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johnny five Dec 12th 2012 8:07 pm

Re: Good books to read on the beach...
 

Originally Posted by noni (Post 10430905)
50 Shades of Grey :rofl::rofl:

I thought that was a paint colour chart?


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Sue Jan 30th 2013 1:08 am

Re: Good books to read on the beach...
 

Originally Posted by noni (Post 10151458)
Bored to bits with "Marigold Hotel" by Deborah Moggach.
Going to read Fifty Shades of Grey, to see what all the fuss is about. :ohmy: :o

Did you see the film based on the Marigold Hotel book? I loved it.

Oh and how did you get on with the fifty shades of grey book? ;) :D

noni Jan 30th 2013 5:09 am

Re: Good books to read on the beach...
 

Originally Posted by Sue (Post 10514718)
Did you see the film based on the Marigold Hotel book? I loved it.

Oh and how did you get on with the fifty shades of grey book? ;) :D

I was not impressed by the film either.
50 Shades of Grey is still on the bookshelf - will let you know when I have read it. For some reason have not been interested in reading lately.

Have also bought the Kasmiri Shaw!

dreadsoc Jan 31st 2013 4:28 am

Re: Good books to read on the beach...
 

Originally Posted by Sue (Post 10514718)
Did you see the film based on the Marigold Hotel book? I loved it.

Oh and how did you get on with the fifty shades of grey book? ;) :D

The Book 'These Funny Things' was brilliant - the film Marigold Hotel did not do the book justice.............in fact I fell asleep half way through the film !!!!

Dread - x

Sue Jan 31st 2013 1:43 pm

Re: Good books to read on the beach...
 

Originally Posted by dreadsoc (Post 10517333)
The Book 'These Funny Things' was brilliant - the film Marigold Hotel did not do the book justice.............in fact I fell asleep half way through the film !!!!

Dread - x

I think that's the problem, once you've read the book any film based on it just isn't the same.

You can't beat a good book :)

dreadsoc Feb 1st 2013 2:50 am

Re: Good books to read on the beach...
 

Originally Posted by Sue (Post 10518381)
I think that's the problem, once you've read the book any film based on it just isn't the same.

You can't beat a good book :)

Love a good book.

Anyone know iof there is any truth in the book Shantaram being made into a film? (don;t know how true it is but someone told me today that Johnny Depp is going to be in it) - if true I hope they don;t cxck it up

Dread

johnny five Feb 1st 2013 3:12 am

Re: Good books to read on the beach...
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shantaram_%28novel%29

see "film adaptation" it is accurate, a great shame.


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a_f_d Feb 1st 2013 4:55 am

Re: Good books to read on the beach...
 

Originally Posted by johnny five (Post 10519299)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shantaram_%28novel%29

see "film adaptation" it is accurate, a great shame.


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Reading it you'd think it had been organised by GoI not a film studio!

AndyD 8-)

noni Feb 28th 2013 11:59 pm

Re: Good books to read on the beach...
 

Originally Posted by Bipat (Post 10430892)
The Kashmir Shawl--by Rosie Thomas

A good light read (probably for women)

(Helped get me through days of enforced inactivity.)

Thanks Bipat, have thoroughly enjoyed this book, might be "fluffy" but this is all I can cope with at the moment.
:thumbsup:

Sue Mar 1st 2013 1:53 pm

Re: Good books to read on the beach...
 
"The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society." Great book and perfect for the beech. I loved it so much I bought it for two of my friends.

IndianFriend Mar 1st 2013 2:04 pm

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There's a very nice book titled "Goa" by Mr Romesh Bhandari, former Foreign Secretary Govt of India. It gives a complete history of Goa down to the present times. Very nice book.

Cheers

Bipat Mar 1st 2013 7:04 pm

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Originally Posted by noni (Post 10577065)
Thanks Bipat, have thoroughly enjoyed this book, might be "fluffy" but this is all I can cope with at the moment.
:thumbsup:

Pleased that you enjoyed it Noni, I am now reading The Thread --Victoria Hislop. Also "fluffy" but also so much recent history of Greece and how they suffered in the last war, worth reading for that.

Bipat Mar 1st 2013 7:13 pm

Re: Good books to read on the beach...
 

Originally Posted by IndianFriend (Post 10578472)
There's a very nice book titled "Goa" by Mr Romesh Bhandari, former Foreign Secretary Govt of India. It gives a complete history of Goa down to the present times. Very nice book.

Cheers

Thank you so much for suggesting this book. The Bhandari community, as also our own community, were persecuted in Goa and many now live in North Kanara region and Karwar as well as Mumbai etc.
Author has had an amazing life also. I will certainly read his book.
Just looked, it is available on Amazon.

dreadsoc Mar 2nd 2013 12:26 am

Re: Good books to read on the beach...
 
I just read "Ozzie" - autobiography of Ozzy Osbourne............................

...................and it made me laugh and laugh and laugh

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Dread - x

nonthaburi Mar 2nd 2013 5:23 am

Re: Good books to read on the beach...
 
" Small Island " . Great book about Jamaicans in the British Army in WW2 and subsequent immigration of those Jamaicans to the UK and the racism they suffered . Really enjoyed it .


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