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Emily...overly fond of the ellipsis...and top ten lists...submit yours @ A87824361... Started conversation Apr 6, 2003
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Number Six' Top Ten Books
Number Six Posted Apr 6, 2003
1. Absolute Beginners, by Colin MacInnes
2. The World According to Garp, by John Irving
3. On the Road, by Jack Kerouac
4. Stretch 29, by Damian Lanigan
5. The Blue Flowers, by Raymond Queneau
6. A White Merc with Fins, by James Hawes
7. The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger
8. Generation X, by Douglas Coupland
9. Billy Liar, by Keith Waterhouse
10. High Fidelity, by Nick Hornby
Number Six' Top Ten Books
Emily...overly fond of the ellipsis...and top ten lists...submit yours @ A87824361... Posted Apr 6, 2003
Did the coding work then?
here's mine, I'm not a big reader (long story) but these are some of my favs
1. Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
2. High Fidelity, Nick Hornby
3. Bridget Jones's Diary, by Helen Fielding
4. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare
5. About a Boy, by Nick Hornby
6. The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing, by Melissa Banks
7. Are You Dave Gorman? by Dave Gorman
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mmm will haev to have a think of the last three...my collection of books I've read is mostly made up of art books and craft books
Number Six' Top Ten Books
Emily...overly fond of the ellipsis...and top ten lists...submit yours @ A87824361... Posted Apr 6, 2003
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Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. Posted Apr 6, 2003
Not in order...
1. Franny and Zooey, by J.D. Salinger
2. Le Petit Prince, by Antoine St-Exuperey
3. The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho
4. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
5. A Fine and Private Place, by Peter S. Beagle
6. Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco
7. Raise High the Roofbeam Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction, by JD Salinger
8. Mists of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
9. The Four Loves, by CS Lewis
10. Walking on Water, by Madeline L'Engle
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psychocandy-moderation team leader Posted Apr 6, 2003
Also not in order...
1. The Mists of Avalon- Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. A Tale of Two Cities- Charles Dickens
3. Watership Down- Richard Adams
4. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas- Hunter S. Thompson
5. Les Miserables- Victor Hugo
6. Childhood's End- Arthur C. Clarke
7. The LoTR Trilogy (not trying to be unoriginal, has always been and will always be in my top ten)
8. Breakfast of Champions- Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
9. The Once And Future King- T.H. White
10. The Pillars of the Earth- Ken Follett
And might I add how very hard it is to narrow it down to only ten!
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Apr 7, 2003
1. The Lord of the Rings, by J R R Tolkien
2. A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula Le Guin
3. The Tombs of Atuan, by Ursula Le Guin
4. Archer's Goon, by Diana Wynne Jones
5. The Hobbit, by J R R Tolkien
6. Titus Groan, by Mervyn Peake
7. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
8. Wyrd Sisters, by Terry Pratchett
9. Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
10. The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco
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David B - Singing Librarian Owl Posted Apr 8, 2003
1. Riddley Walker, by Russell Hoban
2. Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
3. The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins
4. New Grub Street, by George Gissing
5. Babel 17, by Samuel Delaney
6. Northern Lights, by Philip Pullman
7. The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco
8. Tom Jones, by Henry Fielding
9. The Oath, by Frank Peretti
10. A Fine and Private Place, by Peter S. Beagle
Those were in no particular order, and very hard to pick!
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Stephen Posted Apr 8, 2003
1. Vannty, William Makepeace Tackeray
2. Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte
3. Bleak House, Charles Dickens
4. The Hunchback of Notre Dam, Victor Hugo
5. Les Miserables, Victor Hugo
6. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
7. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
8. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
9. Prudence and the Pill, Hugo Mills
10. Goodbye Mr Chips, James Hilton
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Crescent Posted Apr 8, 2003
Not in order
1. Ash : A Secret History, by Mary Gentle
2. Lord of Light, by Roger Zelazny
3. Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkien
4. A Scanner Darkly, by Philip K Dick
5. The Dispossesed, by Ursula Le Guin
6. Daggerspell, by Katherine Kerr
7. Excession, by Iain M Banks
8. The Amber Chronicals, by Roger Zelazny
9. Mythago Wood, by Robert Holdstock
10. Little, Big, by John Crowley
I know LotR and The Amber Chronicals are technically more than one book (though I have both bound in single volumes), but the list would be even more homogenous than it is now if each book had to be listed seperately. Until later....
BCNU - Crescent
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Azara Posted Apr 8, 2003
1. Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
2. The Periodic Table, by Primo Levi
3. Miss Marjoribanks, by Mrs Oliphant
4. Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones
5. Antigua, Penny Puce, by Robert Graves
6. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by MR James
7. Possession, by AS Byatt
8. The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco
9. Mike and Psmith, by PG Wodehouse
10. Bleak House, by Charles Dickens
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Azara Posted Apr 8, 2003
Oops, I missed the fiction-only note...
Please replace 'The Periodic Table' in my previous post with
The Nine Tailors, by Dorothy Sayers
Azara
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Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. Posted Apr 8, 2003
Ah, shoot, two of mine weren't fiction. Um... take off 4 Loves and Walking on Water... I'm not sure what else I'd stick in there, though. I hit all the really high points of htings I've read thus far.
*campaign to include non-fiction*
Colonel Thamian's Top Ten Books
Commander Xerxes Thamian Meridian Posted Apr 9, 2003
1. Night Watch, by Terry Pratchett
2. Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett
3. The Truth, by Terry Pratchett
4. The Last Continent, by Terry Pratchett
5. Prelude to Dune, by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
6. Dune, by Frank Herbert
7. God Emperor of Dune, by Frank Herbert
8. Mostly Harmless, by Douglas Adams
9. Wings, by Terry Pratchet
10.Foundation, by Issac Asimov
Colonel Thamian's Top Ten Books
Number Six Posted Apr 9, 2003
So, you like your Terry Pratchett then, Colonel?
Also our first vote for anything by Douglas Adams - I'm surprised it was this long before one arrived!
Colonel Thamian's Top Ten Books
Commander Xerxes Thamian Meridian Posted Apr 9, 2003
Pratchett is funny, insane and (most importantly) totally bonkeroony! Of course I like him! It is all Very
so of course i like it! I am
that you doubted it!
Colonel Thamian's Top Ten Books
Number Six Posted Apr 9, 2003
I didn't doubt you for a moment, Colonel! I've enjoyed quite a lot of TP myself, and happen to think that he's got a lot more to say about modern society than half of the bilge that claims to be 'contemporary fiction'.
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egon Posted Apr 9, 2003
1. The House of Sleep, by Jonathan Coe
2. Sudden Wealth, by Robert Llewellyn
3. Last Chance To see, by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine
4. American gods, by Neil Gaiman
5. Stupid White Men, by Michael Moore
6. White Teeth, by Zadie Smith
7. Stark, by Ben Elton
8. So Long and Thanks for all the fish, by Douglas adams
9. The Prince, by Nicolo Machiavelli
10. Fear and Loathing on the campaign trail '72, by Hunter S Thompson
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Hedrigall Posted Apr 9, 2003
1. The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. Red Dragon, by Thomas Harris
3. The Mote in God's Eye, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
4. The Fountains of Paradise, by Arthur C. Clarke
5. A Deepness in the Sky, by Vernor Vinge
6. The King of Elfland's Daughter, by Lord Dunsany
7. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien
8. Use of Weapons, by Iain M. Banks
9. Bridge of Birds, by Barry Hughart
10. Earthly Powers, by Anthony Burgess
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h2g2 Researchers' Top 10 Books
- 1: Emily...overly fond of the ellipsis...and top ten lists...submit yours @ A87824361... (Apr 6, 2003)
- 2: Number Six (Apr 6, 2003)
- 3: Emily...overly fond of the ellipsis...and top ten lists...submit yours @ A87824361... (Apr 6, 2003)
- 4: Number Six (Apr 6, 2003)
- 5: Emily...overly fond of the ellipsis...and top ten lists...submit yours @ A87824361... (Apr 6, 2003)
- 6: Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. (Apr 6, 2003)
- 7: psychocandy-moderation team leader (Apr 6, 2003)
- 8: Gnomon - time to move on (Apr 7, 2003)
- 9: David B - Singing Librarian Owl (Apr 8, 2003)
- 10: Stephen (Apr 8, 2003)
- 11: Crescent (Apr 8, 2003)
- 12: Azara (Apr 8, 2003)
- 13: Azara (Apr 8, 2003)
- 14: Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. (Apr 8, 2003)
- 15: Commander Xerxes Thamian Meridian (Apr 9, 2003)
- 16: Number Six (Apr 9, 2003)
- 17: Commander Xerxes Thamian Meridian (Apr 9, 2003)
- 18: Number Six (Apr 9, 2003)
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