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Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Ayiibobo(m): 11:08pm On Jan 23, 2018
buffalowings:


Mayor of casterbridge.

If there was ever a tragic novel, that's the one and only.
nevertheless it was a master piece,....and one of the most detailed novels I have read
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Ayiibobo(m): 11:15pm On Jan 23, 2018
FroshBae:
1.Danielle Steel-THE GIFT
2.Jill mansel-PERFECT TIMING
3.Wole Soyinka-LION AND THE JEWEL
4.Shannon Hale-PRINCESS ACADEMY
5.Pamela Bauer-FANCY'S BABY
'The gift
That's a wonderful well written book there,u get mouth'

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Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by ola753(f): 11:36pm On Jan 23, 2018
Carolina moon by Nora Robert
Song of the west by Nora Robert
Zapped by Mary Higgins Clark
Cerissa
Mistress on demand by Maggie cox

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Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by HotIce90(f): 12:11am On Jan 24, 2018
eldee365:

Bygone, yes, but i still get this nostalgic feelings when i see comments like yours.

Ok
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by souloho19(m): 2:39am On Jan 24, 2018
John Griaham * A Time to Kill
Nora Roberts * The Reef
Steig Larsson * The girl with the dragon tattoo √ The Girl who played with fire (currently reading)
Buchi Emecheta * Joys of motherhood (I always have something in my eye when I read this)
Tom Clancy * Clear and Present Danger.
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by teamsynergy: 6:57am On Jan 24, 2018
sirgalahad26:

pls, how do i get dat devil on the cross or an electronic copy!
https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.socialiststories.com/liberate/Devil%2520on%2520the%2520Cross%2520-%2520Ngugi%2520wa%2520Thiong%27o.pdf&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi_iefi9O_YAhUkBcAKHWZIAmUQFjAAegQIEBAB&usg=AOvVaw1pgrDUK3SssqFIUcSQk_IC
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by sirgalahad26(m): 7:18am On Jan 24, 2018
teamsynergy:

https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.socialiststories.com/liberate/Devil%2520on%2520the%2520Cross%2520-%2520Ngugi%2520wa%2520Thiong%27o.pdf&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi_iefi9O_YAhUkBcAKHWZIAmUQFjAAegQIEBAB&usg=AOvVaw1pgrDUK3SssqFIUcSQk_IC


thanks buddy!
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Nobody: 4:54pm On Jan 24, 2018
Oh, I'm coming to this party late! Okay, here's my list:

1. The Firm by John Grisham
2. The Shining by Stephen King
3. Origin by Dan Brown
4. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
5. Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe

If you read any or all of the books I've listed and you don't dig any, kindly PM me to get a compensation fee of ... grin
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Nobody: 5:06pm On Jan 24, 2018
HotIce90:
Davinci code
Angels and demons
Digital fortress
Lost symbol
Dante Inferno
All novels by Dan Brown

Have not read his new novel ORIGIN yet

Oh, Babe, you should get on with Origin this minute! Dan Brown has finally outdone himself.
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Ucheparker(m): 11:29pm On Jan 24, 2018
Scholar01:
Seriously, most persons commenting on this thread don't read novels.

For me, the first place goes to malazan book of the fallen by Stephen Erikson. The sheer scope of the book is breadth taking (unfortunately, most on this thread would not be able to go beyond the first book)

Others include :
Codex Alera ( Jim butcher)
wheel of time ( Robert Jordan)
King killer chronicles ( Stephen Rothfuss)
A song of ice and fire ( George R Martin [ game of thrones movie ])

I was just thinking that if I finish this thread without any mention of "Jim Butcher" then I'll never visit nairaland again! Well not something that drastic but the man is a genius! Have you read the Dresden files!? Your mind would be blown.
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Ucheparker(m): 11:34pm On Jan 24, 2018
AkpaMgbor:

I was gifted the Iliad by my dad in my junior secondary school days..I got engulfed in the world of Greek mythology from then on..I also went on to read the sequel which is the odyssey...as for Martins, that guy is hands down the most witty storyteller I’ve(personally)known..Tolkien pales in comparison truth be told..we’re patiently waiting for the book 6 to be released, don’t know what is taking Martins so damn long!

There is a running joke in my little readers club that maybe GRRM is waiting for the Trumpet before he will release the next book........but I heard he is working on the GoT TV series script so in theory the book is basically finished.
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Ucheparker(m): 11:52pm On Jan 24, 2018
I prefer series than standalone novels, so here is my list.
1. A song of fire and ice by George R. R. Martin
2. Codex Alera by Jim Butcher
3. Dresden files by Jim Butcher
4. Casca by Barry Sadler
5. North and South by John Jakes

Notable mentions
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
The bottled leopard by Chukwuemeka Ike
The Brethren by John Grisham
Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling
Camp half blood by Rick Riordan
Lord of the rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Ready player one by Ernest Cline
Ender's game Orson Scott Card
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Scholar01: 8:58am On Jan 25, 2018
Ucheparker:


I was just thinking that if I finish this thread without any mention of "Jim Butcher" then I'll never visit nairaland again! Well not something that drastic but the man is a genius! Have you read the Dresden files!? Your mind would be blown.

I have read all the Dresden Files released. They are great books full of suspense & very good storyline , but i think am the only one that prefers the kind of medieval political dramas and magicin Codex Alera.

By the way, i recommend you read [/b] Something From The Nightside [/b] by Simon R. Green. It's quite similar to the Dresden Files
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Scholar01: 8:58am On Jan 25, 2018
Scholar01:


I have read all the Dresden Files released. They are great books full of suspense & very good storyline , but i think am the only one that prefers the kind of medieval political dramas and magicin Codex Alera.

By the way, i recommend you read Something From The Nightside by Simon R. Green. It's quite similar to the Dresden Files
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Medieval(m): 9:22am On Jan 25, 2018
Scholar01:


I have read all the Dresden Files released. They are great books full of suspense & very good storyline , but i think am the only one that prefers the kind of medieval political dramas and magicin Codex Alera.



Same here! Am also a budding writer of fantasy stories... Have you read the first law by Abercrombie?

By the way, i recommend you read [/b] Something From The Nightside [/b] by Simon R. Green. It's quite similar to the Dresden Files
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Ucheparker(m): 7:40am On Jan 26, 2018
Scholar01:


I have read all the Dresden Files released. They are great books full of suspense & very good storyline , but i think am the only one that prefers the kind of medieval political dramas and magicin Codex Alera.

By the way, i recommend you read [/b] Something From The Nightside [/b] by Simon R. Green. It's quite similar to the Dresden Files

I love Codex Alera! Nothing compares to it. I'll try and get this other one you mentioned. But I doubt anybody can match the humorous way of telling stories that Jim Butcher has.
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by AntiNormal(m): 10:01am On Jan 26, 2018
I know I'm supposed to post just five, but I just can't help myself.
This right here is my favorite dozen...

A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
Misery by Stephen King
The Girl With All The Gifts by M.R. Carey
Ex Wives of Dracula by Georgette Kaplan
Demon Road by Derek Landy
Fire by Kristin Cashore
The Black Widow by Margaret Stohl
Playlist For The Dead by Michelle Falkoff
10 Things I Can See From Here by Carrie Mac
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by Yee Fung Cheng
The Magicians' Series by Lev Grossman
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by sirBLUNT: 10:11am On Jan 26, 2018
pls who has this novel SILVER TONGUE DEVIL by jennifer blake?
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by itsandi(m): 12:08pm On Jan 26, 2018
The Fourth Estate by Jeffrey Archer
The Prodigal Daughter by Jeffrey Archer
Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer
Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer
The Wary Transgressor by James Hardly Chase
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Fyngal1(f): 4:23pm On Jan 26, 2018
biggieoflife:
The tragedy of victory - Brig Gen Godwin Alabi Isama
Up country - Nelson DeMille
Purple Hibiscus - chimamanda ngozi adichie
Joys of motherhood - buchi emecheta
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank redemp. Let’s have yours

Sidney sheldon- best laid plans
Sidney sheldon- if tomorrow comes
Jeffery archer- prisoner of birth
Flora nwapa- efuru
China achebe- things fall apart
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by HULSH(m): 10:59pm On Jan 27, 2018
I've read a lot.
Infact, nothing interest me more than reading novel.
1. The Vulture is a Patient Bird
( by J.H.C)
2. Things Fall Apart (by C.A)
3. The Last Duty (by Isodere .O)
4. N/novels eg NYSC, Tarasha, False Pretence, Letting Go, Allen Avenue, etc
5. The Joys of Motherhood. by B.E
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Clarabarbie(f): 3:17am On Jan 28, 2018
Pleaee where can i read the joys of motherhood? And how can i download the pdf?
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by PETUK(m): 10:43am On Feb 10, 2018
gustav25:
I can send you a copy of it on WhatsApp or email ... interesting Novel it was but I don't want to give out the spoilers now
boyfriend please send it for me petukjr@gmail.com Dan Brown new book
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by gustav25: 10:47am On Feb 10, 2018
PETUK:
boyfriend please send it for me petukjr@gmail.com Dan Brown new book
what ? Boyfriend like for real ? Biko rephrase before people will tend to go with the other meaning
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by PETUK(m): 10:57am On Feb 10, 2018
gustav25:
I can send you a copy of it on WhatsApp or email ... interesting Novel it was but I don't want to give out the spoilers now
thank you so much
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by PETUK(m): 11:00am On Feb 10, 2018
gustav25:
what ? Boyfriend like for real ? Biko rephrase before people will tend to go with the other meaning
Hahahahaha i will not, in fact, Nairaland he's my boyfriend he just sent me Dan Brown's newest book
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by gustav25: 4:57pm On Feb 10, 2018
PETUK:
Hahahahaha i will not, in fact, Nairaland he's my boyfriend he just sent me Dan Brown's newest book
please do it ....you are even affirming the more angry sad.I know why I'm saying this because I don't want a case of me sparring here tomorrow and my foe will reference this !!! That will be a flawless k.O
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Gangster1ms: 5:49pm On Feb 15, 2018
Ayiibobo:
The circle trilogy(valley of silence, morigan's cross,dance of the gods)-nora Roberts
Da Vinci code-dan brown
Ambler warning-robert Ludlum
Things fall apart-chinua Achebe
Lord of the flies-william Golding



Other notable mentions
The woods are dark-richard laymon
Iliad-homer
Ogboju ode ninu Igbo irumole-daniel o.fagunwa
Animal farm-george orwell
Love match-janet quin-harkin
Treasure island-robert Louis Stevenson
The mayor of casterbridge-Thomas hardy
Bruv You got any ebook on nora Roberts?
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Ayiibobo(m): 8:04pm On Feb 15, 2018
Gangster1ms:

Bruv You got any ebook on nora Roberts?
no,I don't
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by bekinyaro: 6:56pm On Feb 16, 2018
for me

1. She

2. Just the way it is.

3. Arrow of God

4. the Beautiful ones are not yet born.
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Cadec007(m): 1:22pm On Feb 20, 2018
I recommend: The extortionist All james hardley chase books. The curse breaker
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by odysey: 5:06pm On Apr 06, 2018
Scholar01:
Seriously, most persons commenting on this thread don't read novels.

For me, the first place goes to malazan book of the fallen by Stephen Erikson. The sheer scope of the book is breadth taking (unfortunately, most on this thread would not be able to go beyond the first book)

Others include :
Codex Alera ( Jim butcher)
wheel of time ( Robert Jordan)
King killer chronicles ( Stephen Rothfuss)
A song of ice and fire ( George R Martin [ game of thrones movie ])

A man after my own mind /books lol

I read Erickson 11 books on Malazan + 1 written by his co author

Martins is mad Read Got 5 times


As for Denna Auri Kote and Master Elodin 6 times and want to read it again

you may want to read the Stormlight chronicles n 2 others I currently don't remember ... will edit later

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