Comments on Best Books Ever - page 21

Nobody barely liked twilight until they made it a movie and two hots played in it all of a sudden its the BEST BOOK EVER! ha. no. I actually read the series If one of the books HAD to be on here new moon is better, twilight isn't even that well written and plus itts super boring and kinda creepy "when I first saw you I wanted to bite you" LOL yeah I'd wanna marry him to hes such a charmer :p New moon was alot more interesting cause Edward was barely in it at all :) ahhh Jacob good times :) after that ther series got so dumb. breaking dawn was really stupid. can't have Bella so I'll imprint her baby. thats not creepy at all.

I don't think Twilight was even worth reading....

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Lots of good books on the list. I think the Twilight Series was good for the tweens that voted it best books ever read. This too shall pass! Come on people we were all young once. I'm thinking back to when I was a pre-teen and I'm reminded of books that I read, which I thought were the best. Some of those still remain as wonderful books and others I will just have to believe were on my list because of where I was at that point in my life. Go back in your memory and think about what you read at that time and you may change your opinion about all those that posted about this being THE BEST!

Yeah, for real! Twilight does NOT belong on these lists. Twilight is chick-flick and pales in comparison to all the other great works in this list. Oh my gosh, how did it get to number 3!? You chick-flick teen girls...make me sick. Sorry.

I help out with k-5th graders at church and those kids at that young of an age were saying they read those books, I'm pretty sure thats not appropriate.

Elisabeth wrote: "I think you people need to just relax!!! I think "you're just too high strung" and eventually the "strain will be more than you can bear.""

Too funny. One of my favorite quotes of all time. I love this movie!

Most of the complaints as well as some of the books voted for are lame. How can you compare the works of Shakespeare and Dante with the poplit Twilight series. Really? Really? Wow. Just because a book is popular does not make it worthy. I consider myself fortunate to have an education based on the classics. And for those complaining about the Bible, may I remind you that are society is bases on Judeo-Christian principals. There are so many Biblical references in modern and classical literature alone. so, you all would avoid reading it because it is a religious work. How sad.

The twilight saga is the worst book i have ever read!
But,why is it the third best book ever???!!!

At least people are reading something, right?

ya i guess your right ^_^ !But,still i meet other people who have read just the twilight saga!No other good book out there,just...Twilight...(that's how my older sister is ughhh!)

You have our current educational to thank for that. Sad, but true.

I meant, "you have our current educational system to thank for that." It sounds to me that you have moved beyond and have exposed yourself to real literature. Most schools, teachers, and districts have "watered down" everything to the lowest common denominator.

i made a mistake i meant to say was that i met people who haved read the twilight saga and they read nothing else...just Twilight.Which i think is just sad :( i always loved reading so i've never had the same opinion that other girls my age have about books;espically Evermore and the Twilight saga.Have you read some books like "Lolita","Kingdom of the Golden Dragon",and "The Lovely Bones"?

"Amazing" is not enough a word to condense Hamlet´s reading description OR ANY OTHER. In spite of this, I voted...for this and others.Which words should be found to describe what you love, anyway?

Anything writen by Shakespeare I give five stars. William Shakespeare is a genius. YOOHOO!!! GO HAMLET!!
In case you didn't get it, I like William Shakespeare.

Kirsten wrote: "I'm annoyed with Twilight. Extremely

And where is The Shack?"

To Kristen. I'm annoyed with Twilight to. It gets waaaaaaay to much attention. What is it that you don't like? I think that everyone in it is way to suicidle (Sorry, i didn't spell that right). but, you must admit, if you've read the books, you would know that James is pertty cool.

I believe that if Twilight hadn't gotten so much attention, then it would be fine. But as it is, it's way out of control for a kind of mediocre book.

Andrew wrote: "I believe that if Twilight hadn't gotten so much attention, then it would be fine. But as it is, it's way out of control for a kind of mediocre book."
To true, to true. Ya know, if Twilight wasn't a movie, it might still be okay. I think, cause I saw the movie and read the books, and the movie spoiled it for me. I wasn't a huge fan to begin with, but the movie, both movies actually, made me like it less. The actors were terrible to. It was like with the Percy Jackson series. But I still like those books.

nicola wrote: "proof that the truth is not democratic =/

seriously, jane austen? errughhh."

Who is Jane Austen? JK. I think that most of the books on the list got there by flook. Haalf of them i don't like.

Amen.

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 agree with you on that. everyone knows we dont sit around and read the book of mormons

need more choices of books

I just joined this site and reviewed some books and was looking for some new ones and came upon this list. I will not be returning to the site again. Until I saw Twilight books on the 'best ever' list I didn't realize this was a preteen site. My bad...

If the keepers of this web site wanted to improve their lists, they might refine this one. For example, there could be lists for novels according to literary period when written, or lists for non-fiction and religious texts, lists for biography and memoirs, and ad infinitem. It's only a suggestion!!!

nicola wrote: "proof that the truth is not democratic =/

seriously, jane austen? errughhh."

LOL! I agree

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?"

Just take a look at it. It may surprise you.

Am I wrong? I don't take any of these lists seriously. I use them as lists to remind me of books I want to read or have read. I find them very useful for these purposes. I doubt 10 people could agree on the best of anything let alone the numbers of people that belong to Goodreads

To Kill a Mockingbird is a great book.

Even though these lists are always going to show what's popular and not what's good...

I'm still kind of sad to see that A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is only 73rd. D:

I agree. I have read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn twice. It is one of my favorites.

I can't believe that the Twilight saga ranks higher that Dostoevsky and Heller... at my opinion that's an outrage!

People are actually taking these lists seriously, or think they represent the views of this website? Ha. Ha. Haha.

Chances are people are not adding their own books, they merely go through the front page and vote for what they've read or found at least decent. Or think they should be voting for. Oh, and Mormons spam, but no one takes them seriously anyhow.

Dan Brown and Stephanie Meyer, are you kidding me? I despair.

Twilight is not a good read.

SLIDE BY SAIRA VIOLA IS THE MOST EXCITING LITERARY FICTION SINCE DICKENS AND SHOULD BE ON THE LIST .

Twilight and The book of Mormons in the top 5 ?????

Elisabeth wrote: "I think you people need to just relax!!! I think "you're just too high strung" and eventually the "strain will be more than you can bear.""

Go ahead with your Tombstone reference!!! Love it!
I'm your Huckleberry!!

In my opinion, the list is perfectly accurate: there are many people who are members of Goodreads (that is evident) and all of us are bound to have different likes and dislikes and these people are, ultimately, allowed to vote. Therefore the list of the best books ever written will incorporate EVERYONE'S favourite books whether other people like them or not, it's all a matter of a few hundred people with the same taste in book(s) to vote for the same one. So even if I don't think Twilight, for instance, is good enough to be one the best books ever written, there are four thousand, two hundred and ninety-two other people - at least - who do.

The variety of books on this list is amazing! I'm a bit sad that Twilight is up so high on the list--not because I think it's wrong that someone enjoyed Twilight, but because I don't think it will qualify for the title "ever". In fact, I think that the fad will probably last a few more years and then it will just be something we look back on and say, "I remember when that was popular."
I think a book needs a bit more of a message to it to be remembed for "ever". Some of the books on this list have morals that will stick with me. Twilight just sort of taught me, "Maybe if my blood smells good, I'll find a husband at age eighteen." Haha! :)

Lyra wrote: "where is the amber spyglass?
"

I know!! Sacrilage!

Tuck

lists spark debate, that's the idea. Having said that, the da vinci code is an utter joke.
where's the unbearable lightness of being?

I am surprised that the Hunger Games and Catching Fire are not on the top of the page.

Bee wrote: "why are none of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy on here?"

I could barely get past the first book.

Really? Twilight beats The Bible and the Book of Mormon? Women have seriously gone to hell. ;)

I'm all for religious dedication and respect, but are the Bible and the Book of Mormon really good pieces of literature? This is an honest question, I'm not trying to be confrontational. I also agree that Twilight is entertaining, but great literature it is not.

twilight had such bad grammer
there are obviously a lot of twilight fans on goodreads

Kirsten wrote: "I'm annoyed with Twilight. Extremely

And where is The Shack?"

I loathe twilight. Seriously.

i HATE twilight with a passion

Why is Twilight here and not Harry Potter? Harry Potter is definitely better