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Logan wrote: "why does goodreads have such an inexplicably favorable bias toward juvenile young adult books?proves that this list is nothing more than a popularity contest ....................."
Mostly young adults with numerous accounts. And marketing teams.
tbh have only read the hunger games soooooo
coff33adiction wrote: "tbh have only read the hunger games soooooo"You just gave a middle finger to Attila. Good luck living!
It's HUNGARY Games!
Oh, wow...this list is embarrassing. Twilight, Hunger Games, several Harry Potter books....while some of these may be entertaining, they are not some of the "best books ever." The dumbing down of our society is truly tragic.
Paulette wrote: "Oh, wow...this list is embarrassing. Twilight, Hunger Games, several Harry Potter books....while some of these may be entertaining, they are not some of the "best books ever." The dumbing down of o..."Entertainment IS the mark of a good book and such cynicism is most unwarranted!
Mavis wrote: "Jeffrey wrote: "Paulette wrote: "Oh, wow...this list is embarrassing. Twilight, Hunger Games, several Harry Potter books....while some of these may be entertaining, they are not some of the "best b..."I’m not convinced.
I like the list. There are books I haven’t seen in a long time. It’s nice to remember a story where I felt a part of it. Some I want to read again, and revisit the time where I was so engrossed, I didn’t notice the time.
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..."im sorry but my chemical romance is awesome. have to agree about the twilight part though. bella just seems too whiny and doesn't really help in the first few books
i'm laughing so hard, no book by Proust, Zola or Stendhal is on top 100, instead we have Hunger Games or Harry Potter... + the supremacy of english authors on this list bc ppl are too lazy to learn another language NOT bc these authors are the bestsHA HA HA thank you it made my day
Joan wrote: "proof that the truth is not democratic =/seriously, jane austen? errughhh."
well ig this should've been called " most popular books " instead .
The book of Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird isat once on the 4. and 98. place... is it strange, isn't it?
Kirsten wrote: "I'm annoyed with Twilight. ExtremelyAnd why The Shack?
We are all in agreement. Why is the most trash book with the most dangerous romantic concepts I've ever read sixth on this list. I'm frankly annoyed with the Hunger Games too.
Fabrice wrote: "i'm laughing so hard, no book by Proust, Zola or Stendhal is on top 100, instead we have Hunger Games or Harry Potter... + the supremacy of english authors on this list bc ppl are too lazy to learn..."Well I mean Goodreads is made by English speaking people and marketed to them so that's why every book is in English. I do think that people should try and learn new languages but it takes a lot of time and they get to decide what they do with their lives
Serene wrote: "Joan wrote: "proof that the truth is not democratic =/seriously, jane austen? errughhh."
well ig this should've been called " most popular books " instead ."
Absolutely true.
The Shadow of the Wind needs to be higher. It's only because the author is Spanish and it's a translation.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is the best romance novel of all time no need to explain further
Leslie wrote: "Twilight is number 4? Give me a friggin break people!!! Entertaining? Slightly. A classic piece of literature? Absolutely not! "Totally agree
How tf are marvels and the outsiders not in the top 100?
Best book ever The Hunger Games, really? omfg
Izzy wrote: "Best book ever The Hunger Games, really? omfg"Hunger games isn’t the best book ever but it definitely is one of the best books ever
Luke wrote: "Izzy wrote: "Best book ever The Hunger Games, really? omfg"Hunger games isn’t the best book ever but it definitely is one of the best books ever"
First, it's Hungary Games out of payback for that overrated pro-insurrection, anti-pacifist garbage stabbing me in the back! Second, it got ruined after Mockingjay. Third, DINOSAUR LORDS BEATS IT!
Luke wrote: "Izzy wrote: "Best book ever The Hunger Games, really? omfg"Hunger games isn’t the best book ever but it definitely is one of the best books ever"
Definitely you don't know "Capitães da Areia" by Jorge Amado, or, a bit to stay in the genre "The Petaybee Trilogy" by Anne McCaffrey (because of this ones I was so so disappointed with the movie "Avatar")
The series "The Wheel of Time" where the characters are complex, evolve, doubt, just like any human being,
And if you really want the best book ever read the "Le Petit Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a book for all ages, all genres and all colors and in a very simple and poetic way will pass one of the best lessons that life can give you.
Jeffrey wrote: "Luke wrote: "Izzy wrote: "Best book ever The Hunger Games, really? omfg"Hunger games isn’t the best book ever but it definitely is one of the best books ever"
First, it's Hungary Games out of pa..."
Jeffrey wrote: "Luke wrote: "Izzy wrote: "Best book ever The Hunger Games, really? omfg"
Hunger games isn’t the best book ever but it definitely is one of the best books ever"
First, it's Hungary Games out of pa..."
Sorry, never read Dinosaur Lords so I can't comment on that :-)
Izzy wrote: "Luke wrote: "Izzy wrote: "Best book ever The Hunger Games, really? omfg"Hunger games isn’t the best book ever but it definitely is one of the best books ever"
Definitely you don't know "Capitães..."
I was sorta disappointed with the movie avatar because of Mononoke-hime, I read le petite prince when I was 11 and I honestly was bored with it, couldn’t make it through the whole book, I don’t think it is for all ages at all. Is Capitães da Areia Similar in some way to hunger games or is it just a book you think is good? Hunger games is a excellent book and I think deserves to be on this list just not at #1, with hunger games I feel how most people feel about jean dielman being #1 on the sight and sound poll.
I’m quite tasteless though and think the best books ever are the lord of the rings, dune, Persepolis, the outsiders, dune: messiah, marvels, and to kill a mockingbird. I’m weird and I feel like I like the kind of books filmbros like.
Luke wrote: "Izzy wrote: "Luke wrote: "Izzy wrote: "Best book ever The Hunger Games, really? omfg"Hunger games isn’t the best book ever but it definitely is one of the best books ever"
Definitely you don't k..."
I do love fantasy books, not the kind of shinny vampires though, The Wheel of Time, if you didn't read it yet. As for Capitães da Areia, it's the feelings that it gave me, I laughed, I cried, I lived the characters, maybe it's because I'm Portuguese and I got nothing lost in translation, Jorge Amado won the Nobel prize with it and I promise you that it is not one of those "heavy literature" ones like "Cem anos de Solidão" or "Ensaio sobre a Cegueira", it's a small book, 150 pages maybe less (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...). Le Petit Prince, read it again, and 10 years from now again, you will understand what I mean. The Hunger Games for me, don't have depth, the characters lack colors, it's all too black and white, the good ones vs the bad ones.... If you love LotR you understand, if you have read Game of thrones too.
Izzy wrote: "Luke wrote: "Izzy wrote: "Luke wrote: "Izzy wrote: "Best book ever The Hunger Games, really? omfg"Hunger games isn’t the best book ever but it definitely is one of the best books ever"
Definitel..."
Yes, I think I see what you mean now. I haven’t ever read the wheel of time, I would add it to my reading list but I already have way too much stuff on there. I plan on learning French (I already know a tiny bit) so I might reread le petite prince sometime.
Damn, this list is old; point is, Hunger Games.The best book I have read in my life.
What I consider is the best book is Ransom by Julie Garwood.
Catherine wrote: "What I consider is the best book is Ransom by Julie Garwood." I will be sure to check that out.
Girl this list is so inaccurate it's not even funny.
I'm more concerned with why Twilight is on this list than I am with The Book of Mormon to be completely straight with y'all.
Chris wrote: "these comments are funny!"Indeed!
Brian wrote: "I like how "The Brothers K" is "better" here than Dostoyevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov." What a joke!"Nah Karamazov is a mess.
It's an OK list, though I wish there was some Leigh Bardugo on it. She's amazing.
Percy Jackson Olympians all the way
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?"Jajajajja, amo
Elizabeth wrote: "Percy Jackson Olympians all the way"Yes! Go Seaweed Brain and Friends!
I am so glad the wishing spell is on this list
Jeffrey wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Percy Jackson Olympians all the way"Yes! Go Seaweed Brain and Friends!"
Yesssssssss
Todd wrote: "Blood Meridian. The End."Want some Good, Bad, and the Ugly music to go with it?
Mine did. I had to scroll several pages to find it, understandably. Confederacy of Duncers came in at 241, falling graciously to "Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, #6)" (240). As solace, we beat "the Sun Also Rises" (242!)
I really hope that the cruel prince ends up on this list
I have not. Compared to this list in general, sounds groovy. Best book ever is "My 1991 Diary." I was very drunk all year, and had sex. A lot. Sometimes with other people! Of consenting age, I always checked ID and left info on my voice mail. (In case some perv kidnapped me. And every person listed in book.) And rated. All to the soundtrack of California's KROQ.