Books/Novels Discussion Thread V1: Literary Gems

Chetan1991

Chetan1991

Youngling
Read Alfred Bester's "The demolished man" and "The stars my destination." Unique books with whacky futures. Liked "The stars my destination" more.
 
Neo

Neo

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Where can shiva's trilogy be bought for the cheapest? Its quite expensive where ever i saw it.
 
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Bhargav Simha

!mp@sse
Alex Hailey.. Roots. Its a novel about a african kidnapped and turned into slave in a distant land. The thing to get from the novel is not the routine slave tory or the plight of african americans.. but the human emotions and the way in wich innocence is poisoned by intelligence.
 
Anorion

Anorion

Sith Lord
Staff member
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Bhargav Simha said:
Alex Hailey.. Roots. Its a novel about a african kidnapped and turned into slave in a distant land. The thing to get from the novel is not the routine slave tory or the plight of african americans.. but the human emotions and the way in wich innocence is poisoned by intelligence.
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Wow have to reread, never got that angle. My copy spells it as Alex Haley. Remember it was about 5-6 generations.
 
dashing.sujay

dashing.sujay

Moving
Staff member
Got three books today!

1) Autobiography of Saina Nehwal by her.

2) The Partner by John Grisham

3) Master of the Game By Sidney Sheldon

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Allu Azad said:
Finished reading Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon .

Each character has a story worth a separate book .
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Thanks, I got one after your recommendation! :)

I hope I like it or you're gonna be in trouble :))
 
ajayritik

ajayritik

Technomancer
Is this thread primarily to share what people read or also help other folks by suggesting some good books to read?
 
rhitwick

rhitwick

Democracy is a myth
*www.pacificdreams.org/images/books/naoko-large.jpg

Naoko by Keigo Higashino

I was impressed by his book "Devotion of suspect X" and really liked the next "Salvation of a saint" and since then started looking for his other works. Found 'naoko' is the only book available in english translation.

Concept:
An everyman, Heisuke works hard at a factory job to provide for his wife, Naoko, and young daughter, Monami. He takes pleasure from the small things, like breakfast with both of them after a night shift. His placid life is rocked when, looking up from his microwave dinner one evening, he realizes the TV news that he wasn't paying attention to is reporting a catastrophic bus accident and the names of his loved ones.

When Monami finally wakes from a coma, she seems to think she's Naoko, who has died protecting her daughter. More disturbingly, the girl knows things only Naoko could know. The family life that resumes between the modest man and a companion who looks like his daughter bu seems like his dead wife is ticklish-funny until it begins hurtling toward a soul-shattering end.
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The book can be found categorized under mystery or black-comedy but trust me when I say it is everything apart from those two.

Its basically a drama and has a very dark tone. At times you really need an open mind to accept what you are reading rather revolting from it.

Highly recommended.
 
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