52 Books in 52 Weeks (2012) discussion

GUYS CHECK THIS PLEASE:
I'd love if you wrote RECOMENDED on the top of your reply to this thread whenever you have a book that you really liked! Thanks!


"In this thread, everyone will post their reviews/opinions of the book they have read this week AFTER you rate/review it on your page. The purpose of this is so everyone can see what you read this week and read your review without having to visit each profile. Some of you have their profiles locked, so this saves you the trouble of unlocking it.


ANY COMMENTS THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO THAT MATTER WILL BE DELETED.


The format will be like this:


Name of book.

Author.

n/5 stars.


"Your simple opinion/extended review/one word that expresses what you thought of the book. GO CRAZY! Anything counts. Don't feel pressured."


Link to your review.


Also, this allows us to be organized, so even if a member didn't log in for about a month, they can add the book they've read to the appropriate thread.


THANK YOU ALL!



EDIT:

As I've mentioned in the guidelines, one word or a simple opinion counts as a 'review'. I only called it that because Goodreads calls it that."



Now let's see your achievements, awesome people.

حول العالم
فهد الأحمدي
4/5



كتاب لكاتب صحفي وعطيته أربع نجوم. أتوقع هالشيء كفاية.

الكتاب فيه 70 مقال منوّعة ومقسمة لعدة أقسام منها الفراسة وأسرار دولية وبعض الأحلام التي غيرت مجرى التاريخ. الكتاب ممتع وخفيف ويمكن إنهائه في جلسة واحدة.

يجمع الكاتب في جريدة الرياض - على ما أعتقد - بعض مقالاته التي نُشرت في الجريدة في هذا الكتاب مع التعديل عليها، وعلى ماذكر فإن كتبه القادمة ستكون مخصصة لمواضيع معينة مثل الفراسة ويكون عليها كتاب كامل.

الخلاصة، الكتاب سهل القراءة، ممتع ومعلوماته كثيرة وجميلة وبعضها مفاجئ.

RECOMENDED

Seriously... I'm Kidding
By: Ellen DeGenres
5/5
Hilarious, a really funny and light book :D

Book: Souled
Author: Diana Murdock
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Finished Date: 22.July.2012
Rating: ★★★★
Review: light read...

≈ What will you do if you are promised power and control to get closer to the person you love the most. But then learn that this power and control would be the reason to break that love?

Let me say, the premise isn't new. However, It was told from the perspective of two very interesting couple, Seth and Dani. Seth is a 17 year-old, who wanted to get everything for his girl Dani. He might even risk inviting another soul to empower him for the sake of love. When he realizes how strong this demon has on him, he starts to fight again for the sake of his love. The other POV is Dani's, she is Seth's girlfriend. She loves him so much that she believed that someone took over his soul. She then starts to look for every possible way to help him. Will love conquer all as they say? ≈

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RECOMMENDED

Book: اقترب خروج المسيح الدجال
Author: هشام كمال عبد الحميد
Genre: ديني
Finished Date: 24.July.2012
Rating: ★★★★★
Review: مذهل جداً...

≈ بدأت هذا الكتاب بشكل عفوي عندما وصلتني رسالة تحذر من أننا "نعيش في وقت الدجال" فأثارت فيّ الفضول لأعرف عنه ما اعتقدت أنني أعرفه من قبل. والحمد لله أنني قرأت هذا الكتاب؛ فقد أذهلني هشام كمال بما أورد من حجج وبراهين وأدلة دعّمت رأيه، فبدأت أقتنع ببعض ما أورد.

ما كتب عن الأطباق الطائرة جعلني أشعر بأنني أقرأ كتاباً في الخيال العلمي، عقلي -بكل صراحه- لم يستطع إدراك ذلك العالم الذي رسمه في البداية، لكن... من الأفضل أن يبقي الفرد عقله منفتحاً لكل احتمال، إلا أنني لا أزال أتسائل، ماحاجتهم بالأطباق الطائرة إن كانوا يستطيعون التنقل بسرعة دونها؟

كتاب رائع وكُتب بشكل ممتاز ≈

Book #47
The realm of possibility by David Levithan
4/5

I'm a sucker for books that are narrated through multiple people. I was a bit disappointed that it was poems. But, I still enjoyed reading it.

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Book #48
By the time you read this, I'll be dead by Julie Anne Peters
2/5

There are a lot of books with this theme that have been coming out recently. Sadly, this book fails to shine. It's mediocre.

RECOMMENDED

الوزير المرافق
by غازي القصيبي

5/5

الكتاب ممتع جدًا !! حتى بالنسبة لشخص لا يفقه شيئًا بالسياسة (أنا) ..أحببت أسلوب الكاتب (الله يرحمه)
يحكي الكاتب قصصه عند مرافقته لوزاء وحكام دول من مختلف أنحاء العالم ومنها مواقف مضحكة جدًا! الحلو في الموضوع أنه يصور "طبيعية" أغلب الحكام و غرابة معتقدات بعضهم! في نهاية الكتاب يتحدث الجهود والمؤمرات التي حصلت لدعم القضية الفلسطينية

The Day of the Jack Russell by Colin Bateman

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Hilarious. I bought it because the cover was pretty, yes I'm very shallow go away, and, anyway, I'm glad I did. It's just the sort of thing I've been looking for, a bit of mystery with great characters and a lot of ridiculousness thrown in.

I mean, seriously. The book is so quotable I was this close to storming twitter headquarters and demand they give me more than 140 characters, the evil masterminds.

Definitely recommended, I have no qualms if you end up hating it.