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Originally posted by Errol Arthur:
Isabel Letelier
Edgar Mittelholzer
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Khaled Hosseini
Walter Rodney
Vidia Naipaul
Frederick Forsythe
Ernest Hemingway
Anita Desai
Arundhati Roy

Impressive list

I see that you have a "local" slant in your reading...

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Originally posted by Mara:
Although I am not an avid reader, as a youngster I enjoyed the Louis L'Amour series, later Agatha Christie and a few others. However some books does etch a permanent place in one's memory. Among these are:

The Power Of The Subconscious Mind By Dr. Joseph Campbell
A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistery ( Perhaps one of the all time best story teller)
Think & Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
Ananga Ranga - Kalyana Malla
Doomsday Conspiracy - Sydney Sheldon
MONKEY ON A STICK ? Infiltration of The Hare Krishna Movement by false gurus & criminals...

BTW TAS, Welcome to the club! grab a peerha and make yourself comfortable!

I have read tons of Agatha Christie. Which is your favorite.

I have A Fine Balance on my shelf - told it was very good. Haven't founfd the time to read it yet. Soon, I hope.

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Originally posted by warrior:
he receive the hightest award in america by a US PRESIDENT

L'amour was quite prolific.

He wrote more than 100 books.

How do you feel about his books now? (having lived in North America)

Any change at all?

Bloodshift - Garfield Reeves Stevens
Chrysalids - John Wyndham
The Bible - Various
Left Behind Series - Tim LaHaye & Jerry Jenkins
Dark Matter - G R Stevens
Langoliers - Stephen King's Books
Twelfth Night - Shakespeare
Lord of the Flies - William Golding


These is all I can remember at this time

Oh skites BR can read words wid more than two sylables.

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Originally posted by TAS:

quote:

Originally posted by warrior:
he receive the hightest award in america by a US PRESIDENT

L'amour was quite prolific.

He wrote more than 100 books.

How do you feel about his books now? (having lived in North America)

Any change at all?

i real all his books i have all his collection i have my young child reading his books now and she love it some time i will take down one and read it last week i read back daybreakers

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Originally posted by bird:
Oh skites BR can read words wid more than two sylables.

i prefer to look at pictures

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Originally posted by TAS:
]
I have read tons of Agatha Christie. Which is your favorite.

I have A Fine Balance on my shelf - told it was very good. Haven't founfd the time to read it yet. Soon, I hope.

Gosh it has been such a long time! but I would have to say Murder On The Orient Express. Cat Among The Pigeons also stands out. Be warned! You will have great difficulty putting down 'A Fine Balance'.

there are so many great writers that one would certainly not do the craft justice on such a short list of 10. For example, to me the greatest novel written ( to me at least) in English is James Joyce James Ulysses. Because of that my first author would be the first novelist, Homer since he seeded so many others beginning with Virgil to Dante to Keats etc. In that ilk one would continue to Hesiod, Thucydides, Plato etc then there are religious writers we all quote from King David to St Paul in the bible( I do not know of any thing more beautiful than St Pauls letters to the various churches). However, since I must make a list here goes in no specific order:-

Thomas Hardy
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Dickens
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Gabriel García Márquez ( shame to miss Arundhati Roy and Rushdie since they give us the magical realism genre and I absolutely adore both)
Jorge Amado
Georg R Martin ( fantasy writer)
Tolstoy
Tolkien
Lope de Vega

I something read every wakeful moment and 90% is non fiction, mainly in areas of mathematics and philosophy.

I did cut my teeth on the westerns listed by some and my favorite over the top writer is Marie Corelli.

Neville Shute was also a good read.Back in the days.

how about shogan any body ready it great book turn into a mini series

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Originally posted by warrior:
how about shogan any body ready it great book turn into a mini series

Read some of Clavell's books: Shogun, Tai-Pan, King Rat.

Top Ten - Authors and Books!

Some of the Authors that kept me busy during my reading days were:-

1) Sidney Sheldon: Suspense
2) Robert Ludlum : Espionage
3) Harold Robbins: Adventure
4) Jonathan Black: Mega Corp, The World Rapers, Oil, The Plunderers
5) Robin Cook : Medical Thrillers
6) M. Crighton: Thrillers
7) Louis L'Amour : Westerns
8) Jeffrey Archer: Crime Thrillers
9) James Hadley Chase:

and finally I have had so much wonderful time with

10) William Shakespeare

There are other authors that held a prominent space in my library

Alistair Mc Lean, Jack Higgins, Stephen King, John Grisham, Arthur Hailey, Dick Francis, Anne Rice, Ian Fleming, and Agatha Christie.

Those were the days when you would pick up a novel and cannot put it down until reaching the end.

Now I have not read a book for the longest while. Also a regret that I was not into the Classics.

.

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Originally posted by bird:
Oh skites BR can read words wid more than two sylables.

BR had THREE words of more than two sylables in that post!

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Originally posted by warrior:

quote:

Originally posted by TAS:

quote:

Originally posted by warrior:
he receive the hightest award in america by a US PRESIDENT

L'amour was quite prolific.

He wrote more than 100 books.

How do you feel about his books now? (having lived in North America)

Any change at all?

i real all his books i have all his collection i have my young child reading his books now and she love it some time i will take down one and read it last week i read back daybreakers

Boy - you are a REAL BIG TIME - L'amour fan.

One of these days, when I get a bit more time we will "gyaff" about The Empty Land ( fantastic beginning, Sitka, Sackett boys etc)

I remeber my cousin taking me to see A Man Called Noon - in Mahaica cinema - back in the day...

German Bayles took his time to draw. He was too careful...

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Originally posted by Mara:
[QUOTE]
Gosh it has been such a long time! but I would have to say Murder On The Orient Express. Cat Among The Pigeons also stands out. Be warned! You will have great difficulty putting down 'A Fine Balance'.

Murder on The Orient Express was good.

A couple years ago, I was in Instanbul - and the guide ahowed us the hotel ( a prominent one) where Agatha Christie "stayed" and wrote that novel. ( I think Istanbul was the last stop on that train)

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Originally posted by Alexander:
Neville Shute was also a good read.Back in the days.

Off the top of my head - not familiar with him

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Originally posted by antabanta:

quote:

Originally posted by warrior:
how about shogan any body ready it great book turn into a mini series

Read some of Clavell's books: Shogun, Tai-Pan, King Rat.

James Clavell book are great!! But they are so long....

I remember Tai Pai well. It is a great book.

Dirk Struan is the man! That knive fight scence on the beach - having not slept all night was awesome!

Was it the Boock who were the "bad boys"?

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Originally posted by asj:
Top Ten - Authors and Books!

Some of the Authors that kept me busy during my reading days were:-

1) Sidney Sheldon: Suspense
2) Robert Ludlum : Espionage
3) Harold Robbins: Adventure
4) Jonathan Black: Mega Corp, The World Rapers, Oil, The Plunderers
5) Robin Cook : Medical Thrillers
6) M. Crighton: Thrillers
7) Louis L'Amour : Westerns
8) Jeffrey Archer: Crime Thrillers
9) James Hadley Chase:

and finally I have had so much wonderful time with

10) William Shakespeare

There are other authors that held a prominent space in my library

Alistair Mc Lean, Jack Higgins, Stephen King, John Grisham, Arthur Hailey, Dick Francis, Anne Rice, Ian Fleming, and Agatha Christie.

Those were the days when you would pick up a novel and cannot put it down until reaching the end.

Now I have not read a book for the longest while. Also a regret that I was not into the Classics.

.

Awesome list there.

I have read ALL of Crighton and quite a number of some of the others you mentioned there..

asj - will comment in more detail - as time permits.

Harold Robins were quite popular whn I was in high school in guyana.

Quite catchy and "racy". I have read many of them back then.

I do not find them quite as "interesting" now

but then again, my perspective has changed...

Thanks to all for contributing to this thread.

Keep it going

I have not seen any mention of "Papillion" yet..

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Originally posted by TAS:

quote:

Originally posted by warrior:

quote:

Originally posted by TAS:

quote:

Originally posted by warrior:
he receive the hightest award in america by a US PRESIDENT

L'amour was quite prolific.

He wrote more than 100 books.

How do you feel about his books now? (having lived in North America)

Any change at all?

i real all his books i have all his collection i have my young child reading his books now and she love it some time i will take down one and read it last week i read back daybreakers

Boy - you are a REAL BIG TIME - L'amour fan.

One of these days, when I get a bit more time we will "gyaff" about The Empty Land ( fantastic beginning, Sitka, Sackett boys etc)

I remeber my cousin taking me to see A Man Called Noon - in Mahaica cinema - back in the day...

German Bayles took his time to draw. He was too careful...

one time i was driving from toronto to huston texas and i was passing through all these places and state and i was thinking what the old west was like withall my old hero from his books man it was erie i could feel all my hair raising may be i like the wild out doors anyway the empty land was a bad book i read it so many times

Ellery Queen for detective books. What a treat. And then came the Mickey Spillanes.

I once read a novel named 'Dubai' Reall nice thriller. Lots of Harold Robbins. Liked the last few sentences in 'The Carpetbaggers'. Also James Hadley Chase, Earl Stanley Gardner (Perry mason), Jackie Collins, Danielle Steel, Judith Krantz, Agatha Christie, etc. Never cared for Louis L'Amour, Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys. Don't do much reading outside of different religious works anymore. Too much to do having two young kids.

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Originally posted by ksazma:
I once read a novel named 'Dubai' Reall nice thriller. Lots of Harold Robbins. Liked the last few sentences in 'The Carpetbaggers'. Also James Hadley Chase, Earl Stanley Gardner (Perry mason), Jackie Collins, Danielle Steel, Judith Krantz, Agatha Christie, etc. Never cared for Louis L'Amour, Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys. Don't do much reading outside of different religious works anymore. Too much to do having two young kids.

For the Harold Robins - IMO The Carpetbaggers and Memories of Another Day - were his best books.

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Originally posted by TAS:

quote:

Originally posted by ksazma:
I once read a novel named 'Dubai' Reall nice thriller. Lots of Harold Robbins. Liked the last few sentences in 'The Carpetbaggers'. Also James Hadley Chase, Earl Stanley Gardner (Perry mason), Jackie Collins, Danielle Steel, Judith Krantz, Agatha Christie, etc. Never cared for Louis L'Amour, Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys. Don't do much reading outside of different religious works anymore. Too much to do having two young kids.

For the Harold Robins - IMO The Carpetbaggers and Memories of Another Day - were his best books.

I thought also that 'The Carpetbaggers' was his best novel in terms of its plot. While I did read 'Memories of Another Day' I can't remember it enough to comment on it. I also read Mario Puzo's 'The Godfather' when I was a teenager. I really liked reading the Perry Mason novels because at one time in my youth, I aspired to be a lawyer but decided that I was not argumentative enough to make it in that profession. Of course, I know now that if one believe something enough, they will have no problem advocating for it.

btw, welcome to GNI. I plan to get my son 2884. I think he will like it. Do you think I should get him the first novel first?

His first novel should be ' tHE Phantom patrol' Can't remember the author.

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Originally posted by Alexander:
His first novel should be ' tHE Phantom patrol' Can't remember the author.

Actually I was referring to TAS's book before 2884.

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I thought also that 'The Carpetbaggers' was his best novel in terms of its plot. While I did read 'Memories of Another Day' I can't remember it enough to comment on it.
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btw, welcome to GNI. I plan to get my son 2884. I think he will like it. Do you think I should get him the first novel first?

I liked Memories of another day for a strange reason.

The novel was narrated by a character who was dead. The dead person's voice was in italics.( if my memory serves me right). It is/was quite unusual.

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btw, welcome to GNI. I plan to get my son 2884. I think he will like it. Do you think I should get him the first novel first?

ksazma, thanks.

The first book is

2884 Ixodia Escape
( Set in Jan 2884)

The second one is

Kaluptan Quest - 2884 ( set about 6 mths after the first one)

It makes sense to read the first one first - though it is not a prerequisite.

If you ( or any other members of this forum) would like to get copies - send me a private message or an email - tasankar1@gmail.com

I will mail it to you at cost price plus shipping ( $10 for either one plus 4.95)

And autograph it too!

Thanks for all the support.

This is wonderful keep it up.

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Originally posted by TAS:

quote:

btw, welcome to GNI. I plan to get my son 2884. I think he will like it. Do you think I should get him the first novel first?

ksazma, thanks.

The first book is

2884 Ixodia Escape
( Set in Jan 2884)

The second one is

Kaluptan Quest - 2884 ( set about 6 mths after the first one)

It makes sense to read the first one first - though it is not a prerequisite.

If you ( or any other members of this forum) would like to get copies - send me a private message or an email - tasankar1@gmail.com

I will mail it to you at cost price plus shipping ( $10 for either one plus 4.95)

And autograph it too!

Thanks for all the support.

i want a free copy - do you have any contest or something where we can win a copy?

/cheapo...get a kindle and get a free download

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Originally posted by TI:
/cheapo...get a kindle and get a free download

kindle work in guyana?

quote:

Originally posted by TAS:

quote:

Originally posted by ksazma:
I once read a novel named 'Dubai' Reall nice thriller. Lots of Harold Robbins. Liked the last few sentences in 'The Carpetbaggers'. Also James Hadley Chase, Earl Stanley Gardner (Perry mason), Jackie Collins, Danielle Steel, Judith Krantz, Agatha Christie, etc. Never cared for Louis L'Amour, Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys. Don't do much reading outside of different religious works anymore. Too much to do having two young kids.

For the Harold Robins - IMO The Carpetbaggers and Memories of Another Day - were his best books.

i love the harold robins i think a stone for danny fisher

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Originally posted by The Blade Runner:

quote:

Originally posted by TI:
/cheapo...get a kindle and get a free download

kindle work in guyana?

Any place with an internet connection.

quote:

Originally posted by TAS:
ksazma, thanks.

The first book is

2884 Ixodia Escape
( Set in Jan 2884)

The second one is

Kaluptan Quest - 2884 ( set about 6 mths after the first one)

It makes sense to read the first one first - though it is not a prerequisite.

If you ( or any other members of this forum) would like to get copies - send me a private message or an email - tasankar1@gmail.com

I will mail it to you at cost price plus shipping ( $10 for either one plus 4.95)

And autograph it too!

Thanks for all the support.

That is a good price. Please PM me on where to send the payment. I will have to pay by check which will have my address. Thanks again.

There was a chap Gerald Durrell who wrote about Guyana. Ws it Three Singles to Adventure?

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Originally posted by Alexander:
There was a chap Gerald Durrell who wrote about Guyana. Ws it Three Singles to Adventure?

When we did 'Three Singles to Adventure' our teachers took us to Adventure on a school trip.

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Originally posted by warrior:
[i love the harold robins i think a stone for danny fisher

I liked that one a lot too...