Iwntgbk, I am yet to read that Book. He is a great writer. The scene of Kathy singing Never let me go Baby, Never let me go is quite touching. . He can pull some heart strings, this Ishiguro.
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Started by fromusawithluv, May 04 2006 09:52 AM
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Posted 23 May 2007 - 06:23 AM
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Posted 23 May 2007 - 07:30 AM
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He can pull some heart strings, this Ishiguro.
read 'the remains of the day' and you'll feel like your heart's been ripped out.
and the movie is worth watching too, emma thompson and anthony hopkins play the repressed, love starved not quite lovers so well.
just is.
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Posted 23 May 2007 - 12:49 PM
I haven't read the book, unfortunately, but as you said, iwtgb, the movie is excellent and by coincidence, is currently showing on tv. 
Has anyone read any of Wilbur Smith's novels on Africa?
Has anyone read any of Wilbur Smith's novels on Africa?
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Posted 23 May 2007 - 01:05 PM
priya, on May 23 2007, 04:49 PM, said:
Has anyone read any of Wilbur Smith's novels on Africa?
All of them I think Priya, although is there a new one out? Preferred the southern African tales to the Nile series.
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Posted 23 May 2007 - 01:28 PM
Books here are like hen's teeth, but I was given "The Leopard Hunts in Darkness" recently and, although I'd read it years back, it is very topical of the situation here today in many respects. Very nostalgic too as far as peoples' names and buildings in the City of Kings.........
'Their people will judge them on what they can build and not what they destroy.
To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent,
know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are
willing to unclench your fist." ~ Barack Obama.
Zimbabwe News!
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Our Shame.
To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent,
know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are
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Zimbabwe News!
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Our Shame.
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Posted 31 May 2007 - 11:53 AM
Completed Remains of the day by Kazuo Ishiguro. The book has a nice ending. I did feel that the book was a bit of a drag at the start. The art of being a butler is being expounded a bit too much. But, With Ishiguro, it is not surprising that it is about love and loss and a wasted life. A good read. Enjoyed Never let me go more , to be honest.
Discover all that you are not -- body, feelings thoughts, time, space, this or that -- nothing, concrete or abstract, which you perceive can be you. The very act of perceiving shows that you are not what you perceive." -Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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Posted 31 May 2007 - 06:05 PM
priya i am a huuuuge fan of wilbur smith ...his books for me are a visual treat coz i can let my imagination run wild with all his descriptions of Africa....loved them 
Please recommend a Ishiguro's book that i must read..havent read his book so wanna read the best one first
Please recommend a Ishiguro's book that i must read..havent read his book so wanna read the best one first
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Posted 31 May 2007 - 06:18 PM
ok shilpaks, i say 'the remains of the day', batistuta will say 'never let me go.'!
either one is excellent and worth reading.
either one is excellent and worth reading.
just is.
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Posted 31 May 2007 - 10:52 PM
I loved the book: Ladies coupe by Anita Nair. It's about 6 Indian women who travel by train in the same compartment and tell eachother about their lives and relations.
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Posted 31 May 2007 - 11:38 PM
Luckywoman, on May 31 2007, 10:22 AM, said:
I loved the book: Ladies coupe by Anita Nair. It's about 6 Indian women who travel by train in the same compartment and tell eachother about their lives and relations.
I just finished Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra. Police and gangsters and international espionage in Mumbai. I enjoyed it, but it may not be everyone's cup of tea. It's filled with a lot of not very nice people. But if you have a taste for The Sopranos, you'll probably like this. It's filled with swear-words and off-color Mumbai slang (big glossary in the back of the book) - in fact, it's so filled with swear words and I got so used to reading (and sub-vocalizing) them on every page that I'm afraid one might slip out the next time I'm in India, when I'm sqwaking at a cab driver for trying to overcharge me or something!
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Posted 01 June 2007 - 03:14 AM
iwanttogoback, on May 31 2007, 06:18 PM, said:
ok shilpaks, I say 'the remains of the day', batistuta will say 'never let me go.'!
either one is excellent and worth reading.
either one is excellent and worth reading.
Shiipaks, Read ' Never let me go! But if you begin with this book, Don't read any reviews of the book.
Discover all that you are not -- body, feelings thoughts, time, space, this or that -- nothing, concrete or abstract, which you perceive can be you. The very act of perceiving shows that you are not what you perceive." -Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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Posted 01 June 2007 - 09:28 AM
hey guys
ty looking at ur comments i am thinking i will pick up both
ty looking at ur comments i am thinking i will pick up both
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Posted 03 June 2007 - 03:34 AM
Today I got a book for present (yeah, I know, my hubby is spoiling me) It's from Khaled Hosseini, a thousand splendid suns. It tells about a woman's life in Afghanistan.
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Posted 15 June 2007 - 05:03 PM
Snow, By Orhan Pamuk, the Nobel prize winning turkish author. The book is well-written and has a engaging plot. I felt that Pamuk deals with way too many issues like Belief in god, Islamic Fundamentalism , the value of art and meaning of love. I felt a bit let down by the book, but i will read My name is Red, his much acclaimed Novel.
Discover all that you are not -- body, feelings thoughts, time, space, this or that -- nothing, concrete or abstract, which you perceive can be you. The very act of perceiving shows that you are not what you perceive." -Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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Shilpaks, on May 31 2007, 02:35 PM, said:
priya i am a huuuuge fan of wilbur smith ...his books for me are a visual treat coz i can let my imagination run wild with all his descriptions of Africa....loved them
If you haven't read The Leopard Hunts in Darkness, please give it a go. It's set where I live and is very exciting and quite topical of today as well. I've found all his books on Africa well-written and, as you said, a visual treat.
'Their people will judge them on what they can build and not what they destroy.
To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent,
know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are
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Zimbabwe News!
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Our Shame.
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Posted 17 June 2007 - 09:47 AM
Luckywoman, on Jun 2 2007, 03:04 PM, said:
Today I got a book for present (yeah, I know, my hubby is spoiling me) It's from Khaled Hosseini, a thousand splendid suns. It tells about a woman's life in Afghanistan.
I am about half-way through A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS and liking it very much.
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Posted 18 June 2007 - 10:19 AM
v intersting website...add me as ur friend if u register...
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Posted 03 July 2007 - 11:31 AM
im currently reading "Pather Panchali" by Bibhutibhushan Banerji (Translators T.W. Clark And Tarapada Mukherji)
from what i have read i liked the style of writing....also i wanna c the movie after i finish reading the book.
from what i have read i liked the style of writing....also i wanna c the movie after i finish reading the book.
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Posted 03 July 2007 - 11:53 AM
First and Last Freedom, J. Krishnamurthi.
Very Interesting, But as with Most Books of J.k., I find this one too a tough Nut to crack. I rather prefer Eckhart Tolle's easy message and language.
Next up, Falling of the Map, Pico Iyer.
Shilpaks, Thanks for the link to that website, Goodreads, I am a member there.
Very Interesting, But as with Most Books of J.k., I find this one too a tough Nut to crack. I rather prefer Eckhart Tolle's easy message and language.
Next up, Falling of the Map, Pico Iyer.
Shilpaks, Thanks for the link to that website, Goodreads, I am a member there.
Discover all that you are not -- body, feelings thoughts, time, space, this or that -- nothing, concrete or abstract, which you perceive can be you. The very act of perceiving shows that you are not what you perceive." -Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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batistuta, on Jul 3 2007, 07:23 AM, said:
First and Last Freedom, J. Krishnamurthi.
Very Interesting, But as with Most Books of J.k., I find this one too a tough Nut to crack. I rather prefer Eckhart Tolle's easy message and language.
Very Interesting, But as with Most Books of J.k., I find this one too a tough Nut to crack. I rather prefer Eckhart Tolle's easy message and language.
Yes! Great book. I think my fave J.K. book is "The Awakening of Intelligence" I know what you mean about Eckharts, positive,gentle approach but personally i prefer J.K.'s harder,negative approach.
Are you a member here Bati? http://eckhart-tolle....info/index.php
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