The Books Thread (Fiction)

karthik247 · 20th February 2006, 17:56

I personally hate reading, but the one book i've managed to read fully and liked it was 'The Guns Of Navarone'

sivadas · 21st February 2006, 13:05

Some how I missed this good thread. I mostly like classics. Here is my list:

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo - Translated from French - The greatest literary work I have ever read.
Mujrim Hazir Ho by Bimal Mitra - Translated from Bengali - Most touching novel I have ever read. I love all books by him.
The Complete works of Bashir by Vikom Muhammed Bashir - Malayalam - Great works by this great author.
The lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien - The ultimate fantassy book.
And Quiet flows the Don by Mikhil Sholokhov - Transated from Russian - One of the many great Russian classics.

Currently reading Ponniyin Selvan By Kalki - Translated from Tamil. You should read his other book 'Sivakamiyin Sapatham' as well.

turbofreak · 21st February 2006, 13:13

Hi All,

Here's my list....

1) in the name of the father - AJ Quinnell
2) angels and demons- Dan Brown
3) sphinx - Robin cook
4) map of bones - James rollins
5) The lost army of Cambyses - Paul Sussman

Currently i am reading....Amazonia by James Rollins

Regards,
Turbofreak

satyamenon · 21st February 2006, 21:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by tifosikrishna

I am planning to buy "what if i had never tried" by rossi. still waiting for suggestions....

Sorry for not responding sooner, Tifosikrishna...

Its a good book. worth a read. mostly about his early days in racing... nothing much about the more recent years.. but still interesting enough for me to finish it in 3 working days flat.

Edmund · 21st February 2006, 21:52

Adding to my list...... Dracula - Bram Stoker!!

adit1329 · 21st February 2006, 23:52

Books have always been my companion. I need to read a book whenever I am awake..

My fav list would be in no order of preference

1) TINTIN
2) Fountainhead
3) Mein Kampf
4) Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
5) All books by John Grisham
6) Catch 22
7) Comics (Tinkle, Phantom, Mandrake, Richie Rich, Bahadur etc)

8) The Bermuda Triangle
9) The Roswell Incident
10) Chariots of Gods by Erich Von Daniken
11) Ramayana
12) Mahabharata

phew 5 is not fair

rameshspassion · 22nd February 2006, 01:13

Just completed "Five point someone" by Chethan Bhagat. Really good!
I generally read business biographies or something by Jeffery Archer and Sydney Sheldon.

tifosikrishna · 22nd February 2006, 09:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by satyamenon

Sorry for not responding sooner, Tifosikrishna...

Its a good book. worth a read. mostly about his early days in racing... nothing much about the more recent years.. but still interesting enough for me to finish it in 3 working days flat.

thats ok. anyway, i have got some other books to complete before i can buy one.

regards
tifosi.

himanshugoswami · 22nd February 2006, 14:29

Fifth Horseman- Dominic Lapierre
Da Vinci Code- Dan Brown
Negotiator- Fred. Forsyth
Not a penny more, not a penny less- Jeffrey Archer
Chamber- John Grisham

Currently Reading- The rise and fall of the third Riech

tifosikrishna · 22nd February 2006, 14:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by rameshspassion

I generally read business biographies or something by Jeffery Archer and Sydney Sheldon.

hi, i am also interested in reading business biographies and archer... btw, suggest me some good biographies.

i liked av birla's biography a lot.

yeis · 22nd February 2006, 16:41

1. Ramayana Series by Ashok Banker
2. Cuckold by Kiran Nagarkar
3. Books by Erich Segal
4. Mrityunjaya by Shivaji Sawant (Hindi Translation)
4. Premchand Literature (of course, Hindi :-) )

zaphod · 22nd February 2006, 19:57

me favourite book would be a toss up between HHGTTG and Ludlum's Road to Omaha - both funny as hgell in their own right and the best antidepressants one can get.

I also love anything Maclean, Forsyth, Wodehouse and well...just about all thrillers/war/technothrillers/spy/crime/humour books. I'll have a list of authors too long to mention - must be having over a 1000-1500 books by now.

In non fiction, I prefer history - especially about WWII.

read on !

zaphod

aggressive_anush · 22nd February 2006, 22:04

5 fav books in no order of preference

1.Jonathan Livingstone Seagull by Richard Bach
2.Not a penny more not a penny less by Jeffrey archer
3.eye of the needle - ken follett
4.Carrie - Stephen King
5.Christine - Stephen King

v1p3r · 22nd February 2006, 22:18

Anything by Forsyth, Archer, Grisham. I love Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, both very powerful. I know all the Sherlock Holmes series by heart. Pretty much similar with the Potter books. Wodehouse is a favourite, though I've never read too much. I worship Isaac Asimov, and I've read nearly everything he wrote, except the Black Widow series. Like reading JC's collections of writings. Dan Brown is also an interesting read. Archie comics are always fun.

But my best, most read, favourite would have to be The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy. Don't Panic.

zaphod · 22nd February 2006, 23:55

Quote:

But my best, most read, favourite would have to be The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy. Don't Panic.

Would you care to have a nice cup of tea ?

or jynn' tonix ?

I was thinking of getting a '42' decal for my baleno

we'll talk about it at Milliways ....

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20th February 2006, 17:56	#91
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	I personally hate reading, but the one book i've managed to read fully and liked it was 'The Guns Of Navarone'
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21st February 2006, 13:05	#92
sivadas BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 506 Thanked: 208 Times View My Garage	Some how I missed this good thread. I mostly like classics. Here is my list: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo - Translated from French - The greatest literary work I have ever read. Mujrim Hazir Ho by Bimal Mitra - Translated from Bengali - Most touching novel I have ever read. I love all books by him. The Complete works of Bashir by Vikom Muhammed Bashir - Malayalam - Great works by this great author. The lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien - The ultimate fantassy book. And Quiet flows the Don by Mikhil Sholokhov - Transated from Russian - One of the many great Russian classics. Currently reading Ponniyin Selvan By Kalki - Translated from Tamil. You should read his other book 'Sivakamiyin Sapatham' as well.
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21st February 2006, 13:13	#93
turbofreak BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 112 Thanked: 0 Times	fav books Hi All, Here's my list.... 1) in the name of the father - AJ Quinnell 2) angels and demons- Dan Brown 3) sphinx - Robin cook 4) map of bones - James rollins 5) The lost army of Cambyses - Paul Sussman Currently i am reading....Amazonia by James Rollins Regards, Turbofreak
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21st February 2006, 21:52	#95
Edmund BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany. Posts: 830 Thanked: 163 Times View My Garage	Adding to my list...... Dracula - Bram Stoker!!
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21st February 2006, 23:52	#96
adit1329 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 346 Thanked: 3 Times	My List Books have always been my companion. I need to read a book whenever I am awake.. My fav list would be in no order of preference 1) TINTIN 2) Fountainhead 3) Mein Kampf 4) Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy 5) All books by John Grisham 6) Catch 22 7) Comics (Tinkle, Phantom, Mandrake, Richie Rich, Bahadur etc) 8) The Bermuda Triangle 9) The Roswell Incident 10) Chariots of Gods by Erich Von Daniken 11) Ramayana 12) Mahabharata phew 5 is not fair
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22nd February 2006, 01:13	#97
rameshspassion BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 30 Thanked: 0 Times	my fav Just completed "Five point someone" by Chethan Bhagat. Really good! I generally read business biographies or something by Jeffery Archer and Sydney Sheldon.
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22nd February 2006, 14:29	#99
himanshugoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: !!!! Posts: 2,303 Thanked: 2,619 Times	Fifth Horseman- Dominic Lapierre Da Vinci Code- Dan Brown Negotiator- Fred. Forsyth Not a penny more, not a penny less- Jeffrey Archer Chamber- John Grisham Currently Reading- The rise and fall of the third Riech
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22nd February 2006, 16:41	#101
yeis BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 238 Thanked: 4 Times	1. Ramayana Series by Ashok Banker 2. Cuckold by Kiran Nagarkar 3. Books by Erich Segal 4. Mrityunjaya by Shivaji Sawant (Hindi Translation) 4. Premchand Literature (of course, Hindi :-) )
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22nd February 2006, 19:57	#102
zaphod BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NO IDeA/Madurai Posts: 236 Thanked: 4 Times	me favourite book would be a toss up between HHGTTG and Ludlum's Road to Omaha - both funny as hgell in their own right and the best antidepressants one can get. I also love anything Maclean, Forsyth, Wodehouse and well...just about all thrillers/war/technothrillers/spy/crime/humour books. I'll have a list of authors too long to mention - must be having over a 1000-1500 books by now. In non fiction, I prefer history - especially about WWII. read on ! zaphod
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22nd February 2006, 22:04	#103
aggressive_anush BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 97 Thanked: Once	5 fav books in no order of preference 1.Jonathan Livingstone Seagull by Richard Bach 2.Not a penny more not a penny less by Jeffrey archer 3.eye of the needle - ken follett 4.Carrie - Stephen King 5.Christine - Stephen King
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22nd February 2006, 22:18	#104
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Anything by Forsyth, Archer, Grisham. I love Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, both very powerful. I know all the Sherlock Holmes series by heart. Pretty much similar with the Potter books. Wodehouse is a favourite, though I've never read too much. I worship Isaac Asimov, and I've read nearly everything he wrote, except the Black Widow series. Like reading JC's collections of writings. Dan Brown is also an interesting read. Archie comics are always fun. But my best, most read, favourite would have to be The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy. Don't Panic.
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