What are you reading?

Sannan · May 25, 2010, 5:30am

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its about a journey from Ishaq-e-Majazi to Ishaq-e-Haqiqi and one of the famous novel of this era .....

Kikoy · May 26, 2010, 10:20am

The 3 Mistakes of my Life by Chetan Bhagat

jaanaan · May 26, 2010, 12:07pm

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In other rooms, other wonders by Danial Mueenuddin

_H_NK · May 26, 2010, 2:49pm

oh will read that one too!
im reading Love's Fury right now and love it so im sure that one will be as good

funky_chicken · May 27, 2010, 1:28pm

oooo... whats loves fury all about?? is it worth a read?

redvelvet · May 30, 2010, 5:11pm

Angela's Ashes (autobiography)

The author, Frank McCourt, talks about his bittersweet and poverty-ridden childhood in Ireland.

It's a really thick book, but a Pulitzer winner, and a very easy read.

Such a GOOD book!!!!!! It makes you grateful for the most basic of blessings that you have (food, clothes, bathroom, etc) But at the same time....the author's difficult childhood is a colorful and somewhat adventurous one. And there's so much humor in his writing. Autobiographies can often be a tough and dull read....but this is one that (despite its thickness) you can get through pretty fast cuz it's almost hard to put down. :)

notorious · May 30, 2010, 8:21pm

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I didn't know that was a book. I've seen the movie a few years ago on tv. It was quite sad.

GlamDoll · May 30, 2010, 8:52pm

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the reader by bernhard schlink..the story revolves around a german boy n middle aged woman n the peculiar relationship they share..i've watched the movie n wanted to read the book

notorious · May 30, 2010, 9:01pm

Another book I haven't read, but watched the onscreen version of, though in this case I knew the movie was an adaption of a book.

Sometimes certain movies prompt me to read the book too. In some cases, I never knew about the book until I watched the movie and read it was based on a book. And whenever I read the book, I mostly preferred the book over the movie.

Dil_Pakistan · May 31, 2010, 5:24pm

I agree :k:

sara_javed · May 31, 2010, 5:52pm

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just finished
nepal nagri by MUSTANSAR HUSSAIN TARRAR

he couldn't go to MOUNTEVEREST ....:BUMMER:

The_Cute · May 31, 2010, 5:53pm

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I read R.L.Stine's Shadow Girl today

BlushingRose · June 4, 2010, 1:34am

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Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

The Alchemist by Paolo Coehlo

Iyla · June 4, 2010, 3:29am

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i have just finished reading 'my sister's keeper' by jodi picoult.

the ending of the book and the ending of the movie are totally different!!

but the ending of the book was such a huge shock! holy moly! i never expected the story to take such a shocking turn! it starts out as a great book but the ending is awful! one of the worse i have ever read! totally dissapointed in the author!

i liked the movie's ending better!

redvelvet · June 5, 2010, 8:19am

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Finished Angela's Ashes....I enjoyed it. Thinking of checking out the sequel, "Tis.

Right now, I'm reading...A Child Called It.

sazzie · June 5, 2010, 6:24pm

the holy woman - theres a sequel to that book, Typhoon :)

i think the books ending is shocking, i remember feeling disappointed too lol, but it was supposed to be sad irony i guess and i think it was a pretty good twist,even if t was sad! i havent seen the movie,didint know that they changed the ending,wonder how the author felt about that?!

did you know that author of angela's ashes died last year? he had cancer i think,not sure. have you read his second book? Tis i think its called :)

A Child Called It, one of the saddest books ever, it also got everyone jumping on the bandwagon i think and releasing their own sad real life stories.

sazzie · June 5, 2010, 6:26pm

oops forgot to mention the book im currently reading lol.
The Road, cant rememebr the authors name, an american guy i think. the book was made into a film released last year starring viggo mortenson. ive read about a quarter of it now and its really gripping.

redvelvet · June 6, 2010, 3:35am

^I'm almost done with this book......and I kind of have my doubts about whether the abuse actually took place. I can't explain it...there's just something about the language (maybe it's over-the-top...or flowery, for lack of a better word)...that makes me question it. Not done with it yet...but I went on the Internet and found that I'm not the only one who has such doubts.

Out of the two autobiographies I've recently read (this one and Angela's Ashes), I like Angela's Ashes better....Frank McCourt has a way with words. I'm looking forward to reading Tis....and hope the sequel is as good as the first book.

Sara516 · June 6, 2010, 5:53pm

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These are mainly for hte young adult section....but I love Chris Crutcher's books. They deal with teenagers who are in athletics but also deal with some heavy stuff.
For example, "staying fat for Sarah byrnes" is about a friendship between a former fat-kid and a girl who was burned in an accident as a child who now sits in a mental hospital unable to speak..and he tries to help her.

I used to read his books in HS, stopped for a while.and im falling in love with them again.

On another note, its really interesting to re-read a book after several years...something about the time passed and how you grow as a person can have an effect on the way you perceive a novel :)

Another one I read recently--The girl most likely to, by Poonam Sharma...its about an (Indian) ABCD in her late 20s and how she deals with her family, career, and finding a spouse. I didn't like it very much at all. Too cliche and boring.

blackforest_360 · June 6, 2010, 6:12pm

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khuda ki basti, the translated version by david matthews. He translates the writing literally so it ends up sounding awkward :/