Comments on Best Books Ever - page 27

There needs to be yes and no votes so that the whole population can be better represented.

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?"

Haha that's funny. Since we "mormons" don't congregate to vote on the best books. Besides, have any of you even read that book? With the right intentions? If you read it looking for excitement and entertainment, you're not gonna find it. It's meant as a way to come closer to God.

Personally, I think The Road should be at number one.

Macky wrote: "It is ironic that the book of Mormon shows up on a list of best books. Books, are generally thought to be works of fiction. So those of you that voted for this book, keep it up. It is probably g..."

Who are the people that are part of this "generality" that think books are thought to be works of fiction?

Stephanie wrote: "Macky wrote: "It is ironic that the book of Mormon shows up on a list of best books. Books, are generally thought to be works of fiction. So those of you that voted for this book, keep it up. It..."

I agree. There are some amazing non-fiction books out there.

what the hell is every twilight book doing in here? what a disgrace. i guess in a 'best movies ever' list we should have every michael bay film in there too. actually sorry michael, that's not giving you enough credit. every uwe boll flick is a much more suitable comparison.

Bruce wrote: "I'm not going to argue with the Book of Mormon--either all religious texts are valid for a list like this, in which case it's merely interesting, or all religious texts should be off the list, in w..."

I'm with you Bruce, anyone who would vote any of the Twilight books as a best book ever is not really a reader.

I actually find more humor in the outrage found in these comments than in the rediculous books found on this list. Take it easy people. This isn't fact. Obviously. It's opinion. And although it is hard for some people to even consider that others are ALLOWED to have their OWN opinions without being considered uneducated, immature, or just plain wrong, but it's true. They can. People have favorites for all kinds of reasons and vote accordingly. Don't judge. Don't be hateful. It's a list of books for goodness sake. Not law. I can't imagine how you would react to real wordly issues, considering how worked up some people are getting over this...

If the Book of Mormon is 'influential' and 'life-changing', than so is Twilight. I'm not a Twilight fan at all, but I'm pretty much set on that a lot of people who read Twilight and enjoyed it call it such things as the Book of Mormon was described as. It's also rather annoying how much the word 'opinion' was thrown around in this argument, but I'll leave that to other days.

Lizzy wrote: "yeah exactly.

and yes, paperFlowers, I know its very shocking. I have lost almost all of my faith in this generation of teenagers."

Ok seriously>?< I just don't understand how people can so dislike Twilight, there is nothing particularly objectionable about it... In fact it adheres to many cliche's which occur in so many more books that really if you're going to hate Twilight for those cliche's you should hate every other book as well.

I would have to think of it this way: what would you rather have, a generation of teenagers who read stuff like twilight, or a generation of teenagers who do not read at all>?< The point that I'm making here is that even though they are reading Twilight, at least they are reading! Isn't that a positive thing>?<

You know, glass half full and all that jazz...

All Harry Potter Books are awesome!

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?"

Couldn't agree more.

Anyone who put Twilight or any thing associated to it should be shot.

If this is supposed to be a list of good literature, why the heck is the Twilight Saga part of it? Sure, they're OK books, but they're definately not what I'd consider to be "good literature." Mediocore maybe, good not so much. And why is the Bible and the Mormon Bible on the list? Sure, the Bible is probably one of the most widely read books, but should it really be on this list. Also, I wouldn't consider Harry Potter to be good literature either. The books are good, yes, I enjoyed them, I've reread them time and again (though I'm not quite sure why), but I don't think they should be on this list.

All in all it's an OK list, but there are definately some key pieces missing, and some on it that shouldn't be there.

By the way, this is just my oppinion. I didn't leave this comment to belittle anyone elses oppinions or reading choices. It's simply what I think, and it's not meant to offend anyone. If it does, I apologise.

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?"

The list was: books everyone should read. Mormons are a growing and increasingly important religion on the world stage. If you want to understand people, you need to understand what is important to them. I'd also recommend the Bible, the Qu'ran, the Bhagavad Gita and other texts important to major world religions.

To each their own.

There are plenty of books that I wouldnt consider "the best ever" but there are more people in the world than just me.

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

seriously, jane austen? errughhh."

what's wrong about Jane Austen's books?

Kind of hard to make a "best of all time" list that's not really a "most popular of last three years" list, but worth a try. Unfortunately, this seems mostly the latter.

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i love these too.there kind of fun i think..

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

And where is The Shack?"

ur annoyed with the twilight..twilight is the best..dont u think

Tori wrote: "Where are the rest of the good books? I don 't even see most of my favorite books on here. And the book of Mormon is number one? I really don't think so."

look carefully...it might be somewhere in the corner..ahahaha..jks

The fact that Twilight is rated as #3 says a lot about this list. And the people on this site. I thought it was called GOODreads?

okay, i think there should be more teen supernatural stuff on here other than twilight and harry potter.

SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?!? WHERE ARE THE HUNGER GAMES?!?!?!?!? AWESOMEST BOOKS EVAH!!!!!!!!!!

why isn't 1984 number one? why is the Twilight series on here? and where's The Book Thief?
Apparently a lot of Mormons are on Goodreads. Go figure.

Josef wrote: "Molly wrote: "Ah the stupidity of lists. You'll notice the Best and Worst lists are almost identical. "

Yes, and I have more of a problem with the Worst Book List than this. People who put gr..."

THANK YOU!!! So 1984 was difficult! So Le Misrables was confusing! SO WHAT. Work through! Talk about it wth people. If people would just try to understand the deeper stories they would get a lot more out of reading.

Jade wrote: "I agree with Becca and Elizabeth.

Endre:Is there a moderator that could eliminate the vulgar comments as above?

I don't see anything wrong with the Book of Mormon being in the list. I don't ..."

i agree. Stop whinning, people. What you're doing is discriminating Mormons and all other who read and enjoyed the book. Everyone who says it shouldn't be on here has not read it, and so does not have the right to comment on it. I haven't read it, and I'm not going to say yes or no to it until I've given it a chance.

Oh! "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is a good one. But seriously, Twilight?! The only way that book can be consider a literary great is if you're 13

theese books suck!

right on dude i love this book and im only 12

WHERE IS THE HUNGER GAMES SERIES!?!?!??!?!?! ADD IT! lol

Hunger games triology?

Why the @#$% is Twilight on this list???????

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

I second that!!

REALLY PEOPLE GET A LIFE TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER GO DO SOMETHING

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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?"

can you just accept other people??? i bet if you belong to any religion u wouldnt like it if i got mad at you for liking a quaran or whatever "book" you use. and if you arent a part of any religion then u wouldnt like it if i judged you and said i am sick of people not being mormon just saying thats what you sound like...

Daniel wrote: "REALLY PEOPLE GET A LIFE TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER GO DO SOMETHING"
y dont you?!

Hannah wrote: "Daniel wrote: "REALLY PEOPLE GET A LIFE TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER GO DO SOMETHING"
y dont you?!"

Yeah, Daniel, if i can't waste my life on the computer why should you get to? :) You get a life jerk.

Zoe wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Daniel wrote: "REALLY PEOPLE GET A LIFE TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER GO DO SOMETHING"
y dont you?!"

Yeah, Daniel, if i can't waste my life on the computer why should you get to? :) You..."

glad someone agrees!!! :)

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?"
Have you read it???

How many people have read the whole bible, I haven't.

not me but in church we read bits and peaces.

Why the hell is Twilight on this list? And why is it above just about every one of my favorite books?

Bruce wrote: "I'm not going to argue with the Book of Mormon--either all religious texts are valid for a list like this, in which case it's merely interesting, or all religious texts should be off the list, in w..."

I agree with your Twilight comment. Only now it has moved up! I hate to say it, but it's written like a fan fiction "Mary Sue"--completely and utterly some 30-something's old teenage fantasy, and women are reading it because it is their fantasy, too. Which makes the idea even creepier. She definitely saw Interview With a Vampire as a teenager.

I think this is a fantastic list! You included many of my favorite books and many that I have yet to read - I am adding them all to my list!

who in the heck would vote for A Wrinkle in time?? IT WAS HORRIBLE!!

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?"

4,578 obviously. Yes, really.