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Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Nobody: 7:39am On Jan 23, 2018
DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
Angels and demons by Dan Brown
A walk to remember by Nicholas Sparks
The Partner by John Grisham

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Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by mickeyenglish(m): 7:40am On Jan 23, 2018
I have read quite large numbers of Novels. At least 87 that I can remember vividly and even have them here in my library. But my best three are :

Sci-fi : Battlefield Earth
Crime : The Alienist by Caleb Carl and,
history/crime/conspiracy theory /adventure: Atlantis Found .



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Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Nobody: 7:43am On Jan 23, 2018
Espada10:
1) All james hadley chase novels
2) Animal farm- George Orwell
3)Things fall apart
4) The concubine by Elechi Amadi
5) Sidney Sheldon-Master of the games
6) All Enid Blyton novels( it shaped my childhood)
7) Arrow of God
cool The african child by camara laye
Enid Blyton. Gosh! I don't know if they still sell those books at yaba bookshop these days.
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Nobody: 7:43am On Jan 23, 2018
I see things fall apart everywhere Achebe was really a legend

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Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Nobody: 7:44am On Jan 23, 2018
gustav25:
sure ....send me a message on WhatsApp


08169339196
Pls do you have a cooy of the Lost symbol?
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by akashi01(m): 7:47am On Jan 23, 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
I've read all including origin. It's fire, try getting it.

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Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Adex7004(m): 7:48am On Jan 23, 2018
Robinson Crusoe merchant of Venice the beautiful ones are not yet born
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by gustav25: 7:49am On Jan 23, 2018
dumo1:

Pls do you have a cooy of the Lost symbol?
no,i don't have a soft copy of the lost symbol
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Youngsage: 7:50am On Jan 23, 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
shocked shocked shocked
Why?! You don't have it?
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Youngsage: 7:50am On Jan 23, 2018
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Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by hollywater: 7:51am On Jan 23, 2018
Nihao:
1. Thangs Fall Apart.
2. Drummer Boy
3. The Gods are not to blame
4. Animal Farm
5. Macbeth.
From all indications,you schooled in Delta State!
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by hugoboss36(m): 7:53am On Jan 23, 2018
The Family by Mario Puzo
Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
Things Fall Apart..
One Week One Trouble
The Great Expectation..

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Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by sirBLUNT: 7:54am On Jan 23, 2018
sinaj:
I've read lots of interesting African novels but cant remember their names.

Sidney Sheldon-Are you afraid of the dark?
Sidney Sheldon-If tommorrow comes
Sidney Sheldon-Master of the games
James Hadley Chase-Hit and Run
James Hadley Chase-Lay her among the lilies
pls sent me this novels and anyone that you have @solomontengu09@gmail.com thanks.
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by anyanwudonJhay(m): 7:55am On Jan 23, 2018
Try out digital fotress by Dan Brown. Its the best among all his books. Just try it out
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by StankovicEgeni(m): 7:56am On Jan 23, 2018
" A Time To Kill" - John Grisham " The Color Of Law " - Mark Gimnez

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Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Nobody: 7:56am On Jan 23, 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 redemption - Stephen king

Pamcode aryasand memunah debbie13 fyngal1 . Let’s have yours
I have 3 out of the 5 and I've read The Last one. Up Country, I've never read.
Here's mine any way.

Omerta (My favourite Dan Brown book ever) by Mario Puzo.
The Davinci Code by Dan Brown.
Ogboju Ode Ninu Igbo Irumole by DO Fagunwa.
The Sicilian by Mario Puzo.
Arrow of God (somehow I still prefer it to 'Things Fall Apart') by Chunua Achebe. Favourite proverb in it, 'Unless the Penis die young, it shall surely eat Bearded meat grin'
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney.

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Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Espada10: 7:56am On Jan 23, 2018
dumo1:

Enid Blyton. Gosh! I don't know if they still sell those books at yaba bookshop these days.
Gosh!!..it was a long time ago..I use to get mine from my sister that resides in UK

I have the whole collection..like the Famous Five ..Secret Seven etc..Later on, I graduated to reading books by Agatha Christie..I prefer the the character "Hercule Poirot" better than Sherlock Holmes.

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Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by osazeeiyeks(m): 7:57am On Jan 23, 2018
Sorrows of Satan.
Cross and the switchblade by Rev David Wilkerson
Stay alive all your life
The concubine by Elechi Amadi
Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by sirBLUNT: 7:57am On Jan 23, 2018
mickeyenglish:
I have read quite large numbers of Novels. At least 87 that I can remember vividly and even have them here in my library. But my best three are :

Sci-fi : Battlefield Earth
Crime : The Alienist by Caleb Carl and,
history/crime/conspiracy theory /adventure: Atlantis Found .



Post No Bill
pls am a die hard novel fan pls sent me all the once you have @solomontengu09@gmail.com thanks alot
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Nobody: 7:57am On Jan 23, 2018
dumo1:

Enid Blyton. Gosh! I don't know if they still sell those books at yaba bookshop these days.
Yes they do, I got two copies in Ibadan last year. You can check Patabah bookshop in Surulere though.

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Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Christian042: 8:00am On Jan 23, 2018
The river between- Ngugu wa thiong'o The concubine - Elechi Amadi No longer at ease - Chinua Achebe Arrow of God - Chinua Achebe Animal farm -George Orwell
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by annie74(f): 8:00am On Jan 23, 2018
Beorn:
Please who can suggest many novels for me that are in the crime and action thriller like that of Dan Brown? Crime and thriller novels only, if it involves solving puzzles the better.

The Maze- Catherine Coulter
If tomorrow comes- Sydney Sheldon
Pretend you don't see her- Mary Higgins Clark
On the street where you live -Mary Higgins Clark
A time to kill- John Grisham
The third twin- Ken Follett
Weep no more my lady- Mary Higgins Clark

You want more??
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by mizskyhigh: 8:00am On Jan 23, 2018
Americana by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Fifty Shades Trilogy by E.L.James

29,Single and Nigerian by Naijasinglegirl

Highly Intuitive People by Heidi Sawyer

Gifted Hands(The Ben Carson story) by Ben Carson

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Will read them all over again,they never get old...oops you said 5!
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by sirBLUNT: 8:01am On Jan 23, 2018
Ramon92:
you've got to read that ASAP if you have the time..
pls do you have it "the originals" pls forward @solomontengu09@gmail.com
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by buffalowings: 8:02am On Jan 23, 2018
IjeleNwa:
I see things fall apart everywhere Achebe was really a legend

Anybody that hasn't read it needs to be flogged mercilessly grin

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Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by sirBLUNT: 8:02am On Jan 23, 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
pls sent it to me @solomontengu09@gmail.com
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Beorn: 8:03am On Jan 23, 2018
annie74:


The Maze- Catherine Coulter
If tomorrow comes- Sydney Sheldon
Pretend you don't see her- Mary Higgins Clark
On the street where you live -Mary Higgins Clark
A time to kill- John Grisham
The third twin- Ken Follett
Weep no more my lady- Mary Higgins Clark

You want more??

I want more please. I'll download the ones I can and buy the remaining ones. I love crime/thriller novels. List more.
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by Beorn: 8:04am On Jan 23, 2018
Ramon92:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carre Or any of Sidney Sheldon novels
Much appreciated.
Re: Name Your Top 5 Novels Of All Time You Would Like Your Friends To Read. by sirBLUNT: 8:05am On Jan 23, 2018
williams85:
Little brother- David manson
All John Grisham books
All James hardly chase book
Changes - Danielle steel
Icon - Fredrick Forsyth
pls can u sent me hardly chase @solomontengu09@gmail.com

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