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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling

The Secret by Rhonda Byne

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

eldee:
Change of Heart - Jodi Picoult

Kinda into social moral dilemna now.

Is Change of Heart any good?
I really like My Sister's Keeper, it's one of her best books IMO.

Ake - The Years of Childhood by Wole Soyinka.

The Duchess by Amanda Foreman

Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone. I've finally jumped on the train after all these years and now i'm hooked

WildOne:
@ Suzanne84 and MissAsaju
Pls if you guys are in Nigeria, where did you get Chimamanda's The Thing Around Your Neck? Last month, I checked at CMS Bookshops & Havilah here in Lagos but they didn't have the book.

I got it from Thisday Media Centre @ The Palms. I heard that it's now available in major bookshops.

[quote author=oyinda. link=topic=35.msg4169445#msg4169445 date=1247288104]umm you read 400 pages on the computer my eyes will not and cannot endure that. lol
hardcover back novels = comfortable[/quote]This is true.

@ topic I just bought The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Adichie. Can't wait to tuck right in

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

muyoto:
For me it definately has to be[i] Famished road [/i]by Ben Okri. Geez all about angels and demons and crap. . .and to think he won the Booker's prize because of that sh*t!

Finally! Someone else who couldn't get through this book. It tortured me until i threw in the towel

woomie:
Audasity of hope, Dream from my father both from President Barack Obama,

Are you kidding Both of 'em are about the best autobios i've read in recent years. Seriously. I think Obama is a good writer 'cuz he's got a good knack for storytelling.

oluite:
one of the most boring authors is betty neels.i neva finished her book.cant rembr d name.most times if i c a book is boring i just drop it n forget abot it but in dis case i had to take note of d author's name.betty neels.

Whoa Betty! You've gone and done it again, haven't you?

[quote author=oyinda. link=topic=280975.msg4010166#msg4010166 date=1244685649]Lovely Bones and My Sister's Keeper were quite sad .

Khaled Hosseini's first book, the kite runner was also a sad book. I haven't gotten around reading thousand splendid suns yet but i bet it'll be a really good book.[/quote]You're right. The Kite Runner is sad. But A Thousand Splendid Suns is even better - sadder, i mean 

Love in the Time of Cholera. And i'm struggling to get through it.

iice:
[color=#9900ff]The first book that comes to my mind it this M&B book. I don't remember the title but i remember the author - Betty Neels. All i remember was that was the most boring thing i had read back in jr high.

Now, if i can't get past the first chapter, its out.[/color]

Betty Neels has got to be the most boring writer ever! One of her worst books is Pineapple Girl. The name says it all

The Audacity of Hope. By y'all know who Finally,

Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult

Let's see:
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult is kind of sad too. Used to read Danielle Steel when i was younger, i've given up on her though. She took a blood oath with misery

@ Ifez, Silverbird Galleria is on Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos. The bookshop is on the first floor, don't worry cuz you won't miss it.
Contrary to what you may have heard, their books are pretty cheap compared to some other bookshops including those on the mainland. I buy most of my books from there.
Also check out Bookworm @ Sweet Sensation Building on Adeola Odeku Str, VI. Their books are more expensive than those at Silverbird though.
Check out CMS Bookshop at CMS and This Day Media Center @ The Palms Shopping Mall in Lekki. You can't miss these shops as well, they're easy to locate.
You'll definitely find the kind of books you're looking for there.
Good luck

@ TOYOSI20 is 'The girl with the dragon tattoo' any good? Heard about it and i'm thinking of giving it a try. Thanks.

Just finished Blink by Ted Dekker. Great plot I'm now reading Stephen King's The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.

The Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

Lawless and other stories by Sefi Atta

@ poster. I know why the caged bird sings is an autobiography.

I don't know the kind of books that interest you. But try The Color Purple by Alice Walker and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini.
If you like memoirs, Soyinka's You Must Set Forth at Dawn and Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings are pretty good too.

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.
This is arguably her best book, it's interesting and well written. I can't wait to go home and continue reading it

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. It's a must-read, a very poignant and beautiful story.

You Must Set Forth At Dawn - Wole Soyinka. A classic memoir in the making, Kongi's prose is flawless.

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
I've got to say that this is a beautiful book. Well written prose, richly textured, the critics have said it all and i think they got it right this time.