Favourite Books - Authors

[Kulendra]

OK, I couldnt find any thread running on discussing favourite books or authors. So lets start laying them out one by one :)

Mine are (In no particular order)

Discworld series - By Terry Pratchett
Angels and Demons - By Dan Brown
Rama series - Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee
Chandra Sancharakayo - (Translation of "A fall of moondust") - By Arthur C. Clarke
Gamburu Muhuda - (Translation of Deep Range) - By Arthur C. Clarke
Saba Minisekuge Kathawak - (Translated Russian true story of this guy who felw after both his legs were amputated (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Petrovich_Maresiev)) - By Boris Polevoi
Uruma Laddo - Translation of Wuthering Heights - By Emily Bronte

Well thats all that comes to my mind right now :) will add up later

[Lich]

hmmmmmmm

ya but i really dont have a interest in Reading Books

and i never read novels and stuff.. but i read Harry Potter. but not the whole book some of chapters.. thats all

[bokka]

SHIRLOK HOMES ( sinhala translate eka)

[DJ.Parker]

Saba Minisekuge Kathawak - (Translated Russian true story of this guy who flew after both his legs were amputated) - By Boris Polevoi

And well Harry Potter stuff :D lolz

[Novindu]

yeah me 2... dun read much..even ma txt books...lolzzzzzzzz

[shaminicw]

[QUOTE=Kulendra]OK, I couldnt find any thread running on discussing favourite books or authors. So lets start laying them out one by one :)

Mr. Chandana Mendis all translation books. and specially Sherlock Homes novels
:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: and i love reading;) ;) ;)

[Hellbuster]

Well.. there's many

Lord of the rings I,II,II (J.R.R.Tolkein)
Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Da Vinci code, Angels and demons, digital fortress & The deception point (Dan brown)
Fountains of paradise, 2010, 2061 & 3001 (Dr. Arthur C. Cleark)
and of course I just LOVE Archie's comics, TinTin (Geroge Remi or better known as Herge) and Asterix (Uderzo and Goszini)

[Kulendra]

.. but i read Harry Potter. but not the whole book some of chapters.. thats all


What sorta reading is that???? :| :D

[xiona]

Well.. there's many

Lord of the rings I,II,II (J.R.R.Tolkein)
Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Da Vinci code, Angels and demons, digital fortress & The deception point (Dan brown)
Fountains of paradise, 2010, 2061 & 3001 (Dr. Arthur C. Cleark)
and of course I just LOVE Archie's comics, TinTin (Geroge Remi or better known as Herge) and Asterix (Uderzo and Goszini)
me the same;) ;)

[DJ.Parker]

What sorta reading is that???? :| :D


The way that sometimes I also read lol :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Neville]

I lik Jeffrey Arthur(esp. his the 11th commandment.dat is da best),Sidney Sheldon,John Grisham, J.K. Rowling n Anthony Horowitz..mainly..eny books i can get ma hands on i read...othr thyanthat Im in to action,love n Horror books

[xiona]

I lik Jeffrey Arthur(esp. his the 11th commandment.dat is da best),Sidney Sheldon,John Grisham, J.K. Rowling n Anthony Horowitz..mainly..eny books i can get ma hands on i read...othr thyanthat Im in to action,love n Horror books
i lik J.K Rowling and Anthony Horowitz 2:D :D

[Neville]

Hav u read Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider kid detective series?i jus luv dat series..esp da gadjets....

[Kulendra]

So is it only me whos reading Terry Pratchett's then? :(

[systemoad]

Kulendra u read A.C.C?? tried several times but cudn't understand a thing..lol
I read Jack Higgins, Sidney Sheldon, Michael Crichton, J.K.Rowling and Dan Brown..:D

[Kulendra]

Kulendra u read A.C.C?? tried several times but cudn't understand a thing..lol
I read Jack Higgins, Sidney Sheldon, Michael Crichton, J.K.Rowling and Dan Brown..:D


Its not that hard once u start reading ;) I started reading my first book of ACC when i was in 5 or 6 i think, the first one was the sinhala translation of Deep Range and the second one was the sinhala translation of Fall of Moondust. They are not advanced at all :) No honestly ! :)

[Lich]

What sorta reading is that???? :| :D

no men ... my Ex girl was a Writer. ... so i sorta read some books.. eth not much..

[Wal Bada]

Mine are

Viraagaya - Martin Wckramasinghe
Pichcha mala, Araliyamal Aaramaya, Ama wessa - Jayasena Jayakody
Mage Naduwa Iwarayi - Sarath Wijesuriya
Gini Awi saha Gini Keli - Anura Horacious
Ballekuge Hadawatah - Sinhala Translation of a Russian novel by Michaele Bulgakov
Rendezvous Rama - Arthur C Clarke
Charitha Thunak - K Jayatillake

[Kulendra]

... my Ex girl was a Writer. ... so i sorta read some books.. .
u had no choice u mean ;) :D

[nEoN_wHitE]

SHIRLOK HOMES ( sinhala translate eka)
yaaaaa mama okkoma books tika read karala thiyanwa.. chandana mendis ge translation.. mara gathi katha tika.. i love them allllllll :D:D:D:D

[systemoad]

@ Kulendra> yahh mate..I shud try 'em sometime when my engine's runnin normal..lol. K.Jayathilake's stories are gud man. and the Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli series was gr8..stories based on villages are nice ..I remember reading Niranandaya over n over again..

[Kulendra]

SHIRLOK HOMES ( sinhala translate eka)

I've read afew too, have to agree that they are among the top in the sense of plot. I m not sure if I read all the books though. How many sinhala translations have been published?

[systemoad]

I've read afew too, have to agree that they are among the top in the sense of plot. I m not sure if I read all the books though. How many sinhala translations have been published?

Almost all I guess..ever read the preface?? u'll be amazed at the bs Chandana Mendis comes up wid :lol:

[Lich]

u had no choice u mean ;) :D


ya men.. so coz of that i had to read.. ekai.. eth i didnt read much.. coz i have lots of work..

[Kulendra]

Almost all I guess..ever read the preface?? u'll be amazed at the bs Chandana Mendis comes up wid :lol:


err well , will do it the next time i get my hands on one :) I usually skip the prefaces intros etc etc. Sometimes I even start reading from the end of the book when the suspense gets too much ;)

[ywicky]

Can I hv books of Anthony Horowitz

[wjlfernando]

no books

[Mackenzie]

Well i liked all of Dan Browns books
and Nothern Lights by phillip Pullman (da film golden compass was based on)