The 100 Greatest Books, according to PD.com

[Requia ☣]

Given that this is supposed to be the greatest books, isn't pretentiousness mandatory?  I mean, you could fill it with selections off the bestseller list, and its still pretentious just by virtue of claiming them to be the greatest books.

[Hangshai]

If this list is going to be relevant, it should be alist of books that arent gleaned from other lists.  Books that SHOULD be read, but no one else will tell you to.  Or maybe if it is important for discordianism, which now I cant remember if this was the greatest books of all time, or just greatest discordian literature.  If its the greatest, check here:

http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnovels.html

and here

http://www.thebest100lists.com/best100novels/

Its only a hundred books, you could read it in a couple years tops.  Most of the books if not all that you have mentioned can be found on these lists.  And some you didnt mention.  And some you probably should have mentioned.

[Requia ☣]

If this list is going to be relevant, it should be alist of books that arent gleaned from other lists.  Books that SHOULD be read, but no one else will tell you to.  Or maybe if it is important for discordianism, which now I cant remember if this was the greatest books of all time, or just greatest discordian literature.  If its the greatest, check here:

http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnovels.html

and here

http://www.thebest100lists.com/best100novels/

Its only a hundred books, you could read it in a couple years tops.  Most of the books if not all that you have mentioned can be found on these lists.  And some you didnt mention.  And some you probably should have mentioned.

Um, you're the only one looking at other lists.

[Requia ☣]

Also, one of those lists manages to contain all 4 of Ayn Rand's books.   

It's been a while, but I'm pretty sure my intention was for it to be a list of books important to PDers.  (I have no clue what the rest of these spags picked books based on).

[Mangrove]

All '100 Greatest ______' lists are irrelevant.

[Hangshai]

Yeah, I was really thinking about this today.  I just kind of bounce around from book to book, Ill hear about something cool, or someone will recommend something, and then Ill get in to that for a while...  Much better than going down a list.  Plus, the idea of handing someone a 100 book list to read is, well, thats sort of a shitty thing to do, dont ya think?  I mean, 1 good recommendation will go a lot farther than a list of 100 books you will never read...  Ya feel me?

[Hangshai]

shit, forgot about Good Omens....  now thats a good book!!

[Requia ☣]

shit, forgot about Good Omens....  now thats a good book!!

You aren't supposed to say things I agree with 

[Mangrove]

Yeah, I was really thinking about this today.  I just kind of bounce around from book to book, Ill hear about something cool, or someone will recommend something, and then Ill get in to that for a while...  Much better than going down a list.  Plus, the idea of handing someone a 100 book list to read is, well, thats sort of a shitty thing to do, dont ya think?  I mean, 1 good recommendation will go a lot farther than a list of 100 books you will never read...  Ya feel me?

Yeah, I get that.

These kinds of lists can be fun but it's a mistake to give them much credence. A century from now, there will be people looking over these '100 best' lists and they'll be like this --> 

[Cainad (dec.)]

Yeah, I get that.

These kinds of lists can be fun but it's a mistake to give them much credence. A century week from now, there will be people looking over these '100 best' lists and they'll be like this --> 

fix't

[Z³]

Oh dear no, not pretentious!  God forbid PDers actually list what they read and admire, they must now conform to standards of authenticity in writing, or forever more be shamed.

[The Wizard]

If you're putting Starship troopers on, then you should also add Moon is a Harsh Mistress.

[BadBeast]

Orwell off.

I'll second Dune, Cyteen I've never heard of.

While I can't exactly say "Dune" is the best Sci-Fi I've ever read, I cant think of anything that's strikingly better.  Neal Asher's "The Skinner" is right up there with it though.

[Placid Dingo]

Second/Thirds;

Bhadvad Gita
Cat's Cradle
The Prince (HO.LEE.SHIT!)
(in defense of the reject vote) Orwell.
The nominated Dictionary.
Chick Tracts
Garfield Minus garfield.
Where the wild Things are
Catch 22
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Tral '72 (better than las vegas imo)

Reject vote for

American Psycho (doesn't achive the effect it seems to be after)
Haunted (epic dissapointment, even though two of the short stories woven in towards the end were really really fantastic.)

New Nominate

I'm sure this is controvercial but... Principia Discordia?
Beegu - Alexis Deacon
The War of the Worlds
A breif History of Time
Freakonomics/ Superfreakonomics
Killing Aurora

Edit: Also Irvine Welsh's 'Marabou Stork Nightmares'

[BadBeast]

"The Secret Teachings of all Ages" Manly.P.Hall

"The Ilead"
"The Oddyssey"   Homer

"The Golden Bough" Sir James Frazer

"Steppenwolf" Herman Hesse