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Sohaib
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Sep 10, 2014 08:31AM
Hear ye!! Hear ye!!! List 10 of your favourite books in this thread and tell (mere reference would suffice :P) how they affected your life :)
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My 10 favourite books are as follows1) Holy Quran (It taught me that Allah can talk to you. He isnt unreachable)
2) Secret Seven Series (They taught me that adventure can be good though dangerous but always happy if done with friends)
3) Harry Potter series (They taught me that books can have a whole world in them)
4) Twilight : Eclipse (Well it taught me what pain could be :P)
5) Lord of the rings Series (It showed me the limits of creativity in fiction)
6) Brida (It taught me that love means to let go of the one you loved most)
7) Sherlock Holmes (It taught me that to know something you just have to see :P)
8) Persuasion (Helped me refine my people reading skills namely female psychology :P)
9) Alchemist (It taught me that patience is a virtue)
10) Godfather (It taught me that sometimes muscles dont matter if you can use your brain intelligently)
My favourite top 10 books follows:1. Harry potter series (taught me that friends can be very useful. And also the difference between good and bad). Plus, i haven't completed the whole series yet so my opinion might change from time to time
2. The kite runner (taught me to be open minded and also, there's a chance to be good again, and for you, a thousand times over, and also about sacrifice).
3. A game of thrones (taught me how cruel can the whole world be, and to never lose hope for the best).
4. Treasure island (taught me to never lose hope).
5. A wrinkle in time (taught me what it means to be a family member).
6. Mortal instruments series (taught me that: yes, there are demons and other feirce monster in this world, but instead of being afraid, stand up).
7. Rosewell high: the outsider (taught me so much about friendship and also, aliens:-P).
8. Victorian horror stories (taught me that sometimes, the ghosts are only people who put a mask to scare you) can't tell u why.
I am gonna check my list and post the last two books.
1) the alif bay wala qaeda..helped me learn arabic, without it i wouldnt have been able to read the Qur'an today2) the Qur'an is ofcourse a guidance for all. Till today it motivates me, i feel renewed after reading even a single verse.
3) 'The very hungry catterpillar' - was the first book most children read including myself. It was an introduction to books - oh the joy!
4) The Secret Bedroom by R.l Stine - is the book which started off my love for reading. it was something i picked out myself at the library, my summer holidays were spent reading point horrors.
5) The Secret Garden was the first book I studied with my class. I really enjoyed it, the teacher then made us watch the movie and compare the two and write a long boring essay.
6) Wuthering Heights was my favourite classic I read for my GSCE exams, its the only book I've read three times. It started my love for classics. Its a little dramatic, but hey, it reminds me of my younger days so its all good. ;-)
7) Dracula started my love for gothic novels.
8) Interview with the Vampire I studied in high school, I started reading more vampire based stories after this.
9) Bitten was one of the earlier YA novels i read which i borrowed from the library, my love for paranormal romance began.
10) The Da Vinci Code was recommended to me by my best friend, we had our first 'buddy read'
9. In the line of fire (showed me the real face of my country). 10. Alice in wonderland (taught me that sometimes, dreaming can take you very far away).
Wow, i never really realised how much these books taught me untill now, great job
1. Harry Potter series. (affected me in in more ways than I can write.)2. Revolution (taught me how to look at things from all sorts of perspectives. Also taught me its always important to never let go of your values and never stop doing good, no matter how insignificant is feels/is)
3. Perks of being a wallflower. (no idea how it affected me. I guess its really honest)
4. The boy in the striped pajamas (Made me sympathetic)
5. Hunger Games. (You can literally relate every issue in that book to Pakistan, like no joke)
6. To kill a mockingbird. (importance of truth. Made me more sympathetic and open to injustice around us)
7. Peter Pan. (still awesome to this day. Makes me so nostalgic)
8. Roald Dahl's books. I read a lot of them in my childhood.
These are all I can think about!
P.S Also, this goes without mentioning that Quran is the most influential book I have ever read. Didn't want to put it out here with all this fiction stuff. Its not just a book, its a way of life.
@Arbaz there is no point reading if arent teaching you anything... so yeah great job :)
@Mahnoor mine next two were To kill a mocking bird and Perks of being a wallflower :)
Yeah. All my family members have been asking me what i get from reading books but i couldn't find the words, but nos i have. Thanks to you man, you are great. By the way, how did this idea came to your mind to make people realize the importance of reading ?
@Arbaz well saw people challenging others in FB to name and well anyone can name any book but important thing for me is what the book left itself in you :)
Sohaib wrote: "@Mahnoor mine next two were To kill a mocking bird and Perks of being a wallflower :)"Oh awesome! They are so great. I have read Alchemist too. It is really inspiring. My favorite quote: when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. How great is that! ;)
Sameea wrote: "1) the alif bay wala qaeda..helped me learn arabic, without it i wouldnt have been able to read the Qur'an today2) the Qur'an is ofcourse a guidance for all. Till today it motivates me, i feel re..."
RL Stine! YESSSS!! My best friend introduced me to these books back in sixth grade. We used to swap stories in break :D
@Mahnoor Simple and awesome :)Hey you can share your favourite quotes on its own thread... I have posted several from Paulo's books and others like others :).. It has a superb collection :)
We have a thread like that?? Let me find it asap!!
Havent read RL Stine... ever :P... I was more of a scardy cat then :P
@Mahnoor we have toooo many threads ;P:D
@Sohaib almost too many to handle, atleast for me :P
oh wow Mahnoor! I used to take them to school to show my bestie, and then we'd sit through the entire class reading it (the book would usually be hidden under the table haha) good ol' days
Sohaib you missed out bro. make sure your kids read them though ;-)
Sure would do :)... I bought two for my little brother :P
aww bless. he'll definitely enjoy them. :-)
@Sohaib thank you! Prepare this thread to be spammed a lot by me! :D@Sameea Ikr?! Good old dayss... they were so fun to read. They also had a TV series type thing, do you know? They are kind of ridiculous though lol
@Mahnoor you are always more than welcome to post :)
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Well try :(... I know its hard but tell the ones that changed the most :)
@Mahnoor, really? lol no i haven't seen the series, but i'm glad in a way, they usually aren't anything like the books. Did you have a favourite R.L Stine book?
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1. Conference of the birds by Farid al-Din Attar
2. Sula by Toni Morrison
3. The reluctant fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
4. Servant of the bones by Anne Rice
5. Wicked by Gregory Maguire
6. Shahnameh by Abolqasem Ferdowsi
7. Where the heart is by Billie Letts
8. To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee
9. The book of sufi healing by Shaykh Hakim Moinuddin Chishti
10. Interview with the vampire by Anne Rice
@Sameea Discussions on Hey guys please :(... hope you dont mind :(:)
@zenab you also have to tell how they affected you :P
And the qoute from alcheimist is exactly the same qoute used in the movie Om shanti om, they stole it :-D
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yeah.....some helpless girl might fall victim to it. ;p
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Please mein bohat shareef banda hon... but reason is correct.. awaien kisi bechari ka dil tot na jae meri wajah se.. see I am that sweet ;P
Oh really? Like what? Wait, let me guess... He is barney?
Haaaa... I havent touched a single girl in my liiiifeeee!!! Ye tohmat hai mujh par ;(... Can we shift to Hey guys :P
Acha will you swear that you are not what ahe is saying you are?
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