Comments on Best Books Ever - page 12

And the fact that P.G. Wodehouse doesn't have a single book in the top 100 is pure bull#*@t.

Lauren wrote: "The fact that the Twilight saga is on this list makes me sad for humanity. Or the internet."

yeah twilight is one of those books you give 4 or 3 stars, but you would never have as your fourth favorite book. this list is messed up.

I kind of think Twilight is annoying too.
Nothing new about that story ,not intersting at all.

Really Too bad Darren shan Book isnt in the Best Book Ever List ..

Its very intersting and new !! never mind the cover but the book is amazing .

Marla wrote: "this is the second list--worst books was the first--and i'm done. this is madness. i mean, how many mormons congregated to vote the book of mormon as a top 100 book? really?"

I couldn't agree more! It's ridiculous!

Agreed ! that book really sucks! i'm suprise it got 1st !

To kill a mockingbird? urr..i'm not so sure about this..well at least Stephenie Meyer's novel are in rank..:D

Twilight was entertaining, but best book of all time? Puh-lease!

The Shack's message was good, but Oprah (as she looked in The Color Purple) as God was disturbing.

WHAT is the book of the mormons??? And its funny how the bible is written by 'anonynous' :)

lol..ppl hav to get over twilight and move on..okai itz not so popular n e mor..i agree with u kirsten

Stephanie wrote: "Twilight was entertaining, but best book of all time? Puh-lease!

The Shack's message was good, but Oprah (as she looked in The Color Purple) as God was disturbing."

i agree with the twilight comment

1984, everybody should read this book to find out what is happening in this dirty world....

I have to agree with Jazmine. The Twilight series is amazing. I don't understand how anyone can not like it. I soooo can't wait for New Moon to come out.

I think u have to remove the bible or any religious book from the list

hello im saba from palestine iwant to enjoy reading books with you, every one here should respect all oppinions please .okey relax hahahaha

Leslie wrote: "Twilight is number 4? Give me a friggin break people!!! Entertaining? Slightly. A classic piece of literature? Absolutely not! "

Oh my gosh I was thinking the same thing - out of the best books of all time??????

Marla wrote: "this is the second list--worst books was the first--and i'm done. this is madness. i mean, how many mormons congregated to vote the book of mormon as a top 100 book? really?"

Agreed - I didn't even know there were that many out there.

I voted for Jane Eyre, but my favorite books are not on here. I know not many people read Remembrance of Things Past (also known as In Search of Lost Time) by Marcel Proust in its entirety (6 volumes). It's long and is the most difficult book I've ever read, with the exception of James Joyce's the Oddyssey, which I only got through by taking a class on it. But these are the 20th Century's greatest books by the greatest writers. Then there are the 19th century greats such as the Russians, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky and Checkhov. These are books high school kids can and should read. Why are they not here? And don't forget the very accessible Samuel Beckett, who has a play on Broadway (Waiting for Godot). Why are these great classics (and many more) not on this list?

l-m-a-o!

Kyra wrote: "I have to agree with Jazmine. The Twilight series is amazing. I don't understand how anyone can not like it. I soooo can't wait for New Moon to come out. "

dude new moon is out. so is eclipse and breaking dawn

This list is very subjective, and I truly didn’t expect it to be anything else. It’s more than obvious to me that mainstream fodder has influenced the masses in a big way. Many well-written books have taken a backseat to sophomoric attempts at literature.

I see that Dan Brown has placed in the top 50. The DaVinci Code may have a few good ideas and the story moves along at good pace but the writing is less than refined, and can be irritating. I truly don’t see how this book could rank in the top 500 novels of all time.

I wont even comment on the Twilight and Harry Potter books.

L-M-A-O...y? ^

Debjani wrote: "WHAT is the book of the mormons??? And its funny how the bible is written by 'anonynous' :) "

It's a religious text that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints believes to be scripture. You can find it online at http://scriptures.lds.org/

It is a good idea to refresh goodreads with classics. I'd been happier though if you'd included Swift, Kafka, Joice and Henry James. I was happy to see you include Oscar Wilde as a writer, most poeple think he's just a dramatist. He's also a great poet. It would have been great if you'd have includedالواجهة amongst the classics, goodreads is a global thing, books can be multi culture as long as they bear global matters. Enjoyed voting anyway. Faten

Okay I KNOW that the Twilight books were not just listed before A Clockwork Orange. Change it. NOW!!!!

wow

I'm annoyed with Twilight too. You can like it all you want, but if you think it's "The Best Book Ever" then I just can't respect you. And just for the record, I have read it. I have nothing wrong with people liking it, but it is not in any way the best book ever. The writing alone disqualifies it from being on this list.

I also have a problem with The Book of Mormon and The Bible being here, but I won't get into that argument now. I do find it annoying that people spam lists with those two books. Yes, there are lots of you and you all have the exact same opinions, so you can get your books to the top. Congratulations.
They aren't even very well written!

Emily wrote: "I'm annoyed with Twilight too. You can like it all you want, but if you think it's "The Best Book Ever" then I just can't respect you. And just for the record, I have read it. I have nothing wrong ..."

Well said. "Spamming" lists....I like that. Any day now I expect Twilight to show up on my list of Medieval scholarship.

wow..

hi^5 kristen...think the host is more mature

wat yall tink is da best book? n aanythin but twilight

Grean Aigs and Spam, of course.

It's absolutely amazing how obsessed we are as a society to put everything on a "top 100 list.. " etc. Very subjective. A book to one that has depth and meaning can be utter insanity to someone else. Just enjoy people! If you are that obsessed with Twilight being above a great work then make your own list. Happy reading all.

Rpattznurse wrote: "It's absolutely amazing how obsessed we are as a society to put everything on a "top 100 list.. " etc. Very subjective. A book to one that has depth and meaning can be utter insanity to someone els..."


How about "Best 100 oral-interpretive readings of Twilight" ?

twilight sooo not cool it is a rip off!!! people only like that because of robert pattenson or what ever his name is

Emily wrote: "I'm annoyed with Twilight too. You can like it all you want, but if you think it's "The Best Book Ever" then I just can't respect you. And just for the record, I have read it. I have nothing wrong ..."

I did not put The Bible on this list but suggest that if you think it not well written you should try the Song of Songs (or Solomon) in the King James edn. Magical poetry !

Greg wrote: "Wow, some of these folks need to read more. Or age more. Or go to school, or something. I mean, really."

You said it.

And, as for Twilight being on the list (just being on the list, let alone being number 4 too!!)... I mean, is this for real?

Thom wrote: "Emily wrote: "I'm annoyed with Twilight too. You can like it all you want, but if you think it's "The Best Book Ever" then I just can't respect you. And just for the record, I have read it. I have ..."

Oh yes, if anyone's ever going to quote the Bible it'd damn well better be from the King James edition - vastly superior to any other versions I've had the misfortune to read/hear.

Peter wrote: "Thom wrote: "Emily wrote: "I'm annoyed with Twilight too. You can like it all you want, but if you think it's "The Best Book Ever" then I just can't respect you. And just for the record, I have rea..."

Well, but if you're going to read books written in the Western tradition, you had best read both Greek mythology and an anthology of Bible stories.....otherwise nothing newer makes much sense.

I'm just looking for Ursula Le Guin here. Shame...

Well, I'm very disappointed to see The Da Vinci Code under the "Worst Books Ever" List. Mr. Brown just exposed the truth so that people could come to their senses, that is, Mr. Brown wanted people to reason with themselves. Therefore, I see nothing to place such a book like the Da Vinci Code in the Worst Books' list. I hope and request the maintainers of this website to cut the book from the Worst Books' list. Thank you. And another thing: I'm very disappointed with The Lost Symbol. Iexpected something more from my most favourite alive.

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Gary wrote: "# 78 The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr what the.."

This is hilarious spoof of a play, usually done by two guys who race through Shakespeare's plays in a crazed montage. Imagine Shakespeare done as a two-hour Monty-Python skit.

Wow, selection was really lacking some titles.

Laura wrote: "I'm just looking for Ursula Le Guin here. Shame..."
Ursula K Le Guin is great.

Thom wrote: "I did not put The Bible on this list but suggest that if you think it not well written you should try the Song of Songs (or Solomon) in the King James edn. Magical poetry !"

Maybe you have a different translation than I do.
Admittedly, there are some ok sections, but mostly I find it unnecessarily dense and mildly pretentious. Besides, it's so hard to like most of the characters, and they're all so one dimensional....

Well, I held book for a blind employer who proofread a Braille edition. Imagine going through Leviticus with all the gabble involved in proofreading ! I maintain the Book of Joshua is a celebration of genocide but Hey!, don't get me started. I tell my students to read Greek mythology (Edith Hamilton) and a good anthology of Bible STORIES if they want to major in English (More largely, Lit in the Western tradition). That said, Dr. Ruth, no less, maintains that some of the best erotic poetry ever appears in the Song of Solomon; and King James prose/poetry shows up in almost any English-language text thereafter. Same rule applies to Homer, and Shakespeare. It's not about religion for me, not at all, but about literary background.

Pretentious. I'll see you and go all in to raise: What would you call an ill-tempered shepherd god who strikes down a man (Onan) with a thunderbolt because he experienced pre-mature arousal ?

twilight again? ugh

he how arre you

Doesn't the Bible say, "Twilight ye have always with you." ? --Or maybe I need new glasses again.

i agree wiff u ester..lol..wel i dnt go over robert pattinson he looks like a freakin drug dealer in real life...dey jus put make up and al dat on him in da mivie so he can look HOT...