Tag: Urdu Novel List

Book Review | Koi Rang Bhari Sehr Utrey| Aliya Bukhari

I will summarize the complete story of Deewar-e-Shab. This review, therefore, will be filled with spoilers. If you want to read the book, or want to enjoy the drama without ruining the mystery, stop reading now.

Links to read Alif online (By Umera Ahmed)

I understand that Alif is not just a novel, it is a phenomenon that has gripped the Urdu speaking people across the globe. While some are content by simply watching the drama; others want to enjoy the literary experience as well. There is good news for all. Umera’s website uabooksonline.com has shared Alif in various…

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Book Review: Mere Humdum Mere Dost (By Farhat Ishtiaque)

This post is a spoiler filled review of the book. If you’re planning to read the book, please don’t read further. You have been warned.

Book Review: Deewar-e-Shab By Aliya Bukhari

I will summarize the complete story of Deewar-e-Shab. This review, therefore, will be filled with spoilers. If you want to read the book, or want to enjoy the drama without ruining the mystery, stop reading now.

5 Reasons to watch Alif Drama (Geo TV)

I am looking forward to watching Alif Drama (Geo TV). It is written by Umera Ahmed. The novel is already published in April 2019 and is immensely popular amongst Urdu readers. I prefer not to watch the screen adaptation of a book. It is generally very loosely based on the original story and often the…

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Book Review: Sang-e-Raah: The stone of the path (by Deeba Kapadia)

Book Details Title: Sang-e-raah Author: Deeba Kapadia # of pages: 14 Synopsis कभी गालियां देने वालों, आप पर हंसने और मज़ाक़ उड़ाने वालों से वास्ता पड़ा है? वो उसी रास्ते पर हर रोज़ चलता था, तनहा! लेकिन वह दिन जब उसकी मुलाक़ात एक लड़की से हुई, सब कुछ बदल गया। उन उम्मीदों की कहानी जो…

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Book Review: Haalim – Episode #23 {{LAST Episode}} (By Nemrah Ahmed)

(Drafted on September 6th) Episode 23 was uploaded on the author’s FB page on, 4th of September.  This episode has 156 pages, woohoo! The episode aims at Revising Tying the loose ends Parting some more wisdom Reinforcing the fact that you may not be the wisest. Talia thought she had figured out Fateh, but Fateh……

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Book Review: Khuda Ki Basti (By Shaukat Siddiqui)

Non-review Rant I read about 30 stories over the weekend, mostly urdu. This was one of the longer reads. Plot Summary Characters Raziya Begum,  a widow lives with her three kids – Sultana, Nosha and Annu. Her eldest daughter has passed away, who was married to Neyaz . Nosha, Shami and Raja are three teenage…

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Book Review: Shehrzad (By Saima Akram Chaudhary)

آپ لوگوں نے  سمیرا شریف طور کا “ٹوٹا ہوا تارا” پڑھا ہے؟ یا پھر عفت سحر پاشا کا پچھلے سال کا   “خواب شیشے کا” پڑھا ہوگا؟ اگر نہیں پڑھا  تو اچھی بات ہے۔ شہرزاد پڑھ لیں۔ اگر یہ دونوں ناول پڑھ رکھے ہیں، تو ابھی سے بتادوں کہ  کافی مماثلت نظر آئے گی۔ اور میں…

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Book Review: Haalim – Episode #22 (By Nemrah Ahmed)

(Drafted on July 4th) Episode 22 was uploaded on the author’s FB page today, 4th of July. Happy independence Day to American friends… This episode has 100 pages and is sufficiently long. The episode moves so briskly that I kept checking the page number every now and again to verify how much I had read….

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Book Review: Alif – Episode #12 (Finale) (By Umera Ahmed)

The 12th and final episode is out. It is 29 pages long. I have included the link to read the episode online at the end of this post. Summary The episode is generally about tying the loose ends and there are some revelations. Don’t worry, I am not going to spoil the story for you….

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Book Review: Alif – Episode #11 (By Umera Ahmed)

The 11th episode is released on 29th May, 2019. It is 38 pages long. You can find the link to read online below. I would still request you to read the review, and leave comments. That’s what I get in return. Here goes. Summary The episode starts with yet another letter, from Qalb-eMomin to Allah….

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Book Review: Alif – Episode #10 (By Umera Ahmed)

The 10th episode is released on 1 May, 2019. It is 48 pages long. You can find the link to read online below. I would still request you to read the review, and leave comments. That’s what I need in return. Here goes. Summary The episode starts with yet another letter, from Husn-e-Jahan to Abdul…

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Book Review: Alif – Episode #9 (By Umera Ahmed)

The ninth episode is released on 1 April, 2019. It is 35 pages long. You can find the link to read online below. I would still request you to read the review, and leave comments. That’s what I need in return. Here goes. Summary The episode starts with yet another letter, but from a different…

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Book Review: Alif – Episode #8 (By Umera Ahmed)

The eighth episode is released on 1 March, 2019. *** Summary The episode starts with a letter from Husn-e-Jehan to Sultan. The rest of the episodes revolves around Qalb-e-Momin and Momina. Their circle in narrowing. They travel together, without saying a single word to each other. The constant talks of Momina’s success bothers Momin, to…

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Book Review: Daredreamers: A Start-up of Superheroes By Kartik & Ravi Sharma

Book Details Title: Daredreamers: A Start-up of Superheroes Writer: Kartik Sharma, Ravi Sharma Amazon: Buy here   Author Profile Kartik Sharma, a graduate of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, is passionate about books. Be it reading or writing, he found his one true passion in the written…

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Book Review: Alif – Episode #7 (By Umera Ahmed)

The seventh episode is released on 2 February, 2019. *** Summary The episode starts with a diary entry by Taha. He sits down to do calligraphy but can’t focus on anything, except being mesmerised by the beauty of Husn-e-Jehan. Abdul Alaa narrates the story to Qalb-e-Momin – a tale of love between Taha and Husn-e-Jehan….

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Book Review: Alif – Episode #6 (By Umera Ahmed)

The sixth episode is out. The episode starts with a letter from Sultan to Husn-e-Jehan. It reveals that the names of their kids Momin and Momina were pre-decided. It is evident that Sultan was not just a makeup artist for Husn-e-Jehan, but also an admirer and loved her. It also hints on a mistake of…

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Book Review: Alif – Episode #5 (By Umera Ahmed)

The fifth episode is out. *** The fifth episode starts with a letter from Qalb-e-Momin to Allah. This episode delves deeper into the mystery named Qalb-e-Momin. This episode sheds light on why he has become the atheist and woman objectifier that he is today. Momin’s track sees him backlash on Neha for pestering him to…

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Book Review: Unexpected By Anil Manoharan

Book Details Title: Unexpected Author: Anil Manoharan Published on: 22 April 2018 Genre: General Fiction Link to Buy: Amazon Synopsis It’s about Nil , an ex advisor of a court who falls in love with a lady named Susan whom he has just imagined and read her letters to her lover , will he be successful…

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