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1984 by George Orwell 22 24.72%
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 4 4.49%
Call of the Wild by Jack London 6 6.74%
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 23 25.84%
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain 4 4.49%
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells 7 7.87%
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 4 4.49%
Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey 8 8.99%
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton 7 7.87%
The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith 4 4.49%
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Old 04-24-2011, 05:52 PM   #16
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I've read 1984 and to be honest, it feels old and dated. Cast your vote for something that still works today. Something that does not feel old. That's not a book out of time.
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I voted for Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey, as I've always fancied trying one of his, and I've read most of the others on the list (1984 about 4 times, and the Diary of a Nobody only last week).
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The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith.

It is a great pleasure to read it and to enjoy the easy, light and charming humor of this fresh comedy.
Enough with the dark projections of a future already past.
Enough with the sure bad end wanderings of tormented souls in the freezes of decadent Russia ...

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I've read 1984 and to be honest, it feels old and dated. Cast your vote for something that still works today. Something that does not feel old. That's not a book out of time.
I've never really thought of contemporaneity as a factor in determining whether a book is worth my time or not. That seems like a pretty limiting criteria if you ask me. In terms of the quality of the prose writing (however vague that sounds), 1984 is up there with the best that I've ever read, so I have to recommend it.
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I've never really thought of contemporaneity as a factor in determining whether a book is worth my time or not. That seems like a pretty limiting criteria if you ask me. In terms of the quality of the prose writing (however vague that sounds), 1984 is up there with the best that I've ever read, so I have to recommend it.
The reason I feel it's a good idea to read the most modern sounding book in the list is that in that case, The War of the Worlds would win (as it should).
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I voted for Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey, as I've always fancied trying one of his, and I've read most of the others on the list (1984 about 4 times, and the Diary of a Nobody only last week).
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The reason I feel it's a good idea to read the most modern sounding book in the list is that in that case, The War of the Worlds would win (as it should).
You make a compelling case. I wish I could recast my vote now.
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Nah. This is like ebay, everyone waits til the last minute to vote for the winner/leader .... which will be Anna!
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You left out the word AWAY.
I'm actually hoping for Anna, or better yet, The Age of Innocence, to over take 1984. This is only because my first choice, War of the Worlds, seems to have no chance of winning.

I just really, really don't want to read 1984. In fact, I will probably skip this month and read War of the Worlds anyway, if it does win.
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I'd vote for that!
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I'm actually hoping for Anna, or better yet, The Age of Innocence, to over take 1984. This is only because my first choice, War of the Worlds, seems to have no chance of winning.

I just really, really don't want to read 1984. In fact, I will probably skip this month and read War of the Worlds anyway, if it does win.
Well, vote early, vote often!
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