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Best Books You've Read This Year? by Bravoosii: 9:48pm On Dec 09, 2013
A lot of great books have been written this year. As the year draws to an end, I'd like to take a look at some of the best books we've read this year.
Some of my best are;

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand: This book is a WWII story of survival, resilience and redemption. It tells a tragic story of allied prisoners of war in Japanese POW camps and death camps. A very compelling, devastating and ultimately redeeming book everyone should read.

A Thousand Splendid Suns: This is a story of intense delicacy and strength buried under the surface of the cruel and capricious life imposed upon two Afghani women. Set during the period of ethnic conflict in Afghanistan after the Russian Communist left. It's a story of oppression and brutality, and also the strength and toughness of human spirit.

I'm currently reading WAVE
By Sonali Deraniyagala a tragic story of a survivor of the Indian ocean tsunami in Sri Lanka. Deraniyagala lost her husband and two young sons to the disaster.

Chimamanda Adichie's Americanah, Sidney Sheldon's Sands of Time, Roots by Alex Haley John Green's The Fault in Our Stars are also some very good books I've read this year.

The floor is open now, share some of the best books you've read in 2013.

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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by Bravoosii: 9:34am On Dec 10, 2013
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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by tpia5: 10:41pm On Dec 11, 2013
Thinking, may be back.

From the thread title I thought you meant books that were published this year, but your op implies books you read this year irrespective of publication date.
Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by Bravoosii: 12:48am On Dec 12, 2013
tpia@:
Thinking, may be back.

From the thread title I thought you meant books that were published this year, but your op implies books you read this year irrespective of publication date.
Yes, just books you read this year irrespective of year of publication.
Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by tpia5: 1:44am On Dec 12, 2013
let me try to remember which books i've read this year, i have a lot of them lined up but i havent read too many.
Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by tpia5: 5:31am On Dec 12, 2013
most of the books i read this year seem to be historical ones on africa, plus a few chick lits and some other light reading.
Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by Bravoosii: 9:32am On Dec 12, 2013
Ok. You can also drop some very good books you read that were published this year. I was going to make the thread about books published this year alone, but I thought the scope of the thread will be limited and not too many people I've read any books published this year.
Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by akintun: 1:52pm On Dec 12, 2013
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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by nekaa(f): 1:52pm On Dec 12, 2013
Didnt read any book this year.. aside my school books sad
Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by omoodeogere(m): 1:53pm On Dec 12, 2013
Bravoosii: .
WHAT!!
Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by omonla555: 1:53pm On Dec 12, 2013
Igbo Irunmole, Aja lo leru & Agbalagba Akan

I have read the three books

Aja lo leru and Agbalagba Akan have been the interesting Yoruba books I have ever read.

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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by pawesome(m): 1:53pm On Dec 12, 2013
principles of ASUU by N. Faggi undecided

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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by semoly(m): 1:55pm On Dec 12, 2013
There was a country by chinua achebe

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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by nerodenero: 1:56pm On Dec 12, 2013
Macmillan Book 1-6 Featuring Ali and Simbi and Brighter Grammargrin grin

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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by oluking: 1:56pm On Dec 12, 2013
Most of us are only good in reading Newspapers and for each newspaper we read not more than 30% of the Content grin.Abi i lie grin

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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by sexymoma(f): 1:56pm On Dec 12, 2013
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus.


Wuraola Forever.

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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by Nobody: 1:57pm On Dec 12, 2013
Butterfly by Kathryn Harvey
Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by Nobody: 1:57pm On Dec 12, 2013
Simbi and Ali
Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by leggo: 1:57pm On Dec 12, 2013
Art Of War

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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by Nobody: 1:58pm On Dec 12, 2013
Sycamore Row by Lord Grisham

Iyawo Nylon bag by Ishilove

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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by LogansShadow: 1:59pm On Dec 12, 2013
Angels and Demons by Dan brown cool.Cool Novel with an unexpected ending.

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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by savedbreak: 1:59pm On Dec 12, 2013
48 Laws of Power, its an old book tho

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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by Sike(m): 1:59pm On Dec 12, 2013
Some of us just like to Watch.
Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by Built2last: 2:00pm On Dec 12, 2013
Read

Financial Amagardom by John Haggee
Mandela by Meredith
Jewish Code by Perry Stone
Ultimate Come back by TOMMY TENNEY
and now reading There was a Country by Chinua Achebe.

Reading is one habit i may never leave.

It so serious that i can't sleep at night without reading atleast a page or a chapter of a book.

i am not much of a TV person except i want to listen to news.

I am in love with my library.

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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by Nobody: 2:01pm On Dec 12, 2013
Americanah

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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by Snoggy(m): 2:02pm On Dec 12, 2013
1st to Die - James Patterson

Before I Die - Arthur Nwankwo

Soldiers of Fortune - Max Siollun

Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler

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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by esqtony: 2:02pm On Dec 12, 2013
Law of Evidence by Sebastine Tar Hon.

Btw. Nice thread, just that law books and case materials haven't afforded me the greatly desired 'social' reading.
Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by Harmvirus(f): 2:03pm On Dec 12, 2013
Half of a yellow sun - Chimamanda Adichie
There was a country- Chinua Achebe.the above two are about the Biafran war.
The house - Danielle Steel. I so much love this book.
Always is not forever- Helen Van Slyke. SOoo interesting
Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by Nobody: 2:03pm On Dec 12, 2013
Gifted Hands by Ben Carson

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Re: Best Books You've Read This Year? by Nobody: 2:04pm On Dec 12, 2013
leggo: Art Of War
have u read world at arms

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