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Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by obyann(f): 1:19pm On Jun 07, 2007
Sidney Sheldon
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by 3dhunter(m): 5:07pm On Jun 12, 2007
@ apocalypse
is their truly a "fourth" Bourne series
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by joemama: 10:31am On Jun 13, 2007
James hardley chase is my best
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by adeniyidru(m): 7:41pm On Jun 14, 2007
John Grisham and Ted Dekker--- both are awesome writers, try any of there literatures and you will be surprise shocked
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by ikamefa(f): 7:47pm On Jun 14, 2007
sandra brown
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by cuju: 12:04pm On Jun 15, 2007
Sidney Sheldon, Jeffery Archer, John Grisham, ------the list is endless smiley
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by DevDel(m): 2:19pm On Jun 16, 2007
I am my best novelist!
followed by Sidney Sheldon
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by dvenom(m): 10:57am On Jun 18, 2007
Sidney Sheldon."The Memories Of Midnight" was the bomb!
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by youngies(m): 2:00pm On Jun 18, 2007
I am very very suprised that nobody has mentioned great writers of our time like

Mario Puzo - The God father

Leon Uris - The Haj

James O'connor - The eleventh Commandment
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by Vitastraka(m): 12:27pm On Jul 15, 2007
How about Vitastraka

Have you read his books? They are wonderful stories that dig deep into the heart of Nigeria
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by SMC(f): 1:12pm On Jul 15, 2007
Vitastraka:

How about Vitastraka

Have you read his books? They are wonderful stories that dig deep into the heart of Nigeria

You again? undecided
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by Vitastraka(m): 3:25pm On Jul 15, 2007
You again?


but what has the vitasreyin done?
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by donjohano(m): 11:34pm On Jul 15, 2007
Eric Jerome Dickey, anyone?
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by justkunmi(m): 10:20pm On Jul 16, 2007
Dan Brown cool
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by nuttyproff(m): 11:30am On Jul 17, 2007
babe do you still that,? i thot chase went out with the last millenineum, i mean get serious how an u even put chase in the same league as archer, ludlum, robbins, stephen king, tom clancy,etc,men babe wake up and come into the new millenium. notthing personal grin grin grin
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by Mandora(f): 12:14pm On Jul 17, 2007
Nora Roberts, romance writer
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by messiah(m): 12:41pm On Jul 17, 2007
dis qsn has no straightforward answer cuz many novelists move me differently. but my most celebrated novelist is <b>Dan Brown<b/>. he has re-defined d way novels r written. he does his "homework" well and doesnt only give us a fictitious work of art (or science) by an encyclopaedia of information!
he's lyk no other!
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by happybabe(f): 1:54pm On Jul 17, 2007
I have been reading novels since secondary school, now am  almost a graduate, I have read somany novels but the ones i find fascinating are Daniell Steel, John Grisham, Web Griffin and a host of others.

Cheers Nairaland  smiley
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by DonGotti(m): 2:01pm On Jul 17, 2007
Quiet a number of them,

John Grisham
Frank Peretti
Francine Rivers
Helen Oyeyemi
Paulo Coelho (Recent)

In that order,

Mucho Gusto! Amigo
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by Nobody: 3:23pm On Jul 17, 2007
me I no sabi read all them long long tales.
murder and mystery give me sleepless nights
romance makes my tummy full of butterfies
sad books make me cry like a baby.
academic books give me headaches. grin grin
fiction are lies,I hate liars grin

But if na financial books,bring them on.
how to be a millionaire and make money in the stock market.
Infact I already have it planned out where to invest my millions and where my vacation homes will be.
I'm just waaiting for my millions to arrive.
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by smile4kenn(m): 3:27pm On Jul 17, 2007
MAy the sould of Sydney Sheldon Rest in peace. Reading his book, My live changed. HEs the best novelist i have ever seen. He may be dead but his book lives forever.

Adios baba ohh
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by midastouch: 4:00pm On Jul 17, 2007
My Take:

Elechi Amadi
Buchi Emecheta
Chinua Achebe
Camara Laye
Flora Nwapa
Nguiyi wa Thiongi
Alex la Zuma

Jeffrey Archer
Sidney Sheldon
Frederick Forsythe
Robert Ludllum

thats it folks
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by Nobody: 4:04pm On Jul 17, 2007
1. John Grisham
2.Ken Follet
3. Daniel Steel
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by calyx: 4:13pm On Jul 17, 2007
@ ihurachel,

I concur with you jare, Sidney Sheldon is my man always.
hello futoite.hope your jiving, smiley
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by wifeypenth(f): 5:28pm On Jul 17, 2007
sidney sheldon
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by ebos(m): 6:01pm On Jul 17, 2007
Chinua Achebe is the man
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by mystikal(m): 6:24pm On Jul 17, 2007
donjohano:

Eric Jerome Dickey, anyone?
i feel you on this one broda, the Guy is imaginative, read only two of his books tho' (Genevieve and the one about the Guy whose Chic is lesbian which he knows but he's still got something 4 the girl., 4gotten the name).

Dan Brown is tight, ''Deception point'' my best.

Danielle Steele, she's deep. My best novel she's written is the one about her dead Son "His Bright Light", so well told.

I love Chimamanda Adichie -o!! think she's the next best thing.
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by dinozzo(m): 6:54pm On Jul 17, 2007
Robert Ludlum
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by angel101(f): 8:59pm On Jul 17, 2007
got to be John Grisham
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by omega25red(m): 9:08pm On Jul 17, 2007
Sidney Sheldon my favs are Blood line and Dooms day conspiracy these two books would have you in a fantasy that seems real

i was sad to hear that Mr. Sheldon passed away undecided
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by spikedcylinder: 10:19pm On Jul 17, 2007
I can't believe nobody has mentioned DAVID BALDACCI yet! He's one of the best.
I read Paul Coelho's ELEVEN MINUTES a while back and it was a brilliant book,truly brilliant! Cant really care for Helen Oyeyemi too,i bought her Icarus girl several months back and i just couldn't get past the first few pages, couldn't put my eyes through the torture. She is boring!!!!! She was paid a monumental amount for her publishing rights though, and she's my age mate! See my life?
Re: Who Is Your Best Novelist? by ebos(m): 9:00am On Jul 18, 2007
Nothing is wrong with ur life, e go better. see u becoming better than she is?

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