The Greatest Novel Tournament

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Pharass

#15
June 14, 2015, 04:13:17 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on June 14, 2015, 12:52:03 PM
I'll go with the same ranking as Pharass in the first match. Just so this game continues.

Thank you, Avaitor.
I've decided to keep the matches open for a few more days (probably until Wednesday), but then I'm going to move on to the next two. Just a heads-up for those of you who haven't voted yet.
In every age
In every place
The deeds of men
Remain the same.

Dr. Ensatsu-ken

#16
June 14, 2015, 04:59:20 PM
To be honest, I think that a week per round would suffice, just to give some people enough time to vote in case they are away for a few days or something like that. Unlike the movie thread, most of us can't read so many novels within just a few weeks if we haven't already read most of them in a round, because most novels are pretty long and I'm sure all of us lead fairly busy lives.

Just a suggestion, anyways, since otherwise this competition will take forever to complete.

Pharass

#17
June 17, 2015, 07:27:01 AM
Quote from: Dr. Ensatsu-ken on June 14, 2015, 04:59:20 PM
To be honest, I think that a week per round would suffice, just to give some people enough time to vote in case they are away for a few days or something like that. Unlike the movie thread, most of us can't read so many novels within just a few weeks if we haven't already read most of them in a round, because most novels are pretty long and I'm sure all of us lead fairly busy lives.

Just a suggestion, anyways, since otherwise this competition will take forever to complete.

I think you're right, one week is probably sufficient. Let's go with that from now on. Anyway, here are the results:

Night Watch: 8 pts
David Copperfield: 6 pts
Lucifer's Hammer: 4 pts
Ellen Foster: 2 pts
Fifth Business: 10 pts

Foundation and Empire: 8 pts
The Idiot: 10 pts
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: 4 pts
The Prisoner of Zenda: 6 pts
The Catcher in the Rye: 2 pts

Night Watch, Fifth Business Foundation and Empire and The Idiot move on to Round 2.

Round 1, Match 5:

Dracula by Bram Stoker



Vs

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carré



Vs

The Napoleon of Notting Hill by G.K. Chesterton



Vs

Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov



Vs

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson




Round 1, Match 6:

Flashman and the Redskins by George MacDonald Fraser



Vs

The Great Brain by John Dennis Fitzgerald



Vs

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets



Vs

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin



Vs

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway



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My votes:

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: A strong candidate for the title of best spy novel.
Dracula
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
Second Foundation
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing

Flashman and the Redskins: The Flashman Papers is among my favorite book-series and this volume is (along with Flashman at the Charge in my opinion the best one. If you want well-researched, well-written historical fiction and don't mind spending your time in the company of an utterly detestable, yet extremely entertaining protagonist, I recommend seeking these books out.
A Clash of Kings
The Old Man and the Sea
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Great Brain

I haven't read Octavian Nothing or The Great Brain, but the former sounds interesting; I'll check it out when I have the time.


In every age
In every place
The deeds of men
Remain the same.

Dr. Ensatsu-ken

#18
June 17, 2015, 10:46:13 AM
A Clash of Kings
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Old Man and the Sea
Flashman and the Redskins
The Great Brain

LumRanmaYasha

#19
June 17, 2015, 11:32:34 AM
Match 5:

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party
Dracula
Second Foundation
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The Napoleon of Notting Hill

Match 6:

The Old Man and the Sea
A Clash of Kings
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Flashman and the Redskins
The Great Brain

Spark Of Spirit

#20
June 17, 2015, 11:35:06 AM
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
Dracula
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Second Foundation
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing
"The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder." - G.K. Chesterton

Avaitor

#21
June 17, 2015, 04:33:09 PM
Same as listed for the first

A Clash of Kings
The Old Man and the Sea
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Flashman and the Redskins
The Great Brain
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

#22
June 24, 2015, 07:36:15 AM
Results:

Dracula: 17 pts
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: 14 pts
The Napoleon of Notting Hill: 12 pts
Second Foundation: 9 pts
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party: 8 pts

Flashman and the Redskins: 11 pts
The Great Brain: 4 pts
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: 12 pts
A Clash of Kings: 18 pts
The Old Man and the Sea: 15 pts

Dracula, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, A Clash of Kings and The Old Man and the Sea move on to Round 2.
The next two matches will be up shortly.
In every age
In every place
The deeds of men
Remain the same.

Pharass

#23
June 27, 2015, 06:09:15 AM
Round 1, Match 7:

Foundation by Isaac Asimov



Vs

Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke



Vs

The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander



Vs

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens



Vs

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens




Round 1, Match 8:

Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert Heinlein



Vs

Moby Dick by Herman Melville



Vs

Stormbringer by Michael Moorcock



Vs

The Godfather by Mario Puzo



Vs

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells



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My votes:

A Tale of Two Cities
Foundation
The Book of Three
Oliver Twist
Rendezvous with Rama

Moby Dick
Stormbringer
Citizen of the Galaxy
The Time Machine
The Godfather

Its strange, I vaguely recall having read Rama at some point, but I can't remember anything about it.

In every age
In every place
The deeds of men
Remain the same.

Dr. Ensatsu-ken

#24
June 27, 2015, 09:55:07 AM Last Edit: June 27, 2015, 11:34:38 AM by Dr. Ensatsu-ken
Moby Dick
The Godfather
The Time Machine
Citizen of the Galaxy
Stormbringer

LumRanmaYasha

#25
June 27, 2015, 10:23:32 AM
Match 7:

A Tale of Two Cities
Oliver Twist
Foundation
The Book of Three
Rendezvous with Rama

Match 8:

Moby Dick
The Time Machine
The Godfather
Citizen of the Galaxy
Stormbringer

gunswordfist

#26
June 27, 2015, 12:29:56 PM
Whoa, Asimov, H.G. Well and Mario Puzo.
"Ryu is like the Hank Hill of Street Fighter." -BB_Hoody

Avaitor

#27
June 27, 2015, 06:48:32 PM
Foundation
Rendezvous With Rama
A Tale of Two Cities
The Book of Three
Oliver Twist
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

#28
June 29, 2015, 12:08:26 PM
Now this is my kind of round.

Match 7:

A Tale of Two Cities
The Book of Three
Rendezvous with Rama
Foundation
Oliver Twist

Match 8:

Moby Dick
Citizen of the Galaxy
The Time Machine
The Godfather
Stormbringer
"The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder." - G.K. Chesterton

Pharass

#29
July 03, 2015, 08:26:18 AM
Results:

Foundation: 14 pts
Rendezvous With Rama: 9 pts
The Book of Three: 11 pts
Oliver Twist: 8 pts
A Tale of Two Cities: 18 pts

Citizen of the Galaxy: 11 pts
Moby Dick: 20 pts
Stormbringer: 7 pts
The Godfather: 10 pts
The Time Machine: 12 pts

Foundation, A Tale of Two Cities, Moby Dick and The Time Machine move on to the next round.
the next two matches will be up in due time.
In every age
In every place
The deeds of men
Remain the same.
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