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| ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 9:06am On Oct 03, 2013 |
I Think Books Are The Most Beautiful Thingz Ever.. When I was younger I would keep my new toys Safe but my New books would be Under my pillow.. I loved the Smell of New Books I started Reading @ Four.. By Five i was a bit perfect I remember the First day i started Reading Silently or in my mind.. My teacher Taught me..I was in Pry 1..year 2000 Aunty Henrietta @ Tai Solarin Memorial She came into the Class shortly before break and asked us to read a passage independently.. Twas Ali & Simbi Tinx So the class was noisy She said Can't U read in ur minds We chorused hmmmm n how  She said take a look at your books think about what u're reading and don't move Ur lipz... I was The monitor I got it @ The First Try I was so happy I couldn't wait for my Parents to return from work... I read all most every Fairytale anybody can think of.. That's why till Tomorrow I'll b Disney's biggest Fan...watched almost all their cartoons..Especially the Barbie Princesses..Shrek..Pocahontas..Shark tale...etc #aww...I miss my Childhood What happened to The Sweet Innocent little black Boy Chikezie ?? *Nuances So back to the matter I grew Up Fond Of Books.... Give A Rough Estimate Of Books/Novels You Read 1)..At what Age did u start reading.. 2)..Your First Novel/Book 3)..How many books av u read (a rough estimate) ? 4)..How fast do u read ?? 5)..Ur Largest book n how long ?? 6)..Which book has ever made U cry 7)..Significant books that can touch or help 8]..Most liked Foreign books 9)..Most liked Indigenous books.. 10)..Which Kinda books do u prefer..?? |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 10:00am On Oct 03, 2013 |
1)..I think I Started Reading @ 4.. 2)..My first book was my mum's biology textbook doe i really couldn't Understand it..twas so big then..would take me minutes to get back to my Favorite Spot(the picture of a human embryo in the womb n gestation stuff like that..till i finally figured how to mark a page... I kept asking my mum.. Me: where am i from ?? Mummy: From me Me: how ?? Mummy: don't worry u'll know.. Me: When ?? Mummy: Soon Me: So Who did u come from ?? Mummy: my mummy Me: who did ur mummy come from..her own mummy ?? Mummy: Yes Me:So where did everybody come from ?? Mummy: Adam & Eve Me: Where did Adam & Eve come From ?? Mummy: From God..he created them.. Me: Who created God ?? Mummy: Oya u this boy stop disturbing my Life with foolish questions..  Lolllzz would tell my kids that too... So when i saw d gestation pictures then mum was pregnant...I asked is this how i came...Inside ur tummy..She said yeah..So how will the baby com out.. Mum said I'll poopoo it out.. I said oooo..thatz how i came out sheybi..She said yeah... I was Satisfied with that answer till JSS1......watchout 4 my Diary.... So my 1st book was my mum's Biology textbook... 3)..I would say Hundreds 4)..depending on the size of d fonts and how large the pages are..I think bibles av the smallest av read.. So I'll say from a minute downwards..never more than a minute.. I finish a 450 pages novel in a day if i do nothing.. 5)..That was my Largest Novel.."Roots by Alex Haley" Took 4 days plus i was a bit busy that week.. 6)..a)"Prince Of Tides by Pat Conroy"..Calumnwoulde..lolllzz...I broke into tears at the end.. b)"Shell Seekers" by Rosamund Pilcher c)"Vicky's Angel" by Jacqueline Wilson d)"A Stone For Danny Fisher"by Harold Robbins.. e)"Roots" They all made me Cry doe I was very Sad when i read Danny..Then i was older sha.. so i didn't cry 4 Danny & Roots.. 7)..[A]"The Bible" b).."48 Laws Of power! c).."Why Act the way You Do" by Tim Lahaye.. d).."New School Chem..Modern Biology..New School physics..Additional Mathematics..New General Maths..Project Further Mathematics omg headaches... These books helped one way or the other..lolllzz 8].. The Lists are Endless Scarlett Terminator Series Llama Land Hadley Chase's...?? Valley Of Horses Last Juror Primal Fear Dan Brown's...?? Braided Path Roots Vicky's Angel n the rest up... To name a few They seem av to disappeared from my memory would add as i go doe 9) Efuru Only Son Purple Hibiscus Joys Of Motherhood Chike & The River.. To name a few sha same loss of memory 10) I love all books.. Preferrably Sci-fi n Epics.. Hate Pastors preaching books... Spiritual my feet.. Lolllzz 'm through.. 1 Like |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nomski0(f): 12:03am On Oct 06, 2013 |
1)..At what Age did u start reading.. School books- 6 Storybooks- 7 Novels- 10 2)..Your First Novel/Book Monster night--Goosebumps 3)..How many books av u read (a rough estimate) ? Over five hundred, but who's counting?  4)..How fast do u read ?? Pretty fast.....2 books per day. 5)..Ur Largest book n how long ?? Breaking dawn part 1 and 2 6)..Which book has ever made U cry Buried alive- Mary Higgis Clark. 7)..Significant books that can touch or help  8]..Most liked Foreign books Sword of truth series. The lying game series Gossip girl series Its girl series etc etc 9)..Most liked Indigenous books.. Purple hibiscus....all Chimamanda Adichie's books 10)..Which Kinda books do u prefer..?? Horror, Suspense, Supernatural, Adventure, Romance. |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 9:11am On Oct 06, 2013 |
Nomski0:wow that's awesome another beloved bookworm... Sword of truth series yet to read it dunno where to get it.. |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nomski0(f): 9:16am On Oct 06, 2013 |
Nigellus_Hosan: wow that's awesome another beloved bookworm... So who are your favourite foreign authors? |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 9:40am On Oct 06, 2013 |
Nomski0: Pat Conroy Dan Brown Hadley Chase I'lld say.. As a Science Student..I never had the time to b choosy.. Read whatever i could... I got all my novels from mummy.. She gets new 1s every week. So when she's through... I read... But recently av been very busy.... I bought book 1 of Braided Path myself..(Weavers Of Saramyr) That book is lovely..just google it.. Still searching 4 book 2 n 3.. Also Angels Without Wings n Dragon's Blood very nice books too |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nomski0(f): 9:51am On Oct 06, 2013 |
Your Mom gets you books?  Lucky you.My parents dont support reading books.....besides school books and inspirational books. I have to hide them under my bed so they'll remain clueless. Nice list. I love Hadley Chase and Dan Brown, amazing authors. I still fancy, Danielle Steel Mary Higgis Clarke Terry Goodkind Sari Shepard |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 9:59am On Oct 06, 2013 |
Nigellus_Hosan: [/b] 1.age 3 or mayb 4 2.Adventures of Abu(cnt remember author) 3.hmm..mayb up to a thousand 4.so fast..mayb 5mins to 3pages( i remember reading almost all novels in our library(really big)jst js2 then, then proceeded to d secret section in an almost forgotten part of d administrative building 5.cnt tell. 6.cnt remmber. 7.Angels and demons nd da vinci's code 8.da vinci's code 9.Purple hibiscus nd odas-chiamanda adichie ...the document 10.Adventures,informative nd scary novels.. Tanx 2my inquisitiv nature |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Kslib(m): 11:59am On Oct 06, 2013 |
Nigellus_Hosan:Cant remember the exact age but was a kid then. Nigellus_Hosan:"Ali and simbi," i guess. Nigellus_Hosan:It shouldn't be more than 7.lol Hated reading novels right from my childhood. I developed a solid habit of reading novels just some 20days ago or so. Nigellus_Hosan:The time frame depends on the book size in question. Nigellus_Hosan:Gifted Hands. Took me a week plus of reading and stopping before finishing it. Nigellus_Hosan:I dont know if Ababio(a chemistry text book) qualifies as a book in this context? but that book made me cry when i saw it, coupled with the fact that i just got promoted to ss1 and was still a baby. When i saw it,i knew there was no way i was going to read this big thing. "Hell no!," i thought to myself, immediately i saw the size. I didn't even realize that tears were already flowing down my cheeks. "Are you ok"? the woman in the bookshop asked me. "Yes,i'm fine ma" i murmured as i collected the book. Nigellus_Hosan:Since i've read only a few, i'll say "Gifted hands, The Secret" Nigellus_Hosan:The Secret Nigellus_Hosan:Only ones i've read were forced on me cos they were compulsory while we were in school. I'll go with "Wedlock of the gods" even though i cant recall what it was about. Nigellus_Hosan:Mystery solving,comedy,crime and romance. .. .. All izz well! |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 1:53pm On Oct 06, 2013 |
Give A Rough Estimate Of Books/Novels You Read 1)..At what Age did u start reading.. If you mean reading school stuff, I dunno. Perhaps 2, that's when I started school. But if it's other books, 6. 2)..Your First Novel/Book Can't remember. It's been almost two centuries ago. 3)..How many books av u read (a rough estimate) ? 150, or 200. 4)..How fast do u read ?? Very fast, it seems like I'm scanning. 5)..Ur Largest book n how long ?? Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. About 700+ pages. It took me 4 days; more like 6 hours everyday. 6)..Which book has ever made U cry Over four. I can recall a book titled, 'Tales of Arabian Night' or something like that. 7)..Significant books that can touch or help 1. Talent Is Never Enough by John C. Maxwell. 2. Purple Hibiscus by Adichie. 3. How To Make Money Out of Thin Air. 4. The Thing Around Your Neck by Adichie. 5. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. 6. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter. 7. 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. 8. A Long Walk On Eggshells by Munachim Amah. 9. No Longer At Ease by Achebe. 10. Things Fall Apart by Achebe. 11. Look Great, Feel Great by Joyce Meyer. 12. The Secret by Rhonda and co. There are many of them. I'll stop here.  8]..Most liked Foreign books Hardley Chase's. 9)..Most liked Indigenous books.. Chike and the River, The Thing Around Your Neck, etc. 10)..Which Kinda books do u prefer..?? Thriller, suspense, romance (40%) and inspirational. |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 2:23pm On Oct 06, 2013 |
Nomski0: Your Mom gets you books? Awesome... But not always during exams.. I dare not touch them i hide them in my Bible or big textbooks.. I always go out with books I av not read..Terry Goodkinds.. Only read 1 of Chimamanda's book.... 1 day.... I'll do so... For The Past 2 months av not touched a novel... Extended my PUTME trip to an awfully long one.. Can't wait to return to Lag... I miss my books.. I only av my phones n 'm tired of tap tap tap n pressing Keypads... |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 2:28pm On Oct 06, 2013 |
kizmartino: nice hope U ain't an Atheist ??... My mum threw away the books by Dan brown n said foolish destined 4 hell Atheist.. I became Super Curious i later stole the books n read 'em.. 4 1 month i was a secret Atheist... Lolllzz but Jesus Rescued me again.. |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 2:32pm On Oct 06, 2013 |
Kslib: lwkmd that's nice..Read Gifted hands by Ben Carson n the other blue one... Lolllzz that man changed me n i love Nigerian books that talk of our history... Guess that wedlock of the gods would b my next... P.S welcome to the world of books... It's a Great World.. |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 2:37pm On Oct 06, 2013 |
Jekyll & Hyde: LWKMD funny Signature 2 Centuries ago... Are U a Vampire That would b nice cos i really need Som Vampire Blood. I need to b Immortal... Nice Mr Jekyll Have U read the book about ur Moniker... Looking 4 that 1 too When 'm through with my Admission Processes I would look 4 these ur books.. They already sound Great.. |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by OnoEdosio(m): 8:18pm On Oct 06, 2013 |
This is a thread after my heart. Will respond in a jiffy. |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 7:54am On Oct 07, 2013 |
Nigellus_Hosan: lolzz..atheist ........NOjux lov doze bookz cux most tinx discussed wer base on catholic doctrine ..highly informativ doe destructive smhw.. Dan brown rili is gudd |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 11:26am On Oct 07, 2013 |
OnoEdosio: This is a thread after my heart. Will respond in a jiffy. Awaiting U in Earnest |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 11:26am On Oct 07, 2013 |
kizmartino: yeah very very good.. |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Illuminatus(m): 3:53pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
Nigellus_Hosan:I love reading. It's my second favourite thing (just slightly knocked out by Music). I'm not sure when I started reading but I'm certain that in my Primary Two I've already started reading without moving my lips. My mom was the first person who introduced me into reading (I'll explain later). She bought me my first novel : The Fruit of Honesty. It's by a Nigerian author whose name I've forgotten. The book was precious to me. It was the sweetest book I've ever read (well, at least, for a while them ). I think I finished it in three days because I had juggle reading with school which dismissed at four and my chores as an only child. The next Saturday, she got me another book: The Village School. Anyway, it became a ritual that she bought at least one new novel for me every week. I read Things Fall Apart in my Primary Six.In Junior Secondary, life took a turn and due to some circumstances I stopped reading novels. But fast forward to my JSS 3, I visited my mom's family during the holidays and it was then I was inducted again. This time, by my aunt. She's like five years older than I am and we're somewhat of a kindred spirit. I'm naturally curious and one day when they left me alone in the house, I discovered her book stacks. I was like I've struck gold. She reads Harlequin so during the holidays I got an overdose of romance, suspense and sex. It was also during this time that I discovered music (I fell head over heels for Alicia Keys' Fallin) and another source of excitement *grins* Anyway, I "borrowed" some of her novels and read them while writing my Junior WACE. During the holidays, I immensed myself into reading novels, spending whatever money I could squeeze from my savings into buying or exchanging from the post office. In my SSS1 I discovered Robin Cook and Laura Joh Rowland. Between my SS1 and SS3 I must have read close to 150 books. My favorite books of all time? Watchers by Dean Koonz, All Around The Town by Mary Higgins Clark, Abduction by Robin Cook, The Other Side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon, The Perks of Being A Cauliflower and Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. I don't have any favorite Nigerian novels. The only that's ever made me cry is The Perks of Being A Cauliflower. Largest Book has to be Dreamcatcher by Stephen King. Dreadfully boring, I must say. Some of the most significant stories I've read came from this super site that hosts stories for people like me. At time when I had my head in a cloud and the whole thing didn't make sense, the stories and people there helped me find myself. I can read 120k words novels in a day or two, depending on my schedule, how much I like the book and stuff. I LOVE suspense, mystery, and yes, thrillers. I guess that's why I have Koonz, Cook, Clark, Sheldon, and Brown's books in stacks |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Illuminatus(m): 3:58pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
Nigellus_Hosan:I was already an atheist before I read Da Vinci. Lol |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 4:06pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
Nigellus_Hosan: Lol. Thanks. Two centuries? Pretty Jesus. Dual error here and somewhere else. Chai! Na decades o.I have the book but I've not gotten time to read it. I'd have, but my reading plan for this year has been badly derailed. Okay, success on your admission. |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 5:23pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
Illuminatus: ahn! ahn!!! I've read everything about outer space/evolution... And Up till now till forever I would always believe that my Life has a meaning I wasn't made just to exist by Some Coincidental Panspermia.. Life Is Just too beautiful n too perfect to be a mistake.. Books are A Living Proof Books never Die Sorry 4 derailing But that's my Own belief I hope U find what Gives u Joy.. I've found my Jesus.. He loves me just the way i am.. 1 Like |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 5:25pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
Jekyll & Hyde: Thankz bruv God bless u |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Illuminatus(m): 5:47pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
I wanted to explain myself but it'd be futile since I'd only confuse you. |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Kslib(m): 5:57pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
Nigellus_Hosan:The bolded is the truth. I remember reading something just some days back where some professors said something: Lemme summarize: The first was a professor who studies a certain living organism- which i suspect to be some kind of parasite or bacteria(name forgotten). I'm not quoting him word for word cos i cant remember the exact words: He said "The organism has the ability to retain every single,i mean 'every single' light that comes it's way and converts those stored lights into energy that it uses for digestion,movement..e..t.c. The prof said a certain company is trying to study the organism,imitate it's design and develop new generation solar panels like never seen before. The second prof designs virtual systems for robots: Not quoting word for word sha: He said "after studying the human eye in order to aid them in designing an effective top class virtual system for robots,he discovered that the human eye is just too perfect. For e.g: Someone throws a ball towards your direction,and you successfully catch the ball. It might just seem like a simple thing but in reality,it isn't because the calculations that the human eye does within seconds without we noticing,is too over-whelming to be true. It calculates the distance,the trajectory,the angle and some other elements before the ball was caught successfully.. Both of them(the profs) said "Brilliant genius Scientists imitate designs already found in nature",so therefore,a higher designer must have crafted those works. Personally,it's none of my business if anyone doesn't believe in God but at-least he/she should just admit that there is a higher being,someone who crafted those mind-blowing and almost unbelievable designs in nature,so we could imitate them. The fuuny is that some people close to me think i'm an atheist. Even though they haven't said it to my face,i just know that's what they are suspecting.lol Anyway,i dont blame them cos if i were in their shoes,i would have also done thesame due to the debates we've had concerning religion,human belief,the bible and my weird stance on these issues.lol There is a very thin line btw where i am now, and being an atheist but i'll never cross the line. I believe in God,but in a very different way.. @op,Sorry for derailing. .. .. All izz well! 1 Like |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 7:31pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
Illuminatus: I wanted to explain myself but it'd be futile since I'd only confuse you. Try |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Illuminatus(m): 8:24pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
I'll get back to you on that. @ Nigellius |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 11:15pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
I suggest u all try read(ing)..'songs of solomon'in d bible...lovly write-up expecially for poetic lovers.. **trying to compose a poem from it(songs of solomon)** |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 12:25am On Oct 08, 2013 |
Illuminatus: I'll get back to you on that. @ Nigelliusd most stolid proof d most diehard atheist can present to me right now won't shake my faith...i could die 4 my faith.. I believe in that God who taught Ben Carson a day 2 his exam.. If a man who cuts up brains n az seen so much as the interior still believes in God.. Who am i..? Just get this song.. Lead me to the Cross .. Still awaiting u bro |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Illuminatus(m): 6:38am On Oct 08, 2013 |
Nigellus_Hosan:Who says I want to derail your faith in God? |
| Re: ALL ABOUT BOOKS U've Read...please Share Your Experience Here.. by Nobody: 7:16am On Oct 08, 2013 |
Illuminatus: nobody said anything about derailing |
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