Booklovers in Qatar Unite!

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Are you a booklover? Would you like to read, share and exchange books ?

Click on http://qatarbooklovers.blogspot.com

and get in touch!

By Majh• 16 Jun 2007 15:27
Majh

hey pretty girls...oryx and jauntie i've got only two books to share by Sydney Sheldon and I want to join the book club count on me...

By simplestguy90210• 16 Jun 2007 15:20
simplestguy90210

...I wish I can borrow your book, The Diary of Anne Frank. I'm really just intrigued by it.

By Serendipity• 15 Jun 2007 14:47
Serendipity

Tin Tin is good!

By Oryx• 15 Jun 2007 10:28
Oryx

i have started a book group - waiting for admin approval

By mark666• 14 Jun 2007 16:25
mark666

Is it all talk talk talk or has someone actually joined the group in that blogspot?

I have emailed the person at QatarBooklovers.blogspot.com and am among the first 20 people to register. I hope to improve my tastes in reading and graduate from Tin-Tin / Asterix to Lincoln Rhyme (Jeff Deaver)!:-).

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body...sudoku is pumping iron!

By Tigasin321• 14 Jun 2007 15:31
Tigasin321

I am addicted to literature and have a fairly eclectic collection I am ready to swap out. I have read all the William Boyd's, liked An Ice Cream War the best and also liked A Short History of Ukrainian Tractors (the ending is amazing) so I guess I have a similar taste to Jauntie.

Patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity. Tagore, Bengali Poet

By Oryx• 14 Jun 2007 15:30
Oryx

i havent got time to write a list of my books

u welcome to come to my house - pm me

reading lolita in tehran is excellent

By charmed• 14 Jun 2007 15:22
Rating: 2/5
charmed

Love his books! I have the diary of anne frank whoever wanted to borrow it!

Have heaps of books on travel and travel writing - Bill Bryson, Lonely Plant, all sorts of coutries covered

I did try to set up a book club out here but it never got added to the group section!

Anne schnetzet the one who wrote hundred and one days in baghadad, reading Lolita In Tehran, heaps like that

Currently going through a martina cole phase – there great really make you think!

Heaps of books on Buddhist reoligion ( particuraly the tibetian side )

I love books so much !maybe we should all write lists of what we have and then work out how to lend them out?

Anyone got Dante ? cant find copies of them here!

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By anonymous• 14 Jun 2007 15:17
anonymous

I read it already, the other book, river piedra!

Cheers!

"Like I always said IMHO"

By simplestguy90210• 14 Jun 2007 15:14
simplestguy90210

... no problem. i think i can have back the alchemist also on saturday. i'll just inform you if you haven't read it yet.

bye for now.

By Hulk• 14 Jun 2007 15:09
Hulk

Go to www.soilandhealth.org Pay $50 online and download all the books you want. You will find much knowledge there on the subject.

Best wishes.

By jauntie• 14 Jun 2007 15:07
jauntie

that all the books we have here (not many) all really belong to my hub, so would have to check with him before circulating any! I'm lazy, so I just read his choice mainly :o)

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By anonymous• 14 Jun 2007 15:06
anonymous

Just choose which place I will drop it for you!

Don't get me wrong, am sure I can drop/ leave books somewhere!

I will tell you guys where ok?

Simplestguy... later ok, I am interested with one book you have!

Cheers!

"Like I always said IMHO"

By simplestguy90210• 14 Jun 2007 15:03
simplestguy90210

...I know, his storyline sometimes is a bit boring...

By anonymous• 14 Jun 2007 15:02
anonymous

Read Kiterynner Now eagerly awaiting for the movie.

By Oryx• 14 Jun 2007 15:02
Oryx

william boyd read 2 of his... very erudite writer

the other two i haven't read

By Oryx• 14 Jun 2007 15:00
Oryx

daRuDe as many books as you want .....

kiterunner

the bookseller of kabul

the sewing circle of herat

got all those plus more about afghanistan

By jauntie• 14 Jun 2007 15:00
Rating: 3/5
jauntie

Last 3 books I read were:

A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian -(Maria Lewycka) quite amusing

The Interpretation of Murder - (Jed Rubenfeld) excellent!

Restless - (William Boyd) quite good, once I got into it

Maybe not your cup of cha ... ?

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By DaRuDe• 14 Jun 2007 14:59
DaRuDe

No response at all to my 2 comments.

Book worms are always lost in books.

Am off this thread. :|

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By anonymous• 14 Jun 2007 14:58
anonymous

criticism and insult positively Oryx! So, it will not grow on me.

Book Club is good!

Cheers!

"Like I always said IMHO"

By anonymous• 14 Jun 2007 14:58
anonymous

Already Done . Waiting for the Movie

By shreeya• 14 Jun 2007 14:56
shreeya

You must read kiterunner...dont remember author

By anonymous• 14 Jun 2007 14:56
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

I will PM you later, we can exchange... I also like books about politics.

Got to go now, Beau is picking me up!

Later ok, thanks!

Cheers!

"Like I always said IMHO"

By Oryx• 14 Jun 2007 14:56
Oryx

ok i will start a book club under social groups?

do i have to be polite about everyone's taste in books?

By simplestguy90210• 14 Jun 2007 14:55
simplestguy90210

... owns the book, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK. I would gladly appreciate if you can let me borrow it or if you know where to buy the book.

I'm just intrigued by this book.

By Oryx• 14 Jun 2007 14:54
Oryx

peter rabbit aka paulo coehlo -

in french - veronika decides to die - sat down by the river and wept

in spanish - santiago de compestella

in portuguese - zahir

although at times he is a bit of trite silly sap

By anonymous• 14 Jun 2007 14:54
anonymous

It's a nice novel, Paulo Coehlo is brilliant, I like John Grisham too... some of my books are in Philippines.. SOme I gave it away or leave it somewhere so others can read it!

Cheers!

"Like I always said IMHO"

By DaRuDe• 14 Jun 2007 14:53
DaRuDe

i was wondering how to save the trees at farm house. but guess i found a solution to that. BOOKS :D

got any extra books for me plz

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By simplestguy90210• 14 Jun 2007 14:52
simplestguy90210

....the devil and miss prym and by the river piedra i sat down and wept. somebody borrowed the alchemist.

haven't you read the two?

yes, we can exchange...

By Oryx• 14 Jun 2007 14:51
Oryx

apart from english i have a few books in spanish, portuguese and french if there are any of those native speakers craving...

but not for swapping.

I have a lot on Africa too and Arab things.

i also have a massive collection of guidebooks. i am currently looking for lonely planet's armenia book.

and for all those banging on about how great hezbollah are try reading my copy of Brian Keenan's An Evil Cradling - a work of modern literature...

i am also good at giving advice for people who want to read but not sure what.

By anonymous• 14 Jun 2007 14:50
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

11 Minutes and Zahir, can we exhange?

Cheers!

"Like I always said IMHO"

By simplestguy90210• 14 Jun 2007 14:49
simplestguy90210

..... has books from Mitch Albom? Like, Tuesdays with Morrie, etc.

Actually, I just finished his other book, The Five People You Meet in Heaven.

By simplestguy90210• 14 Jun 2007 14:47
simplestguy90210

... actually, i have some of the great books of paulo coelho's : the alchemist, the devil and miss prym, and, by the river piedra i sat down and wept.

what other books can you recommend?

By jasminejasmine• 14 Jun 2007 14:43
jasminejasmine

Guys why don't you make a QL Group for people who want to share or swap books? I am happy to post a list of all my books in case I have any that people want. I have about 200, from Asimov to Judy Astley and will bring the rest back when I go back in the summer

By Greeker• 14 Jun 2007 14:35
Rating: 4/5
Greeker

I would so luuurve to join in. Only s small problem. I dont have any books to share... sigh.

By Oryx• 14 Jun 2007 14:34
Rating: 2/5
Oryx

no swap shop for me but friends welcome to borrow.

but i have few up for swaps but not many.

otherwise i will lose umberto eco and get danielle steele.

By anonymous• 14 Jun 2007 14:27
anonymous

& Dean Koontz & James Patterson!

Cheers!

"Like I always said IMHO"

By charmed• 14 Jun 2007 14:05
charmed

have a swap shop! i go crazy trying to find good things to read! thats a great idea!

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By anonymous• 14 Jun 2007 13:32
anonymous

brandpromo is that your site....

Everybody take a look

Anybody saw anything relating to a Book within 5 seconds in the site?

Honestly never seen a worst site in mylife.

Come on buddy how much intelligence does it take to design a site especially with Dreamweaver & Flash.

By jauntie• 14 Jun 2007 13:25
Rating: 2/5
jauntie

I sent a PM to Oryx to say I'd be interested and asking if others are involved. Be good to have some sort of swopshop!

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By charmed• 14 Jun 2007 13:22
charmed

orynx and janunite me to me to i have heaps of books! im mad about them! i have loads too which i could lend out and such like!!! orynx what do you mean by your a book snob? I think i am one of those too maybe as i struggle to find decent books to read, it all seems to be romance and chick lit out here which is pure drival if you ask me!

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By anonymous• 14 Jun 2007 12:38
anonymous

The wensite is not very attractive like someone said.

By DaRuDe• 14 Jun 2007 10:59
DaRuDe

Do you have with blank page i like to go through them :D

Dont like readin just looking :D

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By Oryx• 14 Jun 2007 10:56
Rating: 2/5
Oryx

u want to share/exchange books.

I am THE chick in town for that.

you have come to the correct place with me! pm come to my house and I will sort you out with books.

of the quality variety... i am a terrible snotty book snob.

By jauntie• 14 Jun 2007 10:52
Rating: 3/5
jauntie

and the bandwagon rolls on :o)

However, I would enjoy to exchange books and share - apparently not a lot in the shops here apart from fairly innocuous titles/authors

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By Oryx• 14 Jun 2007 10:51
Oryx

I found your website design rather repellent - chaotic and visually disruptive.

Us readers like calmer aesthetics

lets us know when u get it sorted.

oh and a tip - you should put your post under our classified if u r going to advertise

By e46M3• 14 Jun 2007 10:42
Rating: 4/5
e46M3

What's with the recent explosion onto the scene of all the Qatar dot coms?

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