My other books/digests/short stories Reviews

[Kas1m]

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I find less information of urdu books on internet. There is but its not much so I will take some time to review some of the short stories, digests or books. It will also serve as a list for me of which stories I have read so I can keep an accounts. I love to organize and keep account of things. Its just me. My favourite author has and will be M A Rahat. So books from other authors i class as 'other' and so I will be reviewing them. Lately I have been reading Suspense Digest so I will review the stories in there. Please take a note that these will be reviews and based on my opinion so you might like them or not. I dont know your taste.

Unfortunately I can't put the stories up as it will be a long process but you can easily get them from book shops and request from Pakistan or India or your countries. Its easy. Technology these days. The reviews will be in english so please. I'm sure this will be informative to those who like to read a bit of urdu literature and the young gen needs it because urdu is getting weaker and weaker. So thumbs up. Feel free to add your comments.

Also if you want to know the whole story and the whole outline including spoilers then PM me and I will tell you. Thats for the guests too if your looking and reading. Sign up and get the story lol

Yours,

Kasim.

 

[Kas1m]

1) Razm e Gah e Ishq

Author : Hamayoon Balgarami

Date (I read) : 20.6.8 to 23.6.8

Length : 45 A5 Digest Pages

Location : Suspense Digest April 2008

Type of story : History

Theme : War, love.

Setting : Forest, Castle, Camping, War grounds

Rating : 2 Stars (On a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best)

Synopsis : A true historic story of two lovers from rival states. Mahmood Gaznawi's son Arsalan and the daughter of Saljoq's daughter Rataba. This is the era after Mahmood Gaznawi died. The story is also about a prisoner Mahmood kept and never told anyone about him so his son goes out to search for the prisoner.
I didn't like it at all. It is about love, war and long history narrations. I actually skipped two pages at a time to read the end. It was that bad.

Here is the link for this story. i have taken pictures of it and uploaded as a pdf. zoom in if you cant read full view

Razm e Gah e Ishq

 

[Kas1m]

2) Lateefa

Author : Ahmed Saghir Sadiquie

Date (I read) : 24.6.8

Length : 3 A5 Digest Pages

Location : Suspense April 2008

Type of story : Murder, Twisted

Theme : Murder, Dialogue

Setting : Office, House bedroom

Rating : 4 Stars

Synopsis : It may be short but a very brilliant story. two pages are descriptions and the last one is dialogue and finish. The story ends with such a stunning twist. Its about this guy whos wifes has been already murdered and he looks for another wife and something happens and leaves the reader with a stun. Brilliant. 4 stars.

Lateefa

 

[Kas1m]

3) Devta (Episode 375)

Author : Farhad Ali Taimoor

Date (I read) : 25.6.8

Length : 37 A5 Digest Pages

Location : Suspense April 2008

Tone of story : Suspenseful

Theme : Sci fi, telekinesis, mind reading, parallel worlds, satanist, good vs evil

POV : First and third

Rating : 3 Star

Synopsis : It is known as the longest story in urdu writing spanning over two generations. Its continuing for 375 months. It is about a man with powers to read minds and even control them. It is a set of series or events happening. I have not read it from start so I dont know what happens but Im kinda getting the hang of it now.

 

[Kas1m]

4) Ankh Ka Tara

Author : Tahir Javed Mughal

Date (I read) : 26.6.8

Length : 3 A5 Digest Pages

Location : Suspense April 2008

Tone of story : Depressing, sad, story telling

Theme : Psycological

Setting : Two houses

Rating : 3 Star

Synopsis : I think Tahir is a good writer and well known. I dont know him much but this story tells that he is definately classed one of the highest skilled writers. This story is about the refurbishment of two houses and a widow living in one house not wanting to move. So the builder plays a psycological trick to get her out. Must read.

You can always PM me for the full outline of story.

 

[Kas1m]

5) Khana Badosh

Author : Asif Zubair

Date (I read) : 1.7.8 to 3.7.8

Length : 11 A5 Digest Pages

Location : Suspense April 2008

Tone of story : Dry

Theme : Murder investigation, Accounts of murder

Setting : Mountain villages

Rating : 2 Stars

Synopsis : A simple murder took place when the local villagers find out a gold mine company is digging a mine here. The big boss of company comes to reassure the villages but opposite gets murdered so its about that. It was a bit dry and boring too.

 

[Kas1m]

6) Hasb e Khawahish

Author : Malik Safdar Hayat

Date (I read) : 7.7.8

Length : 30 A5 Digest Pages

Location : Suspense April 2008

Tone of story : Very upbeat

Theme : Homocide investigation, first person

Setting : Pakistani villages around Faisalabad, very hot climate

Rating : 4 Star

Synopsis : I'm not too keen on murder or homocide investigation but this one rocked. Two murders took place in a village house. Its in first person and thats the way I like it. This inspector goes around the village talking and inquiring people and gets to the roots of the investigation smoothly. Very fast paced story. Good too.

 

[Re.TiReD]

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Have you read 6 Afsaaney? Toba Teyk Singh

WassalamuAlaykum

 

[Kas1m]

7) Karishma

Author : Syed Ihtisham

Date (I read) : 6.7.8

Length : 3 A5 Pages

Location : Suspense Digest 2008

Tone of story : Humorous

Theme : Humour, long narrations, no dialogue

Setting : none, just narrations, office you can say

Rating : 1 star

Synopsis : If I can choose another word for this story then it would be 'File'. Its about the word File and the importance of it. How it changes our lives and records everything. Even this thread is a file. Its 3 non stop pages with the words file file file file and file.

 

[Kas1m]

:salamext:

Have you read 6 Afsaaney? Toba Teyk Singh

WassalamuAlaykum

Whos the author? i have heard of it

 

[Re.TiReD]

7) Karishma

Author : Syed Ihtisham

Date (I read) : 6.7.8

Length : 3 A5 Pages

Location : Suspense Digest 2008

Tone of story : Humorous

Theme : Humour, long narrations, no dialogue

Setting : none, just narrations, office you can say

Rating : 1 star

Synopsis : If I can choose another word for this story then it would be 'File'. Its about the word File and the importance of it. How it changes our lives and records everything. Even this thread is a file. Its 3 non stop pages with the words file file file file and file.

I want to read this akhee, sounds interesting.

 

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Whos the author? i have heard of it

Its a book called chey (6) afsaaney. Cant remem who its by. I studied the book. Also Miratul Uroos.

 

[Kas1m]

8) Khushboo Ka Zakhm

Author : Neera Ihtisham

Date (I read) : 10.7.8

Length : 4 A5 Digest Pages

Location : Sus April 2008

Tone of story : kind of depressing and sad

Theme : Relationships

Setting : it actually spans over a generation. You know kids get bigger

Rating : 2 Star

Synopsis : A good story about a woman who loved someone and he leaves suddenly but he comes back unexpected and in an unusual situations. Kind of those stories that stuns readers at the end.

 

[Kas1m]

Its a book called chey (6) afsaaney. Cant remem who its by. I studied the book. Also Miratul Uroos.

dont know 6 afsaany but i have miratul Uroos. I pick it up and put it back down. ill read it later lol i done it 100s of times. whats it about? it looks inspirational

 

[Kas1m]

I want to read this akhee, sounds interesting.

These kinda stories which dont have a story line just looooooong narrations are better to read it. you dont get the best out of it if some one tells you. its one of those stories

 

[Re.TiReD]

dont know 6 afsaany but i have miratul Uroos. I pick it up and put it back down. ill read it later lol i done it 100s of times. whats it about? it looks inspirational

Hmm I find some of the values rather old-fashioned but I guess it gives somebody to look upto if you want to be the Perrrrfect daughter/wife/DIL/SIL etc etc :thumbs_up

I think one of the reasons I didnt like it is coz she is toooo perrrfect, and I'm being honest hew its unreal.

Read it insha'Allah

 

[Kas1m]

Hmm I find some of the values rather old-fashioned but I guess it gives somebody to look upto if you want to be the Perrrrfect daughter/wife/DIL/SIL etc etc :thumbs_up

I think one of the reasons I didnt like it is coz she is toooo perrrfect, and I'm being honest hew its unreal.

Read it insha'Allah

I will Inshallah. I have two or three versions of it in my house

 

[Kas1m]

9) Pyar Ke Rang

Author : Manzar Imam

Date (I read) : 10.7.8 to 11.7.8

Length : 15 A5 Disgest Pages

Location : Sus Apr 2008

Tone of story : Humerous

Theme : Humour, family, business

Setting : Office, house, park.

POV : Third person

Rating : 4 Stars

Synopsis : A mild humour masterpiece. Sometimes a mistake can cause bigger problems. A series of events happened. A business man goes for a meeting but his things gets stolen by a pick pockter. He and his secetary (female) comes up with a plan. They started begging on the roads and someone takes pity on them and keeps them as servants. Later they found out that the house that they are serving in is the actual house where the meeting was. The man of the house recognizes him and now he tries to attend the meeting and other time he tries to serve the food. Very funny in text. Must read.

 

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10) Tohfa e Khaas

Author : Samar Abbas

Date (I read) : 11.7.8

Length : 8 A5 Pages

Location : Sus April 2008

Tone of story : Dry, depressing, cynical

Theme : Mother/daughter relation, daughter/step father relation, revenge, anger.

Setting : Winter, beach huts.

POV : Omniscient

Rating : 2 stars

Synopsis : It was going good at the start but it got messed up in the end. Its one of those kinda feelings where you are sitting on a dark afternoon at about 5pm in your dark living room watching tv. A story about a daughter who wants to save her mum from getting into relation with a wrong guy. So guess what? the daughter plays a trick.

 

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11) Bar Waqt

Author : Parveen Zubair

Date (I read) : 11.7.8

Length : 6 A5 Pages

Location : Sus Apr 08

Tone of story : Suspenseful

Theme : Revenge, journalist, do anything to get a snap of a celebrity

Setting : Celeberity mansion, swimming pool

POV :

Rating : 1 Star

Synopsis : Although it had a bit of suspense at the end but it was dull overall. Its one of those do anything to get a picture of a famous person. So an insider took pictures and sold it. Lame.