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by  |  on May 18th, 2010  |  2 comments

>Here is first list of twelve book suggestions! We shall publish such a list every month or so from the reviews posted at Bookrack, to entice people to pick up a book after reading the review :)

Click on a book to read a detailed review !

The Godfather
The Fountainhead

The Godfather

by Mario Puzo
“It’s an ideal combination of violent crime thriller, intricate palace intrigue, and affecting immigrant experience from the epigraph to the last line”



The Fountainhead

by Ayn Rand 


“An awe-inspiring story of a man who stands by his principles and his work irrespective of the consequences”


The House of the Spirits
The House of Spirits
by Isabel Allende
“This is the kind of novel you live in while you’re reading it–the kind that you can’t wait to get to each evening”

A Fine Balance

A Fine Balance
by Rohinton Mistry
“Though at times dark and melancholy, it’s a rich, rewarding book”

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity
by Robert Ludlum
“From cover to cover Robert Ludlum’s thriller does not let up on suspense, mystery, or pace. Cliffhangers are not solely confined to the end of a chapter, but are scattered throughout at the end of paragraphs”

Catch-22

Catch-22
By Joseph Heller
“this book is too big a chef d’oervre for me to attempt to review. All I can do is to recommend that you read it — at least twice. And leave you with my take-away from this under-rated epic”

The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci code
by Dan Brown
“ I stuck to it though and once I got into it I really liked the book better than the movie”

A Thousand Splendid SunsThe Lord of the RingsGone With the Wind
A Thousand splendid suns
By Khaled Hosseini
“ this book is every bit as splendid as the title suggests. Go read!”



The Lord of the Rings
By J.R.R Tolkien
“I cannot say that this book is a must read for everyone, but for avid readers this is a golden book with golden words.”

Gone with the Wind
By Margaret Mitchell
“It’s a must read. Just don’t plan on doing much else while you’re reading it”

The Alchemist
The Alchemist
By Paulo Coelho
Atlas Shrugged

“With this symbolic masterpiece Coelho states that we should not avoid our destinies, and urges people to follow their dreams, because to find our “Personal Myth” and our mission on Earth is the way to find “God”, meaning happiness, fulfillment, and the ultimate purpose of creation”




Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
“Ayn Rand in this book speaks about the philosophy of objectivism ( that the proper moral purpose of one’s life is the pursuit of one’s own happiness or rational self interest)” 






Have any suggestions to add to this list? Drop a comment and we will request a review and add it in the next month’s list :)
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  1. Priya Arun Tuesday - 18 / 05 / 2010 Reply
    >A couple of suggestions (based on what I read and enjoyed) -
    To kill a mockingbird, Harper Lee
    The 'Anne' series, by L M Montgomery
    Kafka on the shore, by Haruki Murakami
    Black Swan Green, by David Mitchell
  2. Booklover Wednesday - 19 / 05 / 2010 Reply
    >Thanks Priya. Of this list, I've read only the first one ! Hopefully we can cover all of these over this month. If you already have reviews of any of the last three, post it here!

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