Favorite Books

[myname's Umber]

Assalamu alaikum,

I get really hyped when talking about literature.

yes, this thread is dedicated to all those book fans..
what's your favorite?

[Hisb-ul-Rahman]

Our Town by Thornton Wilder, for sure! I love it

The Autobiography of Malcolm X--Alex Haley

I just started Roots, always wanted to read it...

what are yours?

[BintFozi]

I read Roots when I was in 8th grade, haha. I was so crazy!

OKie, so these are some of my favorite books (in no particular order, except for Les Miz, because that's my ultimate favorite!!!!):

Les Miserables- Victor Hugo
Lord of the Flies- William Golding
Harry Potter Series- J.K. Rowling
The Lord of the Rings Series- J.R.R. Tolkien
A Thematic Commentary on the Quran- Muhammad Al-Ghazali (Still not done with this, but I'm loving it!)
The Old Man and the Sea- Ernest Hemingway
Don't Be Sad- Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni
A Man for All Seasons- Robert Bolt
Julius Caesar- Shakespeare
Witness Unto Mankind- Syed Abul Ala Maududi
Companions of the Prophet (Vols. 1 and 2)- AbdulWahid Hamid

I have more but I won't hog all the good books. :o

[SwaZaaY]

Companions of the Prophet (Vols. 1 and 2)- AbdulWahid Hamid
def an inspiring read!

I absolutely love:

-Du'a: The Weapon of the Believer, by Abu Ammar Yasir Qadhi
an old thread on this: http://www.forum.ymonline.org/showthread.php?t=479

-Diseases of the Heart, by Ibn Taymiyyah

[Hisb-ul-Rahman]

oh yea, anything seerah of course!

The Purification of the Soul--Ibn Qayyim and others

Early Muslim Women

Biography of the Khalifahs

Minhaj Al-Muslim

[Muslima19]

hmm....so many...

East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Jinnah, Pakistan, and Islamic Identity by Akbar S. Ahmed
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Batman: The Dark Night Returns(this is a graphic novel, but it's a classic)
Silent No More by Paul Findley
Abhorsen series by Garth Nix
Crusader by Edward Bloor
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery
Confessions of an Ugly Step Sister by Gregory Maguire
1984 by George Orwell

and many more

[MrsUmaMamoo]

Don't Be Sad- Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni


definitely a plus

[sun ahh]

wow... reading gets me excited!! i'm always reading.. here are my favs:

The princess- lori wick
the hawk and the jewel- lori wick
promise me tomorrow- lori wick
all american girl- meg cabot
mediator series- meg cabot
all of Laurlene mcdaniels books
and a whole lot more...

i read a lot of lori wick's books because she's a christian writer and i want to minor in religious studies and reading her books is a fun way for me compare islam and christianity. it a lot easier to understand than the bible. it gives me an insight without putting me to sleep and i gotta say i learned a lot by comparing her notes in the book with islam. i actually learned a lot more about islam through this experience. i learned what they have in common and where they are completely different. i'd recommend this process to anyone taking religious studies...
and i recommend laurlene mcdaniels books to anyone who likes sad stories. her books remind me to be greatful and thankful because they are all about someone dying or suffering from a disease like cancer and cystic fibrosis and all her characters are young.

like i said.. reading gets me excited....

[BintFozi]

Minhaj Al-Muslim is a VERY good book.

I read my first Lurlene McDaniel book in like 4th grade... it does make you grateful for what you have, but only if you're mature enough to understand that. It wasn't my book, it was my sister's and her class was reading it together. A Lurlene McDaniel book for 2nd graders?! You've got to be kidding me.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn- Betty Smith
Charlotte's Web- E.B. White (First chapter book I ever read!)
Patience and Gratitude- Ibn Qayyim, translated by Nasiruddin al-Khattab (Thanks Swazaay :))

(On a side note, I was reading The Silmarillion by Tolkien and I couldn't imagine what he was thinking writing that as a sequel to The Hobbit!!! It's not boring, but it's not interesting if you've never read [or seen] LOTR. Has anyone else ever read it?

[Morning]

- David Cooperfield by Charles Dickens
- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
- Ann of Green Gables by Louisa Maud Mongommery
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcotte
- Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
- Les Miserable by Victor Hugo (i think someone mentioned that)
- The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexadre Dumas
- The Three Masketeers by Alexandre Dumas
- The Hobbit by JR Tolkien (its funny.. i liked the hobbit but LOTR made me bored)
- All the Harry Potter books :D

[Morning]

Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky

i liked it but it was kinda scary

[SwaZaaY]

Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky

i liked it but it was kinda scary


interesting... I wanna read that now...tell me more :D

[BintFozi]

I also like Shel Silverstein's "children's" poetry :o

It's simple, I like that about it. Sometimes I like wordiness, sometimes I just like reading simple poems and smiling about them later on. :)

I loved The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, you can read it online here (http://teary.com/book/index.shtml).

Two poems I love:

The Voice (from Falling Up)
There is a voice inside of you
that whispers all day long,
"I feel that this is right for me,
I know that this is wrong."
No teacher, preacher, parent, friend
or wise man can decide
what's right for you - just listen to
the voice that speaks inside.

Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas (from Falling Up)
All the Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
layin' in the sun,
talkin' bout the things
they woulda-coulda-shoulda done...
But those Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
all ran away and hid
from one little Did.

:D

[Morning]

interesting... I wanna read that now...tell me more :D

lol swazaay, hope i dont disappoint you when i say its not a horror book ;)

The book is basically about morality and conciousness.
It goes into how an average student can convince himself to do a horrific crime and make (what he thinks are) ligitimate excuses to do so and then its consequences, both psychological and physical.

When i first read the book i thought "wht the? This is the most stupid and weirdest book i've ever read" but you gotta give it time to seap through after reading it. Its pretty deep.

Rida, i liked the last poem you posted :D
i read on of those Dr. Seuss books and it was so much fun.

[MrsUmaMamoo]

i'm a visual person as well as a TOTAL ENGLISH MAJOR (or was, cuz alhumd im done), but look on.. these r soma my favs (n it wil only let me attach 3 so look for mor posts;)):


25 : i absolutely LOVED the scarlet letter.. i did a whole project on it and everything..

26 : some of the poetry in this is kinda err.. but mosta it was great!

28 : loved it.. the movie was good 2

[MrsUmaMamoo]

more:
29 : a beautiful poem--u gotta read it

30 : long, but very interesting to see what the slaves went thru

[Hisb-ul-Rahman]

I just started, "If I should Speak" by Umm Zakiyyah...I love it

[Morning]

What is Wuthering Hieghts about?
I wanted to read it but i didn't get a good first impression so i left it alone.

[SwaZaaY]

lol swazaay, hope i dont disappoint you when i say its not a horror book ;)

The book is basically about morality and conciousness.
It goes into how an average student can convince himself to do a horrific crime and make (what he thinks are) ligitimate excuses to do so and then its consequences, both psychological and physical.

When i first read the book i thought "wht the? This is the most stupid and weirdest book i've ever read" but you gotta give it time to seap through after reading it. Its pretty deep.

sounds great! I'm studying crime so I would def wanna read that regardless of it not being a horror book... I'm already starting to apply sum theory's on him from what you mentioned... ;)

Jazakallah Khayr :D

Another awesome book:

Reliance of the Traveller-
translated by Nuh Ha Mim Keller, from Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri's Umdat al-Salik

it's "a classic manual of Islamic Sacred Law"; a great reference book

[BintFozi]

Return of the Pharaoh: Memoir in Nasir's Prison by Zainab Al Ghazali

This book is one of the best books I've ever read in my life. Zainab Al Ghazali's strength and trust in Allah in times of hardship was truly amazing. She is a real life role model for us all. We live in a non-Muslim society and are free to work for Allah's cause, but she lived in a Muslim country and was tortured for simply professing her faith. May Allah (SWT) grant us patience like she had throughout the trials in our lives.

Unfortunately I lent this book to someone and never got it back... I hope they benefit from it as much as I did InshaAllah.

[SwaZaaY]

Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky

I finished reading this awhile back...didn't get a chance to post about it

it's an interesting read! But I couldn't help thinking if only they had picked up the fingerprints they would've had their man easily...rendering the book to b half it's length ;)

but yeah, it was written in the 1860's when fingerprints weren't even widespread- so can't really blame Dostoevsky :p

[Mujahada]

Best books ever are by S.E Hinton......

The Outsiders
That was then ...this is now.....
Rumble Fish
Tex
Taming the Star Runner

I tell you......they're wicked...no lies.....The Outsiders, Rumble Fish and That was then this is now area all kinda related....like continued.its cool......And they're all about fighting.....gangs.....having rumbles and stuff like that...and close friends die.....they're really sad at some parts ....... :( ..I wanna read them again.......They're alll coool.....

[Morning]

I finished reading this awhile back...didn't get a chance to post about it

it's an interesting read! But I couldn't help thinking if only they had picked up the fingerprints they would've had their man easily...rendering the book to b half it's length ;)

but yeah, it was written in the 1860's when fingerprints weren't even widespread- so can't really blame Dostoevsky :p


yeah it would have been much easier if the crime was done today. He would have been hauled in right away and he wouldn't have had to go through all that mental torture.

but you know... that police guy already knew that he was the one.. even without the fingerprints.. he just wanted to see how far this guy would take it until it breaks him inside
...and it was also the respect factor.. he wanted to give the guy the chance to turn himself in.. instead of the humiliation he would have to bear by getting arrested.

-- i'm using pronouns cuz i cant remember their names.. i hope it wasn't confusing for you to understand.

neways, i really felt sorry for him at the end :sorry:

[ghost]

"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. i know lol, everyone's probably rolling their eyes right now. i guess i'm just a romantic...:o

[Morning]

actually i liked that too :)
i didnt' read the book but the old version of the movie was coming on tv once and i watched it.

I read Northanger Abby by Jane Austin. That was a cute book.. i liked that one better then pride and prejudice.. u should read it =)

[ghost]

I've never read Northanger Abbey before... i think i'll try it. Thanks Morning :)

[crazeeeA]

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[Fatima tneck]

I'm surprised I don't see

THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini on this list yet..


My ALL TIME FAVORITES:

JANE EYRE by Emily Bronte

and


THE HOUSE OF MIRTH by Edith Wharton

[*HijabiForLife*]

We juss finished doin Shakespeare in English and I have to say The Merchant of Venice is an AWESOME book. Read it! It talks about some very sensitive topics that still arise today.. some especially for Muslims.

[*HijabiForLife*]

Oh yesh
I remembered s'more:D
Brick Lane by Monica Ali (READ IT.. I cud not put it down..)
and this was recommended before and I want to recomend it again: Silent No More by Paul Findley.

[Morning]

ur welcome ghost :)

The Secret Garden by Frances H. Burnett

[Fatima C]

Has anyone read Of Mice and Men??? i had to read it in school.. what did you guys think??? (I have an exam on it Monday):p

[*HijabiForLife*]

Has anyone read Of Mice and Men??? i had to read it in school.. what did you guys think??? (I have an exam on it Monday):p

Yepperz I read it:D Need help? Call me Okay? Luv Ya tons Fatima

[Muslima19]

I love Of Mice and Men, correction: I love anything by John Steinbeck. He's such an amazing writer. His simplicity and themes are superb.

Has anyone read any works by Ogden Nash? He's a wonderful, whimsical poet. Great stuff.

[Mujahada]

hey...to kill a mocking bird was soooo good crazeeea.....and i also have that book by Martin Lings.... all fat and happy about it.... :p

[Hafsah]

Don't Be Sad- Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni




YAYY thats an amazing book, i lioove the way he puts things masha allah they make sooo much sense.:D

[Hafsah]

yesh yesh
guys Martin Lings's book, the life of Muhammad :saws: is AMAZING..
:D well. my shishter shaid that u dont really know the prophets life shtory unlesh u reads that book!

*i didnt read it by the ways:p ehe*

[~Mahira~]

OMIGOSH!!!!
A whole thread about books!!! The first thread I happen to read on the YM forums (actually 2nd)--thas cuz im new here--is about book luvers/critics...the whole package!!! This is greaat! im a complete book worm....some of my faves are:

-Harry Potter series (obviously, what book fan hazent read them?)
-Little Women (awesome book)
-novels by ray bradbury (amazing author)
-The Exorcist (good but a little....)
-O ive read Wuthering Heights (interesting)
-Dracula (perty good)
-Secret Garden/Little Princess (read these a looonngg time ago, but still one of my faves)
-I had a shot at Crime and Punishment (gave up reading:p)
-Fahrenheit 451 (not baad)
-The hobbit (luvelee)
O and ive read Of Mice and Men....u kno that Fatima C (so saad)
and much more....

how about some reccommendations for lil ol' me?
(im into horror novels.....)
Asalamualaikum (wrb)

[myname's Umber]

we are also starting a BOOK FORUM; includes all books, secular, religious, etc.

and we will ALL give our own youthful perspectives on them.

can't wait!

I am sooo excited, my eyes are dilating :)
Remember the show Reading Rainbow (butterfly in the skyyyy, I can go twice as Highhhh. Take a look, it's in a book, it's Reading Rainbow. I can do anythang!)

Well, this will be the Adult version

[myname's Umber]

Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high
Take a look, it's in a book - Reading Rainbow.

I can go anywhere!
Friends to know and ways to grow - Reading Rainbow.

I can be anything!
Take a look, it's in a book - Reading Rainbow.

Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow!


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[~Mahira~]

Cool, jazak'Allah khair

[Yassy]

Does anybody know of some books that are really good if u want to read about the history of Islam and teh like??

Please share, Jazakallahu khairun.

[Muslima19]

Reading Rainbow was the COOLEST right up there with Wishbone.

[*HijabiForLife*]

-Harry Potter series (obviously, what book fan hazent read them?)
-Little Women (awesome book)
-novels by ray bradbury (amazing author)
-The Exorcist (good but a little....)
-O ive read Wuthering Heights (interesting)
-Dracula (perty good)
-Secret Garden/Little Princess (read these a looonngg time ago, but still one of my faves)
-I had a shot at Crime and Punishment (gave up reading:p)
-Fahrenheit 451 (not baad)
-The hobbit (luvelee)
O and ive read Of Mice and Men....u kno that Fatima C (so saad)
and much more....

Asalamualaikum (wrb)

OMG Mahira.. your book list sounds like Mr. Miskus took over ur brain back in the day in gr8:O WoW.. LOL I juss had to say that;) Dunno how ppl can love the Hobbit LOL

Well more books:
meh cant think of any.. I'll post more laterrr

[Muslima19]

Anyone who liked "The Phantom of the Opera" movie, definitely read the book, much better, my friends thought it was boring but I liked it waaaaaaaay more than the movie.

Michael Crichton is good for all you sci-fi readers out there, very addictive. Steven King is also a very addictive writer, no classics or anything, but still good books.

[sarkywarky]

okaayy!! Soo.. i cant wait for the book forum!!

Reading is FUNdamental. lol ok enough with my cheesiness...some of my favorite books are:

The Outsiders- S.E. Hinton
Great Expectations- Charles Dickens (i finished reading it today for school...it was awesome)
The Harry Potter series- J.K. Rowling- i read all of them so far!
Up a Road Slowly- Irene Hunt
Across Five Aprils- Irene Hunt- it may seem boring at first but gets really good later on
Number the Stars- Lois Lowry
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- Roald Dahl
The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe- C.S. Lewis
and some others i cant remember right now.

[Morning]

Great Expectations- Charles Dickens (i finished reading it today for school...it was awesome)


you know.. i started this book but it was too boring for me to continue :(
i was disappointed at charles.

maybe its just the beginning?

[sarkywarky]

i think its just the beginning..and sometimes its really boring and he takes like a whole chapter to prove one tiny point...but this is only because Great Expectations was written in the newspaper..so its was like a chapter every newspaper..anyway he was paid by the word so he would write a lot..but ok the point i was trying to prove was that its boring at some times but at others it's really good and suspenseful..try to give it another shot, you may find that you like it.

[BintFozi]

Does anybody know of some books that are really good if u want to read about the history of Islam and teh like??

Please share, Jazakallahu khairun.

Do you mean in terms of the Prophet Muhammad's life or after his death? In terms of history of Islam Umber had recommended another book on another thread-- A Short History of Islam by Sayyid Fayyaz Mahmud. Might want to check that out.

Reading Rainbow was the COOLEST right up there with Wishbone.
This made me laugh for like 10 minutes. Seriously, I'm still cracking up. I never thought anyone watched Wishbone. It's like Power Rangers and Barney-- no one admits to watching them but anyone could tell you tons about each show.

Anyway, I liked Reading Rainbow. But I think I liked wrestling better when I was at that age.

The Outsiders- S.E. Hinton
Sarky! I missed you man! And I never read this book even though it's one of those books like The Giver that everyone in the world is supposed to have read. I think I'll go borrow it from the library tomorrow.

-The hobbit (luvelee)
One of the best books I ever read. I was reading it (again) last week and I realized that I can read it over and over again and never get bored. Same with LOTR, I'm at the end of The Fellowship of the Ring (don't ask why I read books over again) and I had so much trouble putting it down. I think I could talk about these books forever :o-- especially The Hobbit 'cause it's my fave from the works I've read by Tolkien.

[Yassy]

Do you mean in terms of the Prophet Muhammad's life or after his death? In terms of history of Islam Umber had recommended another book on another thread-- A Short History of Islam by Sayyid Fayyaz Mahmud. Might want to check that out.
Jazakallahu Khairun!!!!

Yeah, I meant in terms of history. Cuz I just finished reading teh Sealed Nectar recently, and that was about the Prophet Muhammad's (saw) life. It was great, no doubt.

I'm gonna try that other book you said. I have been trying to read some books about our Sahabas but I don't know any :sorry:

Thanks Sister BintFozi!!
One of the best books I ever read. I was reading it (again) last week and I realized that I can read it over and over again and never get bored. Same with LOTR, I'm at the end of The Fellowship of the Ring (don't ask why I read books over again) and I had so much trouble putting it down. I think I could talk about these books forever :o-- especially The Hobbit 'cause it's my fave from the works I've read by Tolkien.
I SECOND THAT! The best fantasy novels mankind has ever known. I know all the other fanasy authors emulate his style. Sorta like a guide.

Does anybody read the Eragon Trilogy??? I still haven't finished Elder.

Oh wait, I take that back!! The best fantasy novels mankind has ever know are the Forgotten Realms Books!!! They are the best!!! Seriously. I mean, the ones with Drizzt Do'Urden are teh BEST!!!!! Read them!! You won't be able to put it down!! If anybody wants any recommendations, or wants know where to begin, I can make a whole list, just ask.

[Muslima19]

This made me laugh for like 10 minutes. Seriously, I'm still cracking up. I never thought anyone watched Wishbone. It's like Power Rangers and Barney-- no one admits to watching them but anyone could tell you tons about each show.
lol. I'm happy I made you laugh, you know deep down everyone loved Wishbone.

I'm sorry but The Lord of the Rings trilogy is very boring and difficult to read. I liked the Hobbit, but I started the trilogy. And I could not get into it at all. Let's talk about the fungus on the rock for five pages, because it really makes a difference. It was one of those books I wanted to like so bad, but I just couldn't and I hate forcing myself to read a book that I don't want to read. Maybe it's just me and I just can't understand the masterpieceness of Tolkien.

[BintFozi]

Oh wait, I take that back!! The best fantasy novels mankind has ever know are the Forgotten Realms Books!!! They are the best!!! Seriously. I mean, the ones with Drizzt Do'Urden are teh BEST!!!!! Read them!! You won't be able to put it down!! If anybody wants any recommendations, or wants know where to begin, I can make a whole list, just ask.

I'd definitely welcome recommendations, especially the Forgotten Realms Books (cause you said they're better than LOTR). :) I actually wasn't into fantasy at all, and I'm still not sure if I am, but my brother's friend gave him the boxed set for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and I got bored one day and started reading them. And they were awesome. :D

I know what you mean Muslima19, there are parts where I think, "Oh dear God, please no more descriptions." But the thing I like about Tolkien is that even though he has a lot of detail he doesn't leave holes in the plot. Like sometimes I'll be reading a book and I'll find that there's basically a whole time frame where I have no idea what happened. That makes me crazy. But in LOTR you know important things when they're happening or find them out soon enough. Like there's one scene, I think it's in The Two Towers, where Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli are looking for Merry and Pippin after they were carried away by the Orcs and Uruk-hai. So they have no idea where they've gone or if they're even alive, and neither do we, but then in the next chapter he goes back and explains exactly what happened to them. I think that's cool, even if he takes 15 minutes to describe Treebeard's eyes. :)

[Hisb-ul-Rahman]

Book of Emaan by Ibn Taymiyyah :)

anyone read Martin Lings seerah book??

[BeenishTheMuslimah]

I simply love anything by Oscar Wilde, P.G Wodehouse, Ernest Hemingway, and John Grisham. I like romance but not contemporary ones. I have only two favorite romantic books:
A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
Everytime I read these two books I bawl my eyes out.
I LOVE comedy which is why I'm addicted to Oscar Wilde and P.G Wodehouse. British comedy is my favorite :D Apart from that I like:
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
In Memorian by Tennyson (It's a poem and a very long one but it makes me cry everytime I read it)
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell
The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin
That's it so far. I'll add more as I keep remembering them or read new ones.

[Yassy]

I'd definitely welcome recommendations, especially the Forgotten Realms Books
**cracks knuckles** OK! I'm ready!! Brace yourself! :D Start with these!

R. A. Salvatore - Forgotten Realms Books

Dark Elf Trilogy
Homeland: Dark Elf Trilogy Book 1
Exile: Dark Elf Trilogy Book 2
Sojourn: Dark Elf Trilogy Book 3

Icewind Dale Trilogy
The Crystal Shard (Icewind Trilogy, Book 1)
Streams of Silver (Icewind Trilogy, Book 2)
Halfling's Gem (Icewind Trilogy, Book 3)

The Cleric Quintet
Canticle (Cleric Quintet, Book 1)
In Sylvan Shadows (Cleric Quintet, Book 2)
Night Masks (Cleric Quintet, Book 3)
The Fallen Fortress (Cleric Quintet, Book 4)
The Chaos Curse (Cleric Quintet, Book 5)

Legacy of the Drow Series
The Legacy (Legacy of the Drow, Book 1)
Starless Night (Legacy of the Drow, Book 2)
Siege of Darkness (Legacy of the Drow, Book 3)
Passage to Dawn (Legacy of the Drow, Book 4)

Paths of Darkness Series
The Silent Blade (Paths of Darkness, Book 1)
The Spine of the World (Paths of Darkness, Book 2)
Servant of the Shard (Paths of Darkness, Book 3)
Sea of Swords (Paths of Darkness, Book 4)

The Hunter's Blades Trilogy - New Series
The Thousand Orcs (Hunter's Blades Trilogy, Book 1)
The Lone Drow (Forgotten Realms: The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, Book 2)
The Two Swords (Forgotten Realms: The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, Book 3)
(cause you said they're better than LOTR). :)
They are!!! No joke!!
I actually wasn't into fantasy at all, and I'm still not sure if I am, but my brother's friend gave him the boxed set for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and I got bored one day and started reading them. And they were awesome. :D
z0mG!!! That's exactly how I started too! Like, my friend told me to read HP and i was like nah, but then i got cuz she kept on bugging be about. but then i never read it. until one night i was bored out of my mind, and i read it, and it was awesome!! and with that, i started to read teh forgotten realms books!! they are teh BEST!!! j00 r gonna luv em!!!

[SwaZaaY]

but you know... that police guy already knew that he was the one..
neways, i really felt sorry for him at the end :sorry:

back to Crime and Punishment...

that police guy was sooooo annoying...I actually wanted Raskolnikov to get away with the murder... lol, I dunno why, guess I felt bad for him too...

Bottom line- I recommend thisssss book! It's awesome! :D

[BeenishTheMuslimah]

I've read Crime and Punishment but for some reason it didn't appeal to me. I wonder why...usually I like classic pieces.

[Muslima19]

I think one day in the future, I will give LOTR another go because I think it deserves it and I really want to like them. I love the plot, the premise, and the themes in general, maybe when I try again, it will rub me in the right way.

[Morning]

that police guy was sooooo annoying...I actually wanted Raskolnikov to get away with the murder... lol, I dunno why, guess I felt bad for him too...


the police guy was smart..
Raskolnikov was stupid to be soo obvious. If i commit a crime, i wouldn't go back to the scene of the crime and talk about murdering people :rolleyes:

... but thats the point of the book.. we think we are capable of big and bad things, but when the time comes our concience doesn't allow it.

Beenish, i didn't like the book right away either (i think i said that before) and i also prefer classic books... it takes a while to take in books like these. They are not direct but more philosophical.


I think one day in the future, I will give LOTR another go because I think it deserves it and I really want to like them. I love the plot, the premise, and the themes in general, maybe when I try again, it will rub me in the right way.

me too =)
i gave up reading that.. it was soo descriptive, it was annoying!

[SwaZaaY]

Raskolnikov was stupid to be soo obvious. If i commit a crime, i wouldn't go back to the scene of the crime and talk about murdering people :rolleyes:

I know, I thought he would b slick about it afterwards, but guess not... and his first stupid mistake- he ended up stealing sum other useless stuff from the lady, instead of all the money she had stashed away! man I could go on...but we might b giving the plot away to future readers... ;)


i gave up reading that.. it was soo descriptive, it was annoying!

oh man, I CANNOT read books that are too descriptive...I'll read upto like the second page, and if it's explaining to the last bit of detail the greenery of grass or something, that's where it ends for me... :o

[BeenishTheMuslimah]

Beenish, i didn't like the book right away either (i think i said that before) and i also prefer classic books... it takes a while to take in books like these. They are not direct but more philosophical.




I think my reason for dislike might've been that I had to read C&P for my Eng 12 AP class. AP classes sometimes really take the fun out of reading. I've realized that I enjoy reading books more in college as an English major mostly because they actually want you to enjoy the book and love it for the marvelous piece of literature it is.

I love literature from the Victorian Times because as a Muslim I think I identify with the faith issues they were facing back then. I think the Muslims are going through their Victorian phase at the moment. In Memorian by Tennyson is a wonderful read. The points Tennyson makes in it, even though they were in the 1800s, they seem so contemporary.

[sarkywarky]

oh oh..i remember 3 more books

The Night Room- E.M. Goldman
A Series of Unfortunate Events- The Bad Beginning
A Separate Battle: Women and the Civil War- Ina Chang

[Abeedah]

Everyone’s reading are so extensive, I feel rather ashamed of my own short list. However, like most of you, there’s nothing more exciting than books!

The top of my list got to be anything from Harun Yahya!
I especially like the ones about cosmology (the creation of the universe) from the light of Al-Quran and supported by scientific proofs.
Check out www.harunyahya.com

Many people mentioned classics here, for those who might want to check out a L.M Montgomery or Jane Austen or L.M Alcott etc etc , feel free to visit www.abacci.com, a site where you can download free e-books! Sure, it’s much better if you can hold the books in your hand, but in case they are hard to get, you can still read them. One of my particular favoirite was Eight Cousin by L.M Alcott(who wrote Little Women) and its sequel, The Rose in Bloom. And apart from Anne of Green Gables series (by L.M Montgomery) I also like Blue Castle by the same author.

And oh yeah, I love Garth Nix too, especially his Abhorsen series (also known as the Old Kingdom series) :
1.Sabriel
2.Lirael
3.Abhorsen
Just drop by at www.garthnix.co.uk!

The BFG, Revolting Rhymes and The Giraffe The Pelly and Me are among my favoirites of Roald Dahl. His stories are so crazy, and the words he made up were simply hilarious!
Visit www.roalddahl.com You’ll love this site!

And since nobody else mentioned it, I must add books by Diana Wynne Jones are simply cool too, she mostly wrote for young adults. My ultimate favoirite of hers include Howl’s Moving Castle, Hexwood and The Power of Three…and oh yeah, the Crestomanci’s series of course.
If you like unexpected endings (but a happy one, don’t worry), try them out!
www.leemac.freeserve.co.uk

I understand why some people might find it rather hard to ‘digest’ LOTR. Believe me, I wouldn’t have tried the books either, if I haven’t seen the movies first. I only read them when there’s absolutely nothing else to read. And I found that they weren’t so bad, thought like some of you said, the descriptions were rather tiring…

And so, those are mine. And thanks everybody, for mentioning you guys favoirites. Books are rather expensive here(especially for students with slim purses like me!) and I especially appreciate if somebody can recommend me a good book, so that I won’t waste my money on something that might turn out to be a failure.

[Kiki]

Lord of the Flies- William Golding
A Man for All Seasons- Robert Bolt
Julius Caesar- Shakespeare



oh myy! ridaa i agree with the hp books. but all of the above.. eek:eek:

[BintFozi]

oh myy! ridaa i agree with the hp books. but all of the above.. eek:eek:
OK, so I can see why Lord of the Flies and A Man for All Seasons may not be to your liking, but how can you not love Shakespeare?!!? He's the man!

No, but seriously, I fell in love with Julius Caesar when I played Mark Antony in our school play. It was a lot of fun-- we wore white bedsheets as togas over our jilbabs, lol. Antony has the coolest lines in the whole play, in my opinion. I read my part a million times over to get it just right, and I was just in awe at the words. Shakespeare's brilliant, we go way back. :)

[*HijabiForLife*]

Shakespeare's brilliant, we go way back. :)

Man Sis ur right, Shakespeare rocks:D We read 12th Night and Merchant of Venice this year OMA I loved it all.. didn't care I didn't understand it and had to have my teacher translate but the parts I understood were just amazing. And LOL It is amaaaazing to act it out;)

[mocha24]

i really think his stories are really well written..i mean, even though you dont understand teh style of english...the storyline themselves are really really good

[His_Emminence]

Green Eggs and Ham

[ahasan2]

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

I just finished reading 'An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur'aan' by Abu Ammar Yasir Qadhi.

MashaAllah it is a very well-written and (although it says an 'introduction') detailed book! Highly recommended! My favorite chapters were about the Wahy (concept of inspiration and the procedure through which the Qur'aan was inspired) and the Gradual Revelation.

Sh. Yasir ends the book w/ this (something we all need to ponder upon):
"The Prophet :saws: also said, 'Whoever puts (the Qur'aan) ahead of him, it will lead him to Paradise; and whoever throws it behind him, it will drag him into Hell.' Which of these two categories do you wish to be in?"

[Melody]

Bismillah

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته


I just finished reading 'An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur'aan' by Abu Ammar Yasir Qadhi.

MashaAllah it is a very well-written and (although it says an 'introduction') detailed book! Highly recommended! My favorite chapters were about the Wahy (concept of inspiration and the procedure through which the Qur'aan was inspired) and the Gradual Revelation.

Sh. Yasir ends the book w/ this (something we all need to ponder upon):
"The Prophet :saws: also said, 'Whoever puts (the Qur'aan) ahead of him, it will lead him to Paradise; and whoever throws it behind him, it will drag him into Hell.' Which of these two categories do you wish to be in?"

Can I borrow it?

[ummah13]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on the 21st! Only 5 days away...

I read a couple of chapters of Does My Head Look Big in This? It's Muslim fiction, I like it.

[SwaZaaY]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on the 21st! Only 5 days away...

did anyone order in advance? I'm hoping to read it b4 I get details of the book from other sources, i.e. people, the newspaper, the internet...as that's been the case with the previous books.

[ayaelse92]

My friend pre-ordered it from Barnes & Nobles.

[ummah13]

I preordered about 4 months ago, lol. I'll get it at midnight as I'm going to that midnight release party with friends at Borders.

When I finish (in about 2 days time or less :D) I can totally fill you in to how it was...

[Muslima19]

Yep, I pre-ordered on Amazon.com since my parents think going to a store at midnight is crazy so the book will be at my doorstep Saturday morning, inshallah. Some people have already recieved copys because the distributors shipped them out accidentally. I wish I was one of those people...

[ummah13]

LOL, yeah I thought my parents wouldn't let me but its summer and for some reason, they're letting me.

I didn't want to pay for shipping so I decided not to preorder online.

AWW. I wish I was one of those people also.
Illegal copies are being sold on Ebay and other places, as I've heard.

[SwaZaaY]

I preordered about 4 months ago, lol. I'll get it at midnight as I'm going to that midnight release party with friends at Borders.

When I finish (in about 2 days time or less :D) I can totally fill you in to how it was...

yeah, I'm really hoping I can go to the release party 2maro at Barnes n Noble. but if in case I don't get my hands on the book, don't fill me in, please! ;) I'm gonna try to get it by Sunday, the latest.


Illegal copies are being sold on Ebay and other places, as I've heard.

They're selling them at sum stores in the city as well. If I only knew what store it was. :)

[ummah13]

Oh, by filling you in, I meant I'd be like "OMG that was a great book but it was long.... blah blah." I would never ever ruin it for you or anyone else. :D

Well, Happy Reading to everyone!

[BintFozi]

I messed up Book 5 for myself because we were in Canada and I couldn't buy it yet because we were staying with someone and all that, so I was reading the news and the Times had an article on it, and the first line revealed that Sirius dies in the book. But I was still completely shocked because I wasn't expecting him to die the way he did, so it all worked out in the end.

I ordered Book 7 to Strand Books because I like it better than Barnes and Noble. :) So I'm going to go pick it up Saturday morning InshaAllah, and I'm just going to stay away from the world from Friday evening until then so it's not ruined for me.

By the way, the book was leaked online a few days ago... it's available for download on torrent sites but I'm refusing to look at it or all the spoilers people keep posting. Some companies shipped it early even though they weren't supposed to...