[OT] Official Books -|- Literature Thread

[FUEL2009]

Running Blind >>> Desmond Bagley.


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About the book:

It all begins with a simple errand - a package to deliver. But for Alan Stewart, standing on a deserted road in Iceland with a murdered man at his feet, the mission looks far from simple. Set amongst some of the most dramatic scenery in the world, Stewart and his girlfriend, Erin, are faced with treacherous natural obstacles and deadly threats, as they battle to carry out the mission. The contents of the package are a surprise for the reader as much as for Stewart in a finale of formidable energy.

 

[shahbakht]

Just finished The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling, her follow up to the impossible to follow Harry Potter series. I have to say that she could not have written a book different from Harry Potter. This is a depressing, emotionally aggressive, degrading and scathing look at the lives of a small town with not a single likable character. All the lives depicted in the books are going down the drain. There is no upbeat note in the whole book. But do not be dismayed. This is not a negative aspect of the book. Through the daily lives of people in small towns, Rowling successfully draws out the beasts in people. Unhappiness eats away all the good from people. There is no substitute for living in misery. Nothing breaks spirit like being miserable and downtrodden. All relationships are screwed up. This is one of the most brutally honest books I have read.

For fans of Rowling this is a must read. She brings all her fluency, all her insights into all the nooks and crannies of her characters so deftly that within a few pages the reader is fully immersed in the town of Pagford, the small place where the book is set.

A must, must read. Do not miss it.!!

 

[FUEL2009]

The Last Testament Of Lucky Luciano >>> Martin A.Gosch


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About the book:

Momoires of one of the greatest godfathers of organised crime.

 

[Ottoman]

I'm halfway through Moth Smoke and it's proving to be an engaging read. Much better than The Reluctant Fundamentalist.

 

[Blastwave]

I'm halfway through Moth Smoke and it's proving to be an engaging read. Much better than The Reluctant Fundamentalist.

Eyup

The new book is pretty good too

 

[Crow]

I request that the word literature be removed from the thread title and be replaced by books for kids and dumb people. Dan Brown people ??? stephen king ?? john grisham ??? seriously jesus christ when will you sheoples develop some taste.
You people call yourselves adults ? Shame on you. Read something good for a change here i recommend this.

I found this finally after 6 goddamn years. Had been looking for it since it was mentioned in this thread.
It's beautiful.

 

[shahbakht]

I'm halfway through Moth Smoke and it's proving to be an engaging read. Much better than The Reluctant Fundamentalist.

The Reluctant Fundamentalist was good in the first half, but kind of went downward in the second half. The ending picked it up, though.

 

[Benighted]

I found this finally after 6 goddamn years. Had been looking for it since it was mentioned in this thread.
It's beautiful.

And I'm still looking!

 

[Crow]

I found it in Lahore btw, Liberty Books, Mall of Lahore.

I probably checked nearly every Liberty Books store in Karachi. It's not there.

 

[xKILLERSTALKERx]

PLEASE kindly update the first pst with some great books [MENTION=48]Crow[/MENTION] [MENTION=48]Crow[/MENTION]

 

[FUEL2009]

Two books i bought this sunday:


1)The Profession Of Violence >>> John Pearson.
2)Gotcha >>> Ronnie & Peter Knight, Peter Wilton with Peter Sawyer.

 

[Crow]

[MENTION=5908]xKILLERSTALKERx[/MENTION], Heh I don't read that much so not sure how much help I can be. This is cool though:

Recommended Reading/sub - /lit/ Wiki

 

[Benighted]

I found it in Lahore btw, Liberty Books, Mall of Lahore.

I probably checked nearly every Liberty Books store in Karachi. It's not there.

Karachi is certainly not the best place to be looking for books in.

 

[xKILLERSTALKERx]

[MENTION=48]Crow[/MENTION] i meant that you could checkout the thread and update the books recemended by others

and post some that you like

mine are
the hobit
the alchemist
the lord of the rings
harry potter
diaries of a wimpy kid
khak aur knoon

you can add them to the list

it will helpout a lot

thanks

 

[Xerolt9]

I've been looking for "The Little Prince" for ages. It's definitely not anywhere in Karachi. Can't find it at Readings.com either :\

 

[FUEL2009]

Papillon >>> Henri Charriere.


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About the book:

Papillon is a memoir by convicted felon and fugitive Henri Charrière, first published in France in 1969, describing his escape from a penal colony in French Guiana. It became an instant bestseller.

 

[Xerolt9]

Clash of Kings by George RR Martin.

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro.

Now moving on to One More Day by Mitch Albom and A Storm of Swords by George Martin.

 

[FUEL2009]

The Last Mafioso >>> Ovid Demaris.


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About the book:

The night Jimmy Fratianno became a government witness, not a single Mafia boss slept. As a "made guy" in La Cosa Nostra, Jimmy Fratianno knew their best-kept secrets. A soldier, capo, and ex-boss of the Los Angeles family, involved at the highest levels with bookmaking, gambling, union racketeering, extortion, pornography, and virtually every criminal activity to which organized crime is linked, Fratianno also earned the reputation as the Mafla's top killer.

 

[FUEL2009]

To The Ends Of The Earth >>> David Yallop.


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(Note:This book was written before Carlos was arrested in 1994)

About the book:

He is known to the world as Carlos. The press dubbed him the Jackal. Security forces considered him The World's Most Wanted Man.
David Yallop tracked Carlos down to a small village in the Bekaa Valley outside war-torn Beirut. Through two long nights he listened to part of Carlos's story.
Then, under tragic circumstances, the trail went dead.
For the next seven years, Yallop tried to rediscover Carlos the Jackal, but what began as a manhunt became a journey into a frightening world of terrorism, espionage and Middle Eastern polictics.

 

[Ottoman]

"How to get filthy rich in rising Asia" was a disappointment. "Moth Smoke" is Mohsin Hamid's best work in my opinion.

@FUEL2009 Recommend me a thriller that'll keep me on the edge of the seat throughout. I'm longing for one!