Ummah Book Club

Login to find out (March 5, 2008 at 11:11am)

Ulum al-Quran: An introduction to the Sciences of the Quran is a great book on the revelations and subsequent compilation of the written Quran. Also goes into tafsir and related topics.

Login to find out (January 20, 2007 at 9:59pm)

Yes don't read it...you'll be VERY disappointed. I did read "Madras on Rainy Day". Good suggestion...it was different.

Login to find out (January 15, 2007 at 1:02pm)

Yikes! I know what book I won't be reading... *:

That's why I stick primarily to non-fiction and avoid Oprah's reading list... (H)

Login to find out (January 14, 2007 at 8:02pm)

Now who recommended 'The Bluest Eye'? I read it on the airplane and HATED it...I don't like when writers write about girls getting raped by their fathers...it's sickening. The book wasn't moving at all!!! BORiNG as it doesn't flow well!!!!

Login to find out (December 11, 2006 at 12:15pm)

My friend told me about this book: Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter.

I have reserved a copy through the local library.

Login to find out (December 1, 2006 at 12:41am)

I would be up for the book club as long as we get to read the new Harry Potter book. Deal?

Login to find out (November 30, 2006 at 11:05pm)

I would definitely be up for that. If I didn't have a pesky job to go to during the day, I could spend all my time reading :)

So let me know what you're planning on reading next. I wonder if there's anyone else who would be interested in joining us??

Login to find out (November 30, 2006 at 1:50pm)

Aisha

If you liked "She's come undone", you should try "The Lovely bones" by Alice Sebold. Some people have told me that its depressing but I don't agree with that.

Login to find out (November 27, 2006 at 10:29pm)

For anyone with memory problems, you might want to pick up a copy of this:
www.amazon.com n=283155& s=books

Personally, I favor the dua approach. Its always helped me, I still read some of these before exams! www.duas.org

Login to find out (November 27, 2006 at 10:23pm)

Aisha,

"The Namesake" is actually pretty good, its much more interesting once you get into the story of their firstborn son named Gogol. Jhumpa Lahiri writes very eloquently about the immigrant experience. I also enjoyed her other book "Interpreter of Maladies".

I see we have similar taste in books. I also liked the two books you mentioned by Wally Lamb but I preferred "She's come undone".

Login to find out (November 27, 2006 at 5:19pm)

Another book I tried to read recently (until I made the mistake of lending it to someone - never, ever lend out books to people if you want to see your book again!): The Five Love Languages.
www.fivelovelanguages.com

Login to find out (November 27, 2006 at 4:59pm)

Aisha: I haven't read that one; the one I am reading is by DeWayne Wickham, who actually writes for USAToday. Doh! Old age memory strikes again! :P

Login to find out (November 27, 2006 at 3:02am)

Aisha: I read the illustrated version of 'Davinci' and it was pretty good. My buddy's Dad just gave me another Dan Brown book, but I am reading the autobiography of one of the Washington Post's columnists. It is really sad as his father killed his mother and then killed himself, but it is probably uplifting if I can suffer through his really poor childhood as a caddy at a Baltimore golf course. Kind of makes you look forward to reading for work, doesn't it?

Login to find out (November 26, 2006 at 3:02pm)

I think, although it doesn't get as much publicity or drugs, the next thing to go is... the piggies! Not really the toes, but the whole foot. Maybe you can recommend some good medical books to read for ailing soccer feet? :)

Login to find out (November 26, 2006 at 1:56pm)

Well, you know what they say....the memory is always first to go :)

I wonder what's next ??

Login to find out (November 25, 2006 at 4:57pm)

Where do they sell those? I don't think I ever knew that, but I might have forgotten that too... (H)

Login to find out (November 25, 2006 at 2:48pm)

Sounds like you need a ginkgo biloba pie !

Login to find out (November 24, 2006 at 10:29pm)

So what is the herb that helps with memory? (I can't even remember that!) I'm not sure how I forgot a book that I have 10 copies of because I wanted to read multiple translations: The Art of War. It is such a simple book, but it has remained relevant for so long and extends beyond just the military realm.

Related to that book, there are offshoot books that are pretty good too. I would also recommend 'The 40 Rules of Power' and 'The 33 Strategies or War'.

Login to find out (November 24, 2006 at 4:30am)

Doh! How could I forget 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad'?!?!

It is a very simple book, but it has changed my life. I never wanted to deal with real estate or own my own business, but the author makes a compelling argument for both and here I am suffering through his good advice... :P

Login to find out (November 22, 2006 at 11:33pm)

Wow, I can't believe I missed this journal :)

"The Kite Runner" is a great read! If you liked this you might also want to check out: "Hope and other dangerous pursuits" and "The Namesake"

I also recently read: "Life of Pi"...that was pretty good too, anyone read that?

Some of my favorites:
"The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
"To kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
"She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb
Anything by Jane Austen....

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