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author: Ahdaf Soueif
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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author: Nadeem Aslam
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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Reads like urdu poetry - at times trying in its extravagant discriptions of nature etc, but an important landmark from a Pakistani writer who gives a remarkable glimpse into the life of a major cross-section of the Pakistani community in London.
]]> 16151461 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:01:31 -0800
author: David Davidar
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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author: David Davidar
name: Amrita
average rating: 2.75
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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Disappointing after House of Blue Mangoes..
]]> 16151252 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:57:15 -0800
author: Scott Spencer
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.18
book published: 2004
rating: 4
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Well written and moving
]]> 16151140 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:50:29 -0800
author: Manju Kapur
name: Amrita
average rating: 2.00
book published: 2007
rating: 2
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Not great writing and the plot meanders a bit, but readable as a commentary on a particular cross section of Indian society - insightful regarding its social and cultural norms ..
]]> 16151090 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:45:26 -0800
author: James Frey
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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Not as compelling is his first book, but worth a read if you loved A million Pieces
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author: James Frey
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2004
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Moving and "addictive". don't really care if its his own experience or not...
]]> 16150964 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:42:49 -0800
author: Suketu Mehta
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2005
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Compelling commentary on the city of Bombay from a native son whose also capable of stepping out and viewing it from the outside in.
]]> 9479399 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 06:53:41 -0800
author: Vikram Chandra
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> 5620179 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:04:30 -0700
author: Elif Shafak
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.56
book published: 2008
rating: 2
read at: 08/07
date added: 09/04/07
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The book suffers due to its trite language, stereotypical characterization, and unsubtle plot. You end up not really caring for any of the characters, and wishing that the two deep questions - the Armenian genocide and the Turkish identity pre and post Ataturk, had been painted on a more deserving canvas...
]]> 5620099 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:56:51 -0700
author: David Sedaris
name: Amrita
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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]]> 3492428 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:01:26 -0700
author: Gautam Malkani
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.34
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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A compelling and often hilarious look at the "rudeboy" desi subculture existing among English youth of Asian origin. Written from the perspective of a wannabe rudeboy, the book stays in character right till its very unexpected end. If you dont know Punjabi, or are unfamiliar with the mannerisms and speech of this sub-culture, you may have a bit of a problem at first, but don't give up, the cadence of the speech soons gets familiar and you won't regret the effort.
]]> 3446468 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:57:18 -0700
author: William Dalrymple
name: Amrita
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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Still remains his most engaging book
]]> 3446506 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:54:06 -0700
author: William Dalrymple
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2002
rating: 3
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]]> 3446489 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:53:43 -0700
author: William Dalrymple
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.68
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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]]> 3446447 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:52:44 -0700
author: Shashi Tharoor
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.80
book published: 1993
rating: 4
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]]> 3446434 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:52:23 -0700
author: Shashi Tharoor
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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]]> 3446409 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:51:53 -0700
author: Amitav Ghosh
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> 3446390 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:51:20 -0700
author: Amitav Ghosh
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.33
book published: 1997
rating: 3
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]]> 3446360 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:50:30 -0700
author: Amitav Ghosh
name: Amrita
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2000
rating: 5
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]]> 3446323 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:49:59 -0700
author: Amitav Ghosh
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> 3446313 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:49:16 -0700
author: Amitav Ghosh
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2002
rating: 5
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]]> 3446281 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:48:18 -0700
author: Barbara Kingsolver
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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]]> 3446256 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:47:34 -0700
author: Barbara Kingsolver
name: Amrita
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1998
rating: 5
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]]> 3446232 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:46:58 -0700
author: Muriel Spark
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.36
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> 3446173 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:45:58 -0700
author: Tim Guest
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.26
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> 3446112 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:44:27 -0700
author: Azar Nafisi
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.41
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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]]> 3446024 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:42:57 -0700
author: V.S. Naipaul
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.87
book published: 1982
rating: 4
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]]> 3445978 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:42:04 -0700
author: V.S. Naipaul
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.84
book published: 1999
rating: 3
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]]> 3445767 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:39:08 -0700
author: V.S. Naipaul
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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]]> 3445545 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:34:22 -0700
author: Irene Nemirovsky
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2004
rating: 3
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]]> 3445381 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:31:21 -0700
author: Mike Stocks
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.56
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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]]> 3444770 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:26:57 -0700
author: Khaled Hosseini
name: Amrita
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at: 04/06
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While not as absorbing a tale as the Kite Runner, it does present a searingly accurate pix of the position of women in Afghanistan over the last couple of decades.
]]> 3256530 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:12:00 -0700
author: Rohinton Mistry
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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]]> 3256528 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:11:56 -0700
author: Rohinton Mistry
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> 3256526 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:11:52 -0700
author: Rohinton Mistry
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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]]> 3256525 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:11:47 -0700
author: Rohinton Mistry
name: Amrita
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1996
rating: 5
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]]> 3256524 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:11:44 -0700
author: Gabriel García Márquez
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.91
book published: 1985
rating: 4
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]]> 3256520 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:11:21 -0700
author: J.D. Salinger
name: Amrita
average rating: 3.92
book published: 1951
rating: 4
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