DavePatron

Im from the US but I don't really pay any attention to the nationality of the author. I like a wide range of books though so one particular style or nationality has never been a preference.

So I AM crazy... Ill try a search next time. Sorry for the duplicate thread.

Bagpuss - I just now saw the final list myself. I don't think I've read more than 15 or so. Guess that means it's time to get to reading. Andy - My list alone(about half) ended up being over 1000 different titles. I think the "classics" prevailed mostly because of the rather large, IMO, number of votes. I think that per haps newer books just haven't been read by everyone yet. Anyway the guy's name is Tommy who put the list together. I know he's trying to review every book on the list. If anyone wants to review any of the books I'm sure he would be happy to have the help. I'm not sure if he has an address on the site and I don't want to give out his personal email without his permission but I know he plans to have an email address on the site soon. Drop him a line. I told him about the forum and I hope he stops by. Anyway thanks again. DP

Is anyone into audiobooks at all? The reason I ask is that on a car ride up north my buddy was listening to 1984 on his Ipod. I decided it would be fun to read again and figured I could play it on my Ipod when I was laying down to go to sleep. What I found is that I fall asleep right away when I put it on but I certainly don't stop enjoying it. I end up having crazy dreams about the thought police and whatnot. My girlfriend has also told me that in the middle of the night Ive been known to say crazy things in my sleep. Its kind of like a choose your own adventure book. The book gets me started then I fall asleep and go from there. Just wondering if I was crazy of if anyone else had tried this with any of their favorite books. If not I recommend it. DP

Thank you to everyone who helped out. My partner has posted the final list(both or our lists combined) on a website. We ended up with just over 5000 votes. That means ~500 people gave us a top 10 list. It was actually more like 600 probably since such votes as The Cat in the Hat had to be thrown out. Some people couldn't come up with 10 books either:irked:. Anyway the list can be found at http://www.best100novels.com. The site is non commercial but if the mods have a problem with linking I apologize. Feel free to delete the link if its against your rules. Thanks again for all your help and you were right Bagpuss, I think I will stick around for a bit. DP

Thanks to everyone who has weighed in to this point. I'm just now starting to get all of this stuff into a database. With only 200 votes entered I already have nearly 600 different books on the list. Its also become a fairly large task to sort through all the really clever answers like "The Cat In The Hat"...fun. Due to the fairly heavy work load and the fact that its tough for people to pick a single #1 book, I have decided to score all top 10 books as 1 point to make it easier on myself and others trying to rate their favorites. Anyway if anyone is still following this thread, I hope to get a list posted later this week sometime. If anyone else wants to post a top ten it would still be appreciated. Thx again.

Top 6 will work. Same author not a problem.

Hi Michelle. Thx for the welcome. I currently play poker for a living and am taking a few classes that sparked my interest for my own entertainment and knowledge. I don't have any major in mind and don't really plan to get a degree in anything. This particular class is a Social Trends course. The project is polling large groups of people in anything you choose. I choose non fiction literature because its something I'm interested in myself. I have a partner who is conducting a similar study and I guess the idea is to show how different the results can be by only changing the person conducting the study. Ive already polled the staff in a few departments of the university and spent hours pounding the pavement. My early observation is that I have to poll a HUGE # of people to get anything meaningful out of the project. As you can see even by the few responses here noone has repeated a title yet lol. I think part of the problem may be that people are inclined to list the books that they have most recently read. I plan to try a few other forums as well to get more data. Any recommendations?

Thx for the replies so far guys(and gals). Anger- I don't know how I left The Stand off of my list. That is the first long novel I read cover to cover. Truly a great read.

Thx for the welcome Nici.

Hi, my name is Dave and I'm new here(registered 5 minutes ago). I'm 28(yesterday) and I'm a student living in Michigan. The reason for my post is that I have a project for school that I need a little help with. I won't bore you with all the details but the idea is to poll several hundred people and come up with a list of the top 100 novels ever written. My approach is to ask as many people as possible for their favorite 10 novels and to score 1-2 with 3 points, 3-5 with 2 points, and 6-10 with 1 point. Then I plan to simply add up the points of every book and put them in order. The problem I've found is that when walking around a college campus, more often than not, people can't even name 10 books. Thats why I've decided to take my quest to the internet. At least I know people here have read 10 books lol. When my study is complete I will surely post the results here if anyone is interested in seeing them. And if this post is inappropriate I apologize. Mods feel free to delete/modify/or move to a more appropriate forum if needed. Thanks everyone. Here is a sample list of my favorites thus far. 1. The Count Of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas 2. Ulysses - James Joyce 3. War And Peace - Leo Tolstoy 4. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand 5. To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee 6. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 7. Lord Of The Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien 8. The Catcher In The Rye - J.D. Salinger 9. Watership Down - Richard Adams 10. Angels And Demons - Dan Brown Thanks in advance for your help -DP