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Ibreatheto read

Ibreatheto read

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I grew up in a house full of books. I have four brothers and sisters and the plan was to have one membership each of the two libraries in town so that we could read at least ten books a week during holidays. I have my own collection now and am trying to collect all of Maugham and Archers books. I think I am able to read and enjoy a variety of... more »
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  • dhlawrencefan

    dhlawrencefan says

    highly possible that i am biased cause sons and lovers just sucked me in. Never before did i experience a barrage of emotions while reading a book and that too so varied. And though i might sound vain but i have read a lot. I eat, drink, sleep only books. No doubt Maugham too is wonderful

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • teobesta

    teobesta says

    i cannot recommend huxley highly enough. i look forward to getting my hands on more of his books. very thought provoking and brave new world is extremely relevant even today. it was also a fun read and it was really hard to put it down. have a look at the comments others (and i) have written by going to its page :)

    posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )
  • teobesta

    teobesta says

    i had enjoyed reading tuesdays with morie but had forgotten it
    thank you for reminding me!

    posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )
  • premaramprasad

    premaramprasad says

    No. Never heard of Taylor Caldwell.Is she good? Which book would you suggest as the my first read?

    posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )
  • premaramprasad

    premaramprasad says

    Yes. I've read Scapegoat - I like it then. Not so sure now. I've read I'll never be young again, Mary Anne, My cousin Rachel, Parasites, Birds, Jamaica Inn, Glass Blowers and Du Mauriers. Except for Birds and Du Mauriers (where she writes about her father), I found her writing quite mediocre. These books and others by A.J.Cronin, Nevil Shute, J.D.Salinger, Bronte, Lloyd C.Douglas, Maugham, James Herriot bring back lovely memories of my college days.

    posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )
  • JIGEESHU

    JIGEESHU says

    well Razor's edge is about a guy called Larry ...ppl are insisting him to go to America and start his career there as they thing that there nothing much left in europe . but his love for europe dos'nt let him.. in doing so he has to part with her girlfriend and blabla bla.....in the end he ends up turnin spiritual and goes to south india

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  • dhlawrencefan

    dhlawrencefan says

    i read "farewell to arms" in school..an uncomparable classic though..but thats a long time back..

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  • Mrs_Roy

    Mrs_Roy says

    i agree on the 'gift' factor w.r.t insrutable...
    i'd recd it as a gift myself :)

    posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )
  • premaramprasad

    premaramprasad says

    Gosh! That's a tough question. Most favourite book ? Hmmm... To kill a mocking bird ? No. Maybe Catcher in the Rye. Can't answer this!

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  • dhlawrencefan

    dhlawrencefan says

    someone wrote this about lawrence..i cant better this one ..
    Lawrence's writing is nowhere near as sophisticated or heaped in magnificent symbolism and phraseology. But those things are only magnificent to the conscious mind. Lawrentian metaphors and description strike at the lowest common denominator of thought; this is always the most telling, it provokes, it shatters, it creates anew. It delves into reaches of the impersonal being no other books ever have done, and the resulting notation has the effect of being a depiction that is a lurid cocktail of conscious and unconscious.

    Hope this explains ..

    posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )
  • premaramprasad

    premaramprasad says

    There's another one by Du Maurier - something about college politics which was rather good. Gosh ! such a bad memory. Can someone jog it?
    I do remember S.Maughams' Of human bondage'. Unsurpassed. Left a lasting impression on me. Did you like it?

    posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )
  • JIGEESHU

    JIGEESHU says

    which other prominent author do u prefer....i thing u can try Dostoevsky and Garcia... their narration skills are wonderful

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  • dhlawrencefan

    dhlawrencefan says

    comparing d h lawrence to somerset maugham...strange..both are legends in their own right..

    posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )
  • shilpa86

    shilpa86 says

    hey i liked your collection its very int.

    posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )
  • shilpa86

    shilpa86 says

    hey i liked your collection its very int.

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  • dhlawrencefan

    dhlawrencefan says

    the only book which equals of human bondage in the simplicity and poignancy is "Sons and lovers" - D.H.Lawrence - a must read..do read and tell me whether you liked it!!

    posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )
  • JIGEESHU

    JIGEESHU says

    yo ..human bondage is a great book of all times....i think u should also try RAZOR'S EDGE by the same author ..its awesome

    posted 4 years ago. ( send a note )

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