enieme:

since the days every household had at least a copy of James Hadley Chase

True o,, comes hardly chase, Harold Robbins, didn't Sheldon, Jackie colons, Daniels steel, Jeffery archer, Nora Roberts et Al, those were the days

alorax2:


Ok, thank you sir

Uwc ma'am

patrikoolar:
An appreciable knowledge of the socio-political context, the zeitgeist if you may, of the times these classics were dissipated from the grey matter, nay, oblongata of the most revered yet grossly under-rated ethno-African wordsmith of genius classification, is necessary to know that ...




Both are best for the nests they share ...

Too wordy—a haughty show of inteliegent sounding words.

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SirDavico:


Wow My friend told me his dad said Chase was a damn good writer and a popular read in those days gone by. That was how I got to hear of James Hadley Chase. After reading just one book of his, ''You find him-I'll fix him'', to say I was thrilled and captivated would be an Understatement
Infact, I THINK i should emulate his style of writing





Oooops! This is so off topic

Happy Sunday

'Tiger by the tail' was the most popular read then. My favourite was 'a coffin from hongkong'.
been looking for the ebooks to download.

alorax2:


True o,, comes hardly chase, Harold Robbins, didn't Sheldon, Jackie colons, Daniels steel, Jeffery archer, Nora Roberts et Al, those were the days

abi o. My sister tell em.
Though me self never old reach to know some of these Pple
I remember someone telling me James Patterson wrote as good as James Hadley Chase. His first book I picked wasn't so impressing - storyline wasn't so creative but I must commend him for the thrilling suspense.

Allan pinkerton is a contemporary writer that writes non fiction detective stories.

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Disappear!

enieme:

'Tiger by the tail' was the most popular read then. My favourite was 'a coffin from hongkong'.
been looking for the ebooks to download.

I've got ''tiger by the tail'' , ''the soft centre'' and one or two other books of his. All in pdf ebook format. But I still haven't read them. Will read them soon


You can google them up and download.

SirDavico:


I've got ''tiger by the tail'' , ''the soft centre'' and one or two other books of his. All in pdf ebook format. But I still haven't read them. Will read them soon


You can google them up and download.

sure. I'll do that when I have the time.
Don't let me derail this thread any further than I have.

enieme:

sure. I'll do that when I have the time.
Don't let me derail this thread any further than I have.

ok

DIKEnaWAR:



Anthills of the Savannah? You just reminded me that I have not 'revised' this novel in a long while. I shall fish it out and read again. If my anger with the drunken Police man will allow me read it to the end.

Why does Achebe always seek to destroy his characters? Even Obi Okonkwo (No Longer at Ease), whose grandfather he already destroyed in 'Things Fall Apart' and Odili (A man of the People) were not spared in the end.

Achebe has a way of mocking his characters and exposing their flaws not visible to the 'naked' eye.

I cried for Obi in 'no longer at ease'.His case is just a waste of years & life.

enieme:

abi o. My sister tell em.
Though me self never old reach to know some of these Pple
I remember someone telling me James Patterson wrote as good as James Hadley Chase. His first book I picked wasn't so impressing - storyline wasn't so creative but I must commend him for the thrilling suspense.

Allan pinkerton is a contemporary writer that writes non fiction detective stories.

Paterson is mostly suspense. But John chrisham will take u into d working monds of lawyers, law firm, courts and syndicates.

Countrygirl:
I cried for Obi in 'no longer at ease'.His case is just a waste of years & life.

LOL. I guess you fell in love with him.

On a serious note, everything and everyone he loved treated him badly: His mother who was the apple of his eyes, his girlfriend Clara, the government he worked for and even his dad maintained a deafening silence when he ought to have spoken. (Despite the fact that he disobeyed his own father and followed the whiteman's religion, after witnessing his father kill Ikemefuna)

Achebe was bent on 'destroying' the young man. He gave him no opportunity to 'defend' himself.

enieme:

'Tiger by the tail' was the most popular read then. My favourite was 'a coffin from hongkong'.
been looking for the ebooks to download.

Read: This Way For A Shroud and you'll be held spellbound by the character Jack Maurer and his battle for survival.

Chase is a very good writer and to think he had not visited America when he wrote most of his novels is astonishing. He wrote most of his novel with a map of the cities.

how come I didn't see thread on time both of are really good books but...

Arrow of God, stands head n shoulders above things fall apart!!!

because Oyinbo people love things fall apart doesn't mean it better. #MyOpinionTho

On a lighter side... I also love a man of the people.. chief Nanga and co

mike404:
NO LONGER AT EASE - CHINUA ACHEBE
THE JOY OF MOTHERHOOD- BUCHI EMECHETA

I remember crying at the end of 'Joys of Motherhood'. The way she ran mad and died on the street after all the suffering. Only getting a 'befitting burial' at the end. What an irony. I'm still addicted to literature till date.

Arrow of God, all day, everyday!

enieme:

'Tiger by the tail' was the most popular read then. My favourite was 'a coffin from hongkong'.
been looking for the ebooks to download.

my first book from chase was cofin from honk Kong,, then tiger by d tail, knock knock whose there,one bright summer morning, u find him ill fix him, no orchard for miss blandish, miss lotus waves a wand. I enjoy one character call mark girland he is always fighting with Malik. Those where glorious days

Countrygirl:
I cried for Obi in 'no longer at ease'.His case is just a waste of years & life.

DIKEnaWAR:
Anthills of the Savannah? You just reminded me that I have not 'revised' this novel in a long while. I shall fish it out and read again. If my anger with the drunken Police man will allow me read it to the end.

Why does Achebe always seek to destroy his characters? Even Obi Okonkwo (No Longer at Ease), whose grandfather he already destroyed in 'Things Fall Apart' and Odili (A man of the People) were not spared in the end.

Achebe has a way of mocking his characters and exposing their flaws not visible to the 'Unclad' eye.

If Chinua Achebe were God...

I mean... If God writes the story of people ...

Ppl lik Abachas and Abiola go plenty o

oweniwe:




If Chinua Achebe were God...

I mean... If God writes the story of people ...

Ppl lik Abachas and Abiola go plenty o

Hehehe.... how fa man

AdamsBashforth:

By simply "googling" 'chinua achebe' you can get a list of all his books. You missed out 'A man of the people'. Clowning around does not necessarily mean that one is a clown. Congrats on your seminar papers.

story

Taduma1:
Gone are those days, best of nollywood then. FTC at last

Sorry I made a mistake. It's the book that's in question not the movie.
Below is the book pix

SirDavico:


Hehehe.... how fa man

Been quite busy with my new works

Arrow of God is it for me. It is the finest of the four books by Achebe that I've read.

I'll go for Arrow of God. Anytime, anywhere. The book really got me spell bound!

oweniwe:


Been quite busy with my new works

Godspeed, bro.

MNDY:
I've not read Arrow of God, but Things Fall Apart is one fiction work so perfectly composed that it is globally respected! Only the TV show GAME OF THRONES can stand Things Fall Apart in intelligently created fiction

I won't like to compare because I personally find both Things Fall Apart and A Song of Ice and Fire compelling. Forget the TV show, read the book and give your opinion.

oluamid:


I won't like to compare because I personally find both Things Fall Apart and A Song of Ice and Fire compelling. Forget the TV show, read the book and give your opinion.

You are telling me that I stand a chance of getting an even more thrilling and fascinating experience from George R.R. Martin's book than the one I am already getting from HBO's Game of Thrones! Superbly intelligent minds are behind this show

alorax2:


my first book from chase was cofin from honk Kong,, then tiger by d tail, knock knock whose there,one bright summer morning, u find him ill fix him, no orchard for miss blandish, miss lotus waves a wand. I enjoy one character call mark girland he is always fighting with Malik. Those where glorious days

anty e ma ti kawe gan fa! Sucker punch nko?

DIKEnaWAR:



Read: This Way For A Shroud and you'll be held spellbound by the character Jack Maurer and his battle for survival.

Chase is a very good writer and to think he had not visited America when he wrote most of his novels is astonishing. He wrote most of his novel with a map of the cities.

His books are no longer in the market. Don't let me derail this thread

enieme:

anty e ma ti kawe gan fa! Sucker punch nko?

Abi o,, even come easy go easy, an ACE up my sleeve, eve, cade etc. I started reading chase when I was 9yrs old. I became addicted to reading novels. My late mum used to call my library (imagin)