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    Quote Originally Posted by Merlin1958 View Post
    I nominate The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
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    Quote Originally Posted by mattgreenbean View Post
    I nominate The Thief of Always: Clive Barker. Not his absolute best, but his most accessible while still being pure Barker.
    I second that.

    Edit: You know what? In light of "Mattrick's" later post strike that second. If Clive Barker should crack a top 100 list it would not be the thief of always. My bad folks!!
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    Thief of Always is great but can't second it for 100 greatest of all time.


    The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is my next nomination.
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    I second LOTR. I nominate The Stranger by Albert Camus.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mattrick View Post
    Thief of Always is great but can't second it for 100 greatest of all time.


    The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is my next nomination.
    Very good point, Matts. I amended my post accordingly. Apologies to Mr. Greenbean.

    I nominate "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (Entire series)
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    The Haunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson

    Second Huckleberry Finn, The Dark Tower, The Stranger.

    Bill, you cheated. Dracula goes to Dan; you could nom. The Exorcist once someone goes after me, then after two more, Ghost Story. I'd love to do a big batch at once, but look at the rules in the original post.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pathoftheturtle View Post
    The Haunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson

    Second Huckleberry Finn, The Dark Tower, The Stranger.

    Bill, you cheated. Dracula goes to Dan; you could nom. The Exorcist once someone goes after me, then after two more, Ghost Story. I'd love to do a big batch at once, but look at the rules in the original post.

    How did I cheat? My post was at 2:49 and Dan's at 2:50. Regardless, as long as Dracula makes the list that is all that is important.

    I'll second, The Haunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson

    Edit: OK I see what you mean Mike. However, the rules be damned to a degree IMHO I was caught up in the excitement and that should be a concern for this thread in order to maintain relevance and popularity, no?

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    I second To Kill A Mocking Bird and The Dark Tower.

    And I nominate Lord Of The Flies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stebbins View Post
    I second To Kill A Mocking Bird and The Dark Tower.

    And I nominate Lord Of The Flies.
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    There MUST be a Richard Matheson novel included since he was one of the greatest writers. I nominate I Am Legend, being his greatest and most well know novel. Although some of his short stories are just a good, if not better.

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    My votes for To Kill a Mockinbird, Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Scarlet Letter.

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    First I want to +1 all of the following:
    To Kill a Mockingbird
    Lolita
    1984
    Farenheit 541
    Of Mice and Men
    Frankenstein
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    Lord of the Rings
    The Dark Tower
    Dracula
    A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
    Lord of the Flies
    I am Legend.

    Then I would like to nominate Journey to the Center of the Earth.
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    Sorry, I got lost..I was going to add Catcher in the Rye...I'm for all but...Master&Margarita, Castle and the Rabbit Series...haven't heard of them...How about King's Row...
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    How long do we have? Many of these books are sitting on my shelf and I haven't read them....and I just got eight more books....it's a terrible problem. I'd like to read a few more before all is said an done.

    There are so many I could nominate....I'll have to nominate a Dostoevsky but I think I'll wait for Bears to possibly choose one and maybe Jane Eyre so I don't have to.

    I nominate: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
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    Not quite sure of what we're up to, but I second/third/quadrillionth the following three "titles" ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Jean View Post
    To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
    Quote Originally Posted by fernandito View Post
    1984, George Orwell
    Quote Originally Posted by Merlin1958 View Post
    The Dark Tower series, by Stephen King
    ... and nominate Anne Rice's Interview With The Vampire.

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    second Interview. Nominate One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest.
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    I guess this list will be devoid of Poe. Shame
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    bears second:

    The Dark Tower
    Candide
    The Exorcist
    The Haunting of Hill House

    and nominate:

    Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte (thank you Mattrick, I really really wanted to nominate it myself!)

    Mattrick: nominate as many as you want, only keep it in your mind that there must be at least two someone else's nominations between yours.

    Answering the important question: the nominations will go on till at least mid-August.

    And guys, please, don't forget to second!!! It' absolutely crucial!!!!!

    to make it easier, I'll post the updates tonight. Will try to do so at least twice a day in the future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Merlin1958 View Post
    ... the rules be damned to a degree IMHO ...

    Spoiler:
    Plus, I am old and feeble and I was a "Director" for two whole days!!! LOL

    Also, I don't run the show's, I just hype them!!! LOL LOL
    Looks like you convinced Jean. Everybody start making up reasons why you, too, should be granted license to go over.
    Quote Originally Posted by Merlin1958 View Post
    ... I was caught up in the excitement ...
    Seriously, though, I'm sorry: maybe "cheated" was not the right word. I was thinking about seconding one of your later noms when I realized that you broke the rules. It's easy to see how that could happen, and I never thought there was bad intent. Plus, you've got pretty good taste in literature.

    David Copperfield Charles Dickens

    Second Lord of the Flies and Cuckoo's Nest.

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    Votes for
    The Dark Tower,
    The Scarlett Letter,
    Lord Of The Flies,
    Catcher In The Rye,
    Huckleberry Finn,
    One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest,
    Wuthering Heights,
    Jane Eyre.

    Nominating The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein.
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    Oh, I forgot to cast my vote for Fahrenheit 451.
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    2nd David Copperfield. I was going to do this one also. This shows the best of Dickens.

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    Seconding Catcher in the Rye. Sorry, can't second The Dark Tower. If King's gonna make it, it has to be something else, DT is too niche. Wasn't a huge fan of the two big ones, The Stand and It. I'd go with The Green Mile or Pet Sematary. Hard to say.

    Nominating The Count of Monte Cristo.

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    Dickens and King are unusually difficult authors to pick a best novel from. This raises all the thorny questions of best vs. top vs. greatest vs. favorite, and so on. Do you trust what you feel or try to make more objective recommendations? Really, TDT is not as self-contained as It or The Stand. It's funny to think of it, but those are relatively short books. And great, of course. Deep. I hope it won't take up too much attention here -- we already have a cool regular contest on that subject. Probably David Copperfield also is not Dickens' greatest. But I just so much wanted to nominate it here. *shrug*

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    I'll add a point to Jane Eyre, Lord of the Flies, and Wuthering Heights.

    And my first nomination will of course be IT by Stephen King.

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