Books you love or hate

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Settled down to read a dean koontz book on the balcony yesterday in the sun, felt guilty and read Qur'an instead. Should I be feeling guilty about reading novels of this kind, also feel I need to make up lost time with Qur'an. would love to read a novel as missing it immensely
 
^Ah, Dean Koontz. Only book I've read by him was "the Face", I really liked it! My favorite parts was how the anarchist worked, his different methods for corrupting society in such subtle ways.
 
crayon said:
^Ah, Dean Koontz. Only book I've read by him was "the Face", I really liked it! My favorite parts was how the anarchist worked, his different methods for corrupting society in such subtle ways.
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I read most of em nw, the best one if u wanna read another is intensity, I stayed up all night and phoned in sickat work to finish it in one go !
 
Crayon: it is awesome, and somewhat long, which makes it better :)

dean koontz: i reead his 'watchers'-when i was 11 i think:X- and 'midnight' a couple of years ago, he has a unique style, don't really like the genre as whole though,,
 
here are some of my favorite books (from the top of my mind)..

the Quran :wub:
The Islamic Conquest of Syria by Imam Al Waqidi:wub:
Fadhaail Amal :wub:
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown :wub:
Matilda by Roald Dahl :wub:
The Boxcar children children series:wub:
A change of heart by jodi picoult :wub:
How to Kill a Mocking Bird :wub:
Pride and Prejudice :wub:
The Little House books :wub:
Boxcar Children series :wub:
practically all of Anne Rinaldi's books :wub:
and at one point, Harry Potter


I've heard that Sarah Dessan is a good author, so I'm thinking of trying out her stuff soon.

:w:
 
Muslimah4ever. said:
here are some of my favorite books (from the top of my mind)..

the Quran :wub:
The Islamic Conquest of Syria by Imam Al Waqidi:wub:
Fadhaail Amal :wub:
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown :wub:
Matilda by Roald Dahl :wub:
The Boxcar children children series:wub:
A change of heart by jodi picoult :wub:
How to Kill a Mocking Bird :wub:
Pride and Prejudice :wub:
The Little House books :wub:
Boxcar Children series :wub:
practically all of Anne Rinaldi's books :wub:
and at one point, Harry Potter


I've heard that Sarah Dessan is a good author, so I'm thinking of trying out her stuff soon.

:w:
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I think everyones a fan of Pride and Prejudice (the girls that is lol)
 
Muslimah4ever. said:
the Quran :wub:
The Islamic Conquest of Syria by Imam Al Waqidi:wub:
Fadhaail Amal :wub:

:w:
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the Islamic Conquest of Syria is one of my all-time faves too. and as Fazail-amal was written by the founder of my school and one of the greatest muhaddiths of the past couple of decades its hard not to like it!
Also, Khalid bin Walid RA. The binding's terrible though.
i could start listing my library but id be here all day!
 
My favourite book has to be:

Agatha Christie and then there were none. Very good book and very unpredictable.
 
^Not yet, but it's on my 'to read' list. Is it any good?

I started 'to kill a mockingbird' a while ago, but I haven't been able to really get into it yet. I keep reading a bit then stopping, it doesn't help that I don't have much time anyway.
 
To Kill A Mockingbird goes deep, into many many topics. Good book. Anyone interested in Harry Potter? I confess I love the series.

But I recommend:
Path to Perfection By Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi
Stories of the Sahabah Series by Noura Durkee
Khalid Bin Walid by A I Akram
Fiqh ul Akbar, commentary by Mufti Abdur Rahman Manghera
 
^^ I found "To Kill a Mockingbird" very overrated. I don't think its sooo good.

My all-time favourite is Mario Puzo's "The Godfather" though it talks about gangsters :D

Sabr wa Shukr (Patience & Gratitude) by Ibn-Qayyim (rahimahullah) is a masterpiece as well.
 
crayon said:
^Not yet, but it's on my 'to read' list. Is it any good?

I started 'to kill a mockingbird' a while ago, but I haven't been able to really get into it yet. I keep reading a bit then stopping, it doesn't help that I don't have much time anyway.
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I haven't read it either so I was wondering whether anyone has?
 
Just finished 'Poirot Investigates' by Agatha Christie. It's a short story collection about Hercule Poirot (bet you didn't see that coming). It's nice to finally read the source material of the many TV adaptations. It's also nice to compare and contrast Poirot with Sherlock Holmes - the former relies on his 'little grey cells' and is reluctant to even examine the scene for subtle clues when he can simply think about them. He solves one case while bed-ridden in another city!

I also read 'Farenheit 451' by Ray Bradbury, which is excellent. Brilliant use of language, great characterisation and plot, fantastic insight.
 
Ali_008 said:
^^ I found "To Kill a Mockingbird" very overrated. I don't think its sooo good.
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I've just finished it, and I agree. I kept waiting to get to the profound "oh my god this book is incredible" moment and it never came. It was a good book, but nothing sublime. I would have said it was okay, but I think it redeemed itself towards the end, I really liked the ending.

Muezzin said:
I also read 'Farenheit 451' by Ray Bradbury, which is excellent. Brilliant use of language, great characterisation and plot, fantastic insight.
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I've been wanting to read that for ages! Banned books are always the best!
 
Ali & Crayon: You guys have not been in depth with it I suppose. It holds a lot of meaning.

Farenheit 451: EXCELLENT BOOK!! It's interesting because Bradbury wrote it 50 years ago, predicting in exxageraiton how our lives would revolve around the TV. Think about it, Plane, cars, houses, everywhere has TV these days.

People watch movies, and throw away their books. It has perfect exemplification.
 
I love Alternate History, History, and Fantasy. My favorite books are:

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien.
Any Harry Turtledove books.
Louis Lamour books,
Terry Brooks, Robert Jordan, Anne Mcaffery. and others. Panther in the Sky.
 
eHafiz said:
Farenheit 451: EXCELLENT BOOK!! It's interesting because Bradbury wrote it 50 years ago, predicting in exxageraiton how our lives would revolve around the TV. Think about it, Plane, cars, houses, everywhere has TV these days.

People watch movies, and throw away their books. It has perfect exemplification.
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And the TV isn't just a box, it's a flippin' wall. Four, maximum. An entire room. I wouldn't be surprised if flatscreen televisions evolve in that direction, especially since the trend is to emulate cinema screens - and what's the biggest cinema screen? Imax. All fifty feet of its height.

That sounded kind of bitter. I didn't mean it to. If anything, I'm simply bemused.

I loved how despite (and indeed, because of) the censorship, the books survived through people learning them off by heart. As a Muslim, that particular point had additional resonance. As did the conflict of both your friends and your enemies being able to back up their points with (sometimes, exactly the same) books. Characters making the case for censorship by using the words of the very books they wish to ban. Brilliant.

Clover said:
I love Alternate History, History, and Fantasy. My favorite books are:

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien.
Any Harry Turtledove books.
Louis Lamour books,
Terry Brooks, Robert Jordan, Anne Mcaffery. and others. Panther in the Sky.
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You'll love this.
 

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