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pls suggest me some good ENGLISH NOVELS

Discussion in 'Book Lovers' started by JananiSubbu, Jan 17, 2012.

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  1. Aug 27, 2013 #11
    Bes

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    Whatever you read, dont read Chetan Bhagat. There is nothing literary about his work, his language is artless, his themes are lacklustre, his characters unimaginative and the whole package is not worth being called a novel. I can think of no word other than "atrocity" when I see any Chetan Bhagat's work. There are many better works out there. Go to project Gutenberg ; read some classics. If you think the English is too hi-fi (I hear this often cited as an excuse to read Chetan Bhagat), read something by other Indian authors (There's a whole thread here on that). I dont say the Indian authors have mediocre English, it is just that we might be able to relate to these works better - R.K. Narayan for example.
    To paraphrase -you will learn as much from a CB novel as you would from a brain-less bollywood movie.
    My apologies to all the Chetan bhagath fans! I have no intentions to hurt anyone. This is just my honest opinion.
     
    Bes, Aug 27, 2013
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  2. Aug 31, 2013 #12
    Gamma27

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    My suggestions are

    Godfather by Mario Puzo
    All the kings men
    After the dark by Sidney Sheldon
    All of Dan brown books
     
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  3. Oct 2, 2013 #13
    logambika

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    go to goodreads.com you can find numerous books there
     
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  4. Oct 5, 2013 #14
    Mumtotwo

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    Some of the books that I have read recently....all definitely worth a read!

    A thousand splendid suns and the kite runner by Khaled Hosseini
    the help by Kathryn Stockett
    atonement by Ian McEwan

    happy reading :)
     
    Mumtotwo, Oct 5, 2013
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  5. Oct 5, 2013 #15
    Gauri03

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    Well I wouldn't be that harsh, but all his recent books seem to have been written for the sole purpose of being made into Bollywood screenplays. I agree there are much much better Indian writers out there. Jhumpa Lahiri, Kiran Desai, Aravind Adiga, Rohinton Mistry to name a few.
     
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  6. Oct 5, 2013 #16
    lucky2

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    im not sure of it has anythng to learn,it serves my purpose and i like chetan bhagath
     
    lucky2, Oct 5, 2013
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  7. Oct 9, 2013 #17
    Scorpio707

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    Read novels written by Danielle Steel, Nora Roberts and John Grisham...Robert Ludlum also is good...I'm sure you will enjoy all of them thoroughly...
     
    Scorpio707, Oct 9, 2013
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  8. Oct 29, 2013 #18
    sunithaparambal

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    my favorite is all d books written by Dan brown,nicholas sparks(walk to remember),p.s i love you,agatha christie..
     
    sunithaparambal, Oct 29, 2013
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