Books/Novels Discussion Thread V1: Literary Gems

[legolas]

thanks for the recommendation. Will try it out in sometime.

 

[prasad_den]

@metalhead: Yeah.. Fatal Cure is another excellent book by Cook..!

BTW, just finished A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer.. It just proves why Archer is one among the top best-selling authors. Keeps you hooked always, and you can never resist the temptation to read just one more page.. Deals with the story of one Danny Cartwright, who finds himself in the worst possible situation overnight. He's arrested for the murder of his best friend Bernie, who's sister he was supposed to marry. What exactly happens and how things turn up over time, is beautifully put forth in this awesome novel. Start reading this when you feel you have sufficient spare time in the following 2 to 3 days..

My rating: 8.5 / 10

 

[karmanya]

So you enjoyed "a prisoner of birth" eh? Personally, i prefer his older books... Kane and Abel(and the following books), and Sons of fortune. not to mention honour amongst thieves..

 

[Quiz_Master]

I recommend these (not mentioning Dan Brown's and Ludlum's works as its obvious they are too good.)

Jumper by Steven Gould
Reflex (Sequel of Jumper)
Griffin's Story (Jumper Movie tie-in)
Note - Movies story was very much different then novels.
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Another is : The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan!

and a A tale of Two cities by Charles Dickins.. classic!!!!

 

[Pathik]

Finished The 3 mistakes of my Life - Chetan Bhagat

 

[Pathik]

The Road Ahead - Bill Gates.
Is kinda boring. Only the 1st 3 chaps about MS's history are interesting.
4/10

 

[ray|raven]

Read Next by Micheal Crichton. Total Crap.

Its like reading Dan Brown , only less fiction and more documentary.

P.S : Are all of Micheal Crichton's works the same?

 

[shady_inc]

"The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns" - both by Khaled Hosseini.Second one highly recommended.!

 

[Pathik]

After 1.5 days of marathon reading.. Finally!
The Bourne Identity. 9/10 . Simply Superb.

 

[esumitkumar]

Re: Novels recommended by Digitians

Just read "The Three mistakes of My life " by Chetan Bhagat..awesome masala novel..Me just searching for Vidya .......

 

[windchimes]

Re: Novels recommended by Digitians

just completed "3 mistakes of my life".. But "5 point .." always tops the list.

 

[gary4gar]

Re: Novels recommended by Digitians

how is A Prisoner of Birth : Jeffrey Archer?

[offtopic]
i was searching for its reviews, by mistake i typed its name in location bar of firefox, instead of google search box. this smart browser took me to amazon page.*www.amazon.com/Prisoner-Birth-Jeffrey-Archer/dp/0312379293

nice feature

 

[jal_desai]

Re: Novels recommended by Digitians

Three Mistakes of my life - Chetan Bhagat...

The last few pages were simply like a MASALA BOLLYWOOD movie plot....

i wud suggest,
The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
Entry from Backside only - Binoo John (a very hilarious satire in Indian English)

 

[Pathik]

More marathon reading.
Finished
1. Shall we tell the President? - Jeffrey Archer - 6.5/10
2. Rage of Angels - Sidney Sheldon - 7/10

 

[goobimama]

Anyone here read The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins? An awesome philosophical book on atheism. Currently done listening to half of it. Great book for your future debates on the existence of God.

The Road Ahead - Bill Gates.
Is kinda boring. Only the 1st 3 chaps about MS's history are interesting.
4/10

Have you checked out iCon - the unofficial biography of Steve Jobs? Really good, although the writing/editing is not upto mark.

 

[Pathik]

^^ Seems good. On my list. The only question is whether I can trust a drunk Goan's recommendation?

 

[sreevirus]

Anyone here read The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins? An awesome philosophical book on atheism. Currently done listening to half of it. Great book for your future debates on the existence of God.

I have the book, and even I've only finished reading it about halfway. Dawkins rocks! If there are people who have a clear head and can precisely put a point forward, Dawkins is one of them. You should see some of his documentaries.
Recommended viewing: Root of all Evil? and The Enemies of Reason.

Me currently reading Absolute Power and now am hooked to it (can't carry The God Delusion while travelling). Its getting interesting. The plot involves a thief being the sole witness to the sexual assault and murder of a woman, and the subsequent cover-up; the person in question here is the President of the US. The thief now has a critical piece of evidence, and is on the run.

Will give a brief review of the book when I finish it (don't know how long it will take for me to finish).

 

[goobimama]

^^ I'm into Audiobooks lately. So listened to a coupla chapters on the way to Mumbai and back Audiobooks are great btw. Once you get used to them you can't go back to normal reading.

 

[Pathik]

^^ But aint they too slow? And sometimes the accent sucks too.

 

[karmanya]

Has anyone read Is Paris Burning? My english teacher just thrust it at me when i went for her recommendation on which book to borrow and damn is it turning out great.