[Sha_]

I was going to read "No God But God" by Rezza Azlan (Aslan? Aslam?) But never got round to it. I suck at finding time to read books, coz I know I always have something more important I should be spending time doing.
I suck at finishing reading books unless theyre quick and easy. The last book I finished (read in a day) was like a teenagers book called "Does My Head Look Big In This?" By Randa Abdul Fatteh. I did like it though, but know I would've enjoyed it more if I was 15/16/- similar age as the main character.

[Rain]

Originally Posted by Sha_

I was going to read "No God But God" by Rezza Azlan (Aslan? Aslam?) But never got round to it. I suck at finding time to read books, coz I know I always have something more important I should be spending time doing.
I suck at finishing reading books unless theyre quick and easy. The last book I finished (read in a day) was like a teenagers book called "Does My Head Look Big In This?" By Randa Abdul Fatteh. I did like it though, but know I would've enjoyed it more if I was 15/16/- similar age as the main character.

i read "does my head look big in this?" it's a good read for kids.

[Bluestar]

Animal Farm, George Orwell

[jghug]

Originally Posted by Rain

i read "does my head look big in this?" it's a good read for kids.

I read that book aswell...It wasn't that good

[displaced]

contemporary oral and maxillofacial surgery

[GOTFIVEONIT]

i recommend the english translation of the poems of allama iqbal. my dad had a copy of it once and i read it, it was pretty interesting to read.

i plan on buying these books to read.

Delegating James Bond to the background of this story, the novel revolves around a Canadian woman named Vivienne Michel, with the book almost being a diary of the events of her life. It's mostly a sad tale of her going from one man to another, with Michel constantly being betrayed by the men she puts her trust in. She eventually wants to go to America, but has to work in a little motel called The Dreamy Pines Motor Court for a few months in order to pay her way. That is until on the last night of the tourist season when two gangsters named "Sluggsy" Morant and Sol "Horror" Horowitz show to destroy the motel and kill the girl in the process.

Everything is pretty dire for the girl, when in walks a man who asks for a room, saying that his car broke down not far from the motel. The man, of course, ends up being none other than James Bond, in Canada looking for agents of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. after foiling Operation Thunderball in his previous adventure. Seeing what is going on, 007 takes it upon himself to try and protect Michel from the two villains. In a series of gun battles, Bond must try to dispatch the villains and help Michel make it through the night.

[Bluestar]

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

[UmmUmayr]

Kite Runner

[Pushpa]

Just finished this:



Riddled with stereotypes and cliches, the jokes and thrills are cheap, the sentiments are facile, and the writing is amateurish. I was after some lighthearted entertainment and thought it might deliver; I was expecting something along the lines of Jane Green. Alas, not as witty or stylish. I physically cringed over the first couple of pages, and I felt like I was actually betraying my brain by reading this drivel. Her first book was 'Chapatti or Chips' and her latest one is 'Brides and Bindis'. Just says it all.

In an attempt to regain my self-resepct, I'm now reading



I'm not normally a fan of sequels written by other authors (I hated 'Scarlett' - the sequel to 'Gone With The Wind', as the author reformed the heroine's entire character)

While the writing has faint echoes of Du Maurier's style in it, it is still very distinctly Hill-ean, but I'm glad it isn't a conscious imitation. Only read a few chapters, but the narrative seems a lot more 'interior' than that of 'Rebecca', if that makes sense, the dialogue isn't as lively, and the heroine seems more - neurotic. I like the way Susan Hill harks back to set-pieces in 'Rebecca' but it will be interesting to see how this story pans out.

[shadha]

Currently reading...



...and it's freakin hilarious.


shadha-

[Timbit]

Originally Posted by GOTFIVEONIT

i recommend the english translation of the poems of allama iqbal. my dad had a copy of it once and i read it, it was pretty interesting to read.

Awesome. They're good when translated, but not the same as in Urdu. My dad reads Iqbal to me sometimes; it's powerful stuff. (You have to hear my dad do God when he reads Jawaab-e-Shikwa, haha.)

We used to have a whole thread on Iqbal back in the day... back when Dream34 wasn't so busy with med school.

Originally Posted by Pushpa

Just finished this:

Riddled with stereotypes and cliches, the jokes and thrills are cheap, the sentiments are facile, and the writing is amateurish. I was after some lighthearted entertainment and thought it might deliver; I was expecting something along the lines of Jane Green. Alas, not as witty or stylish. I physically cringed over the first couple of pages, and I felt like I was actually betraying my brain by reading this drivel. Her first book was 'Chapatti or Chips' and her latest one is 'Brides and Bindis'. Just says it all.

I read one of her books too. I think it was Chapatti or Chips. Can't remember now though, but the protagonist falls in love with her playboy of a friend (who's White) and he interrupts her wedding or something Indian-

I'm reading Anita Diamant's "The Red Tent". I know... several years too late, but I got it off a friend just today. Especially relevant 'cause I'm reading the Pentateuch for my Five Books of Moses class. We're still on Genesis.

[Deel]

i wanna read this and this inshaAllah

[zakk]

Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns. It's just beautiful.

[Budmano786]

Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns. It's just beautiful.

that was an easy question

[Budmano786]

Originally Posted by displaced

contemporary oral and maxillofacial surgery

nerd! you're not a gunner are you?