[4+4=44]

Hello, you guys come from different countries with different culture, i am wondering what kind of novels you readed, cos i wanna read some novels to kill my time....can anyone tell me the must read noval (interesting and fun) in life? pls also share with me where are you from...

[mercury_element]

Originally Posted by 4+4=44

Hello, you guys come from different countries with different culture, i am wondering what kind of novels you readed, cos i wanna read some novels to kill my time....can anyone tell me the must read noval (interesting and fun) in life? pls also share with me where are you from...

Hi, I am from India, and I like Hindi Literature, by some good writers, unfortunately, i cant find anything here. As of English books, I likes "The Alchemist" a lot, its by Paulo Cohelo. A must read. I like Daniel Steel novels , and my favourite are "The Accident", "Kaleidoscope" and a few others.

[littleblom]

Originally Posted by mercury_element

I likes "The Alchemist" a lot, its by Paulo Cohelo. A must read.

I agree!! Paulo's books are simply touching and warm-hearted!! I also love the Alchemist a lot, you really need to read it!! Besides this one, a newer book from him called "Veronika decides to die" is also a good one. I think his books are especially good when you like to think and get inspiration from reading

I'm a Chinese girl from HK, so I should recommend a Chinese Novel too "Three Kingdoms" was an interesting period of Chinese history and there's a novel which is based on this. Have a look at the link and you would be able to know more. The Novel is one of the four "classical" novels of China: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance...Three_Kingdoms

Thanks for starting this thread! I'd love to learn more about good books from different countries, too! Happy reading!

Cheers, Blom

[JoAnnSZ]

If you are a lady, you'd love reading the following:

1) All books of Marian Keyes
2) All books of Sophie Kinsella
3) My Lovely Bones
4) All books by Tony Parsons

If you are a man, you'd like reading the following:

1) All books by Robert Ludlum (esp. The Bourne series)
2) All books by Dan Brown (esp. Da Vinci Code)
3) All books by Lawrence Sanders

Other books worth reading:

1) The Harry Potter books
2) The Little Prince
3) Tuck Everlasting
4) 5 People You Meet In Heaven
5) Tuesdays with Morrie
6) Richard Bach's books
7) All Amy Tan's books
8) All Anne Rice's books (esp. The Vampire Chronicles & The Mayfair Witches series)

Happy Reading!

[athena]

Agree with litteblom - Veronika Decides To Die is my favorite Paulo Coelho book so far.

Other books I recommend:
Falling Leaves - by Adeline Yen Mah (a memoir)
Life of Pi - by Yann Martel

Havent gotten around to reading Garbriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the
time of Cholera.. is it really highly recommended?

[donabel_beltran]

Originally Posted by athena

Agree with litteblom - Veronika Decides To Die is my favorite Paulo Coelho book so far.

Other books I recommend:
Falling Leaves - by Adeline Yen Mah (a memoir)
Life of Pi - by Yann Martel

Havent gotten around to reading Garbriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the
time of Cholera.. is it really highly recommended?

I'm a really big Paulo Coelho fan, and I agree about the "The Alchemist" 100%! :-) I think I re-read it every 6 months! Look for his "Eleven Minutes" and "The Devil and Miss Prym". Nothing beats "The Alchemist", but I think "The Devil..." is quite close. :-)

I'm not really from South America, but I guess I was in one of my lifetimes. (Haha!) I really like books from South American authors. If you have the time, read "100 Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I have read it about 3 years ago, but the images which the pages evoked in me still linger as if I had just put the book down a minute ago. (But hey, I discovered it before Oprah did! Haha!) "Love in the Time of Cholera" is also good, but I prefer the story-telling of "100 years.."

From the Philippines (where I am from), you may want to read books by Nick Joaquin. His more popular one is "The Woman with Two Navels". I don't think there's much contemporary Philippine novels out in the market right now (fellow Pinoys, correct me if I'm wrong). Most of the ones I see are collections of short stories, or of articles the writers have published in newspapers. If you are inclined to read such, look for the series of Twisted books by Jessica Zafra (especially the earlier ones; she's now on her 8th, I think).

I think this is going to be an interesting thread. I hope a lot of people take the time to contribute here.

:-Dona

[Nutta!]

In the category of "quick handy life manual" I would recommend "The Prophet" by Khalil Gibrain. A Lebanese poet who narrates in a beautifully simple way about life.....

[athena]

donabel_beltran: i think i've actually met you at the geoexpat happy hour. check your pm

"By the river piedra I sat down and wept" is good too i reckon

Originally Posted by donabel_beltran

I'm a really big Paulo Coelho fan, and I agree about the "The Alchemist" 100%! :-) I think I re-read it every 6 months! Look for his "Eleven Minutes" and "The Devil and Miss Prym". Nothing beats "The Alchemist", but I think "The Devil..." is quite close. :-)

I'm not really from South America, but I guess I was in one of my lifetimes. (Haha!) I really like books from South American authors. If you have the time, read "100 Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I have read it about 3 years ago, but the images which the pages evoked in me still linger as if I had just put the book down a minute ago. (But hey, I discovered it before Oprah did! Haha!) "Love in the Time of Cholera" is also good, but I prefer the story-telling of "100 years.."

From the Philippines (where I am from), you may want to read books by Nick Joaquin. His more popular one is "The Woman with Two Navels". I don't think there's much contemporary Philippine novels out in the market right now (fellow Pinoys, correct me if I'm wrong). Most of the ones I see are collections of short stories, or of articles the writers have published in newspapers. If you are inclined to read such, look for the series of Twisted books by Jessica Zafra (especially the earlier ones; she's now on her 8th, I think).

I think this is going to be an interesting thread. I hope a lot of people take the time to contribute here.

:-Dona

[4+4=44]

Hello, i've already bought the alchemist and veronika decides to die, tell you how i feel after read, i hope i also can contribute something to you guys later, cheers

[ct1]

I am reading a fantastic book at the moment called BUDDHADA by Anne Donovan. I found it on Lamma Island for only $10. I think one person has read it.

It is about a working class guy (a dad hence the Da) from Glasgow who discovers Buddhism. It's about the affects his discovery has on his family and friends. It is written in Glaswegian accented English if that makes any sense e.g. "Whit is it wi these southsiders, every place has got tae stert wi a C". You get used to it really quickly.

I am finding it hard to put down and don't want it to end. It is funny and sad and basically just brilliant.