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Katsunami · 04-13-2015, 03:24 PM

Zjit. Only one book per decade? Then I'll have to review my posts. I'll collect my nominations in this post, and link to it.

1901-1910: Call of the Wild - Jack London (1903)
1931-1940: Eiji Yoshikawa - Musashi (1935)
1951-1960: JRR Tolkien - Lord of the Rings (1954-55)
1971-1980: James Clavell - Shogun (1975)
1981-1990: Terry Brooks - The Elfstones of Shannara (1982)

Grrr. I seem to have a huge reading gap in between 1925 and 1975, with the exception of 1951-1960. So I read either classics or modern stuff, but hardly anything written in the middle of the 20th century.

I have read no books in the 1911-1930 time bracket (that I can remember being written in it, that is), and also nothing in between 1961 and 1975...

04-13-2015, 03:24 PM	#139
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	Zjit. Only one book per decade? Then I'll have to review my posts. I'll collect my nominations in this post, and link to it. 1901-1910: Call of the Wild - Jack London (1903) 1931-1940: Eiji Yoshikawa - Musashi (1935) 1951-1960: JRR Tolkien - Lord of the Rings (1954-55) 1971-1980: James Clavell - Shogun (1975) 1981-1990: Terry Brooks - The Elfstones of Shannara (1982) Grrr. I seem to have a huge reading gap in between 1925 and 1975, with the exception of 1951-1960. So I read either classics or modern stuff, but hardly anything written in the middle of the 20th century. I have read no books in the 1911-1930 time bracket (that I can remember being written in it, that is), and also nothing in between 1961 and 1975... Last edited by Katsunami; 04-13-2015 at 03:36 PM.