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message 1: by Rohit (last edited Jul 21, 2014 08:24AM) (new)

Rohit Jain (rohit_jain) | 2 comments Hello, I am a beginner, whose English is not so good..
So i want to read books to improve my English or want to read pile of books that starts with simple English to moderate.
PLEASE suggest me some books, Indian books will my priority, after which i can level up to international content.
Currently I have completed a book(only book that i've read), named The Immortals of Meluha ,which i found good.


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Muddle head (adic) | 4646 comments For simple and understandable english among indian authors, i would recommend RK Narayan.

Though you might have enjoyed Immortals of Meluha, i believe that isn't the right book to 'improve' english as it flows more in the other direction ;)

Anyways thanks for starting this thread, quite a few of my friends and cousins asked me similar qstn and it would be great to get some recommendations.


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dely | 5485 comments I remember that my English teacher suggested us Lord of the Flies by William Golding to improve our English. I really loved it! It isn't that difficult to read, it has an interesting plot and it isn't too long.
Other "easy" English books that I can remember are The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti, India Was One by An Indian and eFiction India Vol. 1 Issue 07.
What about Amitav Gosh? I haven't read his books in English but they have such an interesting plot that you read them willingly also if they are long.


message 4: by Muddle head (new)

Muddle head (adic) | 4646 comments Lord of the flies is a wonderful read Dely, it was part of our curriculum too, when i was about 14yrs old.

@Qube, those are some very sensible suggestions...


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Ahtims (embeddedinbooks) | 47116 comments Mod
RK Narayan is one of the best
Shall rack my brains and my bookshelves and come up with a list later :-)


message 6: by Rohit (last edited Jul 22, 2014 12:03AM) (new)

Rohit Jain (rohit_jain) | 2 comments Thank You guys for assisting me, Can you please suggest some books from these writer, you've suggested.
Should I read Chetan Bhagat as many college students read this author virally?


message 7: by enaven (new)

enaven bali | 225 comments also add 'Ruskin bond' and 'kushwant Singh to the list.. they r famous easy to read books


message 8: by Ahtims (new)

Ahtims (embeddedinbooks) | 47116 comments Mod
Ruskin Bond is good


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Aparna Gangopadhyay (aumaparna) | 6 comments HI!

Read 'Daily Life Idioms' - a way to improve English:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NF0LSVM

About idioms - an article:: http://www.yourproductnews.com/produc...


message 10: by Carol (new)

Carol Dobson | 2737 comments Rohit wrote: "Hello, I am a beginner, whose English is not so good..
So i want to read books to improve my English or want to read pile of books that starts with simple English to moderate.
PLEASE suggest me som..."

The Agatha Christie novels are very good for someone learning English. They are written quite simply, but the plot is generally gripping.When I was learning French, I read them all in French and found them very useful.


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Ken (kendoyle) | 263 comments For simple but good English, I'd add the Famous Five books by Enid Blyton.


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