The Greatest Novel Tournament

[Pharass]

Hello and welcome everyone to Animation Revelation's Greatest Novel Tournament. You should all know the drill by now, so I'll just cut straight to the chase:

Round 1, Match 1:

The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander



Vs

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling



Vs

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe



Vs

Animal Farm by George Orwell



Vs

Bridge of Birds by Barry Hugharth




Round 1, Match 2:

Congo by Michael Crichton



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The First Man In Rome by Colleen McCullough



Vs

A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin



Vs

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon



Vs

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov



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My votes:

Bridge of Birds - One of the best fantasy novels I've read.
Animal Farm
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Black Cauldron
Robinson Crusoe

Haven't read the Prydain books since I was a kid, but I remember enjoying them. Same goes for Robinson.

The First Man In Rome
The Master and Margarita
A Storm of Swords - The best book in the series
The Curious Incident...
Congo

By the way, I wonder if its necessary to write the title of and author of each novel when both perfectly visible on the covers. I don't know, it seems a bit superfluous.

[LumRanmaYasha]

How long will each match be up?

Anyways, I can't vote on the second match right now, but I can on the first:

Robinson Crusoe
Animal Farm
Bridge of Birds
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Black Cauldron

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

A Storm of Swords
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Congo
The First Man In Rome
The Master and Margarita

[VLordGTZ]

Animal Farm
Bridge of Birds
Robinson Crusoe
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Black Cauldron

[Spark Of Spirit]

The Black Cauldron
Robinson Crusoe
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Animal Farm
Bridge of Birds

[Pharass]

How long will each match be up?

Haven't thought that much about it. 1-2 weeks, I guess.

To be honest, I don't think it's going to be possible to read every book during the time the tournament is going on. Personally, I'm going to pick and choose and prioritize some novels over others.

[gunswordfist]

I just had to accidentally spark this tournament. You guys will be in here trying to read all of these books until the sun burns out.

[Avaitor]

I can only do the first for right now.

Robinson Crusoe
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Black Cauldron
Bridge of Birds
Animal Farm

[Pharass]

Just a heads-up to tell you that I'm going to start counting the votes. The results will be up either tomorrow or later this week and then we'll move on to the next two matches.

[Pharass]

Results:

The Black Cauldron: 12 pts
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: 14 pts
Robinson Crusoe: 18 pts
Animal Farm: 16 pts
Bridge of Birds: 15 pts

Congo: 4 pts
The First Man in Rome: 7 pts
A Storm of Swords: 8 pts
The curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: 6 pts
The Master and Margarita: 5 pts

Robinson Crusoe, Animal Farm, The First Man in Rome and Storm of Swords move on to Round 2.


Round 1, Match 3:

Night Watch by Sir Terry Pratchett



Vs

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens



Vs

Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle



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Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons



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Fifth Business by Robertson Davies




Round 1, Match 4:

Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov



Vs

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky



Vs

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling



Vs

The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope



Vs

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger



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My votes:

Fifth Business - The first novel in one of my favorite literary trilogies
Night Watch - My favorite Discworld novel. Although, Small Gods is a close runner-up
David Copperfield
Lucifer's Hammer
Ellen Foster

The Idiot
Foundation and Empire
The Prisoner of Zenda
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Catcher in the Rye

I haven't read The Catcher in the Rye. I know I probably should at some point, since its such a well-known novel, but I haven't managed to work up any interest in it.

[Avaitor]

I'm going to skip the first one for now, but I'll go with the same order as Pharass for the second.

Catcher in the Rye honestly isn't that good once you grow up. I can barely stand it now.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I hate Ellen Foster, and I hated my school even more for forcing me to read it back in 9th grade. I just wanted to put that out there.

Anyways, this, like presumably with most rounds, is where I must shamefully admit that I've read so few of these books that I really can't vote on anything.

[Foggle]

Catcher in the Rye honestly isn't that good once you grow up. I can barely stand it now.

I thought it was terrible even before I grew up.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I've never read it, but that one South Park episode about it is hilarious.

[Avaitor]

I'll go with the same ranking as Pharass in the first match. Just so this game continues.