Favorite books:

[CtrlAltDel]

Somehow I cannot read past the first page on any of Twain's works. I cannot understand his writing style?

I think he writes pretty well....gives a very good mental picture of life in America in the last century. More than his "Tom Sawyer" novel, I just love his absorbing book "Huckleberry Finn"...it was even made into a movie long ago.

Where do you people find time to read so much ? The only time I get to read is early in the morning sitting on the crapper or in the night before I am ready to doze off

yes...the "crapper" is the best place to read undisturbed (unless its early in the morning!)! i read anything, anywhere, if i am free. for finding time read, i believe "where there's a will, there's a way"...!

But I am not so sure, I want to read a book about a loser. Hitler was sick man!

maybe reading the book wud give us an insight into a typically sick mind...i think this knowledge can be useful in recognizing signs of the "Nazi" creatures sprouting in India these days...

You guys won't have to buy it, I found it online!
http://www.hitler.org/writings/Mein_Kampf/

Hey 'Jaan, thanX a bunch! i've marked this site in my browser's "Favourites" list. will have to cover it chapter by chapter!

my avatar is from the movie Fantastic Voyage...

movie...? arright...i've only heard of Coolio's fab Rap number "Fantastic Voyage"... hey any Rap/Hiphop/R&B fans out there...?

[azazel]

Hitler was sick man ! You know he had only one NUT I heard a Jewish Doctor had removed the good one; That is why he was pissed at the Jewish.

wtf?? if only it was that simple!

Anyway, I will let you sell me the book ? Tell me why I should buy that book ?

whoever said i was sellin it? i want to get in in my hands! but, u can still buy it if u find it anywhere, coz its definitely an interesting read.. n from what ive heard makes u sympathise with Hitler which makes it all the more effective as propaganda material .. no wonder the German ppl burdened with the war/hatred seized it as the bible of the time

[azazel]

i've only heard of Coolio's fab Rap number "Fantastic Voyage"... hey any Rap/Hiphop/R&B fans out there...?

Coolio, back in the days when i did listen to some rap n hip hop, Gangsters Paradise used to b one of my favs.. not much of that now..

besides, this is abt Books remember??

[Mona Lisa Smile]

57J

maybe thsi wud help.....

http://www.online-literature.com/author_index.php



Lotsa authors and their stuff but personally I would try not to read online. More fun reading in print. Sitting in front of a comp all day.. a relief to get to a book at the end of day

[CtrlAltDel]

.. not much of that now..besides, this is abt Books remember??

kyaa karoon maamujaan! i still go crazy over Rap/Hiphop/R&B....!

but yes...u r right...this forum's abt books...luckily my original passion...so we'll stik 2 dat topic.

maybe thsi wud help.....http://www.online-literature.com/author_index.php
Lotsa authors and their stuff but personally I would try not to read online. More fun reading in print.

hey! thanX Mona' u r a darling...(the infamous Mona Darrrrrling of Ajit fame...? )...that link was gr8...found some links to books i always wanted to read!



but as u say, no online novel can take the place of a book - the touch n feel of paper..etc..just like viewing porn sites and actually doing 'it'....oh no... ...I digress again...this forum is for BOOKS....

[Mona Lisa Smile]

whooooooooa!



well CtrlAltDel I think you just forgot to press the Control Key!!

[CtrlAltDel]

whooooooooa!

well CtrlAltDel I think you just forgot to press the Control Key!!

heeeheeeheeeheeee...no offence taken i hope...sometimes i just get carried away!

[Mona Lisa Smile]

No offence taken. Its a free country!!

[Five7Jaan]

http://www.online-literature.com/author_index.php

Me too, I prefer curling with a good book and hot chocolate~ but I do love the option of having a choice of reading a little whenever I am online...aah, technology, the convenience of it!



Thanks so much!

-Five7Jaan

[azazel]

took a few books on a floppy from a pal long time back..

didnt read them on the comp..just couldnt , instead got the books

[Jai]

I do not mind reading any subjects and a book always gives me a good break from the monotonous work schedules I go through. I love reading fictions a lot and my favourite are Fredrick Forsyth and John Grisham.



In fact I believe Forsyth is one of the best fiction writer's of our times and i really felt very sad when he announced he would stop writing some 2 years back. He also announced that ICON which got released at that time would be his last novel. But somehow he has made great comeback and his latest novel the Avenger is a must read. Actually the line between fact and fiction is so thin in most of his novels that it is sometimes hard to write them off as just imaginations.



John Grisham on the other hand writes 100% pure fiction and most of his novels are based on his profession, law. The style of his writing makes each and every novel of his a must read and a real page turner.



I also loved the first four Harry potter series and was quite amazed with JK rowling's imagination. But the Fifth instalment was not that interesting for me..i felt that way because it was too huge and there were really toom many plots..that at one point of time i wanted to read the climax rather than those plots.



One thing I really found pretty intriguing is I did not get the same satisfaction when a movie made out of a novel. Movies like Harrypotter..Time to kill..Client..Fourth Protocol makes really interesting reading rather than watching them.

[Jaszalcatraz]

Read most of the books discussed in this forum....and azazel...you said u'll lend me the anarchist's cookbook. ALso lets goto Odyssey and get that book we saw. Too many fav books to name.

[azazel]

Read most of the books discussed in this forum....and azazel...you said u'll lend me the anarchist's cookbook. ALso lets goto Odyssey and get that book we saw. Too many fav books to name.

err... what is the Anarchist's Cookbook?? how come i said ill lend it to u when i dun even know what it is

abt Odyssey n that book.. sure.. netime u want

[Jaszalcatraz]

Oh...it wasnt u...I guess it was PSD then....anyways...the Anarchist's Cookbook is a book banned by the givt of US because it contains manuals to make bombs and other weapons. It's what Tim McVeigh started out with and most homebred AMerican Terrorists use.

[Jaszalcatraz]

Btw...the book was mentioned in Bowling for Columbine. remember those kids who got kicked outta school.

[Johnny]

I wanna confess something.....



I dont like Reading books, esp fictional stuff and imaginary things. I like reading some select best philosophical stuff and some good life biographies or some best sellers mostly mysteries.



Now i wanna ask two things.

1) Why the hell do i dislike reading like a voracious reader. I tried to get myself interested in reading et al, but was never successful. So cud someone give me tips to generate interest in me. ( the prob is i am curious and knowledge hungry... and mama said books r the knowledge carriers).



2) Some good suggestions for a great reading in all genres of writing.

[asli_badmash]

I wanna confess something.....

I dont like Reading books, esp fictional stuff and imaginary things. I like reading some select best philosophical stuff and some good life ....curious and knowledge hungry... and mama said books r the knowledge carriers).
Some good suggestions for a great reading in all genres of writing.

I read the same kinda books that you are talking about. Fact based.. I dislike, "he said-she said" kinda bull, where the author takes you on a journey that you sometime wish you wouldnt ever had started. Thats what those fat tomes of fiction are all about. There are exceptions though.



Also, there is no magic fairy dust.. that we sprinkle on you and voila you are a voracious reader. Its something inside of you that makes you wanna pick up a book and devour it.



Some people read and gather knowledge, come observe and gather knowledge. Some people are born smart. Maybe you were born smart!



~badmash~

[Mayavi Morpheus]

Swathi, Andhra prabha and rachana....do they count as books? ah well...they are just weekly's(?)

I was never interested in books courtesy JKM. I guess thats what happens when the first book u try to read at the age of 12 is JK's philosphy fron your dad's collection......the first line of the book starts something like "What is life?". Never went past the first page and never touched anohter book.

But I love telugu literature. Ramana is my favourite writer, I only read short stories. Love his style of writing and humour (and those bapu cartoons on his books are a bonus). I wanted to read more of chalam's works, I read only one book, dunno remember the name, its about the oppression of a brahmin widow.

(seems I am the odd one out here)

BTW, did anyone read Budugu? I am looking for the entire collection, couldnt find any site which sells it. I donk know the publisher. Any help is appreciated.

[Mayavi Morpheus]

Just noticed that I am a star hyderabadi!

Geaux FH!

[Johnny]

yea mayavi bhai u r a STAR now



Well how about chandamama? I never read any other telugu magazine apart from looking at those yummy pics from swathi, andhrabhoomi et al

I AM IN LOVE WITH CALVIN n HOBBES, and ASTERIX.



Calvin is like my alterego, not dat i had the same childhood, but he defines philosophy to me in a simple way. He makes one ponder about things in life which r simple but not actually simple... gives profound meaning to things.

[Mayavi Morpheus]

Stopped reading Chandamama as the quality of stories deteriorated.

If you want to brush up your telugu read Rachana.

[CtrlAltDel]

I dont like Reading books, esp fictional stuff and imaginary things.....So cud someone give me tips to generate interest in me.

well, since u've never read much, u can start off by reading books by a certain Ms. Nancy Friday...maybe they'll pique yr interest in reading

[azazel]

I dont like Reading books, esp fictional stuff and imaginary things. I like reading some select best philosophical stuff and some good life biographies or some best sellers mostly mysteries.

thats exactly what im doin these days, had a choice b/w LOTR n The Rise n Fall of the Third Reich.. picked up the fact-based phenomena n it is a
must-read

Now i wanna ask two things.
1) Why the hell do i dislike reading like a voracious reader. I tried to get myself interested in reading et al, but was never successful. So cud someone give me tips to generate interest in me. ( the prob is i am curious and knowledge hungry... and mama said books r the knowledge carriers).

same as Badmash suggested, n mama is almost always right!

2) Some good suggestions for a great reading in all genres of writing.

go thru the posts here in this topic again plz..

[fried_green]

Book I never get tired of is Pride and prejudice.Read every book of Jane Austen including the incomplete one(Sanditon?? or something like that).



Never could read any of Salman Rushdie's except one(harouin and the sea of stories)beyond the first 50 pages.Harouin ... is an excellen t book and I recommend it highly if you can lay your hands on it.



How about forming a book club right and discuss a book each month here.What say you guys?

[asli_badmash]

How about forming a book club right and discuss a book each month here.What say you guys?

I am in.



~badmash~