Nailed on AA Milne vote there.
― Fizzles, Saturday, 5 December 2020 19:29 (three years ago) link
fwiw i did vote ulysses because i think it's wonderful. it's one of those books which whenever i dip back into it i get *feels*... of place, language, thought, people, thinking and socialising, history. what a glorious exuberance of literature, thought and spirits.
― Fizzles, Saturday, 5 December 2020 19:30 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 6 December 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
Oh yes I read The Secret Adversary this year. It is quite a funny curio. The concept of Russian communism as basically a one man job that could be defeated. Thinking there must've been a ton of these red scare type books.
It is not better than The Prisoner or Ulysses though.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 6 December 2020 08:47 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 7 December 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1923
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 7 December 2020 12:02 (three years ago) link
The Enchanted April is v good. Quite fantastical - not in terms of elves or unicorns, just what happens to the characters. It's not entirely lightweight, there is good, if implicit, anti patriarchy stuff, and some strong character work, but if you fancy some pure feelgood escapism I'd recommend it.
― organ doner (ledge), Monday, 13 November 2023 09:39 (seven months ago) link
I had fun making these.
Missing pom and LBI.
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 13 November 2023 10:24 (seven months ago) link
yes
― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Monday, 13 November 2023 10:37 (seven months ago) link
These polls were so great. I was hoping someone would take the winners of each year and do decade ones but...
I looked at the 1929 recently as I'm reading Red Harvest. Goddamn there are too many books and not enough days.
― I would prefer not to. (Chinaski), Monday, 13 November 2023 22:04 (seven months ago) link
Oh all right.
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 14 November 2023 10:16 (seven months ago) link
That's the spirit!
― I would prefer not to. (Chinaski), Tuesday, 14 November 2023 10:36 (seven months ago) link