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... Visa by Juan de Recacoechea
8 - Sep -10 Evening is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan
13 - Oct -10 A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
10 - Nov -10 The Commoner by John Burnham Schwartz
8 - Dec -10 The Invisible Mountain by Carolina de Rober ... Caroline, I loved A Case of Exploding Mangoes, especially the author's (mis)characterization of General Zia. ... to a tiny bookstore in between meetings today and came away with :
A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro (at last)
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif (only because it sounded so quirky)
A Dead Hand by Paul Theroux
Thankfully books are somewhat reasonably priced here ... ... 54. A Case Of Exploding Mangos by Mohammed Hanif
55. The Cellist Of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
Getting to 75 may be harder than anticipated with November our birthday month and the christmas busy season upon me.!! 54. A Case Of Exploding Mangos by Mohammed Hanif
55. The Cellist Of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
Getting to 75 may be harder than anticipated with November our birthday month and the christmas busy season upon me.!! ... Writers Prizes were announced there. My only comment is that while I couldn't wait to read Say you're one of them orCase of Exploding Mangoes after hearing the writers speak and read from their books, I walked out of the Tsiolkas' reading, it wasn't appealing at all. I will read another ... There is also the Indian novel, A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif (male author). You may be mixing up the two as both were released around the same time. Your outline doesn't sound as much like the mango book, but there is a lot going on in that one plot wise, so I may be forgetting ... From aqeeliz's library I would read A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif - a great title that just begs to be read (and the description sounds like something that I might like actually). And looking through this library, I was reminded again that I need to get all my books in LT at ...
Finally made my way out of A Case of Exploding Mangoes! I've been reading Winterson's The Passion today and almost finished it. Loads of Passionate expression in only 160 pages. Then I've a commitement to my mini-bookgroup that we'll read Smoke and Mirrors: A Brad Chen Novel this ACT school ... I was thinking of buying A Case of Exploding Mangos. Perhaps I shouldn't ? ... as wonderful as the Death of Rat's, that tiny hoody is too cute.
by the way,
Help!
All September I've been stuck in A Case of Exploding Mangos and I can't seem to make my way out!
Trying again to get through it in October!
... up in the boot, but there you go ;-)
I'm really enjoying it, Freelunch your next!
I'm looking forward to returning to A Case of Exploding Mango's which my husband pinched a couple of weeks ago, it's a bit like a Pakistani Catch 22.
Oh, pinkozcat, you've inspired me to start listening ... ... I read this year.)
Other standouts for me:
The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mohammed Hanif
Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones
Black Swan Green - David Mitchell
Lush Life - Richard Price
The Translator: A Tribesman's M ... ... "cleverness over literature". The Secret Scripture would have been a deserving winner, and I also liked Netherland, A Case of Exploding Mangoes, Sea of Poppies and (awaiting howls of protest) The Enchantress of Florence far better than The White Tiger. And I still can't believe ...
I'm continuing with bookring reading, August has been bookring flood month. I started A case of exploding mangoes but hubby was without a book and nicked it from under me. So I stayed in the same country with Three cups of Tea an amazing true story. Almost finished I'm not scared from the 1 ... ... back on our times!), and the concept was a lot of fun. I liked how they tried to defy the stereotypes of their times.
A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mohammed Hanif(Pakistan) ****
This book was based in Pakistan around the time of the plane crash that killed General Zia. I loved the way the ... 2. Global Fiction
2.1. Mohammed Hanif – A Case of Exploding Mangoes (Pakistan) ****
2.2. Jamaica Kincaid – Mr. Potter (Antigua)***
2.3. Uwem Akpan – Say You’re One of Them (Various Countries, Africa) **
2.4. Pai Kit Fai - The Concubine's Daughter (Japan / Chi ... A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
1. Where did you get this book?
It was sent to my bookcrossing. com alias "FreePages" ... ... but a bit tedious on the plot side of things. Enjoyed The Blood of Flowers great brain candy, an engrossing tale.
A case of Exploding Mangoes has arrived and I dont think I can resist it so I'm off to have an early night.
... One Sixteenth Black and other stories - Nadine Gordimer (2/07/09)
23. Gardens of Water - Alan Drew (2/09/09)
24. A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mohammed Hanif (2/12/09
25. Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones (2/18/09)
26. Digging to America - Anne Tyler (2/20/09)
27. Proust and the S ... ... for Stone by Abraham Verghese
After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
Second Quarter:
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
Music and Silence by Rose Tremain
Rege ... My latest books from B&N and Borders:
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif, Satire
Story of the Pakistani military and bureaucracy with a funny, paranoid twist. About the different circumstances leading up to an assassination. Has been compared to Catch-22.
The Commoner by ... Well, that's interesting. I've not been sure about reading The Slap but now I certainly will.
Ditto Mangoes. ... The Slap, and Mohammed Hanif won the Best First Book Award for A Case of Exploding Mangoes.
2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize - winners announced in Auckland< ... ... Fiction:
A Mercy by Toni Morrison
Sputnik Caledonia by Andrew Crumey
Pilcrow by Adam Mars-Jones
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
The Guardian has an article about the announcement:
bonniebooks in 999 Challenge : bonniebook's 999 challenge, Turn to Chapter 2 (May 10, 2009, 9:09pm) My list of books to look at/buy is now in my library under, appropriately enough, Wish List. ... One Sixteenth Black and other stories - Nadine Gordimer (2/07/09)
23. Gardens of Water - Alan Drew (2/09/09)
24. A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mohammed Hanif (2/12/09
25. Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones (2/18/09)
26. Digging to America - Anne Tyler (2/20/09)
27. Proust and the S ... The Impressionist by Hari Kunzru
After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Music and Silence by Rose Tremain
Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslan
Passion: A Novel of the Romantic ... ... it was not. Anyone recommend her other book, What Was She Thinking: Notes on a Scandal?
I also am finishing off A Case of Exploding Mangoes and about to start Fool, my first by Christopher Moore. ... Listers" now in paperback 9/9
Tree of Smoke - Denis Johnson - Natl. Book Award, 2007 (1/01/09)
A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mohammed Hanif (2/12/09)
Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon (5/17/09)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Di ... ... might be the time I need to finally get through In Search of Lost Time.
32) And... what are you reading right now?
A Case of Exploding Mangoes and Nazi Literature in the Americas.
edited to wait for touchstones - wish me luck!
After You'd Gone by Maggie Farrell
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
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A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
Not what I expected at all--and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm not much of a one for political thrillers, assassination ... Thanks for posting this. I'm currently reading A Case of Exploding Mangoes. It's not something I'd normally pick up, but I am wowed by it so far.
I've had the Lahiri since it first came out but haven't gotten around to it yet. ... Mandla Langa
Good to a Fault by Marina Endicott
The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
Best First Book:
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
Reading by Lightning by Joan Thomas
The Year of the Shanghai Shark ... ... Diary of a Noblewoman of Heian Japan by Edward Seidensticker
Sea of Poppies: A Novel by Amitav Ghosh
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif A
Skin Trade (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 17) by Laurell K. Hamilton
Speak of the Devil by Jenna Bla ... ... of Good Prayers
When We Were Romans
The Foreigner
Runaway
First Into Nagasaki
Iraq through a Bullet Hole
Case of Exploding Mangoes
Where Am I Wearing?
The White Tiger
Something Like an Autobiography
The Housekeeper and the Professor
Edited to add to list of ... ... lth.
So pleased to see Chris Cleave nominated. I've read The Other Hand, The Northern Clemency, The White Tiger and A Case of Exploding Mangoes; I have a signed copy of Deaf Sentence that I still haven't read, and I really really want to read Jhumpa Lahiri's book as I have loved all ... ... of his books.
Let's see...of the Commonwealth prize shortlisted books I've only read The Enchantress of Florence and A Case of Exploding Mangoes, which were both longlisted for the 2008 Booker Prize. The White Tiger, which won the Booker, The Spare Room, and The Boat. I have Unaccu ... Thanks for the great reviews - I really enjoy your thread! I'll add A Case of Exploding Mangoes to my library list. ... was a comedic spin put on how the various characters were portrayed even though the story, itself, was not at all funny. A Case of Exploding Mangoes is primarily a dark comedy involving some of the same people in the Pakistan though, again, the underlying story of murder and corruption, ... 23. A Case of Exploding Mangoes. What a weird coincidence! The next movie in my Netflix queue turned out to be Charlie Wilson's War. So, here I was hearing about General Zia, Pakistan, the CIA, the millions to billions of dollars provided by congress and the American military, the ... 19. A Case of Exploding Mangoes. What a weird coincidence! The next movie in my Netflix queue turned out to be Charlie Wilson's War. So, here I was hearing about General Zia, Pakistan, the CIA, the millions to billions of dollars provided by congress and the American military, the ... I found both Gardens of Water and A Case of Exploding Mangoes in the "new books" section of the library just as I was walking out discouraged that I hadn't found any of the books I was looking for. Even though I was happy to find these books, searching in vain for others on my list that I ... I found both Gardens of Water and A Case of Exploding Mangoes in the "new books" section as I was walking out of the library discouraged that I hadn't found any of the books I was looking for. Even though I was happy to find them, vainly searching for others on my list reminds me of why I like ... ... in a Blue dress - Gaynor Arnold (Sujie) (Read June)
The Lost Dog - Michele de Kretser (goodthinkingmax)(Read July)
A Case of Exploding Mangoes- Mohammed Hanif (Fleebo) (Read Aug-Sep)
The Enchantress of Florence - Salman Rushdie (me) (Read 2008)
June 2009 - About halfway through ... ... by Richard Flanagan (Read Aug)
68.Ice by Louis Nowra (Read Aug)
69.The Wooden Sea by Johnathan Carroll (Read Sep)
70.A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammad Harif (Read Sep)
71.The Passion by Jeanette Winterson (Read Oct)
72.Smoke and Mirrors: A Brad Chen Novel by Kel Robertson (Read ... ... ones was Evening Class.
Regarding your 50 books list - I haven't read any of these books so can't recommend any. A Case of Exploding Mangoes was on the Booker Prize shortlist a couple of year's ago I think and it's a book I do want to read eventually. ... One Sixteenth Black and other stories - Nadine Gordimer (2/07/09)
23. Gardens of Water - Alan Drew (2/09/09)
24. A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mohammed Hanif (2/12/09
25. Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones (2/18/09)
26. Digging to America - Anne Tyler (2/20/09)
27. Proust and the S ... ... by Joseph O'Neill
The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
God's Own Country by Ross Raisin
The Spare Room by Helen Garner
Onits ... ... Where’s My Jetpack? - Daniel H. Wilson & Richard Horne (192)
283. Nine Parts of Desire - Geraldine Brooks (255)
284. A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mohammed Hanif (323)
285. Stolen Innocence - Elissa Wall (438)
286. Bear V. Shark - Chris Bachelder (256)
287. The Lace Reader - Bruno ... Just tripped into Pakistan with Mohammed Hanif's A Case of Exploding Mangoes...couldn't resist the bright yellow cover with sinister black crow on it peeling a mango. Started A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif. A promising read, quirky, witty, a book with personality. I really enjoyed The Lost Dog and A Case of Exploding Mangoes. I found A Fraction of the Whole to be a bit of a slog, I'm just over half way throught it. We sure don't have much time to read them before the winner is announced.
I blogged about the Booker shortlist here if anyone's interested: ... ... have read, I would say:
1. The Secret Scripture
2. The Lost Dog
3. From A to X
4. The Northern Clemency
5. A Case of Exploding Mangoes
6. The Clothes on Their Backs
... but those are all I managed! Actually I didn't particularly rate either of the last two as anything ... ...
1. Sea of Poppies
2. The Secret Scripture
3. The Enchantress of Florence
4. Netherland
5. The Lost Dog
6. A Case of Exploding Mangoes
7. The White Tiger
8. From A to X
9. A Fraction of the Whole
10. Child 44
I'll start The Clothes on Their Backs shortly. I'm ... ... book that had Temeraire alone, and I liked his interaction with the other dragons. I'm a big fan of this series.
156 is A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif. You know, I think I might just not like satire; I like funny books, but a lot of the time satire just falls flat for me (s ... Holidays mean time for reading! Though not as much as I would have liked...
57. The Clothes on Their Backs
58. A Case of Exploding Mangoes
59. The Nanny Diaries (I know, I know... but I really needed to read trash!) ... this was by far the least enjoyable one.
So far I've also finished The Enchantress of Florence, my favorite so far, A Case of Exploding Mangoes, The Lost Dog, The White Tiger, and Netherland. I'll start A Fraction of the Whole tonight. I finished A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif two days ago, which was quite good. It dealt with the events leading up to the mysterious plane crash of the former Pakistani president General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. The narrator is an officer in the Pakistani Air Force, but the story ... ... authors.
I've certainly seen visitors to my blog that I suspect are authors. For example, the day after I reviewed A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif, I got a hit from Pakistan where the author lives. I've never gotten a hit from Pakistan before, so I suspect that was ... #160 kidzdoc I just finished A Case of Exploding Mangoes, it was great. I was unaware of the actual event before reading this book. I reserved it from my library a while ago and feel quite smug that I did that well before the Booker list came out.
I just picked up from local thrift store:
... ... and early this morning I completed The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, which were both excellent. I started reading A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif, which has made me laugh out loud a half dozen or so times in the first 30 pages. I also started 84, Charing Cross Road ... I stopped at Borders last night on the way to work, and picked up two books that are on the 2008 Booker Prize longlist: A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif and The Lost Dog by Michelle De Kretser. After I came home this morning, I picked up a package from Amazon.com, which ... ... lot easier. I do listen to audio books, but the variety at my library isn't as good as the real book section. I'm reading A Case of Exploding Mangoes right now. I'm knitting monkey socks, well I've finished one, still have to start the second, and am about half a square into a log cabin ... I am over half was through A Case of Exploding Mangoes, and really enjoying it. Coincidentally, this is the book that has interrupted my Orange Summer, as I had it on hold from the library.
New and different doesn't exactly describe Rushdie either. I haven't read his stuff yet but if I ... Here are some more
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Monhammed Hanif
Wild Strawberries by Angela Thirkell
Melon for Ecstasy by John Fortune and John Wells
Plum Pie by P. G. Wodehouse
...
Linda Grant - The Clothes on Their Backs
Mohammed Hanif - A Case of Exploding Mangoes
Philip Hensher - The Northern Clemency
Joseph O'Neill - Netherland ... I'm reading A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif, and listening in the car to Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk. I just finished A Short History of Tractor in Ukranian. Didn't like it at all.
I'm about to start A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif. Hopefully it will be more enjoyable. ... to be funny. I find it all rather sad. Oh well, they can't all be winners. Next up, a library book that was on hold, A Case of Exploding Mangoes. ... - must read before movie comes out, plus it counts for my Orange July.
When you are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif ... got in exchange. Thanks!
America America by Ethan Canin (TS not working for this one)
Dervishes by Beth Helms
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
Songs for the Missing by Stewart O'Nan (TS not working for O'Nan)
... got in exchange. Thanks!
America America by Ethan Canin (TS not working for this one)
Dervishes by Beth Helms
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Songs for the Missing by Stewart O'Nan (TS ... ... got in exchange. Thanks!
America America by Ethan Canin (TS not working for this one)
Dervishes by Beth Helms
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
Bikeman by Thomas F. Flynn
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
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