Hi all,
Do you have any good books in mind? I plan to read some good books during this christmas break since I have nothing else to do. I just finished reading "Purple Hibiscus" by this Nigerian writer and am about to start "Things fall apart" by Chinua Achebe who is also a very good Nigerian writer. I like to read books when someone else recommends it to me. So, your suggestions are highly welcome.

I'm sorry if i hurt any1 by saying this. I had plan to read the bhagwad gita earlier, but i couldn't make it. However, I watched the serials like ramayan n' mahabharat n' guess that i'm familiar with the story. But we've already discussed about the negative impacts of such serials on kids on nepal (on some earlier threads).

Currently, I've no plan to read any religious texts as bhagwad gita or swasthani or bibles or any others. I'm neither atheist nor agnostic. But I still find myself religious.

A Million Little Pieces

Da Vinci Code


To kill a mocking bird

The rainmaker

hey dutchy...u asked...so hehe..

well read this book just recenlty..."The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4" by Sue Townsend...

its thin!!hehe..and pretty funny...a day read for most..tho it took me quite a while hehe..so if u can get hold of the book somehow..well try it..u just might enjoy it as much as i did...try and believe re kya ;o) hehe,...and well thanks to u..just found out that there are more books about Adrian mole!!WOOHOO!!now how the hell am i gonna get them?:oS (i dun buy..well i try not to..since i dun really read :oS hehe)

and oh yah...one fren of mine who is an avid reader..well loves this book called the " The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand ...im kinda lookin for it too...u might wanna try that too if u havent hehe..la la enuf of typing..

hope u enjoy ur break like u plan and want to ;o)...

good day!and merry xmas!:oD...

Gita is quite different from mahabharat even though it is in it. mahabharat is an epic where as Gita is more like a philosophical discussion. however i do not recommend taking every word of it literally. we all have our own brains and let that be above any religious texts.

Dutchy Bunch,
I agree with anon about Fountain Head by Ayn Rand. What a book? Fall in love with the character Howard Roark.. mero type re kya :). Huna ta suru ma Prof. ley similar profession ko lagi must read bhanya bhayera padhe.. tara pachi pheri padhe ani saar lagyo.. beautifully written.
If you are interested in classics, Joseph Conrad's selected short stories are good too. Enjoyed reading Arundhati Roy's God of Small Things too. I have been reading this book called Memoirs of Geisha lately. So far so good.. I will go watch this movie only after i finish reading this book.
Hope this helps..

Fill your days with smiles............

Recently, I read The Kite Runner and Reading Lolita in Teheran.
Both are great books. I give you words that you will like The Kite Runner.

Ciao,
D

dutchy bunch,

work of Chinua Achebe, reflects the social changes of that era[in nigeria(africa)] hoina ta.

read no longer @ ease as well. I believe it is continuation of the things fall apart. [ grand son of Okonkwo obi and his love for the social outkast[if my memory still serves me his girlfriend is from the outcast] i believe]... i read them so long ago.. ...

aany way,
my all time favorites

Alister Mclean[ hms ulyssess, guns of navrone, where the eagles dare, force 10 from navrone]
Tom Clancy[ hunt for red october, executive decision, without remorse, cardinal of kremlin, clear and present danger, teeth of a tiger]
Vince Flynn[ memorial day, consent to kill, transfer of power, third option, executive power]
Mario Puzo[ the godfather, the sicilian, omerta, the dark arena, fools die]
Steinbeck [ of mice and men; the wrath of grapes]

As I am a big for sci-fic, anything by Stephan Baxtar, notably Raft, The Ring, The Timeships, and the Manifold series. Can be a little hardcore, but incredibly thought provoking stuff.

The Nights Dawn trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton. Gets a little wacky toward the end, but a great story with enough science to stop it getting way out of hand.

Anything by Vernor Vinge is also great, especially A Deepness in the Sky.

The Ender Wiggin Saga by Orson Scott card is also intruiging, especially if you have any interest in psychology.

If you like your sci-fi with a military bent, you can't go past David Drake. Cross The Stars and Red Liners were great!

The Wreck of the River Of Stars, by Michael Flynn. A rich, if somewhat depressing story, of the lives of the crew of a converted stellar sail ship. Centered on the humanistic, yet again with the science (bring on the science!)... Worthwhile reading.

To be honest, I have read so much sci-fi over the years, I actually find it difficult to seperate individual books from the clutter in my head. :D

Suggestion for good looks hola bhanera sallah dina ayeko ta good books po rahicha

hyatterika

I have read that book by Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart, its his masterpiece. You should read MADAM BOVARY by Floubert. Its the best book ever. He is a very good writer. Thats his masterpiece. Im sure you will love it.

Ohhh.. you all have been so helpful. :) I will try to get some of the books that you have suggested. They all sound interesting. Btw, I was about to start the book by Chinua Achebe but I found this another interesting book by Jhumpa Lahiri called "the namesake". I think i will read that first.

Ladyinred,
Thanks for your wonderful suggestions but I am not much into sci-fi books. I like books that talk about history and different social issues. I read this book called "A small place" by Jamaica Kincaid. I loved that book. But anyways, I will suggest your books to someone who's into sci-fi.

Anon,
I will try to get that book.. you sound funny.. :).. you write like you are talking to someone face to face..lol

Aight guys, have a merry x-mas and drink responsibly, hehe..
Keep it coming!

The Godfather and The Sicilian by Mario Puzo were great, although I do not know how The Sicilian would fare in my taste now.

Almost about a decade ago, I tried Fountain Head by Ayn Rand, but stop after couple of dozen pages. My friend, who was a voracious reader, swore by it. I wonder why I never got back to it.

But frankly speaking, anything beyond 5 pages bores me to death, with the exception of:

1) Sports related article or news.
2) Some crispy piece of article on current matters.
3) Humor pieces.

Rest, kaam pa chaina? Yeso mojj sojj garnu chadera yetro 20 barsa padera ajai feri kitab. Tyo pani yeuta duita ho. Lekhna payo bhandai ma library nai padya jasto lekhdine manche haru feri. Hehe , yeuta kura ni ;).

Okay Dutchy_bunch, listen. Forget all the recommendation and all these fancy writers and "read me" books. You want to smile and throw in coupe of mirthful chuckles? Want to understand the misery of a man and what his intimate thoughts are. Do you want to travel thru one man's life, not in some artistic form or some fancy complicatedly woven yarn, but something very close to our miserable existence?

Then, read "High Fidelity." 'It is humorous, poignant and has informative look at men, relationships and love.' Sounds familiar eh'? Just read it and you would never know how the pages disappear one after another.

And at the end of the day, the greatest compliment for the book is, you will never hate men, if you have ever; you will simply pity them.

Read it. It is relatively small and promises WONDERFUL time. If you have already read it, oh well, why the hell did you not wrote the books you are actually done with in the beginning itself. Dammit! ;)

IndisGuise:)

P.S: My good words on "The Kite Runner" and "To kill a mocking bird." Rest, as it appears, is whose father, what vitamin for me. La yaar kaam ma ma eklai bhaye. Kyarne malai matra xmas nalageko hola. Gaye ma ni. :)

Ignore typos.

Metallica: This Monster Lives...yayy i got it as a christmas gift!

My ultimate book is "one hundred years of solitude " by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
A complete book of love and death,war and peace ,youth and age ,woven with beautiful words.

indi,
who said that i read those books now....

if u wanna know the truth, all the books that i listed were @ least 5-10 yrs old.

Except Vince Flynn and tom clancy.. whom i follow dearly

chinuaba achebe is an author in 60s and so is steinbeck. and i read them may be 12-14 years ago. When i had energy lyk urs...

Now i read IS41C IS683 [ if you know what i mean]

yes
please do read the gita
it is a good book

My suggestions on picking up your favourites:

Bhagwat Gita
Odessy, Iliad: Holmes'
The Tao of Physics: Fritjof Capra
Success: Brain Adam
Osho
History of the World
Brief History of Time: Stephen Hawking


Above books are worth reading and owning. I am sure, you will love them all

Dutchy... Dont read High fidelity... just watch the movie... John Cusack has done such a cute justice... and others can enjoy it with you! The misery that are men!

:)

Tin Tin
Asterix
Hardy Boys

Damn! Those were the days! Just feeling a little younger today. ;)

Thapap, I was not refering it to you yaar. Common! I was just making a random statement. Please refrain from understanding it was directed at you.

I am more novice in these kind of reading now than I was some 6-7 years ago, however I do manage to catch a book every now and then.

Good luck with you IS41C IS683. Indeed I know. It seems like a never ending journey eh'!
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I strongly suggest to go for the book, "High Fidelity." instead of the movie. Rarely has any motion picture done justice to a beautiful book. This holds VERY true in this case as well.

Anyways, you guys have fun with all these books. Not my cuppa tea for now. However my then supervisor for some project once told me, "it's pity that I have only so much time left and they keep up coming with one beautiful book after another." Ofcourse he was refering that he will die before reading all of em'! I nodded.

Reading all those books was the last thing on my mind then. Things have not changed much since then, although i surprise myself every now and then.

Astu!
IndisGuise:)