. I use Amazon a lot for books, movies and music. They often have great discounted stuff, the postal charges are not too bad and the stuff takes a week to ten days to get here. http://amazon.co.uk/ |
| iapetus11 |
It's a good book, but not an easy read at all. |
| asc_26 |
My friend is still reading that book, i will borrow after. :D We're not officemates, we can't be a member. :(
You're an accomplice now. No worries, we'll leave no trace. |
| sauron |
| :lol: :lol: If there's a group of you living in Dubai, shouldn't be difficult to get together once a month. Or mail the books? Bleakus works for Empost, doesn't he? Maybe if you talk nice to him he'll give you a big discount!! If not.......... I have my stocking mask and gloves at the ready :wink: |
| weary_heart |
It's 'House of Prose' in Ibn Batuta Mall. I went there once, not much to see. |
| weary_heart |
Eleven Minutes is a good read. Literally, I never put the book down till I finish it! |
| Lexer |
| For those Stephen King fans, Salem's Lot is one master pieces. Specially if you liked Bram Stocker's Dracula. Is there books that match Bram Stocker's Dracula? I am very much into vampires. |
| bear |
| The Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles series is very engaging. |
| smartd |
| 11 minutes was interesting i agree Cheers, D |
| asc_26 |
I can sense you like brazilian lady. It was a good read, i was keen to know at first, why the title of the book is ELEVEN MINUTES. Is it "eleven minutes" only? :oops: |
| aamir_398 |
| Hello every one I am new in city. been relocated from uk (Manchester) because of my job. I read this forum, spent all my friday insurfing. i really like the way you people share your ideas. I have 'eleven minutes' to start with this forum i can share this with you. Hope to hear from your side Amar |
| sankyx |
| i like more The alchemist, by Coelho. |
| sankyx |
| it seems that nobody here read books anymore :shock: :shock: |
| SparHawk |
| i just finished 'the kite runner' and its wonderful.... as soon as i finished it i went and bought 'a thousand splendid suns' by the same author.... looking forward to it.... |
| reviewer |
| Hey love those books too......I felt sorry for the actor (boy) in kite runner that they have to escape afghanistan 'coz of threats. |
| SparHawk |
| we have heard the story a thousand times... but hosseini's rendition was absolutely superb.... touched my heart.... i bought the book based on one comment by Isabelle Allende "after reading this, everything else seemed to be bland" ... i totally agree with her.... |
| reviewer |
Im only showing my sympathy to the boy who play the part in the film, such acerbic attitude of yours......doesn't really have space in here.... |
| reviewer |
| :arrow: |
| SparHawk |
| i dint mean anything like that... i am sorry for the boy... i was trying to say tht even though the story is something known to all of us, the way hosseini portrayed it was wonderful and brilliant.... |
| Captain Sirus Black |
im readin it .. cool book haan .. |
| Captain Sirus Black |
complete waste of time .. The Zahir and The Alchemist are better .. |
| Captain Sirus Black |
| does anyoe have CWSP (PW-200) and CWNE (PW-300) .. i really need them .. cheap :P .. |
| sankyx |
| Harry potter, and the deadly hollows :shock: |
| Countryboy |
| A new book is out now. A fresh look on men-women relations in Arabic world. " Change Ur Dating Life Forever"[/img] |