Top 100 Novels of All Time - General Discussion

[Merlin1958]

The Andromeda Strain nominated.

And seconded!!!

Great to see you made it over here, Pablo!!!

[Shannon]

May I nominate The Sandman graphic novel series? It appeared on the New York Times Best Sellers list.

[Merlin1958]

May I nominate The Sandman graphic novel series? It appeared on the New York Times Best Sellers list.

Not sure if "Graphic Novels" qualify? They may, I suppose. Need a ruling here!! LOL

[Ricky]

If short story collections and novellas don't qualify, I don't understand why graphic novels would. Someone else may have a different opinion though.

[Merlin1958]

If short story collections and novellas don't qualify, I don't understand why graphic novels would. Someone else may have a different opinion though.

I would agree, but also encourage, Shannon to resubmit!!!

[Mattrick]

I second Jane Eyre.


I nominate The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

[Merlin1958]

I second Jane Eyre.


I nominate The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

Have you read it, Matts?

[Mattrick]

Which one?

[mae]

With 1984 on the list, how about Brave New World and We?

[Jean]

bears second:

Northanger Abbey
Catch-22 (was going to be my next nomination)
The Andromeda Strain (YES!!! YES!!!!!!)


Graphic novels do not qualify

pablo: which of these two anti-utopias are you nominating?

[RainInSpain]

Voting for Northanger Abbey and Catch-22.

With 1984 on the list, how about Brave New World and We?

Whichever pablo chooses, I nominate the other one - they both deserve it.

EDIT: Can't remember if I voted for 1984 - if I didn't, I hereby correct than omission.

[mae]

Both

[Heather19]

I'll second Turn of the Screw and Andromeda Strain.

And I'd like to nominate Fight Club.

[mae]

Fight Club seconded

[becca69]

I will second Fight Club and would like to nominate The Outsiders.

[pathoftheturtle]

When we've finished the nominations, we'll look at the + numbers. That is why the seconding is, as I said before, so important: seconding, you already assign a book a place on the top 100 list.

So you're saying that once 100 novels have been nominated and seconded at least one time, that will be all? No add/drop after that point?

Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut

[mae]

Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut

Seconded.

Portnoy's Complaint nominated.

[Jean]

When we've finished the nominations, we'll look at the + numbers. That is why the seconding is, as I said before, so important: seconding, you already assign a book a place on the top 100 list.

So you're saying that once 100 novels have been nominated and seconded at least one time, that will be all? No add/drop after that point?

No. I want to have more than 100 nominations. I want to see some battles. We'll nominate till we run dry.

[Mattrick]

I second Slaughterhouse Five

I nominate Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

[Ricky]

I subtract 500 nominations from Brave New World.

[Merlin1958]

I nominate "Jaws" by Peter Benchley

[Odetta]

I second 1984, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, LOTR, The Stand, and I thought someone nominated Imajica (Barker) though I don't see it on the list.

I nominate The Road

[Mattrick]

Merlin which novel were you asking if I'd read.

[Merlin1958]

Merlin which novel were you asking if I'd read.

Either, you intimated that you had quite a few novels that you were meaning to read and I was just wondering if you, in fact had. That's all. No big deal. You're obviously a prolific reader.

[DoctorZaius]

Here is my list of nominations, minus the three already counted. If any have been added since, then please add them as seconds, etc. C'mmon people, someone please second Geek Love - gotta read this!

Carrion Comfort - Dan Simmons
Hyperion (1&2) - Dan Simmons
Clive Barker - Imajica
The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris
The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty
Good Omens or American Gods - Neil Gaiman (the first with Terry Pratchet)
The Stand, IT, Salem's Lot, and The Shining - by King favorites