EWB's Favourite Books

[Guest Ringo Masterson]

Murakami's overated. I've read through The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World and Norwegian Wood, and while he's certainly a great writer, I wouldn't say his presence makes the list lacks class and education .

That's what we have Dan Brown for. (TAKE THAT TGC. ).

[Gongsun Zan]

Boooo to Brave New World :thumbsdown:

And not just because I have a paper on it tomorrow

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Kafka On The Shore was a little disappointing and Wind Up Bird isn't his best either, but Hardboiled Wonderland, Wild Sheep Chase and Dance Dance Dance are, for me, magical.

I need to do some more reading but as I walk to work there's no real 'otherwise wasted' time in which to read...

[Skummy]

29:

Good Omens

A fantastic collaboration from Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, with all the notable quirks and conventions of either author. Although some could argue it's little more than standard parody, personally I feel it ranks amongst both's best work.

28:

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Ken Kesey's near-timeless tale of the harrowing life of inmates in an American mental asylum contains some of the best characterisation of any book of the late 20th century.

27:

And Then There Were None

I'm not even going to pretend to know what this Agatha Christie novel's about.

26:

A Clockwork Orange

Although Burgess' depraved tale is more known Stanley Kubrick's cinematic adaptation, the book should not be overlooked. A classic story of a dystopian future, and of the dark recesses of the human psyche

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

No complaints over Cuckoos Nest or Clockwork Orange!

[Guest Ringo Masterson]

I echo Hammy's sentiments. Two really good books there. I've only read American Gods by Gaiman and that was pretty cool. Is Good Omens similar/better/worse?

[Scruffy The Janitor]

I'm glad an Agatha Christie book made the list. I'm still hoping one of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot books makes the list. Probably "Murder on The Orient Express". (Which in my opinion isn't the best of the lot, but by far the most well known)

[ROC]

Yeah, coming from the "don't read much" perspective, And Then There Were None is probably the best "forced" read I ever had to do in school. Christie's solid at making the reader think one thing and going for another, doing the out-of-left-field twists that Hollywood execs are still trying to replicate with not hardly as much success.

[Skummy]

25:

Salem's Lot

24:

Cat's Cradle

23:

Lord Of The Flies

22:

Great Expectations

21:

Artemis Fowl & The Arctic Incident

Descriptions and suchlike possibly coming later when I have more time...

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Now, Lord Of The Flies is a very very good novel. Glad it made it. (Y)

[Plankton]

I'm also happy to see Lord of the Flies. The list is a bit underwhelming so far, but it will still be interesting to see the top 5 or so.

[Laice07]

Yay for Great Expectations and Lord of The Flies. (Y)

[NobBe Nobbs]

Artemis Fowl was that high? That IS weird, I don't remember seeing it on any lists

[Rashid]

Who voted for Arctic Incident besides Melkon and me? It is a great book, and my personal favorite in the series. Glad to see it on the list.

[Gongsun Zan]

Artemis Fowl....wtf?

[Guest Melkon_Firebane]

Artemis Fowl....wtf?

[VerbalPuke]

I liked seeing A Clockwork Orange and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest make the cut. Both are great books, and would have had my voted if I had voted.

I'm hoping to see Trainspotting make the list, that's one of my favorite books. First Blood would be a pretty bad ass addition to the list, but I doubt we'll be seeing that one.

I'm a fucking asshole for not voting.

[Skummy]

20:

The Hound Of The Baskervilles

19:

The Great Gatsby

18:

The Virgin Suicides

17:

The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring

16:

Catch 22

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Gatsby's okay...Studied it at school.

Still not read Catch 22 - the wife's got two copies as she studied it in depth at uni....

[Laice07]

The best list of books so far, although I shamefully admit that I have not read The Virgin Suicides yet. ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster steal a copy from your wife and read it, its seriously one the most hilarious book to ever be published and a great book all alround.