Comments on Best Books Ever - page 84

I actually agree with you on that Barbara, it is incredibly stupid. Everyone has different opinions, and who cares how many people agree on the same thing? It really doesn't matter.

Kailah wrote: "I'm pleasantly surprised by this list. It has so many of my favorites, and I'm not used to seeing that. I'm new to Goodreads, and I am loving the diversity and choices so far. This is awesome, and ..."

I think so, too. I am technically not new here, like, six months in, but I forget about it, so I have no idea how most of this works, lol.

John wrote: "So many duplicates - different editions of the same book. Is there any way to fix this? It seems like all the votes for the same book should be combined in one edition. This way, there are people v..."

The check duplicates function is broken. When it's working properly, all votes on the same book (regardless of edition) will be combined.

You should contact GR and ask them to fix the check duplicates button.

Svetoslava wrote: "I have to read more, obviously....."

don't we all :)

So, here on goodreads, we agree that "Hunger Games" is far superior to "Anna Karenina"?

Jazmine wrote: "Twilight is the best book I've read in my entire life! It is awemazing! I love the whole saga and Edward Cullen!"

I loved how Edward didn't eat but his gal loved to cook.

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..."

Hey...Chemical Brothers going on tour again!

Where is The Count of Monte Cristo?
The Hunger Games #1? Eww
Is it better than Les Misérables, Rebecca, Jane Eyre or Great Expectations...? What kind of readers voted here?

How is Order of the Phoenix there, but not Half-Blood Prince? And what the hell is Twilight doing on this list, anyway. Rubbish.

If I had the choice, the entire best list would go like this:
Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix,
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,
harry potter and the Half-blood Prince,
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone,
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,
Harry potter and the Chamber of Secrets,
harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban,
DragonLance (Just because)
Ender's Game

Just an unpopular opinion, a vote for "the best book ever" should be wighted with the number of books one read.

Hi there, folks! Just wanted to drop by to let people know, like, since yesterday, I've been using the check duplicate function; while it'd say it took too long to process, it actually had been processing, and the numbers were decreasing. I started when there were 58,465 books on the list and 194,724 voters; while more people have found and voted on this list as I worked, I got to the point where the function is now working fine, showing 0 duplicates. It was a pity because I wanted to comment when I reduced 10k entries, but it turns out this list actually does have that many books, 50,723 books as I'm typing this (with 194,739 voters.)

But yeah, not that it'd make too big of a difference, but I figured, if you are a Librarian and is frustrated by the size of this list, now the check duplicate function is back working, so anyone want to diligently routinely check for dupes could do that, so it won't ever get to the hideous stage of having more than 7K dupes and breaking the function again.

Maybe it should be "Most popular books on Goodreads"

Great way of showing what people like (and don't like, if you read the comments)

most of these books are books ive read...but some are plain rubbish i dont wanna read
but then again, majority i rated 5 stars so...

Wow...... Hunger games and Twilight both in the top ten?
Says a lot about the average user on this site....

This list is a very clear demonstration of how democracy is a failed god.

Alex wrote: "Wow...... Hunger games and Twilight both in the top ten?
Says a lot about the average user on this site...."

Okay, I understand Twilight But Hunger Games? One of the best books EVER in HISTORY. Actually technically best three books.....

So much judgmental stuff going on in these comments. What did y'all really expect when giving everyone a vote? Let these people live and enjoy their books.

Mitchell wrote: "So much judgmental stuff going on in these comments. What did y'all really expect when giving everyone a vote? Let these people live and enjoy their books."

RIGHT ON!

Where is Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield?

What's that?

The rockabilly werewolf from Mars wrote: "Does anyone even like Twilight anymore? I thought that everyone had realized that it was a worthless piece of shit by now."

There's a whole Twilight renaissance going on on Tumblr/Reddit/Facebook right now lmao. It's more nostalgia than anything but the fanbase is stronger than ever.

I can't believe this comment section goes back 10+ years, geez!

Why are all these coments in 2008? I'm the only one who is from 2020!

"Little Woman" is my favorite book! It's a lovely story. :-)

1984 by George Orwell

I can pretend it is Ok for The Hunger Games N1 to be the first on the list, but Twilight to be fourth and Animal Farm and other great novels remain below....that's--. uh- ridiculous!

The rockabilly werewolf from Mars wrote: "Regina wrote: "The rockabilly werewolf from Mars wrote: "Does anyone even like Twilight anymore? I thought that everyone had realized that it was a worthless piece of shit by now."

There's a whole..."

Why? I couldn't imagine wasting so much energy on hating on people enjoying something. Just focus on the things you like.

This is not fair that it is allowed to vote only on 100 books!

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The amount of YA drivel within the top 100 is baffling. I feel deeply sorry for whomever is unfortunate to have read so little that Harry Potter and The Hunger Games are genuinely the best books they've encountered. Read something that could actually pass the Turing Test and isn't a shambling heap of cliches.

Iam a bit aghast, although, iam not depressed as an online editor i have acrossed varieties of events both in the marketing

Deleuzian wrote: "The amount of YA drivel within the top 100 is baffling. I feel deeply sorry for whomever is unfortunate to have read so little that Harry Potter and The Hunger Games are genuinely the best books the best books they have ever encountered. Read something that could actually pass the Turing test and isn't a shambling heap of cliches."

Okay, okay, stop right there. I understand, yes, that there is lots of crap on top, but Harry Potter? Hunger Games?
Nuh-uh.
These are some of the best classics EVER within the history of books. Yes, there are cliches in it, but if I were judging by books on that, I would never have read any books at all before. And yes, I do know that everyone has different tastes, but when you publicly call HARRY POTTER a piece of YA drivel, well, that I can't ignore.
So, how about you stop being an aloof twerp, and maybe understand that although you do not like the- wonderful- and- awesome Harry Potter that others do, and you should understand that and maybe not insult everyone that actually can appreciate a good piece of writing when they see one?

Hannah wrote: "Deleuzian wrote: "The amount of YA drivel within the top 100 is baffling. I feel deeply sorry for whomever is unfortunate to have read so little that Harry Potter and The Hunger Games are genuinely..."
"These are some of the best classics EVER within the history of books..." wow. I don't even know what to do with that. You genuinely believe that Harry Potter and The Hunger Games are some of the best "classics" (which given that they came out within they came out fairly recently I don't think is appropriate nor will prove accurate)? Look, I think there is absolutely a place in culture for drab escapist garbage, and I don't want to shame anyone for enjoying it. Goodness knows I partake in my fair share of escapist garbage (in my case its shitty true-crime documentaries). We're all suffering under the same existential hell-scape of late-capitalism and sometimes need the literary equivalent of empty calories as a distraction. But that its place; as an indulgence, not at the very top of a list entitled "Best Books Ever" along with Jane Austen and ranking far above Nabokov, Orwell, and Shakespeare. Those authors change the alter we think. They not only provide an escape from reality, but a new way of apprehending it in the future. I think this is what Harold Bloom meant when he said that a work of literature can have "cognitive power." Again, I don't mean to shame anyone for enjoying these books. I just think that there's literature with far more to offer than Harry Potter when it comes to its actual impact. Then again, this is a list on Goodreads, so maybe I should just pick my battles. Enjoy what you want, but remember that reading has far greater capabilities than mere escapism.

Well, i knew a little and would want to know more of these pretty fine Harry potter and Hunger games!
In any piece of writing there should be a grasp of knowledge even a scratch volume has to be studied; even a yawn has a meaningful study on the reason one has yawn or has to yawn and the style of yawning would be studied and implemented!
I got to read how to yawn to differentiate myself from other yawners or generally!

Jesmion

Jesmion wrote: "Well, i knew a little and would want to know more of these pretty fine Harry potter and Hunger games!
In any piece of writing there should be a grasp of knowledge even a scratch volume has to be st..."
That's an interesting thought and something that I hadn't considered. These works (and indeed their place on this list) are important as outcomes of particular cultural condition, and thus may be worthy of more careful study than I initially granted them.

Exactamunto

I have read quite a few books on this first list. Some I liked, others did not, some I never read.

Best Books Ever? Ever what?
Written simply to entertain? Written to learn from? Write to better our lives? What should be the criteria for quality?
I think novels score way too high on this list, while books that bring you lots of value for the rest of your life are obviously not popular here (and I don't mean religious books). Maybe such a list says more about the readers here than about the "quality" of the books.

You will find the real best books list with this url;

http://sonic.net/~rteeter/greatbks.html

Me screaming because I can only vote for one hundred books :(

Amber wrote: "This list is a joke!"

true

Wow, what a shitty list. Goodreads in a nutshell.

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

seriously, jane austen? errughhh."

I think Jane Austen has written some pretty hardcore stuff... check one of the all time classics 'Pride and Prejudice'.

Why is Twilight on this list? Its time has come and gone.

I have read so many of these but why is the Book of Mormon on here.

This is simply regression toward the mean in a list.

No shade. Just truth. Nothing really edgy or anything. I mean, how many POC are there? How many non-traditional canon are there?

I think there are places for these books...I love some of them...but lists like these will never interest me as much as they do high school juniors wanting to impress someone.

my favorite book was not on here, THAT IS SO RIGGED also there are no comics or Manga!!!

yeah this list sucks lol

this is obviously the list of what's popular, not the best books ever. Those would be more or less classics