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Moth Smoke is an interesting book, I couldnt put it down and was done with it in a day. The author himself is also very interesting.
I am reading Epic of NYC (history of NYC) will let you know the author.
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Aman : The Story of a Somali Girl
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could you folks write a paragraph or two about the books themselves too?
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hey thanks Verizon.. yeap do lemme know what u think of that book…
Ive just started to read Kartography.. dads taken Moth Smoke.. so cant read it for awhile.. will let u know what i think of it
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Kartography - Kamila Shamsie
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*Kamila Shamsie' Kartography is an exciting novel, especially for those who have lived in Karachi. Set in the Eighties and Nineties in one of Pakistan's largest cities, it is a tale of friendship, love, betrayal and anguish. Karachi is just as important to the story as the two main characters, Raheen and Karim. For those who lived through those years in Karachi, the novel serves as a bittersweet reminder of a difficult time in a beloved city. *
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http://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/bookdisplay.asp?bookid=19170
The Ashram
by Sattar Memon
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“A 22-year-old village woman vows to burn to death…voluntarily,” blared the radio. “Speaking from her vigil at her husband’s deathbed, she has declared that, upon his death, she will sit atop a blazing pyre and, holding his head in her lap, she will join his soul in heaven.”
What! wonders Jonathan incredulously. Suspecting homicide and seeing a stunning parallel between this imminent death and recent death of his own wife, the burnt-out American doctor, who is headed out to a Himalayan spiritual hermitage, instead, rushes out to rescue the villager. But when he arrives at the pyre, he soon realizes there is more to his journey. Unbeknownst to him, the woman’s fate is intricately tied with his own spiritual salvation!
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Just finished reading The Alienist by Caleb Carr....for the second time :).
It was such a great surprise...i had read it a few years back and had to return the book to the owner.
A few days back i bought a few books and when i started reading it i remembered how much i had loved this novel....and now i own it :)....i'll read it again after a year or so.
The novel is about an alienist and a group of his close friends ... and how they go about investigating a series of murders. Its based in New York City, 1896, so all the current profiling techniques are either in infancy or have not yet been introduced. So if u like murder mysteries/ thrillers i am sure u'd like this one.
Another book i found, and was on top of the world when i did, was by Enid Blyton. It was a series of books actually, 3 books in one. They were about an enchanted wood, in which all different kind of magical folks lived. There is a special tree on which some very interesting characters live and the tree top leads to different places after a period of time. It was about how some kids come to live in a cottage near the wood and come across this tree and make freinds with the folks and go to all these fun places.
Its for kids obviously, but i still love to read this one :)
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I just ordered 'Like Water for Chocolate'. I've seen the movie (Mexican flick) a few times and loved it. So, I figured I would read the book which it was based on.
Summary from Amazon:
Each chapter of screenwriter Esquivel's utterly charming interpretation of life in turn-of-the-century Mexico begins with a recipe--not surprisingly, since so much of the action of this exquisite first novel (a bestseller in Mexico) centers around the kitchen, the heart and soul of a traditional Mexican family. The youngest daughter of a well-born rancher, Tita has always known her destiny: to remain single and care for her aging mother. When she falls in love, her mother quickly scotches the liaison and tyrannically dictates that Tita's sister Rosaura must marry the luckless suitor, Pedro, in her place. But Tita has one weapon left--her cooking. Esquivel mischievously appropriates the techniques of magical realism to make Tita's contact with food sensual, instinctual and often explosive. Forced to make the cake for her sister's wedding, Tita pours her emotions into the task; each guest who samples a piece bursts into tears. Esquivel does a splendid job of describing the frustration, love and hope expressed through the most domestic and feminine of arts, family cooking, suggesting by implication the limited options available to Mexican women of this period. Tita's unrequited love for Pedro survives the Mexican Revolution the births of Rosaura and Pedro's children, even a proposal of marriage from an eligible doctor. In a poignant conclusion, Tita manages to break the bonds of tradition, if not for herself, then for future generations.
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Two other books I just ordered that I have heard very good things about:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by by Mark Haddon
Mark Haddon's bitterly funny first novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, is a murder mystery of sorts--one told by an autistic version of Adrian Mole. Christopher John Francis Boone is a 15-year-old boy, mathematically gifted and socially hopeless, raised in a working-class home by parents who can barely cope with their child's quirks. He takes everything that he sees (or is told) at face value, and is unable to sort out the strange behaviour of his elders and peers.
Late one night, Christopher comes across his neighbour's poodle, Wellington, impaled on a garden fork. Wellington's owner finds him cradling her dead dog in his arms, and has him arrested. After spending a night in jail, Christopher resolves--against the objection of his father and neighbours--to discover just who has murdered Wellington. He is encouraged by Siobhan, a social worker at his school, to write a book about his investigations, and the result--quirkily illustrated, with each chapter given its own prime number--is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.
Sound like a light-hearted and fun book. :p
Second book I got is the Life of Pi .... already been reviewed loads of times on GS.
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Has anybody read Salt and Safron by Kamila Shamsie? I just ordered that too. I'm gonna see how this book it before reading Kartography.
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Top-Down Network Design, 2nd Edition from Cisco Press -
everything about LAN, WAN, QoS, VPNs, gigabit ethernet, ATM, switching and routing protocols, etc etc
a real page turner :)
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Good read… I got all choked up tho several times into the book 
My favourite is Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft
A synopsis:
Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure – a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, Kon-Tiki. He decided to prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage.
On April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and five other adventurers sailed from Peru on a balsa log raft. After three months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, whales, and sharks, they sighted land – the Polynesian island of Puka Puka.
Translated into sixty-five languages, Kon-Tiki is a classic, inspiring tale of daring and courage – a magnificent saga of men against the sea.
You can read an extract of the book here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0671726528/ref=sib_fs_top/104-8258290-4264757?_encoding=UTF8&p=S00J&checkSum=FFIwqks5WELq1ygzcgCHajixBEXkNaVoLE2YLGOsy0Y%3D#reader-page
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Gosh, have been reading sooo many books!!
I can do a review on all of them if I ever have the time (and if anyone is interested?) Some of them were mentioned here.
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A Fine Balance by Rohintson Mistry. It was a great read.
Now starting with Da Vinci Code.
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I have read The Da Vinci code....real good.....i enjoyed it a lot....the concept is highly imaginative and thought provoking.....i sure would love to see the movie once its out
I just love books...they are just amazing really...cant sleep without reading a few pages every night
One of my all time fav is The Picture of Dorian Grey...anyone here who's read it???
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^ Yes, I loved that. I mean to see the movie sometime.
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i loved reading the picture of Dorian Grey..its when i first realised the author way gay!!!
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Da vinci code is a total washout. Has to be one of the crappiest books i have read. unless you have the mental age of a 6 year old, don't bother reading it.
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I have to agree, the da vinci code is a complete waste of time. Looking back at some of the entries here, it seems to be held in high regard.