Comments on Best Books Ever - page 9

Xox wrote: This list makes me dislike mormons.

I am in the middle of reading it. Why would you dislike mormons just because of a stupid list. You are judging us just because it is on the list or for whatever else dumb reason you have. That is sooo stupid. If we judged you by what books you read or like then that would be ... Never mind I don't want to be rude. But what you said was. I bet that if you met a mormon and you didn't know she/he was one that you would like the person. They are just people. Let it go

Annette wrote: "What are all the Mormon books everyone's talking about? A "bible" type thing, factual memoirs or stories of Mormon families, or fictional stories with the genre of Mormon type living?

Xox: why ..." Well the books are the Book of Mormon and the Bible are pretty high up on the list so everyone is freaking out and saying they hate mormons and that we all went on got on goodreads and had a biased vote. Who would be stupid enough to even do that. We have never ever done anything like that goodreads isn't even that popular. ANd I agree why should that list make it so that Xox person to hate mormons . BTW it makes him or her look like a total idiot . NO offense to him/her . I do not mean to be mean but I am standing up for my religion.

Camryac wrote: "well have you even read it? You don't have to be Mormon to enjoy a good book.

"b I am in the middle of reading it and that is totally true.

WHY IS TWILIGHT HIGHER THAN LES MISERABLES????? WHAT DO YOU MEAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNN?

What is les miserbales?

Paul wrote: "The Book of Mormon? You gotta be kidding me. I'd put "Where the Wild Things Are" as being more "literature" than that book.

I agree, this list is loaded and biased.

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That is rude. That is very rude and it offends me for being a Mormon (which I am proud of) and for reading it. That is all I am going to say.

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!"

Me too! I loved the whole series! :)

Krissy 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 completely!

Natalie wrote: "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?"

nico..."

you know there are Mormons--like me--who read ever single rude comment made about us. We are just people like you. Whats wrong with voting for a book we love?

Hey, all, we are all reading just books written by human beings who are often biased. No one has to read a book they don't like. If Mormons seemed to have "stuffed the ballot box" as some seem to suggest here, then so be it. But I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT-what motivation would there be to stuff the ballot box on a simple vote of "the best liked book?" I can see NO conceivable motivation to stuff the votes on Goodreads at all!!!! They are not cramming any book down your throat to read. It's a free country...read it, don't read it, like it, don't like it, critique it objectively, try to be respectful, and how about letting the animosity following through these posts drop. Don't read a book if you don't like it-and remember no one can FORCE you to read one you don't like just because they voted it "the best."

WOW! I am thrilled that To Kill A Mockingbird is the top! It is my absolute favorite!! The whole Mormon and Bible thing...I'm not sure what to say- everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Those who like the Twilight books, more power to ya! I tried to read them and just could not get into them. If you haven't read East of Eden or Gap Creek, A Story About A Marriage- please take the time to fit them in! Also, if you have a chance to read any of Ellen Hopkins' books, please do!

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

And where is The Shack?"

I read The Shack as well and I have mixed feelings about it because I felt it droned on a little in some places but I agree that it was a really great book! It also makes you think!!

Twilight?? Honestly?? Meyer can't even write, and she's higher than HAMLET, my favorite SHAKESPEARE play???? This is ridiculous.


Where's I Am the Messenger????

I am so glad that Twilight is on the list! :) I love it! It may not sound good to you guys but you have to read it to understand it. You can't judge a book by it's cover. Or it's movie. I am really glad the Book of Mormon is on the list too. It's been around forever and lots of people have read it. Mormons or not, people voted for it and you can't help that.

Oh my gosh Xox you are sooo imature. Mormons don't control the site. Goodreads isn't even that popular. Have you even read the Book of Mormon? I doubt that you have, you can't judge it just because it is a religious text. You are making yourself look like an idiot saying that you hate mormons and they haven't even done anything to you. You can go make your own list and put the books you would want to be on there. You are sooo rude . I am a mormon and I am proud of it. I read the Book of Mormon every night and am loving what I am reading.
And I love Twilight too. None of you could write a better book than that. If it was such a not so good book then it wouldn't be so popular and not so many people would be reading it. A lot of people say that they hate twilight and the book of mormon being up there. It may not be such well written books but people are loving them . They have a good story and thats what a lot of people are looking for. All those old books people don't read and so they aren't going to vote for them. See no offense but a lot of the readers are young and so they aren't going to read Hamlet or Shakespear. They are good books but people don't take the time to read them. They want the new books that are out. I do not mean to be rude I am just stating my opinions and facts. Thank you.

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

I totally agree with you!

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!"

Huhhhh I am so SICK of twighlight and edward cullen! I cant stand it anymore really! these dimsided teenager girls no offense to anyone pick up this saga or whatever and go crazy its sickening and the book really isnt that good theyve just never read the classics or anything better

ergh, Twilight? I do like Jane Austen, but second place?

No offense but no one is going to read the classical stuff. We are teenagers come on. We are not going to go read Hamlet. Half of the teenagers out there don't even know about hamlet.

No we don't it's people like you who make a big fuss over nothing. You are being immature. And you have to read the whole twilight series to really understand the books and like them. How do we dominate the site. How would we dominate the site??? Oh my gosh do you think that we would do that to you. * Said with sarcasm lol* What is your problem. Lol you are something special I have to say.

I'm loving these lists - just more books to add to my 'to read' piles! Because each of us have different beliefs and experiences who can criticize another's favorite book? I measure my favorites by how often I re-read them, how deeply they move me, how often I think of them, and how completely they inform my decisions and affect my life.

But, also, some of my favorites are just for fun - those moments when I need to escape with a good book, a great laugh, an interesting plot, characters that I come to know and love. For me, the real test of great literature is how much I miss these characters when I close the final page! And how quickly I want to re-read the book.

I agree with you Christine

the book of mormon?

Jami wrote: "as of this comment, mormons are over-represented by more than three-fold, demographically. either some of the voters here are cheaters (boo!) or mormons are disproportionately the sort of big read..."

What do you mean by that?

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

And where is The Shack?"

Me too.

Jami wrote: "as of this comment, mormons are over-represented by more than three-fold, demographically. either some of the voters here are cheaters (boo!) or mormons are disproportionately the sort of big read..."

Some of them are. Well, at least, my family is.

Krissy 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.

Natalie wrote: "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?"

nico..."

Are you saying that you don't have time? If you balance your schedule just right, you can include other things that you want to do.

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."

Have you even read it? Because if you haven't: Read before you judge!

I don't see my faavorite books here, even though they were bestsellers. A list is like a poll...it may very well NOT be accurate for the complete general public, considering who actually takes the poll.

Someone mentioned a moderator on the forum. I have informed Goodreads of some of the disrespect going on here and emailed assurance it will be looked into.

Hailey I am with yo all the way !!

Sophia wrote: "the book of mormon?"

Yes the book of mormon what is the problem with it? Have you read it?

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?"


Try reading it. What if you were a mormon and somebody said that about it?

Jason wrote: "i think the book of mormon thing must be some kind of in joke...i mean it only takes a little organization and you could theoretically get anything put up in the number 1 position...

and why does ..."

that isn't nice to mormons

Twilight the best book ever? You must be fu*?$ kidding me!! Where is this world going to??!! Literary Hell????

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!"

Then Twilight is the only book you have ever read in your life, I assume? I don't want to offend you but you can't seriously mean what you've said...

Jaime wrote: "Jason wrote: "i think the book of mormon thing must be some kind of in joke...i mean it only takes a little organization and you could theoretically get anything put up in the number 1 position...
..."
I agree it isn't nice

Well, This is only a rough estimate of good books But the whole TWILIGHT saga is wicked and earned its spot on the list! :)

Taylah I am with you. You would have to read the whole series and watch the movies and read also teh series more than once

Many more books can be added to this list and I have not read some of the books listed here, so my opinion is limited. I am happy to find: WAR AND PEACE, DON QUIXOTE, LES MISERABLES, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, which are some of my all time favorites. It is good that not everybody likes the same kind of readings, but there is something called quality which is a must for a book to appear in Best Books Ever. I find missing writers like: Stenhal, Mark Twain, Pasternack, Balzac, Proust, Pérez Galdos, and many more. I might like a book very much but that doesn't mean that the book should appear among the Best Books Ever, and the same for a writer.

Okay, seriously what happened to the Half Blood Prince? Practically all of the Harry Potter books are on their but not the Half Blood Prince and that was my favorite one. :-((

i agree with Kirsten. the whole Twilight saga really annoy me much. i know i can't ask people to have the same taste as me, but sometimes i really wish that we can get rid of all these Twilight things.

Acually Zoe, The Half-blood Prince is there, I missed it my first time too

can't we get rid of those Twilight books? they truly madly deeply annoy me. >_<

I just don't get it, How could The Lost Island of Tamarind not be here!!!

Sabrina wrote: "I love the Book of Mormon and I'm proud of it!"

Me too!

Brittany wrote: "how can you not love twilight? its one of the best love stories ever created."

Umm... Maybe you should look into one of Anita Stansfield's books. Those are really good love stories.

Rowndincircles wrote: "It makes me so sad that Twilight is anywhere on this list. I hope Twilight mania ends soon. "

Yah.

Truthmonkey wrote: "Obviously no one is going to agree with every book on any best or worst list, as other people have pointed out. I actually love both Jane Austen and Stephenie Meyers. Do I think they are equal in..."

Not picking up a book would be sad. Really.

Al wrote: "Ahahahaha! Wow! I really, honestly do not respect that opinion. At all. And I don't really care, if that seems rotten of me. Twilight is the last book I would ever say is one of the best love stori..."

I agree with the "Twilight is the last book I would ever say is one of the best love stories ever."