My favourite too, 19thmay. I haven't watched the film entirely, but whatever I saw was bad that I didn't make it a point to watch. You should also try his 'A thousand splendid suns', have heard very good things about it.
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My favourite too, 19thmay. I haven't watched the film entirely, but whatever I saw was bad that I didn't make it a point to watch. You should also try his 'A thousand splendid suns', have heard very good things about it.
Ok thanks Aravind. Its in my queue.
The movie is pretty good too. But the emotions come out only while reading the book.Que agree with you, "The Thousand Splendid Suns" was a disappointment. It was pretty touchy too but nowhere close to "The Kite Runner"
Querida / Wibha - Haven't read ATSS, just heard from people about that. I am planning to read it next month.
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'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.
BLACK ORCHIDS.....REX STOUT, a Nero Wolfe mystery.
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Two novels.
1.BLACK ORCHIDS.
There is a murder in a flower show.
Wolfe is obsessed with black orchids and Archie was made to go to the show everyday and at the final day, they went together.
On that final day of the show, there was a murder.
Now Nero wolfe & Co going to solve the case. At the end, Nero wolfe got the possession of the black orchids as a fee,he was longing.
2.CORDIALLY INVITED TO MEET DEATH.
Bess Huddleston is a snobbish party planner for wealthy folks.
Someone is sending nasty anonymous letters and she needs Nero Wolfe's help to stop the nonsense before it turns ugly and ruined her professionally.
Funny Archie and Nero wolfe is cranky and entertaining ... you will like it.
Good and Easy read.
vinatha.