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Title: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: P o p a y on August 27, 2015, 03:03:09 pm

Here you can talk about books.

Share your opinions, suggestions and Discuss about books.

Let's see if we have any book lovers around this amazing forum.

Stay on topic.

Cheers,
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Title: Re: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: ArKy- on August 28, 2015, 02:11:39 pm

Challenge: a Book a Week!

Hello everyone!
The idea of this initiative is very simple. Everyone of us chooses a book to read in one week. Post the cover of the book on this topic when you start it. You have one week and one week only to finish it. The moment you do so, share a small summary of the book as a comment on your post.
The reason behind this idea is very simple. By doing so, we will motivate each other reading more and commit more to reading. We will also read each other's summaries and that would help us benefit more from what the others have read!
We start every Sunday and finish on Saturday.
@momarms , @whoishussain , @Queen Smiley , @Koray , @Fisu , @~Terminator~ . go go go go !

Title: Re: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: GandElf The Gay on August 28, 2015, 03:53:52 pm

Hmmm i easily read more than 1 book a week when i have something to read
I just finished "Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less" by J. Archer & "Deception Point" by Dan Brown last week.. Both are very good
The former is a bit related to stock exchange but i think you should be able to understand it even if you dont know about stock exchange
The latter is classical Dan Brown stuff
Now i'm starting the Divergent trilogy which seems a slow-moving novel but i just started it so cant say for sure
Some of you might have watched the 1st part's movie too

Anyways, i'll post summary after finishing the complete series

Title: Re: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: Mr.Watson on August 28, 2015, 04:20:30 pm

I just finished The Kite Runner. It was a good book, i must say. Currently, I am reading 'The Eleventh Commandment' by Jeffrey Archer. 40 pages read, good till now. Will post the summary after I finish it.

P.S : Suggest me some good books. ;)

Title: Re: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: ~Terminator~ on August 28, 2015, 08:25:31 pm

i wont be able to read alot bcz my uni is about to start
a week will not be enough for me :p

Title: Re: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: ArKy- on August 28, 2015, 10:00:08 pm

Hello :) just finished reading "The  mysterious island " book  and i found it amusing but i had some difficulty in understanding couple words because this novel is quite old so language used is kinda complicated but still suggest you to read it , the book is translated in many languages seek for the one of your native language for more understanding unfortunately i couldn't  find due  the little number of libraries in my city
Some informations about "The  mysterious island" book :

Spoiler (hover to show)

Author : Jules Verne
Genre : Adventure novel
Language : French
Publication date : 1874
Published in English : 1874
Movie : Journey 2
(https://scontent-mrs1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/11137158_468578706677981_3749403379761927076_n.jpg?oh=30f32fd1e7d0169de0c997a6dfb80ccf&oe=5671F125)

And for this week's challenge I'll be reading , "Murder on the Orient Express"  a detective novel by Agatha Christie! i'll post my review and some informations about it once i finish it ( next saturday probably )
Thanks :)

Title: Re: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: Mr.Watson on August 29, 2015, 09:46:12 am

@Fuji I have read 'Murder on the Orient Express'. Its a good book. Well written with an unexpected suspense.



Edit from popay: Please don't use the Blue color because it is very hard to read. Thanks.

Title: Re: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: dAmss.MSI on August 29, 2015, 10:32:26 am

hmm, many books readers :p I'm not a fan of books tho, if you guys know a great book "English language" of horror stuff, with suspence and some creepy stuff, suggest me it. thanks x)

Title: Re: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: GandElf The Gay on August 29, 2015, 11:40:00 am

Quote from: dAmss.MSI on August 29, 2015, 10:32:26 am

hmm, many books readers :p I'm not a fan of books tho, if you guys know a great book "English language" of horror stuff, with suspence and some creepy stuff, suggest me it. thanks x)

Horror novels imo are literally the worst type
Stephen King is considered one the best horror writers
Tried reading a few of his... meh, sucks

Title: Re: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: 'PL' on August 29, 2015, 03:58:04 pm

Reading this for 2nd time,

(http://podularity.com/wp-content/images/war%20and%20peace.jpg)

However, it's Macedonian Dub.

Title: Re: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: ~Terminator~ on August 29, 2015, 07:02:12 pm

Harry potter is the best novel ive read
i read it like 7 to 8 times, the whole series  ;D

Title: Re: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: ArKy- on September 05, 2015, 10:02:18 pm

Hello everyone , finished "Murder on the Orient Express" in 4 days lel , i wont spoil it for ya , its just an amazing book with a lot of suspense :V well i have New week, new book.For this week's challenge I'll be reading Emergency
(https://scontent-mrs1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/11924560_663955490370683_9011727205304393262_n.jpg?oh=e1d346bd42b013a719a7162a61ee5730&oe=56785091)
ps : dont loose the track guys keep letting this topic active :)
#Peace

Title: Re: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: Mr.Watson on September 06, 2015, 09:45:51 am

Finished 'The Eleventh Commandment'. AMAZING book! Jeffrey Archer is the lord of storytelling. Its full of suspense and you wont be able to put the book down.  8)

Title: Re: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: GandElf The Gay on September 12, 2015, 03:32:55 pm

i've been busy with university :( tight schedule and not much time to read in peace

as for the reviews, i'll be going for what you mostly won't find on the internet
after i'll keep editing instead of spamming the topic

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finished the Divergent series a few days back
imo it is a bit slow but entertaining
not exactly grasping but not boring either
unlike other serials, none of the individual books have an ending..
plot is always left unfinished at the end.. you'll need to read all the books crave your hunger for the end :p

next up is The Maze Runner series but idk how much it'll take coz uni :/

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29/9/2015

Been 2 weeks since i finished The Maze Runner but cant find the next book in series anywhere :3
Hopefully going to watch The Scotch Trials in 3D now that it's released ;D

Title: Re: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: ArKy- on September 17, 2015, 08:37:30 pm

hello , sorry for the delay , was quite busy with school and ... anyways finished the Emergency book :V

Spoiler (hover to show)

I come to a passage talking about Christopher columb, and his motivation for going and exploring new lands , In his letters to the king and queen of Spain soliciting funds
for his next and final expedition, Columbus wrote that "only 155
years remain of the 7,000 years in which ... the world must
come to an end:' According to his interpretation of biblical
prophecy, his voyages to the New World were the first step toward the liberation of the holy land of Jerusalem from Muslim
domination-which would be followed, he wrote, by "the end of
the religion of Mohammad and the coming ofthe Antichrisf' ) personally i didn't know that was such a motivation for them

my new book :D
(https://scontent-mrs1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11017878_837964149645046_8555724515847061193_n.jpg?oh=c12c768c59d8c5a30f5b1b4f6ee8122e&oe=569D7705)
I will be summarizing this one  very soon.
Have a great night everyone.

Title: Re: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: ~Terminator~ on September 18, 2015, 05:29:27 pm

nice going bro.. i havent been reading because of my university studies and other things,, will read some novel when im free :P

Title: Re: Book Room - Dicsussions
Post by: ArKy- on September 28, 2015, 09:52:40 pm

Spoiler (hover to show)

(https://scontent-mrs1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11017878_837964149645046_8555724515847061193_n.jpg?oh=c12c768c59d8c5a30f5b1b4f6ee8122e&oe=569D7705)
summarize: The book talked and treated so many women-issues the islamic ( arabic if I want to be more specified )world is going through, like the political engagement of women and being a worker in general.
it also treated some society-sickness that seems tiny compared to other issues ( saying your mother, sister) 's and relating it to religion. this book has also talked about the veil in a rational matter.
personal statement: the author opened so many doors for me. and has shorten my way into this road. Made me write few articles about matter I have been wondering about for so long.

sorry for the delay ... :D now I am going to dive in the ocean of history and the beauty of reading in Arabic. and the book that I've chosen is "قصة الأندلس من الفتح إلى السقوط"
800 pages equals 800 years of ups and downs of the Islamic civilization in Europe
ps: I don't think i can finish it in less than 2 weeks
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11918952_1117168508313233_1102959209311849062_n.jpg?oh=ebe7d2316152a35924d3498ebedb63e0&oe=568B60F4&__gda__=1453572043_5440c50958c6d5152611d8a7df623e25)
pdf version if you are interested : http://saaid.net/book/16/8520.pdf (http://saaid.net/book/16/8520.pdf)
thanks :D