How many books did you read in Riyadh?

I would guess if people are busy reading EB the whole time they don't leave much spare time for book reading

I don't read all that much but have gotton hooked onto Janet Evanovich and her Stephanie Plum series, they are laugh out loud reads

Loopy,

Glad someone in Riyadh reads any more book lovers out there?

anaexpat wrote:

Loopy,

Glad someone in Riyadh reads any more book lovers out there?

Well, come ON.. you know I'm one!!

I average a book a month (from re-reading classics like Animal Farm to current like Eat Pray Love).  I also do a lot of online reading to keep up with current events (Time Magazine online, BBC, Arab News, etc.).

two so far, very promising . I'm challenging myself to get 100 readers (Riyadh residents) by the end of this month (June,2012). Please spread the thread lol

p.s: Eat Pray Love (both the book and the movie) are my fav

anaexpat wrote:

two so far, very promising . I'm challenging myself to get 100 readers (Riyadh residents) by the end of this month (June,2012). Please spread the thread lol

p.s: Eat Pray Love (both the book and the movie) are my fav

I skipped the movie because I thought the whole thing would be handled in a trite way to appeal to mass consumption.  But I was just home and while perusing a used-book store (yes, one of my favorite activities and yes, on my annual leave lol) I saw the novel for a buck so figured, why not?  I'm only to the second part (India) so far but it's a good read, introspective as well as entertaining.

indeed, the second part is by all means the best , totally agree, and it comes like a big relief after Europe's struggle

bride of the mist is what i am reading now

Good choice ex pa

And what if I don't live in Riyadh (alhamdulillah) but I like to read?

im at 5 books in 20 days
i have a 90 minute commute

nicely done Fresh. Hooooya e-books

One in last 6 months - Every Second Counts !!

saimans,

That's much better than NONE in 11 years . good job

Are we talking about any kind of book or just best sellers and such? I like to mix things, I tend to read ebooks regarding things I wanna know, like codes, self help, emag, DIY and tutorials. I have tons of ebooks that's why I decided to buy a tablet just for that purpose only. I avarage 1 topic a week.

haha yeah, im not sharing my subject matter, but it spans everything.  almost none best sellers except one of the recent ones i read

Im 16 and I lovee to read, Infact Im selling some of my books, of Jacqueline Wilson as well as the Sleep-Over Series, so if anyone is intrested, Let me know x]

I read at least one book every month, currently I am reading "Dilemmas of Leadership"

Regards
TA

I have like 4 GB of e-books that I'm collecting for the past 3 years. And have read about 8-9. My target is to read them all before I leave this country for another!

I actually just stumbled on a good website a little while ago:

http://bygosh.com/thebestnovels.htm

Alliecat wrote:

I actually just stumbled on a good website a little while ago:

http://bygosh.com/thebestnovels.htm

I can add 20 more to my list

ghanshyampdave wrote:

Alliecat wrote:

I actually just stumbled on a good website a little while ago:

http://bygosh.com/thebestnovels.htm

I can add 20 more to my list

These are classics, Dave.. well worth reading (well, except for Henry James--I hate that guy. Soooooooooo boring!).

And in case you don't know this site:

http://www.gutenberg.org/

HUGE selection!

Alliecat wrote:

And in case you don't know this site:

http://www.gutenberg.org/

HUGE selection!

Yeah I have. Google ebooks+free+download, and this website comes up.

I've downloaded many books from gutenberg. Oh I loved books, until internet really became cheap

Alliecat wrote:

ghanshyampdave wrote:

Alliecat wrote:

I actually just stumbled on a good website a little while ago:

http://bygosh.com/thebestnovels.htm

I can add 20 more to my list

These are classics, Dave.. well worth reading (well, except for Henry James--I hate that guy. Soooooooooo boring!).

If anybody recommends anything I read it !
Same goes with Movies as well.

You might like H.G. Wells, Dave .. a science fiction writer.  His stuff is really good.

Alliecat wrote:

You might like H.G. Wells, Dave .. a science fiction writer.  His stuff is really good.

Thanks Amie Will download all of his works

amie?

Alliecat wrote:

amie?

en français

Alliecat wrote:

And in case you don't know this site:

http://www.gutenberg.org/

HUGE selection!

Thanx Amie Alliecat !! I hope would find some interesting books to read !! Or some books which can keep me awake ......

saimans wrote:

Thanx Amie Alliecat !! I hope would find some interesting books to read !! Or some books which can keep me awake ......

@Saimans: Why do you want to stay awake ?
Doesn't seem that you're looking for Books, Ami !