The Books Thread (Fiction)

amitoj · 27th February 2011, 14:06

Just finished reading Full Dark No Stars by one of the greatest storytellers of this era, Stephen King. The book is a compilation of four short stories that take you on a forceful trip through the darkest areas of human behaviour. Many places go so dark that you will find it hard to continue and yet you wont be able to put the book down.
Damned if you do, damned if you dont.
Dont skip the afterword by King. You will not know what short stories are all about if you skip it.

Cheers
Amitoj

iMathan · 27th February 2011, 16:51

Presently reading Bapu's The Story of my experiments with truth. No disrespect to him, but the book hasn't impressed me, yet.

rg_chn · 27th February 2011, 17:19

Just finished reading The Streetlawyer, by John Grisham, didn't impress me as much as his other books that I've read.

carboy · 19th March 2011, 10:06

Anyone know of good 2nd hand book shops in the eastern suburbs - mulund, bhandup etc? I am looking for all kinds of books - mathematics books, books on bridge etc.

blue_pulsar · 20th March 2011, 08:07

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Originally Posted by TaureanBull

Just finished "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown. Its ok. Somehow I dont like the end of his novels. It feels like the fizz is out by the time it finishes. Its sometimes stretched unnecessarily. "Da Vinci Code" was better.

Just finished reading the Lost Symbol. The books is frustratingly long and the last half has been unnecessarily stretched. I agree that DaVinci Code was much better.

dark_horizon · 20th March 2011, 15:33

Now reading 'Super Freakonomics', a sequel to the bestselling 'Freakonomics' by Steven Lewitt & Stephen Dubner.

Its an economic and statistical approach to problems usually not covered by economists.

ampere · 20th March 2011, 15:37

Has anyone read the Autobiography of Sidney Poitier? Its called: The Measure of a Man". Brilliant I must say. In fact there is also an audio book available, which he himself has narrated!

issigonis · 20th March 2011, 18:37

>>>

Books that I am reading :

1. Heart of darkness - Joseph Conrad

2. Faultlines - Raghuram Rajan

3. The riddle of the sands - Erskine Childers

Finished reading the Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson and Dead like you by Peter James recently.

Regards, drive safe

JoeMichael · 24th May 2011, 10:57

Just Finished - Only time will tell

Difficult to list just 5 books but still

1. The Client - John Grisham
2. Airframe - Michael Crichton
3. The Prophecy - Chris Kuzneski
4. Airport - Arthur Hailey
5. Congo - Michael Crichton
6. Skipping Christmas - John Grisham

But there would be atleast 20 titles which I like to put up here and I am sure if I am to jott down this list two days down the line , the contents could be different.

Abhay · 24th May 2011, 15:07

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Originally Posted by dark_horizon

Now reading 'Super Freakonomics', a sequel to the bestselling 'Freakonomics' by Steven Lewitt & Stephen Dubner.

Liked the first one so got the second one too, haven't yet got around to completing it yet. Currently reading an Ian Rankin novel (his usual Inspector Rebus series), Tooth & Nail.

sgiitk · 24th May 2011, 15:37

The Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose.

I must add this is very heavy reading, and not many survive even 100 pages!

tifosikrishna · 24th May 2011, 15:41

Finished Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson and now started Fooled by Randomness.

manolin · 26th May 2011, 01:55

Open by Andre Agassi.

Admittedly ghost written. But nonetheless excellent. Very very gripping tale, of man driven first by father, then by circumstances, and lastly by an unfailing determination to do justice to his talents. Heartily recommended.

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Originally Posted by iMathan

Presently reading Bapu's The Story of my experiments with truth. No disrespect to him, but the book hasn't impressed me, yet.

It isn't. But Gandhiji was never an inspiring writer/speaker. He really nailed it in the 'leading by example' though. I thought the book was a great primer on the way he thought.

prince_pervez · 26th May 2011, 09:04

I am turning the last pages of RSS ki Sajish 26/11 (RSS conspiracy of 26/11) by Aziz Burney.

Nothing new to the people (not sheeple) in India. Personally, I feel Dr. Vijay Prashad and Webster Griffin Tarpley who have written books and articles tangent to the subject have done a better job.
Exerpts of which after finding can be found here:

YouTube: watch?v=-daVvSJpEo8
and Hindutva And Israel : The Terror Connection | Sikh Archives

Burney also subtly points out how the intent of destabilization of central Asia was foiled when people of India (again not sheeple) voted against the trap.

Everything starts falling in place after OBL was 'found' in Pak, and Pak nukes are not safe all of a sudden and David Headley's 'shocking' revealations to the world to prove that Pak is dangerous. Steven Spielburg, you are dust in front of this.

jkdas · 26th May 2011, 11:50

The Blue Nowhere by Jeffery Deaver. Loved it; you should read if you are into IT

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27th February 2011, 14:06	#451
amitoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Windham, NH USA Posts: 3,385 Thanked: 3,346 Times View My Garage	re: The Book Thread (Fiction) Just finished reading Full Dark No Stars by one of the greatest storytellers of this era, Stephen King. The book is a compilation of four short stories that take you on a forceful trip through the darkest areas of human behaviour. Many places go so dark that you will find it hard to continue and yet you wont be able to put the book down. Damned if you do, damned if you dont. Dont skip the afterword by King. You will not know what short stories are all about if you skip it. Cheers Amitoj Last edited by amitoj : 27th February 2011 at 14:08. Reason: Typo correction
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27th February 2011, 16:51	#452
iMathan Newbie Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cochin Posts: 6 Thanked: 0 Times	re: The Book Thread (Fiction) Presently reading Bapu's The Story of my experiments with truth. No disrespect to him, but the book hasn't impressed me, yet.
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27th February 2011, 17:19	#453
rg_chn BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: K.S.A Posts: 343 Thanked: 3 Times	re: The Book Thread (Fiction) Just finished reading The Streetlawyer, by John Grisham, didn't impress me as much as his other books that I've read.
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19th March 2011, 10:06	#454
carboy BANNED Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kolhapur Posts: 1,725 Thanked: 1,909 Times	re: The Book Thread (Fiction) Anyone know of good 2nd hand book shops in the eastern suburbs - mulund, bhandup etc? I am looking for all kinds of books - mathematics books, books on bridge etc.
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20th March 2011, 15:33	#456
dark_horizon BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 78 Thanked: 6 Times	re: The Book Thread (Fiction) Now reading 'Super Freakonomics', a sequel to the bestselling 'Freakonomics' by Steven Lewitt & Stephen Dubner. Its an economic and statistical approach to problems usually not covered by economists.
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20th March 2011, 15:37	#457
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 18,147 Thanked: 13,297 Times View My Garage	re: The Book Thread (Fiction) Has anyone read the Autobiography of Sidney Poitier? Its called: The Measure of a Man". Brilliant I must say. In fact there is also an audio book available, which he himself has narrated!
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20th March 2011, 18:37	#458
issigonis BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bombay Posts: 956 Thanked: 95 Times	re: The Book Thread (Fiction) >>> Books that I am reading : 1. Heart of darkness - Joseph Conrad 2. Faultlines - Raghuram Rajan 3. The riddle of the sands - Erskine Childers Finished reading the Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson and Dead like you by Peter James recently. Regards, drive safe
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24th May 2011, 10:57	#459
JoeMichael BHPian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bangalore , GER Posts: 157 Thanked: 162 Times	re: The Book Thread (Fiction) Just Finished - Only time will tell Difficult to list just 5 books but still 1. The Client - John Grisham 2. Airframe - Michael Crichton 3. The Prophecy - Chris Kuzneski 4. Airport - Arthur Hailey 5. Congo - Michael Crichton 6. Skipping Christmas - John Grisham But there would be atleast 20 titles which I like to put up here and I am sure if I am to jott down this list two days down the line , the contents could be different.
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24th May 2011, 15:37	#461
sgiitk Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gurugram Posts: 7,971 Thanked: 4,796 Times	re: The Book Thread (Fiction) The Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose. I must add this is very heavy reading, and not many survive even 100 pages!
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24th May 2011, 15:41	#462
tifosikrishna BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: chennai Posts: 828 Thanked: 383 Times View My Garage	re: The Book Thread (Fiction) Finished Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson and now started Fooled by Randomness.
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26th May 2011, 09:04	#464
prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,211 Thanked: 52 Times View My Garage	re: The Book Thread (Fiction) I am turning the last pages of RSS ki Sajish 26/11 (RSS conspiracy of 26/11) by Aziz Burney. Nothing new to the people (not sheeple) in India. Personally, I feel Dr. Vijay Prashad and Webster Griffin Tarpley who have written books and articles tangent to the subject have done a better job. Exerpts of which after finding can be found here: YouTube: watch?v=-daVvSJpEo8 and Hindutva And Israel : The Terror Connection \| Sikh Archives Burney also subtly points out how the intent of destabilization of central Asia was foiled when people of India (again not sheeple) voted against the trap. Everything starts falling in place after OBL was 'found' in Pak, and Pak nukes are not safe all of a sudden and David Headley's 'shocking' revealations to the world to prove that Pak is dangerous. Steven Spielburg, you are dust in front of this.
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26th May 2011, 11:50	#465
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,493 Times View My Garage	re: The Book Thread (Fiction) The Blue Nowhere by Jeffery Deaver. Loved it; you should read if you are into IT
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