Bookworms

You —

ok... how many y'all read?


What was the last book you read? Was it good or bad? got any recommendations?


This is for both the religions type and the non-religious type.


(For full disclosure, I was just browsing the proboards forums and noticed the similar titled topic, and thought it would be a good addition.)


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SBF (not verified) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 - 23:37

[quote=1R4M]Ive read so many books I cant wite a list here or it will be too lon


recent books


desperately seeking paradise by ziauddin sardar

cime and punishment by fyodor dostoyevsky

dead souls by nikolay gogol


I LOVE russian literature

so well written

and so....I dunno...cultured I guess[/quote]


Woah!!!

Never heard of any of the authors! ever!

are those books any good? whats the general theme like? what are the stories like?

russian literature? *clueless*


maybe this is something new i could get myself interested in!


Ya'qub — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 - 15:33

[quote=1R4M]Ive read so many books I cant wite a list here or it will be too lon


recent books


desperately seeking paradise by ziauddin sardar

[/quote]


Oooh! That is FUNNY! I know one of the people he cusses near the beginning.


I don't really agree with all his views, but he is certainly an entertaining writer.


(Have you read his blog of the Qur'an on the guardian website, its INTERESTING)


YasminCullen — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 - 17:29

Last book i read?? Well a chemistry book but if its a normal reading book i was reading Appeal To Your Sense Of Shame...Why Not Respond?-By Nawaal Bint Abdullah.

A must read for muslim sisters


s.b.f — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 - 18:09

[quote=YasminCullen]

Appeal To Your Sense Of Shame...Why Not Respond?-By Nawaal Bint Abdullah.

A must read for muslim sisters[/quote]


What was it about?

Why a must read for muslim sisters?


proud_hijabi — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 - 19:22

i jst read two books by randa abdel-fattah


1) does my head look big in this

2) 10 things i hate about me


i preferred the former


TPOS — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 - 19:53

[quote=proud_hijabi]i jst read two books by randa abdel-fattah


1) does my head look big in this

2) 10 things i hate about me


i preferred the former[/quote]


ye i liked the first one better too 🙂


Mez — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 - 14:35

[quote=proud_hijabi]i jst read two books by randa abdel-fattah


1) does my head look big in this

2) 10 things i hate about me


i preferred the former[/quote]


I read them too! I thought they were quite good, once I got into it then nothing can stop me carrying on reading it! Its adiction! :|


proud_hijabi* (not verified) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 - 16:23

[quote=Mez][quote=proud_hijabi]i jst read two books by randa abdel-fattah


1) does my head look big in this

2) 10 things i hate about me


i preferred the former[/quote]


I read them too! I thought they were quite good, once I got into it then nothing can stop me carrying on reading it! Its adiction! :|


[/quote]

that happens to me too!!

im never that into books when i start them but when i get into it you can't drag me away 😂


Dawud — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 - 11:47

[quote=proud_hijabi*][quote=Mez]once I got into it then nothing can stop me carrying on reading it! Its adiction! :|


[/quote]

that happens to me too!!

im never that into books when i start them but when i get into it you can't drag me away :lol:[/quote]

I used to be like that, but more in an obsessed way. It's the only reason I forced myself to finish Chaucer's 'Tales of Canterbury' at age 8 and Jules Verne's 'Twenty thousand leagues under the sea' when I was 10. Nowadays I have more constraints on my time, so if a book ain't cutting it, I drop and move on.


In my defense for picking up TTLUtS in the first place, I misread the cover and thought it said Twenty thousand legends...


Ya'qub — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 - 14:27

[quote=Dawud]


It's the only reason I forced myself to finish Chaucer's 'Tales of Canterbury' at age 8 [/quote]


:shock: I can't even understand it now! Did you have a 'translated' version in modern English, or were you a 'baby genius' (I love that film)


Have you seen the Knight's Tale with Heath Ledger? (I love that film too!)


Dawud — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 - 12:33

[quote=Ya'qub][quote=Dawud]


It's the only reason I forced myself to finish Chaucer's 'Tales of Canterbury' at age 8 [/quote]


:shock: I can't even understand it now! Did you have a 'translated' version in modern English, or were you a 'baby genius' (I love that film)


Have you seen the Knight's Tale with Heath Ledger? (I love that film too!)[/quote]

It was must like a 'translated' version, but alot the words were very archaic.


sbf (not verified) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 - 14:08

Right to die by Hazel Mchaffie.

b.o.r.i.n.g

Its about a woman whose husband had died from Motor Neurone Disease. HE kept a diary from until he was diagnosed to his death on the computer. So i thought it would be interesting. But the woman - the main character- Naomi, kept going on and on about her own secret and felt guilty about whether her husband had found out during his illness. her story is so predictable, i didnt manage it past the first chapter. so i wouldnt recommend it 😃


Angelic (not verified) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 - 10:52

Can anyone recommend any books that are useful and also very interesting. Doesnt have to be Islamic coz I already have plenty Islam lit.


I love reading but have not picked up a book in years because I haven't got time to look for a good book, I miss reading a lot!


1R4M — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 - 21:54

[quote=Ya'qub][quote=1R4M]Ive read so many books I cant wite a list here or it will be too lon


recent books


desperately seeking paradise by ziauddin sardar

[/quote]


Oooh! That is FUNNY! I know one of the people he cusses near the beginning.


I don't really agree with all his views, but he is certainly an entertaining writer.


(Have you read his blog of the Qur'an on the guardian website, its INTERESTING)[/quote]


lol

well

he came to the revival stand in july

n he was kinda...stuck up

before that I was a fan of his writing, even tho I didnt agree with everything he wrote


s.b.f — Fri, 5 Jun 2009 - 15:32

I didn't know there was a movie based on "Plain Truth" by Jodie Picoult.


You — Fri, 5 Jun 2009 - 15:37

I didn't know there was a book called "Plain Truth" by Jodie Picoult.


s.b.f — Fri, 5 Jun 2009 - 15:39

😂


I want to watch the movie, but its coming at 2am on tv, so erm...where can I watch it on the internet? :S


You — Fri, 5 Jun 2009 - 17:05

There are probably ways. ITV has a catchup service - no idea if that would have it on there or not. (but it required the installing of software... makes me wary.)


s.b.f — Fri, 5 Jun 2009 - 17:11

Okay, thanks, I've never watched anything on ITV player though.


You — Fri, 5 Jun 2009 - 17:12

Neither have I and don't plan to either.