Pakistani Readers discussion
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Introduction
@Sana welcome to the group hope u like it here :-)@Faheem ji ji bilkul bilkul :-P ;-)
Sana wrote: "Nigham wrote: "Welcome to the Pakistani Readers, Sana. :)"Thanks Nigham. I like your name. What does it mean? :)"
Well, I never find out the meaning of "Nigham" anywhere but my mother says the name is derived from the word Nagina (diamond)... In other words it's a name of a precious stone.
But yes, Nigam is a common Hindi name and it means treasure. :)
I like to read everything except sci-fi.
Nigham wrote: "Sana wrote: "Nigham wrote: "Welcome to the Pakistani Readers, Sana. :)"Thanks Nigham. I like your name. What does it mean? :)"
Well, I never find out the meaning of "Nigham" anywhere but my moth..."
Nice :)
Maffah wrote: "ASSALAMUALAIKUM Sana"Walaikum assalam :)
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a banker here :)"
@Azhar, welcome to group :)
Thank you Faheem and Maira.Who is in for evening tea?
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@Azhar welcome to the group :-)@Maira hoslaaa :-P
Hey sana!!! Welcome to da group I'm sana too!!! Lol
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Where are you all Pakistani readers from?
Maira wrote: "Me me me...! I am ALWAYS up for a cup of tea. A.L.W.A.Y.S :p"We share the same passion. Cheers :)
Talal wrote: "Where are you all Pakistani readers from?"I'm from Karachi.
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We share the same passion. Cheers :)"
@Azhar..Good to know :D and Cheers to you too. :P
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I am from Lahore
Oh good to know where are the karachiites?
Talal wrote: "Where are you all Pakistani readers from?"Currently in Sahiwal.
From Lahore, oddly though all i see are karchiites on gr and little to none lahories.
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Faheem wrote: "Welcome to group @Talal, @Bint E & @Jawad. :)"Thankx Faheem :)
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@Talal, @Bint E and @Jawad welcome to the group... although u havent yet introdeuced urself :-P... or i may have skipped it :-(
Sohaib wrote: "@Talal, @Bint E and @Jawad welcome to the group... although u havent yet introdeuced urself :-P... or i may have skipped it :-("Salam to everyone. Sorry for the late reply Sohaib.
My name is Ikra. I'm doin' Masters in Information Technology. My favorite genres are Young Adult, High Fantasy but if someone recommend a book I'll surely put it on my tbr list :)
Currently reading Magic Study by Maria V.Snyder.
Yea i didn't really introduce myself did i? xDMy name's jawad ali khan. By profession iam a mechanical engineer and currently a holding office in Descon as a design engineer in their lahore world HQ. I am very busy these days but i still find time for books for without them i would seriously die of boredom. Fav genre is high fantasy especially dark fantasy with realistic touches kinda like joe abercombie or daniel polensky's stuff and also contemporary YA fantasy.
If anyone loves fantasy or contemporary YA ( sci-fi or fantasy or coming of age ) feel free to chat me up xD
Welcome to group @Jawad and @Ikra :-P
@Ikra you are most welcome :-)so which are your favourite writers? :-)
I don't think I can choose. favorite writers... that'll be a long list
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Ikra,Beware, If you post about high fantasy writers, do remember to put Tolkien in top of list. We found some traces of a vicious secretive Tolkien fan cult in this group. :P
Isn't that right @sohaib :D
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My name's jawad ali khan. By profession iam a mechanical engineer and currently a holding office in Descon as a design engineer in their lahore world ..."
@Jawad, which Uni have you graduated from ?
haha i think Robert Jordan >> Tolkien ( runs away )
"Vicious secretive Tolkien fan cult"@Faheem Thankx for the warning ;) but Tolkien was already on my list xD.
@Faheem kahan nhn hai?? ;-)@Jawad plzzzz... tolkiens was the person who mainstreamed high fiction when the world was still busy in wars :-P
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My name's jawad ali khan. By profession iam a mechanical engineer and currently a holding office in Descon as a design engineer in their lahore world ..."
Jawad try reading Falling KIngdoms. It is a fantasy book you will like it.
ooo thanks :D that kinda looks amazing! will read it after i finish fools quest.
@Maira i see that you have also read Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
waiting for queen of fire with impatience i hope? :D , loved the first 2 books. Oh and the broken empire series as well awesome, have you read the first law by joe abercombie?
hello. im urooj. 20. avid reader. i love instagramming my love for books and i read pretty much everything. im currently doing mbbs and im looking forward to knowing you all
@Urooj welcome to the group hope u like it here :-)
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i see that you have also read Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
waiting for queen of fire with impatience i hope? :D , loved the first 2 books. Oh and the broken empire series as well awesome, ha..."
Yeah, blood song is an awesome book. I haven't read the second book but am planing on reading it soon. I am dying to read queen of fire. It is going to be awesome (i am sure...not hoping here :P)
and umm...no i haven't read first law but will read it soon..its in my book list now.
You should also read The Crown Conspiracy by Micheal J Sullivan. It is a very very good series.
^read already quite some time back when i was starting out reading, its one of my favorites alongside the kingkiller chronicles, the demon saga and the gentleman bastard seriesPS : the author is writing the riyria chronicles these days which is a prequel to the riyria revelations. It reveals the origins of Royce and Hadrian and how they met iam sure you'd love it
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PS : the author is ..."
Yeah I have read about it in some blog. I started reading Riyria revolution too but couldn't continue it because of papers.
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@syeda, welcome to group :)
Hello everyone, my name is Ramla Zareen and I am originally from Pakistan but have been settled in Germany since more than 8 years, and am now officially a German national. I actually came to Germany soon after my marriage and though adjusting to the cold weather and learning a new language was a challenge but now I love my life here! It is kind of difficult to find English books in the libraries and book stores so I mostly buy mine online from www.amazon.de and have now accumulated a large collection, too large in my husband's opinion! :-) Lolz Not only does escaping into the wonderful world of fiction provides me immense pleasure, but I also love to keep that world readily accessible and very much enjoy re-reading my favourite books too! :-) Thankfully, my 3 and a half years old daughter also love books and so my husband is now quite resigned to a life with two bookworms :-)I am also always happy to make friends with those who share my love for reading so please feel free to connect with me on Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter etc :-)
My favourite genres to read are "Golden-Age" and "Cozy" Mystery and the main objective of my blog is to recommend wonderful authors of these genres, for example, Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Carolyn G. Hart, Julie Hyzy, Jill Churchill, Krista Davis etc
I also very much enjoy "Historical Romance", "Contemporary Romance", "RomCom/Chick-Lit" and "Classic RomCom".
While the books of some of my favourite "Romance" authors, like Judith McNaught and Julie James etc, do contain some intimate scenes but usually I very much appreciate it when an author is able to maintain decency by exquisitely manipulating words to imply physical chemistry between the lead characters, without going into intimate details. For example, Georgette Heyer, Robin Bielman, Debbie Macomber and Sophie Kinsella etc.
Since reading is usually a fun escape and a source of happiness for me so some of my most requirements in books are humour, pleasant ambience and happy endings! :-)
Well, looking forward to discussing books and hopefully becoming good friends with you all,
Happy Reading! :-)
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Welcome to the group, Hope you'll like it, We have plenty of Engineers here;me included :)"
Thanku Faheem :)