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[shaziaking]

nice iformations

 

[FUEL2009]

The Holy Blood & The Holy Grail >>> Michael Baigent




About the book:

Michael Baigent, Henry Lincoln, and Richard Leigh spent over 10 years on their own kind of quest for the Holy Grail, into the secretive history of early France.
What they found, researched with the tenacity and attention to detail that befits any great quest, is a tangled and intricate story of politics and faith that reads like a mystery novel.
Author Dan Brown, in his bestseller The Da Vinci Code, makes reference to to Holy Blood, Holy Grail, and uses several claims similar to the above as key plot elements! A court case was played out in London in February - March 2006 where Dan Brown sought to defend himself against allegations of plagiarism brought by Baigent and Leigh.

 

[UltraViolet]

Started Inside the Pak Army..half way through so far so good.First time saw, a foreign author actually praising Pak Army

 

[Gizmo]

So I finished reading this just now, took me about three weeks to finish it, it's a great book and I enjoyed reading it but there's not much else I can really say about it, It's not really the kind of thing you can describe with words and logic. The Author has a thing for weird dreams and other strange stuff and used it to drive th plot for the most part. It was a good read although i would take Gizmo's opinions about books with a grain of salt since this is like the 5th novel I've ever read so I don't have enough experience to tell which books are good or which ones aren't lol

@Crow .......... Have you read anymore of Murakami's books? I read the descriptions ofr books like Dance Dance Dance and the Earthquake one and they all seemed like the same kind of indescribable cryptic stories like this one, Worth reading?

 

[Lord AvaLon]

I just ended Dan Brown's "Inferno". Unlike his previous works, I was left disappointed after finishing it. Uneven pacing, weak plot and less-than-interesting characters are just some of the problems this book suffers from. I would go so far as to say this is easily Brown's weakest novel to date.

The final quarter of the novel was, personally, of a lot of interest for me. Having visited the said country and researched about its historic landmarks, I was able to relate to them unlike the other areas depicted in Dan Brown's books.

True that! It appeared as in a bid to introduce crude thrill in this book he tinkered with the flow and ended up with a mishmash of a story. Nonetheless, it still gave some insight on Dante's work. Langdon running here in there for the well-being of mankind and avoid destruction has become his comfort zone. As a matter of fact I enjoyed Digital fortress and deception point more owing to the fact that Robert Langdon wasn't there to overcome my perception of him being Tom Hanks...

 

[Crow]

@Crow .......... Have you read anymore of Murakami's books? I read the descriptions ofr books like Dance Dance Dance and the Earthquake one and they all seemed like the same kind of indescribable cryptic stories like this one, Worth reading?

I've read Norwegian Wood, which is good too. Pretty straight-forward romance novel, very Japanese-y in tone. It's also his most famous work, I think.

 

[pg666]

Life of Pi
watched the film, loved it, read the book............. loved it too. very slow and philosophical but it asks you to have patience (which i ran out of multiple times) it will leave you asking alot of questions about religion, relativity of the truth, perceptions of reality andddddd........ zoos.

Hunger Game trilogy
Ok, here's the bottomline, 1st is the best, 2nd a bit lower than that , 3rd one sucks, waste of time... collins has an admirable imagination for arena action sequences but not much else.
sstill whatever it is, im surprised american writers can even do that much... which brings me tooooo

The stand , the shining
what can i say, big name crap, completely ridiculous.

If people are looking for imagintive and intuitive storytelling and great characters and stories they should read books from european authors. American writers don]t have the ability to do any of it and they never will. (Asimov and Arthur Clarke are exceptions).

 

[FUEL2009]

Kiss The Hand You Cannot Bite >>> Edward Behr.


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About the book:

A study of the rise and fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife, Elena, discusses their complex lives and political careers, their reign of terror over Romania, and their fate during the 1989 revolution.

I finished this book yesterday, a fine read and quite interesting i must say.

 

[UltraViolet]

Just finished Breath of Death by Saad shafqat.An ok read..it has some thrills bt a bit slow paced imo.

 

[Anurin]

Yo, [MENTION=39471]Blastwave[/MENTION], can you recommend me some fiction? Preferably something well known, the library here doesn't have obscure novels.

 

[Blastwave]

Yo, [MENTION=39471]Blastwave[/MENTION], can you recommend me some fiction? Preferably something well known, the library here doesn't have obscure novels.

Here you go

A Woman of Substance (Emma Harte Series #1) by Barbara Taylor Bradford | 9780312588885 | Paperback | Barnes & Noble

A Woman of Substance

by
Barbara Taylor Bradford


:crazy:

 

[Anurin]

Here you go

A Woman of Substance (Emma Harte Series #1) by Barbara Taylor Bradford | 9780312588885 | Paperback | Barnes & Noble

A Woman of Substance

by
Barbara Taylor Bradford


:crazy:

They actually have this book available. :fp2:

 

[Blastwave]

Are you gonna order online or get locally?

You have B&N, Borders or some local cool book store?
[MENTION=38771]Anurin[/MENTION]

 

[Anurin]

Are you gonna order online or get locally?

You have B&N, Borders or some local cool book store?
@Anurin

Le library.

 

[Blastwave]

The second book of MACHINE OF DEATH is out.

Grab that if you can

Machine of Death

 

[Anurin]

So, I got Flowers for Algernon and The Casual Vacancy. Placed a reserve for Fault in our Stars and Little Prince.

 

[shahbakht]

Finished The Fault in Our Stars and boy does it live up to the hype. Instantly captivating, with great characters and fast paced writing makes it a great read. It is a book that by principle should have been utterly depressing (given the subject matter), but instead is really a very lively read. Witty, romantic (if albeit at times a little cheesy), and full of quotable life lessons, this is a must read.

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[UltraViolet]

The kite Runner..Depressing and also bit boring in the middle.

 

[Imran520]

All books collection are nice & informative.

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All books are nice & informative.

 

[HI87]

I'm reading Ulysses by James Joyce now. It's been sitting on my bookshelf for over 4 years and I've finally decided to tackle it. 800 page book plus a 1000 page guide. Yeah let's see if I finish it this time.

I also read parts of Ali eterazs children of dust, maybe it's because I was simultaneously reading Joyce but this book fails to interest me. I hate how Pakistani authors can't just write for themselves. Joyce infused his writing with so many obscure references to Irish culture and history with multiple levels of meanings and allusions so there's something there for everyone(kind of). I'm not trying to compare Joyce to Ali since the former is one of the greatest writers in any language but it makes you appreciate highbrow literature as something more than just elitist snobbery.

I also want to read Tropic of Cancer by Henry miller after this. Let's see.