Which book have you read more than any other?

Which Book Have You Read More Than Any Other?
If you asked me this question five years ago, I might have hesitated. Today, the answer comes without a second thought: the Bible.
It’s not the most original answer. It’s not the one that makes for the most impressive dinner-party conversation. But it’s the truest one, and the older I get, the less interested I am in trading truth for impressiveness.
A Book I Keep Returning To
I’ve read novels I loved once and never opened again. I’ve read textbooks I needed for a season and then shelved for good once the exam was over. But the Bible is different — it’s the one book I return to not because I have to, but because I keep finding something new in pages I thought I already knew by heart.
Some mornings it’s a psalm that steadies me before a long day on the wards. Other times it’s a story I’ve read a dozen times before, except this time it lands differently because I’m reading it as someone carrying new responsibilities — a foundation to run, a community to serve, a purpose still taking shape.
Why the Same Book, Again and Again
I think there’s a difference between reading a book and living with one. Most books give you what they have in a single pass. But some books grow with you. You don’t just read them — you bring your life to them, and they meet you where you are.
That’s what this book has done for me. In my early years of secondary school, I read it for the stories. In the middle of building the Eze David Education Foundation, I read it for the courage to keep going when the work felt bigger than me. During long clinical days at UNIBEN, I read it to remember why I chose medicine in the first place — not just to treat illness, but to care for people the way I’ve been cared for.
What It’s Taught Me About Service
A lot of what I do — the orphanage visits, the hospital outreach, the mentorship work through “Catch Them Young” — traces back to something this book planted in me long before I had the language to explain it: that a life well spent is a life spent in service of others.
It’s also taught me patience with people, including myself. Growth is rarely instant. Change, whether in a community, a patient, or a young person you’re mentoring, tends to happen slowly, in ways that are easy to miss if you’re only looking for dramatic turning points.
The Books We Choose to Keep Reading
I think the book you return to most says less about literary taste and more about what you’re building your life around. It’s less “what did I read” and more “what am I still learning from.”
So, which book have you read more than any other? I’d genuinely love to know. Maybe it’s a novel that shaped how you see love. Maybe it’s a memoir that got you through something hard. Maybe, like me, it’s a book that’s less about the story and more about the person you’re becoming while reading it.
Whatever it is — hold onto it. The books we reread aren’t just stories. They’re mirrors.