What is your latest read?

[satissh_r]

I'm currently reading "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", it has been that good so far that I hope to finish it in a couple of days. Has anyone else here read it? How are the authors other 2 books?

[Querida]

I'm currently reading "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", it has been that good so far that I hope to finish it in a couple of days. Has anyone else here read it? How are the authors other 2 books?

I have this book, but have yet to read it, those who have read them are die-hard fans now (and keep telling me to read it AND scramble to find the his other books)...

[satissh_r]

I have this book, but have yet to read it, those who have read them are die-hard fans now (and keep telling me to read it AND scramble to find the his other books)...

Done reading the book and I liked it mostly, it was crass and obscene in some parts and that is one reason I wont recommend it to everyone. If you don't mind reading stuff like that and like mysteries, then it is a must read

[Querida]

I'm always on the look out for South Asian Fiction,

Two books that really impressed were Manju Kapur's "The Immigrant" an intellectual and insightful look into the process of immigration, culture shock, westernization, feminism and relationships...

Indu Sunderesan's "Shadow Princess" about Shah Jahan's daughters, mostly his eldest daughter Jahanara. A captivating, detail-rich, personal view of the history of this Mogul family and what happens after Mumtaz Mahal's death, not totally centered on the Taj Mahal as you would think.
Am looking forward to reading her "Feast of Roses" and "The Twenthieth Wife" both of which focus on Jahangir's wife (Shah Jahan's stepmother), these three books are framed as the Taj Mahal Trilogy.

I enjoyed her other book "Splendour of Silence" but her forte is certainly historical fiction.