Cpt. Smurf

I've only read three. Most of my nominations are based upon the impact they have had upon modern literature, pop culture, etc.

Well the Bible hardly counts, does it. It's not a novel, so people are unlikely to read it for the mere pleasure of doing so. It's there to serve a ...

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkein Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte Charlotte's Web - EB White Animal Farm - George Orwell 1984 - ...

His Dark Materials - Phillip Pullman Harry Potter - JK Rowling The Belgariad - David Eddings Shade's Children - Garth Nix The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown Discworld (series) ...

We need a seperate thread for this, I think, otherwise we're going off-topic. I've posted one in the Randomness forum.

Well, I suppose Lord of the Flies should be on there too. And I completely forgot about Hitch Hikers'

Dracula and Frankenstein? They were pretty influential...

I apologise for my ignorance, but what exactly is P&P? For other things, His Dark Materials and The Silmarillion, off the top of my head. EDIT:But, yes, we do need ...

Here's an idea: how about we create our own Top 100, with everyone voting on the nominations and their placements on the list? Excellent idea. I second the notion. Great ...

Of course Tolkein used other languages to influence his own, that is how languages are created. His was actually a proper language which, if one was to learn it, could ...

I WIN. How mature. Win what exactly? It wasn't a contest, merely a debate, in which far more evidence against Paolini's so called "originality" has been put forth than for.

Well, you're entirely missing the point. Yes, many high fantasy worlds are alike LOTR, but having a similar world is acceptable. Tolkein has set the traditional fantasy world setting, which, ...

Paolini's character Brom said it himself - you can pay off pretty much everyone with bribes. Lol, how ironic!!

i personally think that that list is entirly wrong and anyone who discredits poalini's work is just jealous that he was so succesful in a time of 3 years and ...

It's lists like this that make me lose faith in the intelligence of the human race. Eragon should be nowhere near that list, and Da Vinci Code should definitely not ...