The Reading List
Suggestions are Welcome!
Silk by Alessandro Baricco♥- The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R. A. Dick
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen♥Persuasion by Jane Austen♥Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëRebecca by Daphne Du Maurier♥Washington Square by Henry James♥ March ’09My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier- The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Rape: A Love Story by Joyce Carol Oates♥A Room with a View by E.M. ForsterMarch 2010The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham♥Victoria by Knut HamsunJan. 2011Gone With the Wind by Margaret MitchellNorth and South by Elizabeth Gaskell♥Atonement by Ian McEwan- Dracula by Bram Stoker
- Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier Unfinished
- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Reader by Bernhard SchlinkThe Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim EdwardsSelected Poems of Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes♥ (Related Posts: Gypsy Melodies)Ocean Sea by Alessandro Baricco and Alastair McEwen- Umrao Jan Ada, Translated Khushwant Singh by Mirza Mohammad Hadi Ruswa
- Perfume by Patrick Suskind Unfinished
Beasts by Joyce Carol OatesDisquiet by Julia Leigh— An odd little book.In the Name of Honor: A Memoir by Mukhtar MaiGirl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier♥ March ’09A Cup of Tea: A Novel of 1917 by Amy Ephron♥ April ’09The Mark of the Angel: A Novel by Nancy HustonApril ’09Snow : A Novel by Maxence FermineApril ’09White Rose: Una Rosa Blanca by Amy EphronApril ’09The Painted Kiss: A Novel by Elizabeth HickeyJune ’09Lust, Caution: The Story by Eileen Chang♥ June ’09Jamilia by Chingiz Aïtmatov♥ June ’09One Sunday Morning: A Novel by Amy EphronSep. ’09Love and Summer: A Novel by William TrevorOct. ’09The Lover by Marguerite DurasNov. ’09The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West♥ Dec. ’09Ethan Frome by Edith WhartonNov. ’09The Girl with Glass Feet: A Novel by Ali ShawFeb. 2010Coraline by Neil GaimanMarch 201- Emma by Jane Austen
Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (from Stopped Rocking and Other Screenplays) by Tennessee Williams♥ March 2010Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-SmithApril 2010Cheri by ColetteMay 2010The Servants’ Quarters by Lynn FreedJune 2010Beastly by Alex FlinnOct. 2010In the Company of Angels: A Novel by Thomas E. Kennedy♥ Dec. 2010The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom(Suggested by a friend)- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
- He Drown She in the Sea: A Novel by Shani Mootoo
- Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
- Embers by Sándor Márai and Carol Brown Janeway
- Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
Pieces of Me by Charlotte Gingras and Susan OuriouApril 2011The Tiger’s Wife: A Novel by Téa Obreht♥ Sep. 2011- The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
The Wandering Falcon by Jamil AhmadAug. 2011-
An Empty Room: Stories by Mu XinDec. 2011 -
The Deep Blue Sea (Nick Hern Books) by Terrence RattiganJan. 2012 -
Ines of My Soul: A Novel by Isabel Allende *Currently Reading*
You must read The Thirteenth Tale – brilliant and somehow reminds me a bit of Rebecca!
Pari Jan – Thank you for the suggestion, I’ll be sure to check it out. I absolutely loved reading Rebecca.
Let me know how you like it! So many books, so little time
Seekingnoor -I will, and indeed time is of the essence!
As salam ‘aleykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
I don’t see any Hesse on your list! Buy Siddhartha!
Siddhartha
Rafael – Wa Salaam.
I looked up your suggestion – Thank you, it looks like something i should enjoy and benefit from. This is way input and suggestions from all different sources and people is so important. Thank you again!
And you *better* like it because it’s my favourite novel. You have been warned.
Rafael – Ahh…i see, so i’ve been warned, have I? It must be some novel to come with such a recommendation.
I can’t say i’ll get to it right away, but Insha Allah i will get to it.
Very nice collection of titles
….and very nice blog.
I like your ID too…takes me back to the childhood when evenings were full of ‘raat ki rani ‘ and ‘ mutti ki khusboo’
Zios – Thank you, and yes those languid childhood evenings are most definitely represented in those words, as is the sweetness of our land.
A very impressive list! I’d love to read even half of it!
Your blogs impressive too!
Aadil – I too would love to read even half of it!
Thank you for your kind comments.
Impressive list indeed….
You might want to try One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
One of my favorites……the resiliance and power of man to survive and find comfort in small things…you might like it.
Hope all is well with you and yours…
Alan
Alan! How are you? Yes, I’m fine, thank you and doing well. How have you been?
And you’re right, i just might enjoy One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, actually i was looking at the book a few days ago
I’ll be sure to put up on my list and get to it eventually (god willing).
It’s good to hear from you…..
I missed your words of wisdom.
Havn’t had much internet access!
I’m doing well… been doing a lot traveling of late, very satisfying but tiring as well. (actually love almost every minute of it!)
Take care …..and may God keep you in his sights.
Alan
Alan, yes, it’s been a while, but I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself
Traveling! i wish i had a bit more time for that. All in good time I’m sure.
Do keep on having all that fun, but keep in touch! You miss my words and i your great photographs!
Jazakallah (God do you good), and take care.
you must read ramayana.. you had like it..
Karan, I did read it. Thank you, though, for the suggestion.