Some of the books that I loved reading

- War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

- Raja Gidh by Bano Qudsia

- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

- The Prophet by Khail Gibran

- Jinnah of Pakistan by Stanely Wolpert

- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

- Sufaid Jazeera by Nasim Hijazi

- Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela

- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

- A Portrait of the Artist as Young man by James Joyce

- Khanabadoush by Mustansir Hussain Tarar

- The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

- Chaltey ho tou Cheen ko Chalye by Ibn e Insha

- Urdu ki Aakhri Kitaab by Ibn e Insha

- The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

- Pyar ka Pehla Shehar by Mustansir Hussain Tarar

- Persuasion by Jane Austen

- The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

- By The River Piedra I sat down and Wept by Paulo Coelho

- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

….and some that I liked because they were different

- The Davinci Code by Dan Brown

- Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen

- Married to a Bedouin by Marguerite van Geldermalsen

- The Five people you meet in heaven by Mitch Albom

- A Sultan in Palermo by Tariq Ali

8 Responses to “Reads”

  1. Asma Says:

    READ – We should or you??

    Have you gone through Coelho’s Like the flowing river?? It’s a collection of numerous articles of his printed in papers and is the best … !

  2. zios Says:

    READ meaning what I have read and still remember:). Whenever I remember something I have gone through, I put it here.

    No I have not read ‘Like the flowing river’. Will try to get hold of it and read. Thanks Asma.

  3. Maryam Says:

    What about Gone with the wind ???

  4. Zios Says:

    Never finished it :-D ..but still can put it in here :-P .

  5. seekingnoor Says:

    Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam and The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje I think are worthy of being considered for you to read. :)

  6. Zios Says:

    Seeking Noor…thanks..I will try to get hold of the ‘Maps’…as for The English Patient..I have seen the movie and it was UNIQUE experience…no words for it… :-) . I am quite positive that book will be better as is the case usually.

  7. Anaa Says:

    Good selection..
    Read Awaz-E-Dost…it is a gem in the crown of urdu litreture..i bought it last year and read it so many times but i always find it fresh…

  8. Zios Says:

    Thanks Anna. I too liked Awaz e Dost and you are right it is one of good ones in urdu literature. The list here is only few that I read and still remember the names…every book leaves an impression on the reader and these ones , specially the first 3, left a deep mark :-)

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