‘The Kite Runner’ is a touching yet powerful tale of an unlikely friendship between Amir, the son of a wealthy Pasthun and Hasan, the son of his father’s servant, a Hazara.
The story begins in 1970s, before the soviet invasion of Aghanistan. Amir, the protagonist through whom the author tells the story attends school while Hasan [...]
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The Kite Runner
Posted in Books, Khaled Hosseini, tagged Khaled Hosseini, Kite Runner, Kite Runner book review, Kite Runner Review, Review for Kite Runner book, Review for The Kite Runner Book, The Kite Runner, The Kite Runner book review, The Kite Runner by Khaled, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner Review on August 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Nothing Lasts Forever
Posted in Books, Sidney Sheldon, tagged Nothing Lasts Forever, Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon Review, Nothing Lasts Forever Review, Review for "Nothing Lasts Forever" by Sidney Sheldon, Review for Nothing Lasts Forever, Review of "Nothing Lasts Forever", Sidney Sheldon, Sidney Sheldon books, Sidney Sheldon's "Nothing Lasts Forever" Review on July 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When I started reading the book, I thought this one would be different from other Sheldon books. Even though the book starts of on a great note with a court room scence where Paige is being prosecuted for mercy killing, it slowly take the similar path that Sheldon’s books usually follow.
The book revolves around the lifes [...]
Tell me your dreams
Posted in Books, Sidney Sheldon, tagged Dreams, Review for "Tell Me Your Dreams", Review for "Tell me Your Dreams" by Sidney Sheldon, Review of Tell me your dreams by sidney sheldon, Sheldon books, Sidney Sheldon books, Sidney Sheldon's "Tell me your dreams" Review, Sindney Sheldon, Tell me your dreams, Tell me your dreams by Sidney Sheldon Review, Tell me your dreams review on July 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The book begins with the introduction of 3 girls – Ashley Patterson, Toni Prescott and Alette Peters. All of them work for Global Computer Graphics. Toni has a great interest in singing and sings really well while Alette is a great painter.
Ashley feels that she is being stalked and when she ends up in Chicago [...]
On Wings Of Eagles
Posted in Books, Ken Follet, tagged Ken Follet's On Wings of Eagles Review, On Wings Of Eagles by Ken Follet, On Wings of Eagles by Ken Follet Review, On Wings of Eagles Review, Review of On Wings of Eagles, Review of On Wings of Eagles by Ken Follet on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A true story, this book takes place during the fall of the Shah regime in Iran in the year of 1979.
During the end of the year 1978, tensions start building up in Iran and all the employees of EDS (close to 350 members) are in danger. Finally as tensions continue to build up, Paul Chiapparone, [...]
The Seventh Secret
Posted in Books, Irving Wallace, tagged "The Seventh Secret" by Irving Wallace Review, Controversy of Hitler's death, Irving Wallace, Irving Wallace's The Seventh Secret Review, Review of The Seventh Secret, Seventh Secret Review, The Seventh Secret Review on June 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Dr. Harrison Ashcroft undertakes the work of writing the biography of Herr Hitler along with his daughter, Emily Ashcroft. After receiving a phone call from a person who states that he has proof that Hitler didn’t die in the bunker on April 30th, 1945, he travels to Germany to uncover the truth surrounding the death of Hitler. He sets up [...]
Jackdaws
Posted in Books, Ken Follet, tagged Jackdaws by Ken Follet, Jackdaws Review, Ken Follet's Jackdaws Review, Ken Follet's The Jackdaws Review, Review of "Jackdaws" by Ken Follet, Review of "The Jackdaws" by Ken Follet, Review of Jackdaws, Review of The Jackdaws, The Jackdaws by Ken Follet Review, The Jackdaws Review on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is the first book of Ken Follet that I read a few years back and really liked it. Set during the World War II most of the story takes place in Occupied France. The main characters of the book are Felicity Clariet (Flick), an experienced secret agent in the British Special Operations Executive and [...]
Cat O’Nine Tales
Posted in Books, Jeffrey Archer, tagged Cat O'Nine Tales, Cat O'Nine Tales by Jeffrey Archer, Cat O'Nine Tales by Jeffrey Archer Review, Jeffrey Archer "Cat O'Nine Tales", Jeffrey Archer's Cat O'Nine Tales Review on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a collection of 12 short stories that Jeffrey Archer states he picked up while in prison.
The first one, “The Man who robbed his own Post Office” is a simple story about a couple, who make a mistake that probably many would like to do when they get stranded in that situation.
The next story, [...]
Matter of Honor
Posted in Books, Jeffrey Archer, tagged Jeffrey Archer Reviews, Jeffrey Archer's "Matter of Honor" Book Review, matter of honor book review, Matter of Honor by Archer Review, Matter of Honor by Jeffrey Archer Review, Matter of Honor Review, Review for Jeffrey Archer's "Matter of Honor", Review for Matter of Honor on May 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This was one of those books that I just couldn’t put down. Especially the last 200 pages or so were way too good.
An un-employed ex-military man Adam Scott is left behind a sealed letter by his father in his will which he never opened. The letter leads him to a painting in Geneva. The [...]
The King of Torts
Posted in Books, John Grisham, tagged Jeffrey Archer, Jeffrey Archer Reviews, king of torts, King of Torts by Jeffrey Archer Review, King of Torts Review, review for king of torts, review of the king of torts by Jeffrey Archer, The king of Torts by Jeffrey Archer Review, The King of Torts Review on May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The book starts with describing a shooting that takes place in Washington D.C. and then moves on to the main protagonist Clay Carter to whom this case is assigned. Clay Carter works for the DA office with little pay and is dissatisfied with his job, has a girl friend whose parents he hates. He unsuccessfully [...]
