I finally finished the book! took me long enuff huh?
I know Mehnaz has read it as she recommened it to me. Has anyone else read the book?
Its halarious! my favorite character was Chanu ofcourse hehe.. He made my belly ache..
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What is it about? Send me a copy.
umm its about a bengali girl who gets married to this dude from england.. and how her life goes from there
u want me to mail it out to ya?
Humsa, go to the library. 
Sadzzz is saving all her money to come and visit us in Canada. :hula
Mehnaz not only am I cheap I'm also lazy.
sadzzz sounds interesting.
Have you guys read "Life isn't all Ha Ha Hee Hee" by Meera Syal? I really enjoyed it :)
hehe... do u want it then HUMSA?
hey whats that bout? i may go down to the book shop later to get books..
mehnaz i was gonna go get "What the body remembers" but if this other one Humsa is talking bout is good, i may get that :)
c'monnn I'm kidding. I'm not that cheap - yet :P
Well the book I mentioned is about three desi best friends in UK. The book offers a perspective on each of their lives and how they juggle their cultural values with the changing trend. It's both funny and sad at the same time. You will be able to relate to each of them at some point during the book. That's the part I loved :)
interesting.. im gonna go check that one out too.. oooh im excited :) im so getting back into raeding... but i cant finish off White Teeth!
Re: Brick Lane
Had i not heard of the book, i’d still be interested in it by the cover picture alone. Looks quite interesting.
Good thread, Sadzzz 
“Life isn’t all Ha Ha Hee Hee” sounds interesting too. Cute title.
Hey yeah I saw that book on the bookshelves and was going to buy it but chose to buy another book on understanding the quraan. Oh well, next time.
'Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee' and 'What The Body Remembers' are both equally excellent reads but totally different kind of books, so it's hard to choose one over the other.
LIHHHH is more of a desi chick lit kinda book, a nice book to read on holiday or on a plane. Not too taxing on teh brain and very funny.
What The Body Remembers is more historical, set around Partition and very engrossing and 'deep'.
‘LifeIAHHHH’ i liked it 
apart from the end though. i hate those kind of endings
saddz how on earth do you mail someone an entire book? 
The book was boring .. I found 'Madras on Rainy Days' by Samina Ali far more interesting, even though it was way too unconventional (border line Tariq Ali stuff). Most people can relate to Monica far more than Samina but that what makes the former typical while the later interesting.
I think it was ok. I met Monica Ali in NYC tho...nice gal. Has an accent. Not the good american one.
I quite enjoyed Brick Lane. We used to live in East London and I found I could easily relate to the things she discussed in the book, not directly but understood the surroundings and environment the characters found themselves in.
What the Body Remembers is an amazing and captivating book. You should definitely read that Sadzzz.
Thank you guys!!
Got some more titles from this thread.
I’m currently reading ‘Ground beneath her feet’ by Salman Rushdi but it’s a bit too much to swallow (complicated). I want to read a light hearted book.
Will try and get this one :k:
i went looking for both "what the body remembers" and "LIAHHHH" but they were both not in stock... im gonna ring up now before i go :)
i havent been to london but i understood most of the problems the character "Nazneen" went thru.. i totally loved it
WTBR reminds me of another book called "Haveli"
sadz HOW do u get time between work and gupshup and family to read books man?
havent touched a book or watched a movie in ages and frankly have lost interest
^ Adventures of Paddington Bear is a light and easy read... try that :)
^ Chachoo 
irem, i usually read for about an hour before going to bed.. its peaceful and i also have great sleep afterwards cus my mind is off day-to-day problems
GS is only when im at work