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Cyrano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 05:17 PM Original message |
What are your three favorite novels of the 20th century? |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. The most memorable: |
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RevolutionaryActs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. So far, mine are: |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 05:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. "The Mists of Avalon" is definitely in my top three. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 08:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. Love Mist of Avalon. |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. I LOVED "To Kill a Mockingbird". |
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Sonora Nora (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. Vonnegut et al in no special order |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. My top |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. Asimov's Foundation Trilogy |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 05:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Love the Foundation trilogy! |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 08:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. Stranger in a Strange Land: |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 09:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. It's been a Lot of years since I reread that one |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 10:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Always worth it. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 10:26 AM Response to Reply #21 |
46. said to be an inspiration for |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
7. The novel is of course not merely a work of fiction: |
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AlienAvatar (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-24-06 08:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
37. Fear and Loathing in LV |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 01:03 AM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Best line: |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-24-06 10:53 PM Response to Reply #7 |
39. All Quiet had SUCH a profound effect on me |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 01:02 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Recommendation: |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 10:23 AM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Thank you |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
9. If I had to pick only 3... |
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Gatchaman (944 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. Can I have four? |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 10:33 AM Response to Reply #10 |
47. Why Deadeye Dick? |
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Gatchaman (944 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 11:12 AM Response to Reply #47 |
54. Cause I like it |
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querelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
12. OK Here are My Faves....... |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
13. I think my answer would change every time I am asked |
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petgoat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. ,, |
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greendog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. Cat's Cradle |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
16. Great topic! Here's my list: |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
17. 1984 and Brave New World |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
18. This should be interesting |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
19. Sinclair Lewis' "Main Street"... |
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cmkramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
22. Many to choose from |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
23. Here are mine: |
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ironflange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-24-06 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
26. Hard to decide, there are so many Hardy Boys stories. . . |
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Penndems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-24-06 12:38 AM Response to Original message |
27. Your first two selections, and "A Confederacy of Dunces" |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-24-06 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
28. Dune; Lord of the Rings; A Farewell to Arms |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 10:57 AM Response to Reply #28 |
50. If I had to pick my three least favorite |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-24-06 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
29. I'm not that deep. LOTR, Hitchhiker's Guide and DragonLance. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-24-06 02:34 AM Response to Original message |
30. Sunset Song, Sundown, and Bless Me, Ultima |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-24-06 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
31. I also agree w/ Mockingbird |
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Reverend_Smitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-24-06 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
32. my top 3... |
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Reverend_Smitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-24-06 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
33. dupe |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 11:01 AM Response to Reply #33 |
51. that was your big chance |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-24-06 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
34. Selby's "Last Exit To Brooklyn", Price's "Ladies Man" and Faulkner's... |
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Montauk6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-24-06 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
35. Mine |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-24-06 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
36. Grapes of Wrath - Steinbeck |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-24-06 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
38. A farewell to arms ~ Hemingway |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
42. They are: |
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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
43. Only three? |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
44. 1) GATSBY 2) 1984 3)HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 11:06 AM Response to Reply #44 |
52. who is the author of the trilogy? n/t |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 08:15 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Philip Pullman. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
48. Uh oh, mine are all science fiction |
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QMPMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
49. This list keeps changing .... |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
53. Slaughterhouse Five--Vonnegut |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-25-06 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
56. My picks |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
57. "Catch-22" is my all-time favorite. |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
58. Hard to name only 3 and they'd probably change every time you asked me |
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