Books/Novels Discussion Thread V1: Literary Gems
dreamcatcher
Rockin g33k
Must Read Books by Digitians!!!!
Well..quite an irony..we have movies,tv shows,music albums but no thread for recommended books??...
Well..better late than never...here goes..
1)Kite Runner-khaled hosseni
2)Thousand splendid Suns-khaled hosseni
3)The gameworld triology(All three books)-samit basu
4)The harry potter series-jk rowling
5)my name is red-orhan pamuk
6)interpretation of murder
7)lord of the rings-tolkien
8)the last testament-sam bourne
9)jeffrey archer series(last impression fr me being the best)
10)john grisham(must read)
11)fountainhead-ayn rand
And many more.........wil fill it up later...cant keep track..
now guys ur turn..share ur literary tastes..
Well..quite an irony..we have movies,tv shows,music albums but no thread for recommended books??...
Well..better late than never...here goes..
1)Kite Runner-khaled hosseni
2)Thousand splendid Suns-khaled hosseni
3)The gameworld triology(All three books)-samit basu
4)The harry potter series-jk rowling
5)my name is red-orhan pamuk
6)interpretation of murder
7)lord of the rings-tolkien
8)the last testament-sam bourne
9)jeffrey archer series(last impression fr me being the best)
10)john grisham(must read)
11)fountainhead-ayn rand
And many more.........wil fill it up later...cant keep track..
now guys ur turn..share ur literary tastes..
Rollercoaster
-The BlacKCoaT Operative-
Re: Must Read Books by Digitians!!!!
this is something not to be missed for SF fans. like the matrix movie. i would probably kill of more books from vinge.
Vernor Vinge's -
1983 - 1985 - Realtime 1,2,3 - Across Realtime -> 1987 Prometheus Award
1992 - A Fire Upon the Deep -> winner 1993 Hugo Award
1999 - A Deepness in the Sky -> winner 2000 Hugo Award & Prometheus Award
2006 - Rainbows end ->winner 2007 Hugo Award
1985 - Neuromancer by William Gibson -> winner of the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Hugo Award
^This is where the word 'cyberspace' was invented, It is among the most-honored works of science fiction in recent history, and appeared on Time magazine's list of 100 best English-language novels written since 1923
this is something not to be missed for SF fans. like the matrix movie. i would probably kill of more books from vinge.
Vernor Vinge's -
1983 - 1985 - Realtime 1,2,3 - Across Realtime -> 1987 Prometheus Award
1992 - A Fire Upon the Deep -> winner 1993 Hugo Award
1999 - A Deepness in the Sky -> winner 2000 Hugo Award & Prometheus Award
2006 - Rainbows end ->winner 2007 Hugo Award
1985 - Neuromancer by William Gibson -> winner of the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Hugo Award
^This is where the word 'cyberspace' was invented, It is among the most-honored works of science fiction in recent history, and appeared on Time magazine's list of 100 best English-language novels written since 1923
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dreamcatcher
Rockin g33k
Re: Must Read Books by Digitians!!!!
okk MODS..close this thread..wil start posting there
okk MODS..close this thread..wil start posting there
dreamcatcher
Rockin g33k
Re: Must Read Books/Novels -Recommended by Digitians
1)Kite Runner-khaled hosseni
2)Thousand splendid Suns-khaled hosseni
3)The gameworld triology(All three books)-samit basu
4)The harry potter series-jk rowling
5)my name is red-orhan pamuk
6)interpretation of murder
7)lord of the rings-tolkien
the last testament-sam bourne
9)jeffrey archer series(last impression fr me being the best)
10)john grisham(must read)
11)fountainhead-ayn rand
And many more.........wil fill it up later...cant keep track..
1)Kite Runner-khaled hosseni
2)Thousand splendid Suns-khaled hosseni
3)The gameworld triology(All three books)-samit basu
4)The harry potter series-jk rowling
5)my name is red-orhan pamuk
6)interpretation of murder
7)lord of the rings-tolkien
the last testament-sam bourne
9)jeffrey archer series(last impression fr me being the best)
10)john grisham(must read)
11)fountainhead-ayn rand
And many more.........wil fill it up later...cant keep track..
ssdivisiongermany1933
Still in war with allies
Re: Must Read Books/Novels -Recommended by Digitians
Bhagavat gita
james bond series :Ian fleming
The Himalayan bluder :Sam manekshaw [must read]
God of small things :Arundhati Roy
The Satanic verses :salman Rushdie
Mien kampf : Adolf Hitler [Must read]
Vedanta ,voice of freedom : Swami Vivekananda
Jane eyre : charlotte bronte
The witch of Portobello : paulo coelho
Mom I need to be a girl : Just Evelyn
Das Kapital :Karl marx
Bhagavat gita
james bond series :Ian fleming
The Himalayan bluder :Sam manekshaw [must read]
God of small things :Arundhati Roy
The Satanic verses :salman Rushdie
Mien kampf : Adolf Hitler [Must read]
Vedanta ,voice of freedom : Swami Vivekananda
Jane eyre : charlotte bronte
The witch of Portobello : paulo coelho
Mom I need to be a girl : Just Evelyn
Das Kapital :Karl marx
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Rollercoaster
-The BlacKCoaT Operative-
Re: Must Read Books/Novels -Recommended by Digitians
is there some place on the net(legal) were i can get Bhagavat gita and similar ebooks ?
is there some place on the net(legal) were i can get Bhagavat gita and similar ebooks ?
drgrudge
Another Brick in the Wall
Re: Must Read Books/Novels -Recommended by Digitians
I like the way Chetan Bhagat writes. 2 years back I read the IIT book and yesterday I started reading Call Center.
I was reading till 1:20 AM this morning. I'm supposed to wake up at 5 AM, but here I'm whiling away time. Got a dream about the book (sadly can't remember now), woke at 3:30 AM, kept tossing around till 3:26 AM till deciding to spend the time 'fruitfully'.
So here's some things I like:
- sarcasm writing
- preferably Indian author
Any recommendation? Similar good reads?
I like the way Chetan Bhagat writes. 2 years back I read the IIT book and yesterday I started reading Call Center.
I was reading till 1:20 AM this morning. I'm supposed to wake up at 5 AM, but here I'm whiling away time. Got a dream about the book (sadly can't remember now), woke at 3:30 AM, kept tossing around till 3:26 AM till deciding to spend the time 'fruitfully'.
So here's some things I like:
- sarcasm writing
- preferably Indian author
Any recommendation? Similar good reads?
Re: Must Read Books/Novels -Recommended by Digitians
I am unfortunately not that interested in novels by Dan Brown or Sydney Sheldon or Chetan Bhagat. I have read Dan's and Sydney's inventions. I am just not inclined towards fiction/mystery/crime/thriller genre in books.
To recommend, my first choice is Life of Pi
And I would be very interested to know good ones in the non-spiritual aspects but regarding, People, Life, Romance (similar to the movies like The notebook, Away from her, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset), God (I read The God's delusion by Richard Dawkins and currently reading The irrational atheist by Vox Day)... social aspects/issues sort of books??
I am unfortunately not that interested in novels by Dan Brown or Sydney Sheldon or Chetan Bhagat. I have read Dan's and Sydney's inventions. I am just not inclined towards fiction/mystery/crime/thriller genre in books.
To recommend, my first choice is Life of Pi
And I would be very interested to know good ones in the non-spiritual aspects but regarding, People, Life, Romance (similar to the movies like The notebook, Away from her, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset), God (I read The God's delusion by Richard Dawkins and currently reading The irrational atheist by Vox Day)... social aspects/issues sort of books??
dreamcatcher
Rockin g33k
Re: Must Read Books/Novels -Recommended by Digitians
abbe pathik..ye sab chor..tu par
Java:A Bible
abbe pathik..ye sab chor..tu par
Java:A Bible
Rollercoaster
-The BlacKCoaT Operative-
Re: Must Read Books/Novels -Recommended by Digitians
try 2005 - Charles Stross - Accelerando
very cyber punk
try 2005 - Charles Stross - Accelerando
very cyber punk
windchimes
Can you hear it..??
Have you read the two books by Chetan Bhagat?
Hi guys,
Came to know that there are many fans here for Chetan Bhagat's "Five Point Some one". It is a well written book with some cool characters.Ryan in particular .Also the book had that decent pace that finally makes it "unputdownable" (though I had to put it down once) and eventually the so called "Best Seller"
But coming to his second "One Night at the Call Center", it was below par and it drags along (yawn)..And even I feel that the so called train journey from where he got this whole story is a cooked up one.I couldn't believe that this was the same writer who wrote FPS.
Hi guys,
Came to know that there are many fans here for Chetan Bhagat's "Five Point Some one". It is a well written book with some cool characters.Ryan in particular .Also the book had that decent pace that finally makes it "unputdownable" (though I had to put it down once) and eventually the so called "Best Seller"
But coming to his second "One Night at the Call Center", it was below par and it drags along (yawn)..And even I feel that the so called train journey from where he got this whole story is a cooked up one.I couldn't believe that this was the same writer who wrote FPS.
drgrudge
Another Brick in the Wall
^^
Dude! Both are good but I like One Night @ Call Center even more. It had a message and my-kind-of-novel.
Read APJ Abdul Kalam/Arun Tiwari's Wings of Fire. I would say it's an average fare. 6/10 maybe. Too much scientific details after all why would any one care what's the difference btw. Rocket and missile propellents? If you want to get inspired, there are a lot more books.
Currently reading Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children. He really writes well!
Dude! Both are good but I like One Night @ Call Center even more. It had a message and my-kind-of-novel.
Read APJ Abdul Kalam/Arun Tiwari's Wings of Fire. I would say it's an average fare. 6/10 maybe. Too much scientific details after all why would any one care what's the difference btw. Rocket and missile propellents? If you want to get inspired, there are a lot more books.
Currently reading Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children. He really writes well!
