The Classic Novel Elimination Game

[Whifflingpin]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 28
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 13
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 20
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16[+]
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 23 [-]

[Virgil]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 28
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 13
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 20
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 17[+]
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 22 [-]

[barbara0207]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 27 [-]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 14 [+]
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 20
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 17
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 22

[bluevictim]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 27
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 14
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 21 [+]
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 17
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21 [-]

[Whifflingpin]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 26[-]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 14
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 21
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 18[+]
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21

[papayahed]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 27 [+]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 14
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 21
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 17 [-]
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21

[Pendragon]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 27
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 14
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 21
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16 [-]
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 22 [+]




Well, the good news is the count is still correct! The Bad news is we don't seem to be really getting anywhere...

[Petrarch's Love]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 26 [-]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 14
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 22 [+]
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 22

Wow, this is a really different round. Much less of a clear winner than in the past.

[Chava]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 25 [-]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 14
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 23 [+]
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 22

[barbara0207]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 24 [-]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 15 [+]
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 23
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 22

[papayahed]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 25 [+]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 15
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 22 [-]
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 22

[bluevictim]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 25
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 15
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 23 [+]
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21 [-]

[Pendragon]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 25
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 15
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 23
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 15 [-]
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 22 [+]


Deep down in me I knowed it was a lie, and He knowed it. You can't pray a lie - I found that out. From Huck Finn

[barbara0207]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 24 [-]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 16 [+]
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 23
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 15
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 22

[Whifflingpin]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 24
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 16
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 23
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16[+]
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21[-]

[papayahed]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 25 [+]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 16
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 23
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 15 [-]
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21

[bluevictim]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 25
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 16
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 24 [+]
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 15
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 20 [-]

[Pendragon]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 25
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 16
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 23 [-]
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 15
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21 [+]


Hic est iens nusquam

[Whifflingpin]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 24[-]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 16
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 23
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16[+]
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21

[barbara0207]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 23 [-]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 17 [+]
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 23
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21

[bluevictim]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 23
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 17
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 24 [+]
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 20 [-]

[*Classic*Charm*]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 23
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 18 [+]
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 23 [-]
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 20

[Pendragon]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 23
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 18
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 22 [-]
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21 [+]

I move to call it a top five... We move one point around and around.

[Whifflingpin]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 23
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 18
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 21 [-]
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 17[+]
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21

[barbara0207]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 22 [-]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 19 [+]
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 21
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 17
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21

[thescholar]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 23 [+]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 19
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 21
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 17 [-]
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21

[papayahed]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 24 [+]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 19
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 21
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16 [-]
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21

[Whifflingpin]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 23 [-]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 19
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 21
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16 [+]
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21


(no change to Chaucer' score 'coz JJ did not change when he took one off.)

[bluevictim]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 23
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 19
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 22 [+]
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 20 [-]

[Pendragon]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 23
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 18 [-]
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 22
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21 [+]

[papayahed]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 24 [+]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 18
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 22
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 15 [-]
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21

[barbara0207]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 23 [-]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 19 [+]
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 22
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 15
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21

[Whifflingpin]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 23
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 19
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 21[-]
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 16[+]
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21

[Petrarch's Love]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 22 [-]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 19
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 21
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 17[+]
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 21

[Pendragon]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 22 [-]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 19
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 20[-]
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 17
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 22[+]


We have had these five for a considerable time. I think it safe to say no one is going to vote any particular one out. At this moment, 4 are fairly close to 20%. The other is only 3 points off. Why not just close this, 5 at 20%. We're getting no where. Who wants to pick the next ten?

[barbara0207]

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 22 [-]
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 19
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 20[-]
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 17
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 22[+]


We have had these five for a considerable time. I think it safe to say no one is going to vote any particular one out. At this moment, 4 are fairly close to 20%. The other is only 3 points off. Why not just close this, 5 at 20%. We're getting no where. Who wants to pick the next ten?

I've been thinking the same for a few days. Shall I pick the next list? May I?

[Pendragon]

I've been thinking the same for a few days. Shall I pick the next list? May I?Two things shocked me about the last book race. I thought Lord of the Rings would be a shew in for first. I also that the Canterbury Tales would be first to go. I was wrong on both. I also thought Huck Finn might be viciously attacked. Nope. I didn't think David Copperfield would survive. He did. Pride and Prejudice was the one I was fairly sure would be in second place. They are all so tightly close to that 20% apiece. A Good top five. Books that had to fight to be there. Spreading across a large span of writing.

I nominate you, Barbara. Do we have a second?

[Whifflingpin]

"I nominate you, Barbara. Do we have a second?"

Of course.

[Pendragon]

Motion carried. Go Barbara. Give us a new list. The last stands at:

The Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ 22%
Pride and Prejudice ~ Jane Austen ~ 19%
David Copperfield ~ Charles Dickens ~ 20 %
The Canterbury Tales ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ 17 %
Huck Finn ~ Mark Twain ~ 22%

Very close to 20% apiece. I would call it that. Never in my life would I have expected such a result from such a spread of talent. Old to new, fantasy, reality, somewhat historical fiction. Wow! http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/read.gif

[barbara0207]

Right, here we go. Thanks for nominating me. I've tried to find authors from 10 different nations this time (French, English, German, Russian, Indian, South African, Italian, Swiss, Irish, Czech). I think you know most of them - each has been discussed on the Forum or is at least a great work of world literature. I listed them in no particular order.

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 10
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 10
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 10
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 10
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 10
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 10
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 10

Hm, I see now that they're predominantly European. Never mind. Someone else may do the other continents later on. Hope you'll have fun. Barbara

[Whifflingpin]

Well done - I see some heavy reading coming up.

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 9[-]
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 10
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 10
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 10
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 11[+]
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 10
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 10

[Pendragon]

I agree, Wiff, hard to call on someone you never read. It might be the best book ever!


1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 9
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 10
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11 [+]
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 10
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 11
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 9 [-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 10

[barbara0207]

I agree, Wiff, hard to call on someone you never read. It might be the best book ever!

Oh, sorry, I thoght you'd know most of them because I saw them discussed in the forum. Do you want me to cancel the list and make a new one with English language works?

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 9
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 11 [+]
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 10
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 11
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 8 [-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 10

[crazefest456]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 9
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 11
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 9 [-]
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 11
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 8
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 11 [+]

[Dori]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 9
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 11
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12 [+]
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 8 [-]
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 11
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 8
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 11

[samercury]

I like this list :nod:

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 11 [+]
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 8 [-]
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 11
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 8
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 11
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 8
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 11

[Whifflingpin]

"Oh, sorry, I thought you'd know most of them because I saw them discussed in the forum. Do you want me to cancel the list and make a new one with English language works? "

No no no - Don't be sorry, and don't change the list; any encouragement to read great books is a good thing (except for school exams and other forms of coercion:D )

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 12 [+]
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 8
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 11
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11[-]
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 8
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 11
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 8
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 11

[Pendragon]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 12
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 8
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 11
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12[+]
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 8
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 10[-]
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 8
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 11

Quite Right, Wiff. I actually have read these except for Thomas Mann's book. Many were long ago and far away.

[barbara0207]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 11 [-]
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 8
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 12 [+]
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 8
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 10
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 8
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 11

[Pendragon]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10 [-]
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 8
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 12
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 8
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 10
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 8
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 12 [+]

[barbara0207]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9 [-]
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 8
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 13 [+]
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 8
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 10
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 8
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 12

[mmanuelap]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 8
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 13
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7 [-]
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 10
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 8
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 12 [+]

[Whifflingpin]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10[+]
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7[-]
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 13
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 10
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 8
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 12

[barbara0207]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9 [-]
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 14 [+]
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 10
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 8
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 13

Manuela, I have added the point you forgot to give to Kafka

Sorry Whiff, but I found The Plague one of the most boring books I ever read. Didn't even finish it. But for your sake I'll leave it alone for a while.:D

[mmanuelap]

Manuela, I have added the point you forgot to give to Kafka

thanks! I don't know how I missed it @_@ :crash:

[crazefest456]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 14
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 6 [-]
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 10
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 9 [+]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 13

[Whifflingpin]

"Sorry Whiff, but I found The Plague one of the most boring books I ever read. Didn't even finish it. But for your sake I'll leave it alone for a while."
Hi Barbara - I had to finish it as I studied it in school, many decades ago. In those days it was shockingly modern and to have read it and approved of it were the hallmarks of sophistication, cosmothingyianism and teenage revolt. It still beats the pants off Middlemarch (ahem)


1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 6(-)
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 14
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 6
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 11[+]
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 10
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 9
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 13

[barbara0207]

Hi Barbara - I had to finish it as I studied it in school, many decades ago. In those days it was shockingly modern and to have read it and approved of it were the hallmarks of sophistication, cosmothingyianism and teenage revolt. It still beats the pants off Middlemarch (ahem)

That explains it. As a student I had to read Middlemarch and what with issues of emancipation and so on I was fascinated. That was in the 70s. I started reading The Plague two years ago - after reading Buddenbrooks for the fourth time. And Camus didn't have a chance against Thomas Mann. :)

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7 [+]
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 14
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 6
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 11
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 9 [-]
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 9
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 13

[barbara0207]

Bump!

Where is everyone?

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 14
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7 [+]
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 11
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 8 [-]
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 9
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 13

[Pendragon]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 14
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 11
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 8
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 8 [-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 14 [+]

Sorry. Been writing some long haunted poetry for my blog. Then too, I am shockingly stunned at your book choices. I tried Buddenbrooks, not my style.

[barbara0207]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 8 [+]
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 14
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11 [-]
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 11
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 8
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 8
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 14


I am shockingly stunned at your book choices. I tried Buddenbrooks, not my style.

Oh dear! Buddenbrooks is my all-time favourite. How tastes can differ. It seems that other people who voted in this thread don't like my choice, either. Actually, six of the above were novels I loved to read, the others I'd seen discussed on the forum.

But why don't you just vote for your favourite and take the points off one you're sure you don't like? You don't have to read them all.

[Whifflingpin]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 8
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 14
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 12[+]
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 8
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 7[-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 14

[barbara0207]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 8
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 15 [+]
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 12
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 8
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 6 [-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 14

[Pendragon]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7 [-]
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 15
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 12
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 8
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 6
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 15 [+]

[barbara0207]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 16 [+]
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 12
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 8
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 5 [-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 15

[OnyxRose]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 16
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 13 [+]
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 8
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 4 [-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 15

[Whifflingpin]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 16
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 14 [+]
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 8
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 3 [-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 15

[barbara0207]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 16
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 8 [+]
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 14
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 8
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 2 [-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 15

[crazefest456]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 9
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 16
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7 [-]
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 14
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 8
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 2
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 16 [+]

[Whifflingpin]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10[+]
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 16
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 14
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 8
9. Ulysses, James Joyce - 1[-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 16

[Pendragon]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 16
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 14
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 8
[-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 17[+]

Farewell "Ulysses"

[barbara0207]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 16
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 8 [+]
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 14
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 7 [-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 17[+]

[mmanuelap]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 16
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12 [+]
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7 [-]
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 14
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 7
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 17

[Pendragon]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 16
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 6 [-]
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 14
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 7
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 18 [+]

[barbara0207]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 16
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7 [+]
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 14
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 6 [-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 18

[Pendragon]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 16
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 14
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 5 [-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 19 [+]

[barbara0207]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 17 [+]
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 14
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 4 [-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 19

[Whifflingpin]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 6[-]
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 17
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 15
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 4
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 19

[Pendragon]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 6
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 17
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 15
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 3 [-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 20 [+]

[barbara0207]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 6
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 18 [+]
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 12
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 15
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 2 [-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 20

[Whifflingpin]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 11[+]
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 6
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 18
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11[-]
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 15
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 2
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 20

[barbara0207]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 11
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 6
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 19 [+]
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 15
8. Homo Faber, Max Frisch - 1 [-]
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 20

[Whifflingpin]

OK Man the Maker has had his chance

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 11
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 6
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 19
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 11
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 16+
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 20

[barbara0207]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 11
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 6
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 20 [+]
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 10 [-]
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 7
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 16
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 20

[Cailin]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 11
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7 [+]
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 20
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 10
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 6 [-]
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 16
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 20

[barbara0207]

1. The Plague, Albert Camus - 10 [-]
2. Middlemarch, George Eliot - 7
3. Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann - 21 [+]
4. War and Peace, Leo N. Tolstoy - 10
5. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy - 6
6. Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee - 10
7. The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco - 16
10. The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka - 20