Comments on: A Unified List of the Best 100 Novels

By: A Consolidated List of 100 Novels « A Guy’s Moleskine Notebook

A Consolidated List of 100 Novels « A Guy’s Moleskine Notebook — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:53:15 +0000

[...] users can compile on Amazon, I try to ignore lists that reflect sheer personal whims. I came across this post that has generated a list of 100 novels by merging 10 different top 100 lists from the UK. How [...]

By: amber

amber — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:35 +0000

I have made a link to this in my blog. Hope you don’t mind.

By: neilbowers

neilbowers — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:57:11 +0000

I re-read 1984 (decades after the first read), and enjoyed it more than I expected. War and Peace has been one of the surprises for me: I almost dreaded it, given the size and the comments I got from others. But it is one of my favourites from the list. I’m currently reading Crime and Punishment, and enjoying that as well — obviously got a Russian thing going on.

By: Ann Ominous

Ann Ominous — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:23:21 +0000

Thanks for the list. I’m not here to offer an opinion, I read non fiction for so long i got sick of reading and didn’t know what to read next, found this on the net and i look to it sometimes for suggestion. The arguing in here was hilarious, too bad it’s dropped off.. and I think Phillip Roth was pulling your leg with ‘twilight’ I never thought i’d read 1984. loved it. same for war and peace.

By: mick dole

mick dole — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:56:47 +0000

No way, go on tell us

By: downcastmysoul

downcastmysoul — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:25:26 +0000

Guess what I’m reading now?

By: michael mcdowall

michael mcdowall — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:04:44 +0000

i realy cant believe that the counte of monte cristo is only at no.54 on this list as this book touched me in a way i never thought a book could,i read 1984 and catcher in the rye and found them terribly boring. an awesome book that i feel sad is not on the list is kane and abel by jeffery archer which reminded me in parts by the writing of the count. i still have a long way go before i read all of these classics but when i do i will be able to compile my own list and merit them as they deserve in my eye

By: neilbowers

neilbowers — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:49:29 +0000

[In response to Twill]

With your scoring scheme, the top half of the list doesn’t change much, there’s just a bit of shuffling. For example 8 of the top 10 are the same, and 1984 is still number one. The two lists overlap by 90 books.

Some of the books added to the list are The Woman in White; Dracula; Frankenstein; East of Eden.

A book that’s number 1 on an individual list should probably appear on a unified list (they all do appear on my list), but if such a book didn’t appear on any other list, then I wouldn’t feel too bad if it didn’t make the final list.

By: Twill

Twill — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:19:52 +0000

Not sure I agree with the “didn’t make top 100 list is minus 500″.

How similar is the list if you just do the obvious? I.E., give 100 points to the top slot, 99 to the second and so on down to 1 for the last slot, then sum the numbers?

I would think that any book that made number one on any list should have a strong chance to appear on the final list, wouldn’t you say?

By: jackie

jackie — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:07:07 +0000

Does anyone happen to know the name of the website where you can type in an author and then it will show a graphic with your author in the center and then other authors you are likely to enjoy will appear closer or futher away from the center? I can’t remember and i would like to find it again. Thank you!