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« Reply #1050 on: February 12, 2010, 09:32:34 PM » |
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And I went on a shopping spree and bought italo stevp's a perfect hoax Edgar Allan Poe's Eureka victor hugo's the last day of a condemned man Pushkin's Dubrosky Keats' Fugitive Poems Dumas' Count of monte cristo Sophie Kinsella's Can you keep a secret And Phil Pullmans Amber Spyglass... Trying to decide which one to start on first...  |
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« Reply #1051 on: February 12, 2010, 10:16:02 PM » |
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Phil Pullmans Amber Spyglass...
Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass! -faint- You. Will. Be. Awestruck! |
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“Often, I only hear the splashing of a goldfish lost in the drainage, circumnavigating the copper entrails of a city unwilling to listen.” - 'Bestiary', Christian Ward
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« Reply #1052 on: February 12, 2010, 10:25:07 PM » |
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Phil Pullmans Amber Spyglass...
Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass!Amberspyglass! -faint- You. Will. Be. Awestruck! LOL, nice effects Mara I've read Northern Lights (which was gooood) but haven't found subtle knife yet, I think I'll hold off on reading amber spyglass till I find, and read, the subtle knife? |
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« Reply #1053 on: February 12, 2010, 10:29:00 PM » |
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Count of Monte Cristo is one seriously ginormous book, so good luck with that one! I, of course, would suggest starting with Hugo.
Has Kinsella written anything besides the Shopaholic series? And is this one part of it or outside it? I haven't read her, but my sisters have.
So...yeah, Hugo'd be my pick...if, you know, you were fishing for suggestions! :S
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« Reply #1054 on: February 12, 2010, 10:48:43 PM » |
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thanks  yeah that's how i read them since the British Council library in isb closed before i could go back and scout for northern lights/ the golden compass. i read the series out of sequence and it didn't really affect the narrative for me. up to you really -shrug- |
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« Reply #1055 on: February 12, 2010, 10:59:58 PM » |
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MP, I've read (and liked) Dumas' the three musketeers, man in the iron mask and black tulip but the sheer size of count of monte cristo is still intimidating :S Can you keep a secret is outside of the shopaholic series. Another one outside of shopaholic series is the undomestic goddess. The best part of kinsella's books are her highly relate-able characters (I'd recommend undomestic goddess to anyone who has ever slaved for corporate hegemony  ) I'm trying to build up courage for Hugo but the book has a sinister aura about it @ Mara, I'll try finding the subtle knife one last time or printing it out...If none of those 2 appears to be happening, it will be the amber spyglass |
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« Reply #1056 on: February 13, 2010, 12:13:41 AM » |
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Just finished Zorro - a very good read, but I found myself skipping paragraphs towards the end; everything was expected. Still, Allende is an excellent story-teller.
Started In Other Rooms, Other Wonders. The book so far is just as magnificent as the title. I was talking to Clarice last night and totally agree with her that we (her and I - being so divorced from Pakistan now) may just be Mueenuddin's target audience. In any case, this is true working class Pakistan juxtaposed to the Harouni's ridiculous affluence. Thoroughly enjoying it.
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« Reply #1057 on: February 13, 2010, 12:20:21 AM » |
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this is true working class Pakistan juxtaposed to the Harouni's ridiculous affluence.
Yes, but is it? That's the essential question here. Is it? Mueenuddin's a zameendar and unless you haven't lived the lives of the people who work for him, this is still a tale from how he thinks their world functions and revolves around. I don't know. Sure, it was different from your regular political drivel, but I still had issues. |
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« Reply #1058 on: February 13, 2010, 06:11:30 AM » |
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Nahi yaar, I could see so much reality into it. I interacted a LOT with "servants" from my father's zameen outside of Lahore. Some of them were like family members. We were a lot closer to these individuals than Harouni and family are to their servants, which gave me a peek into their lives. I think Mueenuddin's stories are very ethnographic.
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« Reply #1059 on: February 13, 2010, 10:19:05 AM » |
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Lily was the only one I felt like I was reading something where Muenuddin had reached his comfort zone. Like he really knew what he was talking about. I don't know...maybe it's just me. |
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« Reply #1060 on: February 13, 2010, 01:55:03 PM » |
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But MP, how can you pass any judgement on whether its close to reality or not? People like you and I cannot judge what the day to day life of our domestic staff really is. Maybe Mueenuddin has the kind of experiences that we don't. From what I've read so far, he seems to be an excellent story teller, and paints a really accurate picture of the class disparity in Pakistan. Like Noor mentioned, as a somewhat removed insider, I found these stories to be an excellent glimpse into Pakistani society. Maybe that was his intention with this book?
I really hope the Lahore book club will cover this book next! That way it'll be fresh in my mind when I'm there.
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« Reply #1061 on: February 13, 2010, 06:54:54 PM » |
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Let's just agree to disagree; yes, the disparity is played upon well, but I don't know. I had issues with it, issues that I'm too lazy to write down here in detail for fear of those who haven't read it yet. *hopes people are listening* LOL! I might just be attending the next book club for March, so you'll get an entire fistful of comments on just what my problems were, muhahahahahahahahaaa! |
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« Reply #1062 on: February 19, 2010, 01:01:27 PM » |
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Sorry, girls, but IOR,OW didn't get a good response from the Isloo crowd at ALL, minus Mittzy and me! I couldn't understand it then and I don't understand it now!
The book gave me the feeling that one gets on reading the first paper in a pioneering research study. Pretty groundbreaking stuff, and I hope other Pakistani writers will build on it, examining class structures in a more layered manner.
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« Reply #1063 on: February 19, 2010, 07:46:46 PM » |
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Actually, Mittzy included. I acknowledge that he did something different and much needed. I just don't like his writing style, and no, Affy, not because it's minimalistic.  |
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« Reply #1064 on: February 19, 2010, 11:45:27 PM » |
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I have borrowed The Inheritance of Loss several times from the library and each time I do it gets recalled by "another patron" and I have to return it before I can get to it >_> which is annoying. I picked up an anthology of Urdu poetry from the library too...though it was kind of off-putting...the only people there are old dead guys. The poetry itself is translated. I couldnt find anything with both the urdu and the english which is unfortunate. Just finished reading Persepolis 1 and 2 (the graphic novel) for english class. Its one freakin' awesome piece of work and I'm wishing there was something like that from pakistani writers too - something as accessible and still historically accurate. If anyone hasnt read it yet, go get it or watch the movie. The movie is particularly awesome. I absolutely love how the graphics work. Its all in black and white but perfectly done. MUST WATCH! |
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