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eppur_se_muova

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5. Haven't read any of the soaps. Mostly mine have political or social commentary.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2026, 11:03 PM

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Catch-22 and 1984 stand out.

I read something by Ursual K. LeGuin. It might have been "Left Hand of Darkness", too long ago to recall. Never read another of her books, and I've read tons of SF.

Weren't there two novels by the name of "Invisible Man" ? Or was "The Invisible Man" by H. G. Wells, and "Invisible Man" something else ? Or was there a non-fiction book by that title ?

The Guardian didn't find any pioneering SF worth of that list ? The Time Machine ? War of the Worlds ? No intellectually stimulating, imagination-provoking reads, but lots of weepy emotathons ? No thanks. I prefer to have my intellect and imagination provoked, not my endocrine glands. Seems like half the titles would make Oprah's Book Club, and I don't mean that as a complement.

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What do you think of The Guardian's list of the 100 best novels of all time published in English. [View all] True Dough Saturday OP

Pretty subjective without any criteria, but at least I've heard of most on the list, albeit not read hlthe2b Saturday #1

Another list. Read a good number. Conversational. cachukis Saturday #2

Agree with some, disagree with others, never heard of some, would have LoisB Saturday #3

My first thought: "how very British of them, 3 Austens in the top 20" RockRaven Saturday #4

Haven't read any of the soaps. Mostly mine have political or social commentary. eppur_se_muova Saturday #5

I've read a number of these, Bayard Saturday #6

Ive read most of them. Always thought of many of those as highbrow Figarosmom Sunday #7

Highbrow romance novels is an excellent way to put it, agree. betsuni 6 hrs ago #21

Terrible list Wiz Imp Sunday #8

What would your top 3 be, Wiz Imp? True Dough Sunday #9

Good question which I find difficult to answer. Wiz Imp Sunday #10

I agree with you True Dough Sunday #11

In fairness, Poe was not a novelist. n/t malthaussen Monday #14

Definitely a better list. wnylib 14 hrs ago #19

The best classic novel I've read is Les Miserables by Victor Hugo LogDog75 Sunday #12

I've read almost all of them, much to my surprise. malthaussen Monday #13

The British reading public would put Christie, Rowling, and Pratchett at the top... malthaussen Monday #15

Emma should rank higher than P&P. Coventina Monday #16

I was surprised Middlemarch was no. 1 LearnedHand Monday #17

Did I miss 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens!! Tikki Yesterday #18

Nope. Four Dickens novels made the list but not A Tale Of Two Cities Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #20