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Written by Segololo from the blog Bookworm on 21 Jan 2008
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I made a new years resolution – the first in over forever – to read a single book each month in 2008 so by the end of the year I would have gone through at least 12 books.

Well, I never thought my bookworm ways would resurface to ensure that within 2 weeks I had gone through 3 books and keep me away from tvsa. A real shame…

So, to take the shame away, I decided to start a blog to review all my reads – damn, if Oprah can have a book club, why can’t Segololo?

Before I review my first book, I want to know from bloggers;

1. What kind of books make you lose yourself in them?

2. Apart from your high school novels, what have you gone off and read by own volition and you keep re-reading?

3. Which author never disappoints?

4. Whose books should be banned?

5. What books would you suggest I sink my eyes into?

6. Which book was suggested to you, and you attempted to read it, but felt the time would have been better spent at the dentists chair for a root canal extract?

7. What books should I completely ignore unless I am really really really looking for something more irritating than Eskom’s power cuts?

181 Comments

WhiteSockGirl
21 Jan 2008 17:05

I am going to love this blog, I can't respond to your questions now.... way too late. My brain shuts down around 11H00pm. I will have to come back.

sponono
22 Jan 2008 00:02

I LOVE THIS ALREADY maybe it will convince some of those who think blacks dont read
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1.What kind of books make you lose yourself in them? ...thrillers and autbiographies ..I'm loving the stuff coming out on ThaboM...just finished that Battle for the ANC soul....am now reading some book on the myth of Shaka.....intriguing stuff ...although a bit academic...still i'm learning some totaly different stuff from what we were taught at school (although its still written by a white man...I happen to know him so I trust his objectivity about the Shaka Zulu history

2. Apart from your high school novels, what have you gone off and read by own volition and you keep re-reading? ...an autobiography by Frank MacCourt "angela's Ashes, I cant get enough of it..and I've read some of John Grishams twice

3. Which author never disappoints? John Grisham..and Steve Martin

4. Whose books should be banned? No ones...you can just ignore them until the author improves his/her writing ..but censorship is so 80's

5. What books would you suggest I sink my eyes into? Frank Mcourt mentioned above provided that the Irish humor appeals to you..you'll be laughing all the way thru it..and Maya Angelou..Terry Macmillan's unpolished raw ghetto style might also appeal if you are not fussy with the writing style...also try Ken Follet, Lawrence Sanders ...those are my "unputdownables" for now I'll be back for more..

6. Which book was suggested to you, and you attempted to read it, but felt the time would have been better spent at the dentists chair for a root canal extract? .Lord of the Rings

7. What books should I completely ignore unless I am really really really looking for something more irritating than Eskom’s power cuts? ..Mills and Boom/n collection...unless you love you daily soapy dose of days/allmychildren/sunsetbeach/BOB in that order..and you have a power cut..than they ould be your alternative....LOL.

thanks Sego maybe I'll get to find out what other peeps are reading..coz I havent had time for the library

Nanana
22 Jan 2008 00:08

The Alchemist could be a start

Dimago
22 Jan 2008 00:33

Your best life now - Joel Osteen

belz
22 Jan 2008 00:41

Nice one Sego , last year in November i started my love of novels, i used to read before but for some strange reason stopped reading, probably because of the price of books, but i started reading my soapie books by Danielle Steel and a bit of Sydney Sheldon, i've never read any autobiographies or action or thrillers but i was just thinking the other day that its what i want to do this year, so this blog will be good for me, i'll get ideas of what to buy before i completely waste my money on some boring auto's.

KeleFabulous
22 Jan 2008 00:55

nice one Sego! for now i'll reserve my comment till later.

i do still read sometimes but find it takes about a month to finish a 200 small page book whereas before i'd read a 700+ hard cover in 2-3 days! *sigh*

spice
22 Jan 2008 00:56

Hawu Belz I also am a fan of Danielle steel I read most of her books and sydney sheldon which ones I want names Belz
But Im not a book worm and I think I''ll never be one hi hi hi I lack concentration LOL maybe you guyz can help spicy with her li'l problem

belz
22 Jan 2008 01:04

Spice - i cant remember which Sheldon i read but i've read most of Danielle's.

Nonny
22 Jan 2008 01:13

Nice one Sego, I used to be a bookworm b4, but now I find that I only read a book that is symbolic of what I am going through in my life!!!!

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 01:13

Segololo nice blog...

What kind of books make you lose yourself in them? Inspirationals books, literature and non fiction.

2. Apart from your high school novels, what have you gone off and read by own volition and you keep re-reading? Tuesdays with Morrie (Classic), Mr Committment, Spud , Capitalist Nigger, Who moved my cheese and of course Usomachiza (The Alchemist).

3. Which author never disappoints? Mitch Albom and John van de Ruit

4. Whose books should be banned? Wat 4???

5. What books would you suggest I sink my eyes into? African Literature

6. Which book was suggested to you, and you attempted to read it, but felt the time would have been better spent at the dentists chair for a root canal extract? Lipstick in my briefcase.

7. What books should I completely ignore unless I am really really really looking for something more irritating than Eskom’s power cuts? Romantic novels

Lekese
22 Jan 2008 01:21

Great one!!!

1. What kind of books make you lose yourself in them? Biographies and political books. . Have just finished reading the measure of the man by sidney poitier. Am now reading Mbeki the dream deferred by mark gevisser

2. Apart from your high school novels, what have you gone off and read by own volition and you keep re-reading? The Alchemist by Paulo Coelhon and I write what I like by Steve Biko

3. Which author never disappoints? Maya Angelou....have you read her auto-biography in a series of 5 books (i think). Especially the one I know why the caged bird sings!!!

4. Whose books should be banned? No ones, I might not like the book but some else might

5. What books would you suggest I sink my eyes into? Spud by John van de Ruit. This book was suggested to me and I wasn't really excited about reading it, but oh Lord, I was crying , laughing and doing all sorts of things with that boy on his journey.

Also, some of my best friends are white by Ndumiso Ngcobo. The author is a personal friend so people please support him.

6. Which book was suggested to you, and you attempted to read it, but felt the time would have been better spent at the dentists chair for a root canal extract? The Secret....really people!!!

7. What books should I completely ignore unless I am really really really looking for something more irritating than Eskom’s power cuts? Those books by the self help guru that say the same mambo jumbo stuff

spice
22 Jan 2008 01:24

Zee babes who moved my cheese I love it and also a friend of mine suggested that I get the version after its who stole my cheese maybe I might I dunno like I said I aint a book worm

monchooza
22 Jan 2008 01:30

Charles Dickens never dissapoints

sponono
22 Jan 2008 01:38

thanks Zee Babes....I guess I should read the Spud and Alchemist..coz I've heared so much about them....phew....

this blog is gonna be a minefield ...
BTW Sego...the term Bookworm seems to NOT resonate well with some bloggers hi hi hi (you know who you r..qwink qwink!)..maybe another term perhaps....lest people deny their love for reading because of being called worms...LOL

Rich Dad Poor Dad...fascinating read...but I find with its best intentions the ideas there are a bit difficult to apply in real life....(not impossible but difficult)

sponono
22 Jan 2008 01:40

hawu monchooza lona onzima kanje...eish isingisi sak'dala singinika inkinga

spice
22 Jan 2008 01:42

Hawo Lekese I like the self help mambo jambo LOL cause I really need help
another thing about the secret a friend of mine said she is reading it who is the author ? maybe I can borrow it when she is done with it

Nonny
22 Jan 2008 01:44

Sponono, Ioved Rich Da Poor Dad.........but u are so right, it takes real descipline to achieve those ideas there, ngoba kuyanyiwa lapha!!!

spice
22 Jan 2008 01:45

Sponono se u ya ngi hleba manje !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

monchooza
22 Jan 2008 01:45

Well mina Spopo I love his English and his writting style.....

PrettyPree
22 Jan 2008 01:46

I enjoyed reading Capitalist Nigger. I am now reading "Why we want you to be rich" by Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki. Ladies please read "Rich Woman" by Kim Kiyosaki. I enjoy Richard Branson' books as well. I am into money, neh...........

But never again will I read anything by Suze Orman........... boooooring

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 01:53

Have also heard a lot abt Rich Dad Poor Dad - who is the author is a nyc read?

Nonny
22 Jan 2008 02:03

How about He's Just Not That Into You, by Liz & Greg??? I found it very enjoyable & I like the Tell It Like It Is way that it was written.

lepogo
22 Jan 2008 02:07

I cant stand self help books,and the idiots guides books.My most interesting reads to date has been biographies(dream deferred in particular) bought Spud as a gift,wrapped and I ended up opening it for one of Mzantsis greatest writes.

The Capitalist Nigger is too honest-Rich dad series is too good to be true,in fact a few websites are now dedicated to prove the guy as a liar.

Other than that I still have my old copy ya Of Mice and Men,To kill a mockingbird,Animal Farm and its been a while since I bought any self help mumbo jumbo,And I WILL NEVER ALLOW ANYONE TO BRING THE SECRET INTO MY HOUSE.

Its worse than extracting the root canal....Other than that I am open to most of the books you guys have rea and will look into them very soon.

Nice article

Nonny
22 Jan 2008 02:10

@ Zee Babes - Rich Dad Poor Dad is written by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter, it's really good, it's was one of the best sellers when it came out!!!

KeleFabulous
22 Jan 2008 02:14

your replies make for some interesting reading...

Sego how about we do like oprah, each month we select a book to read and come back and discuss it?

spice
22 Jan 2008 02:14

Lepogo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! have yourself a cup of cofee my luv you'll feel better promise : )

Nonny
22 Jan 2008 02:15

Lepogo, I loved to kill a moking bird, it was one of my set books in high school!!!

Nonny
22 Jan 2008 02:17

"Sego how about we do like oprah, each month we select a book to read and come back and discuss it?" - I'm loving this idea Kele.........as long as it doesn't involve me purchasing the book...........LOL

libra
22 Jan 2008 02:19

i am huge Danielle Steel fan - i still have to go through all her novels but she never disappoints me and they pices are reasonable

i want the novel "some of my friends are white 'novel - where can i get it ?

i have enjoyed 1.tough times never last but tough people do by robert schuller2.eclipse by lynne pemberton ( i recommend it)3.lovenotes - ooops i forgot the author its a while back.
and many other books, some of them were borrowed but i have to get my own collection and keep them.

tizoz
22 Jan 2008 02:28

Darkies do read after all, howzit peeps. My two cents worth. If you want to enjoy whatever you are reading try reading South African (black) writers. Dont get me wrong that's what I am into so I cant comment about other writers. My favorate book of 2007 was Room 207 by Kgebetli Moele. I tell you that young man knows how to play with words and keep you entertained. Also if you can handle matters of sexuality and their complications try E Lynn Harris. Terry McMillan never disappoints. But my best bet is still south african scribes are the best. I prefer to read something I can relate to.

Kim Possible
22 Jan 2008 02:30

Yoh Guys u all read...... pity i dont :-( phela this is embarassing....... the last book i read was from high school so you can imagine when was that late 90s....amaSweet Valley('twas about 2 twins Jessica & Elizabeth Wakefields) coz i had to do Book Review on my Speech & Grama classes... so maybe im just a book Cocroach ,..... for now im just Clueless.....

tizoz
22 Jan 2008 02:31

And I WILL NEVER ALLOW ANYONE TO BRING THE SECRET INTO MY HOUSE - so tru! books you MUST stay away from are Self Help books those can drive you to the grave I tell you most people never survive after reading those! They are the most depressing bunch I have ever came across

Tweet
22 Jan 2008 02:39

Nice blog....very interesting indeed.

I also like biographies and inspirational books. But I tend to forget the authors and the title of the books I read. So guys thanks for sharing your most loved reads cos I will check them out as well.

awelani
22 Jan 2008 02:45

I feel u Kimmy, I'm feeling a little lost, the last tym I read any book I was also in high school.

spice
22 Jan 2008 02:51

Shuu Im scared infact Im terrified I have been reading the power of a praying wife religiously I thought it was the thing that kept me sane kganthe is the other way round shuu anyone wanna borrow it ?

spice
22 Jan 2008 02:53

libra i have read the ring
the starr
mixed blessing
message from Nam
Kaleidoscope
the klone
the family album
the ring
and the list is endless

Nonny
22 Jan 2008 02:55

"the last book i read was from high school so you can imagine when was that late 90s....amaSweet Valley('twas about 2 twins Jessica & Elizabeth Wakefields)" KImmy - my friend I never imagined u to be a Sweet Valley kinda girl, nami I read those when I was in High School, kodwa ke, for ama book reviews I used to copy the back of the book and that was my review, my English was so impressed shame bandla ukube wayazi!!!!

myname
22 Jan 2008 02:56

Yho everybody is reading books maar mna im so bad i only read the first & last chapter or just leave it in the middle & i never finished. I think the problem is im still studying so uyayazi ke school books first. Maar i did try eka Tboz Thabo Mbeki Walk something............

Nonny
22 Jan 2008 02:58

I meant my English Teacher!!!!!

KeleFabulous
22 Jan 2008 02:59

Also if you can handle matters of sexuality and their complications try E Lynn Harris

tizoz pls do tell us more....

i love danielle steele. but i have a problem with 95% of all her endings...

and guys books aren't all that expensive. u must just look at the right sellers. back in the day when i worked in the jhb cbd i always used to buy from those ladies on the corner of the street. u'd get the book for half the price and you could tell by its condition u were probably its second owner. and u'd be amazed at the type of books/writers they have. i used to buy mostly in marshall str there outside of woolworths. there's this lady who sells them. i'd see her and her baas offloading them in the mornings and they'd have packs and packs of them! just R100 and you'll get yourself 2/3 really great books!

Flo-Jo
22 Jan 2008 03:00

A very interesting blog....will come back later for comments.

Nonny
22 Jan 2008 03:00

LOL myname, if u are a student that's the more reason to be reading to improve ur knowlede & literacy levels!!!

KeleFabulous
22 Jan 2008 03:01

and it's such a pity only now i find people who also love to read...over the yrs my sister and i have given and sometimes even thrown away hundreds of books away because there simply wasn't space for them anymo...how i miss those days!

Nonny
22 Jan 2008 03:02

Thatha ngama bargains Kele!!!

KeleFabulous
22 Jan 2008 03:06

have to agree with u guys about self help books. they're the most depressing books ever! my first and last one was he's just not that into you. i tell you after reading that one would think life is just not worth living...

there's this one book that absolutely fascinated me by all the reviews and what te critics were saying about it. anyone here read confessions of a video vixen by korrine steffan?

Kim Possible
22 Jan 2008 03:08

@Nonny : I used to copy the back of the book and that was my review, LOL- Did that my Buzum got caught you know how these ngamulas overreact, ngaya kwi detention for a week so i said Neva Again......

i also read "Inqolobane Yesizwe" does that count as must read book??

andi01
22 Jan 2008 03:09

@Tizoz My two cents worth. If you want to enjoy whatever you are reading try reading South African (black) writers. , true dat dude, I have always enjoyed SA writers, write now I am reading a xhosa novel by a guy from Engcobo, which is 1 liek 2km away from my home, its very fascinating because I can relate and identify almost all the places he wrote about, I also love reading poetry, very very much, when I was not this busy I used to write great poems, but the problem i never kept the collection, i wish i did

myname
22 Jan 2008 03:10

@Nonny uyitholile sana

Flo-Jo
22 Jan 2008 03:17

@ Kele.....and guys books aren't all that expensive. u must just look at the right sellers. back in the day when i worked in the jhb cbd i always used to buy from those ladies on the corner of the street. u'd get the book for half the price and you could tell by its condition u were probably its second owner. and u'd be amazed at the type of books/writers they have. i used to buy mostly in marshall str there outside of woolworths. there's this lady who sells them. i'd see her and her baas offloading them in the mornings and they'd have packs and packs of them! just R100 and you'll get yourself 2/3 really great books!

So true.....I've also bought books like that and found them to be such interesting reads.

Kim Possible
22 Jan 2008 03:17

@Awelani: I feel u Kimmy, I'm feeling a little lost, the last tym I read any book I was also in high school. HALELUYAH PRAIISSE GAAAD (in my best annoying Ribs Voice) im not alone.........but im not condoning this AWELANI , we must get our lazy a**es to Library , or Kele's brilliant idea ''how about we do like oprah, each month we select a book to read and come back and discuss it''

PrettyPree
22 Jan 2008 03:18

If you spiritually and agree with Capitalist Nigger, do Thandie Ngonelo's books. It has groomed me, shemmmmmmmmm Not bad for a toddler like her

spice
22 Jan 2008 03:18

Haaaaaai Andile bless us with one of your poems pls my darling and WTF are you busy with thats keeping you away from us

tizoz
22 Jan 2008 03:21

and who said black people dont read here's the proof. It's a pity I have only seen one venac read (inqolobane yesizwe) which is not literature after all.

How about Uphuya wasemshwathi or something along those lines those books are so good but I guess we need to read queen's books to feel like we are really reading.

KeFab E Lynn harris talks about everything what I meant if you are not offended by description of sexuality (in all forms) then you can reat his books. It's not explicit but it can offend sensitive readers. I remember a born again friend of mine was reading one of my books by this author and she was loving it until she realised one of the characters was bi-sexual and she stopped there and then.

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 03:22

@Nonny - Inqolobane YeSizwe pho...OMG dats like saying Benny and Betty is a great book

Oh how did i foget Animal Farm and To Kill a Morcking Bird and to dat list add To Kill a Mans Pride - yaka Mtutuzeli Matshoba....

Nonny
22 Jan 2008 03:22

NOOOOOOO Kimmy "Inqolobane Yesizwe" was a set book, so it doesn't qualify ngoba u read it to pass, not because of personal choice!!!
As for being caught for copying the back of the book, well what can I say except:" That's what happens, when u review incwadi yeziqenqe, then surely the teacher will see ukuthi that is not ur vocab"..........nawe u should've reviewed an average book that is not common!!!!

SuddenCute
22 Jan 2008 03:23

Oh what a nice topic..

I cant say I am a bookworm but yeah I love to read books. I have read:
Spud
Who moved my cheese
Capitalist nigger
The alchemist
I write what I like
Why we mant yo u to be rich............etc

Danielle Steel bathong never disapoints.

Nonny
22 Jan 2008 03:26

"@Nonny - Inqolobane YeSizwe pho...OMG dats like saying Benny and Betty is a great book" - @ Zee Babes, my love it's not me who mentioned that book, it was Kimmy, can I hear a sorry, ok thank u then............LOL

Nonny
22 Jan 2008 03:28

Guys, who has read "Why do men love bitches"??? I've heard very nice reviews about it, but I just lack the inspiration to buy it. I think it has to do that books are non-refundable, so if I don't like it, then my money is lost kanjalo nje!!!!

Kim Possible
22 Jan 2008 03:31

Yah yah yah Nonny i guess one has to learn the hard way ne....

@S-cutie maBaby- howzit Buzum??? looking at your selection of Books "Who moved my cheese" it's reminds me of those 5 rats in Carino's Article (Friends like these...wareva) nway what is about coz it's sounds interesting....???

belz
22 Jan 2008 03:31

Thanks Kele for the tip i'll make my way to Marshall street, i've notice also eBalfour Park they sell second hand books, i've never really asked how much though, there is also a shop in Norwood mall which has got affordable books, i bought 2 brand new books for 90.00, oh well maybe abesespeshelini.

pheez
22 Jan 2008 03:38

hey segololo

well bra you heard the bightest idea. i mean to share this with us.
okay:
1.     don't you dare leave those kind of biogrphical books. many people are  changed by what they read. trust me bra i have read those kind of books.
2.    dont go to romance, unless you are reading with your girlfriend.
3.    i dont think we should ban any book coz each and every book means a lot to different ppl and in different wayz
4.   go look for judy blume's book , and john steinberk
5.   lastly you have to read this one THE STREET KID

sharp

Msoe
22 Jan 2008 03:39

I read a lot but some South African books are boring. I love to read a book that will take me to places that i have never been before, Milan, Paris, Warsaw, World War 1. I love books that take me there, that paint the picture clearly. My all time favourate author has to be Lesley Pearse, all her books are about individuals and the hardships of life. You should try them, i loveeee the one called Camilla, Rose and Till we meet again. You will have to read them yourself to get what i mean.

WhiteSockGirl
22 Jan 2008 03:39

What kind of books make you lose yourself in them?
Psychological thrillers

My favorite book:
The Quiet Game – Greg Iles
Greg Iles is my favorite writer but his books are not easily available in Namibia. I only read two books of him (The Quiet Game and Sleep no More) - a friend bought them in the states for me. If you are into psychological thrillers, I highly recommend Iles.

Since I can’t get my grabby paws on Iles’ books, I lose myself in the Alex Cross series (author: James Patterson) and the Alex Delaware series (author: Jonathan Kellerman)

Alex Cross series: (author: James Patterson)
James Patterson created Dr Alex Cross, a psychologist, who is employed by the Washington DC Police Department as a profiler. Alex’s wife was killed and he has to raise his two children.
The series took you on a journey of Alex’s professional life, Alex the father, Alex the lonely man, Alex in love, the abduction of Alex’s pregnant fiancée, Alex’s heartbreak, Alex’s custody battle…
And through it all, James Patterson created just the right emotion. I love Alex Cross.

Alex Delaware series: (author: Jonathan Kellerman)
Alex Delaware, a child psychologist, and his best friend, Milo Sturgis (a gay detective) solve murder mysteries.
Robin, an artist love, is Alex’s love interest. I fell in love Alex because he just knows how to treat a woman, how to make her feel special. When later in the series, the relationship fell apart, I wanted to be the woman who take care of him. Alex then got involved with Allison (a fellow psychologist). I could not warm up to her because she just was not Robin.. or me.

And to keep the flame burning in the bedroom, I always consult Tracey Cox. The woman knows her stuff.

Nonny
22 Jan 2008 03:41

"Who moved my cheese"it's reminds me of those 5 rats in Carino's Article" - LOL

andi01
22 Jan 2008 03:41

Some of the books I have read

Unyana Womntu (by Ncedile Saule)
Litshona Liphume
Iintombi Zinecebo
Lanqumi' Nqatha
Kusalawula yena (currently reading)
He is just not that into you.
Family secrets (never finished reading it, just turned out to be days of our lives)
Idinga
Poetry by )
Zihlabana nje ziyalamba (Welile Shasha)
Isagweba
Ngxe Mawethu Masibaxolele
New inscapes

Best-Achiever
22 Jan 2008 03:43

back in the days i use to real, books about relationships and it made me think that the guy i was with was so not worthy me. i broke up with him and later i just realized that i loved that guy more than life itself lucky enought naye he couldnt get over me so we started over again and i said never again to those self help or relationships book, you real never relate to them!!

now im more into religious and inspirational books by aboJoyce meyer, TD jakes kenneth Coopand, Chris oyakholime and many more religious spirit for in them i real find who am i in God and it real helps me to look at this world in a different view

andi01
22 Jan 2008 03:46

@Msoe I read a lot but some South African books are boring, ohh child why u dissapoint me like dis, have u ever heard of proudly south african

andi01
22 Jan 2008 03:46

@Msoe I read a lot but some South African books are boring, ohh child why u dissapoint me like dis, have u ever heard of proudly south african

WhiteSockGirl
22 Jan 2008 03:47

@ Nonny: Guys, who has read "Why do men love bitches"???
I read it. It did nothing for me.

tizoz
22 Jan 2008 03:50

A must read for a corporate person with a mzansi touch "There is a Tsotsi in my Boardroom" a very light easy read that makes a lot of sense if you are into marketing and advertising.

SuddenCute
22 Jan 2008 03:55

@S-cutie maBaby- howzit Buzum??? Am ok tsala.. i just missed u guys...
Who moved my cheese" it's reminds me of those 5 rats in Carino's Article..lol I dont no that article but I will loook for it..

Kimmy how about I borrow you that book....lol

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 03:57

@ Best Achiever - So you dicided to quit "self help" books cos they contributed to you getting back with your man... jah ne - power of words or is it power of words....and ohh about your spiritual connexion - big up!!!

KeleFabulous
22 Jan 2008 03:57

can all of you tell me how it is you can remember both the author and the title of the book? i have always had a problem with that...it's either i remember the name of the author or just the title...hardly ever both! so ke nami unfortunately i can't make my list

tizoz i'm fascinated already. that one is already on my to buy list!

sponono
22 Jan 2008 03:57

Lepogo said>>And I WILL NEVER ALLOW ANYONE TO BRING THE SECRET INTO MY HOUSE. ha ha ha ha ha....talk about a marketing coup....even the title was really cheesy and evrione bought it.....anyways...Lepogo..I read an article about someone who actually wrote a book on self-help books...LOL...her idea is that too much self-introspection can actually drive you nuts, when you're actually looking for serenity...she says she went thru more that fifty different titles..and she found herself scrutinizing evrything in herlife, until she became a nuisance in her family, then she realised tht she was fixing it while it wsnt brken, (maybe skewed ..hi hi ) and this reminds me of oyur random ramblings in the other article...LOL

having said that ...I still love me some Chicken soup for the soul...and some of JAck Canfield books have saved me at times when I needed some uplifting thoughtts, I think you should take them with a large doze of salt and be very choosy because some of them actually make sense and you learn some essential truths....as long as you remember that life doenst come with a manual...

BTW I'm suprised no one has mentioned Alison's journey I have a life"...which was about her being raped and stabbed to death...evrione was so into the book..early 2000s..but i guees it was not the powerful writing but the storyitself that sold it.....

SuddenCute
22 Jan 2008 03:58

Unyana Womntu (by Ncedile Saule)
Litshona Liphume
Iintombi Zinecebo
Lanqumi' Nqatha
Kusalawula yena @ Andi yhuu hai.. u love reading xhosa books.. if only I could i would

Miss K
22 Jan 2008 04:02

Hello bloggers. This a topic very close to my heart, I just love reading! I'm 1 of those who cant go to the loo without something to read (ok, maybe 2 much info)

1. What kind of books make you lose yourself in them?
Any John Grisham book

2. Apart from your high school novels, what have you gone off and read by own volition and you keep re-reading?
Winnie Mandela's auto-biography

3. Which author never disappoints? John Grisham and Jackie Collins

5. What books would you suggest I sink my eyes into? Spud (Just started it last night but i'm hooked already!)

6. Which book was suggested to you, and you attempted to read it, but felt the time would have been better spent at the dentists chair for a root canal extract?
Oh my gawd The Secret, that book is so over rated. Didn't finish it, i'l donate it to the library

7. What books should I completely ignore unless I am really really really looking for something more irritating than Eskom’s power cuts? Weight loss books! Absolute waste of time.

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 04:04

@SuddenCute -your choice of nyc reads is smilar to mine...we have a taste!

Segololo
22 Jan 2008 04:07

Kfab - <<can all of you tell me how it is you can remember both the author and the title of the book? i have always had a problem with that...it's either i remember the name of the author or just the title...hardly ever both! so ke nami unfortunately i can't make my list>> google or kalahari.net

lepogo
22 Jan 2008 04:12

@Spo,

Chicken soup for the soul,wanted to mention it,but the lack of willpower,obviously from not reading enough self help books,cos I thought it was more of a feminine read.....

And tizoz,Im searching for it already,hopefully it will make me a better business man,with time...

The only bestseller I have wasted my energy and sleep on was the Da Vinci Code,I have come to hate it more especially with the hype that DONT wanna die..

Other than that,nothing ruins a good book like adapting it to screen,I mean,Hollywood has run out of ideas,but messing up sooo many books in the past few years is totally unforgiven,and I have a rule to NEVER watch an adaptation.

KeleFabulous
22 Jan 2008 04:13

haa Sego...too much work!

SuddenCute
22 Jan 2008 04:15

@ zee babes *wink* *wink* sure we do

spice
22 Jan 2008 04:20

Sorry guyz to be off topic but did anyone read about Basetsana Khumalo 's tragic loss ??

andi01
22 Jan 2008 04:21

PLEASE HELP I NEED A MAN, ANYONE INTERESTED PLEASE HOLLA @ ME ON MY (PM), sorry to be out of order but i am desperate

sponono
22 Jan 2008 04:27

Lepogo-yeah that Davinci Code, was just too much..
as for Hollywood.....I hate what they did with my favourite book, Angela's Ashes, ..it ended up being a sombre sad story with much less humor on film whereas the author had a very light hearted view of his beginings no matter what struggles his family went thru he just found something humorous about it....nx!!

the reason I love chicken soup..is the idea behind it..they collected real stories from real people so that you'd be inspired not by some rcih author idea of how you sould lid your life..insted they make you realise that YOU can do something about your own situation becase every elephant has its own truck to carry....

I guess if you wnat somethin less feminine to motivate you...Mens health-ok thats not a book....but still)-which I subscribed to at some stage- has some humorus motivational pieces form different contributers..( and you'll finish it faster LOL

MissK...on Jackie Collins lowononkroyi kagogo was here in SA and most journos were NOt impressed by her personality...i guess she is what she writes......of course its pure escapism so if you like glitz and glamour you'd be hooked on her

tizoz
22 Jan 2008 04:29

There's a Tsotsi in the boardroom takes bewildered advertisers and marketers on a guided tour of exactly what makes the South African market tick. It's a story as old as history itself. Everyone wants to be a chief - whether it's in a boardroom, a parliament, a church or on the streets. Despite the odds having been stacked against them, many people in South Africa still made it. And many more didn't wait for opportunities to open up - they simply broke down the doors. You may find this title, at times, a little uncomfortable and a bit raw, but the author says: 'what do you expect? I am a product of Bantu education; I can only tell it like it is. But not because my vocabulary is limited. And I don't understand big words like 'diplomacy'.' The author is Muzi Kuzwayo - Segolo

Manje Andi kwenzenjani?

boogy-babe
22 Jan 2008 04:30

Jake Whites book is a good read.

Mmakwena
22 Jan 2008 04:33

@ Spice - Sorry guyz to be off topic but did anyone read about Basetsana Khumalo 's tragic loss ??

what happened to her--

sorry guys

sponono
22 Jan 2008 04:36

yes Spice that was sad....eish you see some of us in our cultures, we belive you dont "flaunt" or talk about your pregnancy repeatedly..coz that will bring doom and whatnot......but ke angazi esakhe istory....but she was all over the magz before..and husby is Zulu angithi (sorry i dont mean to be insensistive...just that mina owam umfazi nje uyohlal'endlini aze atete ngeke ayithi vu!!!)..just kidding !!!! but i do feel sorry for her

spice
22 Jan 2008 04:40

LMAO sponono bathong !!!

KeleFabulous
22 Jan 2008 04:42

I LOVED THE DA VINCI CODE!!!

KeleFabulous
22 Jan 2008 04:42

I LOVED THE DA VINCI CODE!!! (THE BOOK)

Shirmell
22 Jan 2008 04:44

Back in the day I loved reading books by Danielle Steel, Sydney Sheldon, Jackie Collins, etc.

Now I'm more into the spiritual stuff like "The Purpose-Driven Life" by Rick Warren, books by Joyce Meyer, Myles Munro, am currently reading a book I got for Christmas called "Heaven is is so real" by Choo Thomas, I find that these types of books has made me more mellow and I don't get easily stressed out now, life is too short to let trivial things upset you.

tizoz
22 Jan 2008 04:51

am currently reading a book I got for Christmas called "Heaven is is so real" by Choo Thomas, Shirmell was it a gift?

zazalicious
22 Jan 2008 04:54

@ Tizoz I'm with you there nami I enjoy zulu novels so so so much and I have read a whole lot of them like mntanami mntanami, kuxolelwa abanjani, inkinsela yasemgungundlovu, they are too many

andi01
22 Jan 2008 05:03

I also enjoy chicken soup

Shirmell
22 Jan 2008 05:04

>>Shirmell was it a gift?<<

LOL ! Yeah Tizoz it was a gift, why?

TheLady
22 Jan 2008 05:07

I love Zulu novels too, mainly coz my dad bought me them every time she came home eg UPhuya wasemshwathi, Inkinsela yaseMgungundlovu.
I enjoy anything by John Grisham, I also loved the Da Vinci code. Am currently reading the Confessions of a video vixen by Karrine Steffan-my feeling is if you write a tell-all book you better darn well tell-all. Maybe she still wants to do a follow up.

belz
22 Jan 2008 05:07

LOL @ Sponono.

sponono
22 Jan 2008 05:09

FOR A GOOD LAUGH i GOT THIS LIST FORM SOMEONE WHO CARES
TOP TWENTY SELF-HELP BOOKS YOU CAN DO WITHOUT.....i'VE TICKED MY FAVOURITE TITLES..WHICH I WONT READ...LOL

1. He's Just Not That Into You: He's Into Your Hotter, Less Whiny Friend ***

2.The Book About Angels for Morons

3. All I Really Need to Know I've Ignored Since Medical School

4. Suicide: Do It

5. 101 Things You Might Have Accomplished If You Could Travel Back in Time to the Moment You Began Reading This Book Title

6. A Box Facing Southeast: Feng Shui for the Homeless ***

7. 1,001 Vocabulary Words to Memorize But Not Grasp the Nuances of

8. Seducing Women With a Little Guile, a Positive Attitude, and $1,000,000 in Cash

9. Shut Up About Your Dead Wife! Dating After 60 ****

10. Really, Must You? Sex After 70 *-***

11. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Opposite Sex but Were Tasered for Asking Previously

12. Loving What the Hell's Her Name? A Guide for the Parent of the Unexceptional Child ****

13. Children's Unopened and Unanswered Letters to God

14. The Elusive Male Orgasm ****

15. tracy u need to get YOUR OWN MAN cuz you a skank!: The Collected Wisdom of Public Bathroom Stalls for Women

16. "I'll Give You Something to Cry About": Insights and Inspiration From Alcoholic Dads

17. Days to a Thinner, Weirder-Looking Penis ***

18. The Child of Your Field Hockey Coach Has Two Mommies

19. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amputation

20. So, You're Attracted to Grandma

LMAO......PHEW SOME AUTHORS

lepogo
22 Jan 2008 05:17

@spo,
Almost wet my pants...crazy man..Numbas11,6,16,1 and 4 are hilarious.

About old people,man thats off the hook!!!

belz
22 Jan 2008 05:20

Udlala ngathi Sponono, ngobani nje ababhala into ezinje, LOL @ numebr 17, i think guys should invest in this one, phela iyeza leyo mini, lapho itotolozi ezokumangaza nje ma uyibheka, ishwabene and slim like the samsung d700, lol!!

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 05:21

@ Sponono - Cha ngiyaphika eyokuthi ishwa lika Bassie linento yokwenza nokugcwala emaphepheni - cha phinde, sichatwha simile nje la. Sorry for being off the topic.

@Zazalicious - Mntanami mntana - what is it abt if you can still recall, cos I remember dat there was once a drama on Radio Zulu (now Ukhozi) with the same name...

awelani
22 Jan 2008 05:28

Belz: lapho itotolozi ezokumangaza nje ma uyibheka, ishwabene and slim like the samsung d700, ,,,,,,,, LMAO

Flo-Jo
22 Jan 2008 05:38

I'm into autobiographies, inspirational and spiritual books, just recently I read:-

Long walk to freedom -Tata's autobio (well...not so recent)
I know why the caged bird sings-Maya Angelou
Yesterday I cried - Iyanla Vanzat
The measure of a man - Sidney Poitier
Good morning Holy Spirit - Benny Hinn
The End of poverty - Jeffrey Sachs

PrettyPree
22 Jan 2008 05:40

What happened to Basetsana??????

sponono
22 Jan 2008 05:41

belz..indaba yokushaya nge-sbhombolozi setotolozi ayisebenzi these days ...LOL.phela nathi bo-darkie sifuna i-affrimative actiion on everything...so our totolozi'z should also be the same size as some "other" male members of society...you know "equality" so perhaps obrothers baselokshin should invest on book No.17...to be real "black diamonds" and to "fit in" in case they find themselve next to non-blacks in the urinals they'll know yah we have arrived...hi hi hi hi hi hi he eh

tizoz
22 Jan 2008 05:47

am currently reading a book I got for Christmas called "Heaven is is so real" by Choo Thomas - because anyone who gives me a book with a tittle like that I can give them a book as well withy a tittle "Hell is so real" are they trying to scare you or something

sponono
22 Jan 2008 05:50

MABLOGGERS You must read Anne Franks Diary..its so opn point and insightfull and its about the strenght of human spirit

Flo-Jo...why do I find that Iyanla Vanznat has a lot of motivation but with a hint of anger and bitterness...espesh afta what she went thru...she just doesnt come across as bubbly and happy, but rather forcefull and aggressive in trying to convice you espesh when she talks...mmhh maybe its the marketing gimmick of these self-help-books authors... well she aint no oil paintin so she better stop lookin so mad...!!!!

What about Suzie Orman...and her Financial self-help books...do y'all belive her....cause she's been critisied of dishing advice thats not practical to peeps who arent as rich as she is...khulumani bafundi ngizwe....is she right or what

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 05:51

OMG Belz - kukho itotolozi enjalo?

tizoz
22 Jan 2008 05:55

I just love number four, 15, 16, 17 20 is the best out of the selection

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 05:56

@ Sponono - so our totolozi'z should also be the same size as some "other" male members of society...you know "equality" so perhaps obrothers baselokshin should invest on book No.17...to be real "black diamonds" and to "fit in" in case they find themselve next to non-blacks in the urinals they'll know yah we have arrived... - Equality ne.

Flo-Jo
22 Jan 2008 06:00

@ Spopo...That is soo true.
I read one of her articles is Essence mag(where som1 was asking bout the anger and bitterness).....she says when she writes about that stuff....it's just to relate her past, not that she is still angry and bitter.

PrettyPree
22 Jan 2008 06:06

@ Spice o nqadile, and now that I am curious wena o silent. Bassie is one of my favourite, pleeeeeeeeez tell me izindaba ngaye. Ngi ya cela, pleeeez. Ok refer me geeeee. LOL

Sorry guys to go off topic, but gossiping is what the bloggers do the best, neh!!!!

sponono
22 Jan 2008 06:07

Flo-Jo..yeah she'd deny it but of course she's still bloody angry..and she's makin moolah while at it...LOL...

sponono
22 Jan 2008 06:12

PrettyPee...Bassi was expecting a baby and lost it in Decemba thru complications and all that ....after having graced the covers of various mags...and talking about how happy she is with her pregnacny..and all that (and my opinion is --that is so Hollywood....for a zulu-married wife)..ok maybe its not because of my superstious belief on keeping pregnancy sacred and a private matter...I guess its to do with her working overtime and leading a hectic life....mina nje umfazi wami uyohlala ekhaya aze a tete finish and klaar..otherwise uzodliwa yinduku...

tizoz
22 Jan 2008 06:21

*****Trivia question***** what is Bambo Johnson's real name if you get the answer right you will win yourself a date with Sunay if you are a guy (or if you are a dyke) and Zamani Khoza if you are a Girl (or if u are g*y)

PrettyPree
22 Jan 2008 06:22

Spo;, thanx for this piece man. I also miscarried my twins during December and trust me it has nothing 2 do wit anything being sacred. U can't hide pregnancy, people are bound 2 fight out. De thing is my mom-in law said something like: "Zulu makoti, warawara" instead of empathising. What is it with Zulus???? I ain't generalising. Miscarriage is trauma

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 06:23

@ Sponono - mina nje umfazi wami uyohlala ekhaya aze a tete finish and klaar..otherwise uzodliwa yinduku... Cha ngathi alifakwa nje kuwe!

spice
22 Jan 2008 06:25

Pretty pee she had a miscarriage I thought ya'll read sponono's reply about it just after mine

Flo-Jo
22 Jan 2008 06:28

@ Tizoz....Muvhango Mukwevho, I don't want the price neh?
No offence

ngwana
22 Jan 2008 06:28

Back in the day I loved reading books by Danielle Steel, Sydney Sheldon, Jackie Collins, etc. – I started in Std 5 and had to hide them cause my mom thought they had too much sex (I think this is what liked most esp with Jackie Collins) But I cant read them know its like reading Sweet Valley.

1. What kind of books make you lose yourself in them? Mario Puzo, I have only read The Last Don and Godfathers but he is my new fav author cant wait to read the rest of his books.

2. Apart from your high school novels, what have you gone off and read by own volition and you keep re-reading? I am the only person I know who still has a library card, it’s a secret though, not good for my image.

3. Which author never disappoints? Marion Keyes.

4. Whose books should be banned? Self help books.

5. What books would you suggest I sink my eyes into? Spud was the best book I read last year, had me laughing, smiling and crying.

6. Which book was suggested to you, and you attempted to read it, but felt the time would have been better spent at the dentists chair for a root canal extract? The Secret and Capitalist Nigger

7. What books should I completely ignore unless I am really really really looking for something more irritating than Eskom’s power cuts? Mills & Boon

@Spopo, so you are a courtroom drama kinda guy?
@Monchoza - Charles Dickens - Classic.

I think i must be a bit slow or sungthing cause i read the Alchemist and i dont get why people lurve it so much.

sponono
22 Jan 2008 06:33

Zee-Babes ...I'm just kidding...actualy ngiwu-banana anginasbhaxu fokol..I just quit if I cant stand something
PrettyPee..I'm sorry about your loss....anyways I still thinks she had too much work on her hands, the way she's so involved in her productions and businesses...but I do feel for her..i hope Mr Romeo has the stamina to keep tryin and not to give up...as for zulu's nje indab'endala leyo kamakoti nomamezala...u cant change them isues they'll always have

carino
22 Jan 2008 06:34

OK, my boss is out... I can now reply to this interesting article. I was worried he'll wonder what on earth im typing with such dedication.

What kind of books make you lose yourself in them?
I buy book like I do movies. It depends on what space i'm in in my life, then when i read the backcover, i find that somehow reading will have a significance in my life. And i like a lot of controversial books.

2. Apart from your high school novels, what have you gone off and read by own volition and you keep re-reading?
Novels, I always enjoy Clifford Irving's books. I think that all because his "Final Argument" was the first book I bought with my own money, back in High School. And John Grisham is good.

3. Which author never disappoints you?
I love Max Lucado. I've read most of his books. Recently, *Face your Giants* where he basically takes the David & Goliath story and gives it a "today" meaning. I read the book over and over again and i get a different meaning all the time. He practically takes me and places me in David's shoes & i realise how overcoming problems is all in my mind. I learnt from that book that I should hate my problems enough to kill them. What you are going through should frustrate you enough to give you the urge and the strength to get rid of it, and its all in the mind. The first thing David said when he became aware of Goliath, he said "Who is this uncircucised Philistine that is mocking the name of my God?" So, from the beginning, nje, he undermined him; same way i should do with all difficult situations ai go through in life.

4. Whose books should be banned? Definitely Dr Phil's wife.

5. What books would you suggest I sink my eyes into?

6. Which book was suggested to you, and you attempted to read it, but felt the time would have been better spent at the dentists chair for a root canal extract? The Secret

7. What books should I completely ignore unless I am really really really looking for something more irritating than Eskom’s power cuts?
Robin Mcgraw's Inside my heart. I still havent fineished reading it.

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 06:35

People has any one read incwadi ethi Coconut by: Kopano Matlwa? How is it?

sponono
22 Jan 2008 06:36

yebo ngwana I love courtroom drama, I used to be hooked on Ally Macbeal and The Practicce...just for the courtroom heat...and the Grisham books tell it like it is

youre right about Mario Puzo....

PrettyPree
22 Jan 2008 06:38

@Spice:Pretty pee she had a miscarriage. Hao Spice bathong ..........c'rious???? Pree

KeleFabulous
22 Jan 2008 06:39

The Lady - she will be doing a followup apparently

Yrs ago i bought Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav. i think i only got about halfway and haven't brought myself to finishing it...it's too deep and i found myself lost...

tizoz
22 Jan 2008 06:46

Wrong Flo Jo you are stuck with a pize to claim it please call 10111

Nonny
22 Jan 2008 06:48

"mina nje umfazi wami uyohlala ekhaya aze a tete finish and klaar..otherwise uzodliwa yinduku..." - @ Sponono, uyadela lowomfazi phela induku imnandi kabi...........*wink wink*

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 06:50

OMG - how can i forget...Ms Chelsea`s My Horizontal Life. It had me in stiches!!

Amazing
22 Jan 2008 06:52

The Secret is a Good read

Shirmell
22 Jan 2008 06:55

<<<because anyone who gives me a book with a tittle like that I can give them a book as well withy a tittle "Hell is so real" are they trying to scare you or something>>>

No no no Tizoz, that was not the intention at all, I had heard about the book and my friend had already read it and she knew I was into these types of books so she bought it for me and I'm glad she did.

faraimagic
22 Jan 2008 06:57

good read ...can an honest man become president?-by john peterson

carino
22 Jan 2008 06:59

@Amazing The Secret is a Good read

Honestly, i read that book and i was like... OK.... what's new? it was basically the things that Iyanla Vanzant writes about all the time, and what the Bible says. The only difference is they took God out of the picture.

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 07:18

@ Carino - The only difference is they took God out of the picture. Oh really, atleast you cud spot the difference.

LM
22 Jan 2008 07:18

I also love Danielle Steel bathong...am actually waiting for Amazing Grace to be delivered..and also wish that SABC 3 can repeat those Danielle Steel movies that they used to air.

I prefer ama easy read...things that I can relate to.....I liked Coconut (finished it in 5hrs), The Madams by Zukiswa sungthing and can't wait to sink my teeth errh my eyes into Some of my best friends are white by Ndumiso.

I'm also reading Sepedi Literature....like bo Thellenyane ba tla bolela, Tseang malebishi, ngwanaka, meokgo ya lethabo and A mo swina ngwanana!!! Those who have done Northern Sotho in high school will know what I'm talking about>

sponono
22 Jan 2008 07:21

Nonny...ugange kabi!!!!!

Kele..have you looked at Gary Zukav...he lookes like a lost soul himself..he doesnt inspire at all...he's the one sitting on his soul LOL...but he has a point in his books just too spiritual and less practical

but Dr Phil's no-nonsense tough-approach i like really -honest and straight-foward...its just that no-one likes a Mr-know-it-all..instead people want understanding and sympathy and to be cajoled nicely into doing things...whereas Dr Phil is like "Get with the program..and stop moaning"

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 07:24

@ LM - how was the Coconut ?

MADENZA
22 Jan 2008 07:24

at the moment i am reading "one night in his arms"

sponono
22 Jan 2008 07:31

you MUST get the Madam and Eve Collection as well as Asterix and Obelix....they are the best distressers....

Segololo
22 Jan 2008 07:31

Tell them, Spopo!!! ha haha ha!

sponono
22 Jan 2008 07:36

speaking of Coconut..is anyone watching that Coconut comedy ..it seems like its goo..from what I've heared at work

sponono
22 Jan 2008 07:53

here's some mumbo jumbo from Gary Zukav's book....real confusing and frustrasting....but suppposedly inspiring..somewhere on the thrid sentence i was lost...

"Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we believe. What we believe is based upon our perceptions. What we perceive depends upon what we look for. What we look for depends upon what we think. What we think depends upon what we perceive. What we perceive determines what we believe. What we believe determines what we take to be true. What we take to be true is our reality

and if I wrote this you bloggers will say WOW!!! awesome , deep, ..blah blah blah..

LM
22 Jan 2008 07:59

Zee Babes, Coconut is great (don't hv a better word to describe it)....You will know what Kopano is talking about....I like those kind of books.

To those who have read Secret by Rhonda....Sis Beatrice and David Bullard of Sunday Times say you must never admit to anyone that you hv read it because it is hogwash/bullshit......

PS: don't shoot the messenger!!!!

Nonny
22 Jan 2008 07:59

Sponza.........u know I had to read the paragraph three times to understand one sentance, let alone understand the entire thing coz to me it just seems like the Author was saying one & the same thing, yet trying to confuse our poor minds at the same time!!!!

KeleFabulous
22 Jan 2008 08:06

bwah hahaha spopo!!!

hawu madenza...what did you say you're reading? LOL

sponono
22 Jan 2008 08:08

LM...I thought I'm the only one who reads those two Sunday Times columnists Sis Beatrice and David Bullard..they are hillarious...and so is Justice Malala......

carino
22 Jan 2008 08:09

@LM To those who have read Secret by Rhonda....Sis Beatrice and David Bullard of Sunday Times say you must never admit to anyone that you hv read it because it is hogwash/bullshit......

I also think it was a waste of ink.

Segololo
22 Jan 2008 08:14

spopo.... haaibo, I give up! LMAO!!! You just know how to wake some of us up!! Iyoooh!!!! King K says the book is his fave book of all time and I would enjoy it but after the insert, Sponono, I don't believe, perceive, realise or think I will like it.

BUT I am gonna read all these books that amabloggers suggested and review tthem to those who haven't.(Except the zulu or xhosa ones, I can't speak, read or understand the language, and suffer enough on the blogs, so I unfortunately will not attempt to spend money on the books when I can't conceptualise a word of it)

Thak you all for you kind contributions, It was lovely sharing and reading your views on books and not TV on a TV-dedicated website!!

Msoe
22 Jan 2008 08:15

OH SPONONO I ALSO LOVEEEEEEEEE DAVID BULLARD

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 08:16

@Carino - I have read the Secret and yes it did not do if for me - but that does not mean it was a waste of ink...if ppl like Amazing say the book was Amazing, it means something totally different - Um not chewing, just dat if the book speak French and wena ukhuluma isiSwahili it doesnt mean dat the book is not talking to anyone @all.

LM
22 Jan 2008 08:17

@Sponono: So is Fred Khumalo.....I like this "beef" that seems to exist between him and David...they are crazy! Justice is cute....well I can confess that I always wait for his part on E-news...I like the way he speaks ( o na le diteme)

I'm gonna buy At Risk so that I can read the chapter he (Justice) wrote>>

ngwana
22 Jan 2008 08:23

@Segolo at least you get to the third line of that mumbo jumbo.
It reminds me of a book called DIANETICS, two of my friends read it and passed it on to me 2 years ago, i am stuck on the first paragraph.

sponono
22 Jan 2008 08:24

i could neva seperate u-Justice malala from uFred khumalo...donno why i thought its the same muntu

Msoe, i reaad David's columns and he said he's gonna publish his writings, is that true...so i can buy his book

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 08:25

Bathong - kanti what does one have to do for u ppl to pop into 1s gb? Satisfy my curiosity...asemblif

carino
22 Jan 2008 08:26

@Zee Babes

Firstly, i thought i was entitled to me own opinion. What I say about The Secret is entirely what I think, Mna, myself, ke le i-one.

We just have different opinions, that's all. I didnt mean the book didnt appeal to everyone. I know people have different tastes and believe me, I DO know.

sponono
22 Jan 2008 08:26

ngwana DONT even remind of that Dianetics lwabish..i also got stuck o nthe first SENTENCE

LM
22 Jan 2008 08:32

Spopo..uJustice writes for The times and used to write for Sowetan.
Titles that I still need to read by Frederick Bafana Khumalo are:
Bitches' Brew
Touch my Blood ...or something along those lines
Seven steps to heaven, I think

Lekese
22 Jan 2008 08:35

@ngwana, a colleague mentioned this book earlier on said it's a waste of precious time!!

monchooza
22 Jan 2008 08:37

Bathong you guys really are bookworms....phela mina the books i read these days are magazines and My school text books...i just dont have time (though i wish i had) for inspirational books

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 08:38

@ Carino -

Um hapi if you do, I really am - um smiling from ear to ear ( )

ngwana
22 Jan 2008 08:39

oh and my fav local author is Muzi Khuzwayo.

lepogo
22 Jan 2008 08:40

I think Barry Ronge is the best thing since individually wrapped cheese....David Bullard smokes too much for my liking and Justice Malal's lazy eye makes me concentrate more on it than on what he is spewing..

Fred Khumalo is the man.....

LM
22 Jan 2008 08:45

@ Lepogo: Justice Malal's lazy eye makes me concentrate more on it than on what he is spewing.. LEPOGO!!!!!!!!!!

LM
22 Jan 2008 08:51

I like Barry and his no-nonsense attitude. I remember people moaning about a nude picture that was on tv magazine because it was not sensitive to children....and he said something like: 'What do you think those children see when they look at the mirror after they hv stepped outside the shower'. this line cracked me up!!!

LM
22 Jan 2008 08:51

belz
22 Jan 2008 08:52

Asterix and Obelix, hihihihi, used to read those, they are too funny!! LOL Sponono, akuyeke abanye abantwana.

Tshd21
22 Jan 2008 08:56

1. What kind of books make you lose yourself in them? "How Stella got her groove back"...Wow, the book is even better than the movie! You feel what the writer wants you to feel, and she paints a perfect picture! Also well written...I've read it I don't know how many times and I still enjoy it.

Guys, I would like to read "He's just not that into you"! Anyone??? Pls hulla??? I promise to bring it back as soon as I'm done! Lol

PS: the way Justice Malala speaks...slow..and...eish...off nje!! I always struggle to concerntrate when he is making a point....

Zee Babes!
22 Jan 2008 09:02

Ok is me or is my imagination - Dont you think Justice and Xolani Gwala almost lookalike or is their eyes!!!

LM
22 Jan 2008 09:06

Haibo Zee Babes....it might be their eyes....

lepogo
22 Jan 2008 09:08

Im sorry LM,but to digress,and Im sure many people will agree with me on this one that "ALL THESE POLITICAL ANALYSTS AND ALL THE EXTREMISTS MUST ALL BE LINED UP AND SHOT"

Dianetics was written by the founder of the Church of Scientology,so go figure,also was given a copy a few years back.And with all these load shedding,one of this good days I will use to get my braai fire going..

I couldnt write earlier,my all time favorite authors are the Pan African writers,the likes of Frantz Fanon,Ngugi wa Thiongo,Wole Soyinka,Chinua's earlier works and theres a book called Mhudi,I think it is written by Sol Plaatjie which chronicles Batswana's trek from present day Congo up to where they currently are both in Free State and North West.Beautiful...

Segololo
22 Jan 2008 09:12

lepogo:<<Mhudi,I think it is written by Sol Plaatjie which chronicles Batswana's trek from present day Congo up to where they currently are both in Free State and North West.Beautiful...>> Are we congolese? This would be a fascinating read!!! I would buy it for everyone I know..

LM
22 Jan 2008 09:18

Dianetics was written by the founder of the Church of Scientology,so go figure,also was given a copy a few years back.And with all these load shedding,one of this good days I will use to get my braai fire going.. LOL

I also heard about this Ngugi wa Thiongo guy...I think it was on SABC2 morning Live.....will check his work later!

Beautiful and Handsome people....I'm out of here....time to go home....CIAO!

lepogo
23 Jan 2008 04:58

@Segololo
No we are not Congolese,man.In fact some of the dialects in Zambia,Angola and Congo have strong similarities to Setswana.It goes on to talk of how they moved from there and settled ko Botswana,How Rratshidi and his brother moved down sotuh,their fallout,why Tau moved,why Montshioa stuck around and the other tribe that moved to the Free State.

A very fascinating read.

KeleFabulous
23 Jan 2008 06:44

haai Lepogo i DO NOT put bananas in all my food!

Preshiii
23 Jan 2008 06:49

Wow! I'm in love with this blog already...my kinda talk....will be back with responses to your questions....WoW once again Sego!

Sdakamiswa
23 Jan 2008 21:43

Yeslike, I am very embarrassed to admit that I am one of those blacks who don’t “read”…If I am not “reading” some heavy manual about work I am busy trawling the net for ‘stuff’, so not having time is just not an excuse … infact I made a resolution this year to read at least two books, 1 before June…… I always jot down interesting books that I hear people talk about, for now though I’d like to sink my teeth in the one about our former springboks coach, In Black and White, anyone care to sponsor a present? My expensive ‘habit’ prevents me from indulging in other activities, daayyymmnn excuses…. hhmm

Meme J
27 Jan 2008 15:47

Oops, Sego. And I thought u weren't blogging yet! Mea culpa ... Can see from these responses that you'll have your work cut out on the reading front!! Maybe you're going to end up doing an Oprah's Book Club type of thing ... hey, that's a thought. What a far cry from Big Brother, or what :) ::::::: Anyway, you must make some time and space for Alice Walker. :::::::: @Mmakwena: Also deviating ... terrible about Basetsana's baby. What got me, too, was a quote in Sunday World from a source saying Bassie's doctor from Europe tried in vain to save the baby "but unfortunately God was not on her side". That hurts. God was not on her side????? Hey no. How can people say things like that? ::::::::::: @Lekese: Managed to get my hands on 'Some of My Best Friends are White' while in the Cape, but it was a mission! Tell NN that the book's marketers need to up their game!!! :::::::::: And a Happy New Year to everyone ...

lepogo
28 Jan 2008 02:48

Im sorry to resurrect this,but has anyone noticed a book written for the bus riders in London titled "An idiot's guide to riding a bus"???

Can you imagine the same version in Mzantsi,about riding taxis?Are they that dumb???

sponono
28 Jan 2008 02:57

Sdakamiswa...I also want to read that Jake White book ... it seems like a good read

LM
28 Jan 2008 07:01

@ MemeJ: Managed to get my hands on 'Some of My Best Friends are White' while in the Cape, but it was a mission! Tell NN that the book's marketers need to up their game!!! I agree....they should....I hv given up searching for it....no-one has it in stock...

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