The Greatest Novel Tournament

Started by Pharass, May 09, 2015, 05:56:47 PM

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Avaitor

Life is not about the second chances. It's about a little mouse and his voyage to an exciting new land. That, my friend, is what life is.

Sir, do you have any Warrants?
I got their first CD, but you can't have it, motherfucker!

New blog!
http://avaitorsblog.blogspot.com/

Pharass

No more votes seem to be coming in, so I've decided its time to move on. Results:

The Brothers Karamazov: 5 pts
The Great Gatsby: 10 pts
The Time Machine: 0 pts (no votes)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: 15 pts 

The Great Gatsby and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde proceed to the next round.

Round 2, Match 11:

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene



Vs

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee




Round 2, Match 12:

The Cossacks by Leo Tolstoy



Vs

The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe



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My votes:

The Power and the Glory
The Shadow of the Torturer
In every age
In every place
The deeds of men
Remain the same.

Avaitor

To Kill a Mockingbird
The Cossacks
Life is not about the second chances. It's about a little mouse and his voyage to an exciting new land. That, my friend, is what life is.

Sir, do you have any Warrants?
I got their first CD, but you can't have it, motherfucker!

New blog!
http://avaitorsblog.blogspot.com/

Spark Of Spirit

"The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder." - G.K. Chesterton

Dr. Ensatsu-ken


Avaitor

Well, this will turn out interesting.  :>
Life is not about the second chances. It's about a little mouse and his voyage to an exciting new land. That, my friend, is what life is.

Sir, do you have any Warrants?
I got their first CD, but you can't have it, motherfucker!

New blog!
http://avaitorsblog.blogspot.com/

Avaitor

I'm going to remove my votes, so we can keep this game going.
Life is not about the second chances. It's about a little mouse and his voyage to an exciting new land. That, my friend, is what life is.

Sir, do you have any Warrants?
I got their first CD, but you can't have it, motherfucker!

New blog!
http://avaitorsblog.blogspot.com/

Pharass

Thank you, Avaitor. Your gesture is appreciated, a lot.
Results:

The Power and the Glory: 8 pts
To Kill a Mockingbird: 4 pts
The Cossacks: 4 pts
The Shadow of the Torturer: 8 pts

The Power and the Glory and The Shadow of the Torturer move on to round 3.

Round 2, Match 13:

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler



Vs

So Long a Letter by Mariama Ba




Round 2, Match 14:

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen



Vs

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne



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My votes:

The Big Sleep
Pride and Prejudice
In every age
In every place
The deeds of men
Remain the same.

Avaitor

The Big Sleep
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Life is not about the second chances. It's about a little mouse and his voyage to an exciting new land. That, my friend, is what life is.

Sir, do you have any Warrants?
I got their first CD, but you can't have it, motherfucker!

New blog!
http://avaitorsblog.blogspot.com/

Spark Of Spirit

"The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder." - G.K. Chesterton

Pharass

No more votes seem to be coming in, so here are the results:

The Big Sleep: 15 pts
So Long A Letter: 0 pts
Pride and Prejudice: 5 pts
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: 10 pts

The Big Sleep and Twenty Thousand Leagues... move on to the next round.
The following matches will be posted either tomorrow or on Tuesday.
In every age
In every place
The deeds of men
Remain the same.

Pharass

Round 2, Match 15:

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque



Vs

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe




Round 2, Match 16:

Dune by Frank Herbert



Vs

The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler



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My votes:

Things Fall Apart
The Long Goodbye
In every age
In every place
The deeds of men
Remain the same.

Spark Of Spirit

All Quiet on the Western Front
Dune

Tough round.
"The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder." - G.K. Chesterton

Avaitor

Pass on the first, and Dune for the second.
Life is not about the second chances. It's about a little mouse and his voyage to an exciting new land. That, my friend, is what life is.

Sir, do you have any Warrants?
I got their first CD, but you can't have it, motherfucker!

New blog!
http://avaitorsblog.blogspot.com/

Pharass

It seems like we three are the only ones who are still participating. I think its time to wrap this up.
I've decided to change my vote to All Quiet on the Western Front, in order for us to move on to the next two matches.

Results:

All Quiet on the Western Front: 10 pts
Things Fall Apart: 0 pts
Dune: 10 pts
The Long Goodbye: 5 pts

All Quiet on the Western Front and Dune move on to Round 3.

The next matches will be up later.
In every age
In every place
The deeds of men
Remain the same.