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How are people saying Wilde, Shakespeare & Dickens don't belong here? They are timeless classics.
Ben wrote: "How are people saying Wilde, Shakespeare & Dickens don't belong here? They are timeless classics."The title of this list is "Best Books of the 20th Century" ...
Too many duplicates, too old, too new, poetry?, plays? What century are we in? Interesting though.
K D wrote: "Too many duplicates, too old, too new, poetry?, plays? What century are we in? Interesting though."A book of poetry is still a book, and is legitimately placed. However, if you see titles that were published originally before or after the 1900s, please make a note of the titles along with an item# or page # for each and I will yank them.
To Kill a Mockingbird is in both 1st and 10th place (two different editions) and should be combined.
Erin wrote: "To Kill a Mockingbird is in both 1st and 10th place (two different editions) and should be combined."We are still waiting for GR staff to fix the broken duplicate link. The problem can be corrected once it's done, and until then, there's not much to do but wait. Or vote on other lists. I understand it is in the pipeline, so sooner or later it will get taken care of.
Lots of duplicates on this list!Both #76 and #133 are Rebecca.
Both #8 and #16 are The Catcher in the Rye.
Erin wrote: "Lots of duplicates on this list!Both #76 and #133 are Rebecca.
Both #8 and #16 are The Catcher in the Rye."
Yeah well, the duplicate check for librarians still isn't working.
Ah, that’s a shame! There are so many duplicates toward the end of this list, it would be extensively shortened just by fixing that!
#4606 is Poems by Emily Dickinson, which was published in the 19th century.How is it that people not only add these books to the list but comment their surprise that Shakespeare, Dickens and others are “missing” from a list of books of the 20th century?! Can’t you read?! 😂😂😂
Erin wrote: "#4606 is Poems by Emily Dickinson, which was published in the 19th century. Can't find the book; maybe it has already been removed.
Tried a duplicates check, it timed out.
430 doesn't belong in the XX century list
@ManoloNot only leave a number but also a title of the book, as books/titles tend to change numbers. When you leave title and number in the comment section, it makes it a lot easier for a librarian to find, while now it is (almost) impossible.
The duplicate check isn't working at the moment, so there is nothing I or any other librarian can do about the duplicates you mentioned. (I've left a comment in the Goodreads Feedback group about the duplicate check not working, but it may take a while before it gets fixed).
I've removed Song of Myself, as it was first published in the 19th century.
19 and 476 are the same.449 "the little princess" was published in 1890
779 "Songs of innocence ..." published in 1794
Removed #448, A Little Princess, 1890: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
and #779 Songs of Innocence, 1794:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
These books should not be on the list:#531. (published 1900) Lord Jim https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
#1166. (published 1839) The Fall of the House of Usher https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#1551 (pub. 1894) The Prisoner Of Zenda
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
These books are duplicates:(I don't know if removing duplicates means that one edition of the book loses its votes, but in the case of Lord of the Flies, the edition with the most votes has its name in Italian rather than its original English title)
The Master and Margarita
#86: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
#120: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Rebecca
#73. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#132. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Tender Is the Night
#177. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
#434. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Lord of the Flies
#19. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
#474. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
The Stranger
#28. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
#1479. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Angela’s Ashes
#80 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
#1501 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
Dune
#62 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
#1526 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
#143 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#1568 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
The Name of the Rose
#58 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#1868 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
A Wizard of Earthsea
#358 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#1872 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
The Lathe of Heaven
#572 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
#1878 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and Other Poems
#897 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#1968 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Emrys wrote: "These books are duplicates:(I don't know if removing duplicates means that one edition of the book loses its votes, but in the case of Lord of the Flies, the edition with the most votes has its na..."
You went to a lot of work to document these, but I am sorry to say this is not a job that can be done manually. We have to wait for the duplicate link to be repaired. Admin knows that it's broken and it's in the queue, and until then duplicates will remain right where they are. (And yes, this frustrates me too.) We volunteers do not have the authority to remove duplicate entries because--as you noted--doing so also removes votes. Whether to vote on a list where the duplicates cannot be resolved yet is a judgment call.
Emrys wrote: ":( ah sorry to hear that."I just checked the Duplicate Check Bug thread, and I reported this on September 18 of last year, so you'd think maybe pretty soon...? Others may have reported it even sooner. *sigh*
Donna wrote: "Emrys wrote: ":( ah sorry to hear that."I just checked the Duplicate Check Bug thread, and I reported this on September 18 of last year, so you'd think maybe pretty soon...? Others may have repor..."
;) hopefully.
I've gone back to making a list of books that were published outside outside the 20th century (if it would spead things up by adding chart positions, I will try to add them later).#1166. (published 1839) The Fall of the House of Usher https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#1551 (pub. 1894) The Prisoner Of Zenda
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
#2780 Tao Te Ching (300 BC)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
#6079 Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel, Volume I of 2 (1360)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
#6025 Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel, Volume II of II (1360)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
#4244 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo (1400)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
#4145 Monkey: The Journey to the West (1592)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#5926 Tales of Moonlight and Rain (1776)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
#2547 The Swiss Family Robinson (1812)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
#6406 The Complete Poems (1820)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#5926 A Diplomat in Japan: The Inner History of the Critical Years in the Evolution of Japan When the Ports Were Opened and the Monarchy Restored (1821)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#4639 Poems (1830)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#6290 Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece (1840)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
#3759 The Essence of Christianity (1841)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#6290 Journey for Our Time: The Russian Journals of the Marquis de Custine: An Intriguing Look at the Continuities in Russian Politics and Society (1843)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
#6938 Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments, Volume 1 (1846)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
#6079 Le Spleen De Paris (1869)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...
#5566 Maldoror and Poems (1869)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
The Betrayal (2003)
#4035 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#6635 Graciliano (2011)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
#7527 Bad Signs (2011)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#4831 The Apostle (2009)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
#2750 What Katy Did (1872)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
#5861 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (1883)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#7277 La Vendetta (1883)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
#5254 Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (1886)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#7277 The Open Boat (1897)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#2399
خرمگس
(1897)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
(I mentioned this one last year, but it was left, as explained here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/commen...
#4244 Reform or Revolution (1898)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
#2698 The Ubu Plays: Ubu Rex / Ubu Cuckolded / Ubu Enchained (1899)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
#3125 Up from Slavery (1900)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
#3911
كليلة ودمنة
(756 AD)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
#6957
صيد الخاطر
(1201)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
#4544
رياض الصالحين
(1263)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
#2737
The Essential Rumi (1273)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
#7180 Masterpiece (2008)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
#5254 The Wednesday Wars (2007)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
#3911 Sisters (2007)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
#7475 The Complete Mackenzies Collection (2007)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
#5861 Sandman - Edição Definitiva, Vol. 1 (2006)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
#2311 Collected Plays 1944-1961 (2006)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
#2669 Shield of Thunder (2006)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
#6366 Broken Flower (2006)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
#4145 Garments of Skin (2005)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
Removed for copyright issues:#1166 The Fall of the House of Usher, 1839:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#1550 The Prisoner of Zenda, 1894:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
#4046, The Betrayal, 2013
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
From page 67, Graciliano, 2011:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
From page 76: Bad Signs, 2013:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Emrys wrote: "I've gone back to making a list of books that were published outside outside the 20th century (if it would spead things up by adding chart positions, I will try to add them later).Rank #531. (pub..."
I am not prepared to chase the hair-splitters, such as 1900 copyrights and the Ramona books, which were first written and published in the mid-20th century but are featured here in a new--and thus newly copyrighted--format. I am deleting those that have a location noted (thank you) and that are clearly outside the list's description, and in at least one case almost certainly author spam to boot. See separate note for those deleted.
Donna wrote: "Emrys wrote: "I've gone back to making a list of books that were published outside outside the 20th century (if it would spead things up by adding chart positions, I will try to add them later).R..."
I'm currently updating my post with chart rankings: if I add any more books, I'll do so in a new post.
I can't find a ranking for Monkey: The Journey to the West at the moment for some reason. edit: Ah, it's at #4145.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
#4831 Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto (2009)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
#6122 Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia (2004)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
#6122 The Rule Of Four (2004)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
#6213 The Memory of Running (2004)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#4639 Someone to Watch Over Me (2003)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
#5446 Master of the Senate (2002)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
#4244 Captain Corelli's Mandolin(Piano Solo) (2003)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
#5926 The Art of Hearing Heartbeats (2002)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#3629 Los Borgia (2001)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#6406 That Old Ace in the Hole (2002)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
#2921 The Josephine Bonaparte Collection: The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B., Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe, and the Last Great Dance on Earth (2002)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
#4991 Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul (2001)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#5976 1st to Die (2001)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#5384 This Heart of Mine (2001)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
#6406 Noughts & Crosses (2001)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
#5926 All About Love (2001)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
#4991 Declare (2001)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
I think that's it.
Removed due to copyright:#5698 Runny Babbit 2005:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
#4889 Liberty and Tyranny, 2004:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
#6130 Imperial America, 2004:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
#6122 The Rule of Four, 2004 (sure seems like a lot of misplaced 2004 titles):
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
That's it for now; I'll return later.
Removed due to copyright:#6219 The Memory of Running, 2004:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Could not find: Someone to Watch Over Me.
#4264 The Boy Who Saved Baseball, 2003:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
#5482 Master of the Senate, 2002:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
#4274 Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Piano Solo) [seriously?] 2003:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
That's it for now; if other librarians happen by and remove titles, please document so that I won't duplicate your efforts when I return.
Someone to Watch Over Me (2003) is currently at #4638, page 47https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Emrys wrote: "Someone to Watch Over Me (2003) is currently at #4638, page 47https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3..."
I've removed it. Thanks Emrys.
Alrighty; another day, another list clean-up. Rolling up my sleeves. Removed due to copyrights:#5936 The Art of Hearing Heartbeats: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#3648 Los Borgia 2001: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#6407 That Old Ace in the Hole, 2002:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
#2922 The Josephine Bonaparte Collection: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
#5031 Wild At Heart 2001: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Closing in on it. I should be able to get the rest of these next time.
Donna wrote: "Closing in on it. I should be able to get the rest of these next time. .":) that's great - but there's also many of the ones I mentioned here!:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/commen...
Emrys wrote: "Donna wrote: "Closing in on it. I should be able to get the rest of these next time. .":) that's great - but there's also many of the ones I mentioned here!:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/comme..."
Yes. I will get to them when I have time; or perhaps another volunteer will get to it before I do. Some days I have time, and other days not so much. Sooner or later it will be resolved.
Removed due to copyright dates:#6007 1st to Die, 2001: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
#5421 This Heart of Mine, 2001:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
#6407 Noughts and Crosses, 2001:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
#5944 All About Love, 2001:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
#4998 Declare, 2001:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
The previous list must wait either for another librarian, or another day, or both, but at least one list of boo-boos has been eliminated. Now--someone get me some cookies and milk, please.
OK, obviously taste in literature is a very subjective thing, I wish this was separated by genre in some way. And mass sales do not make for great writing (Harry Potter, I'm looking at you). So here are my obviously subjective additions to the above list, in no particular order.-Robert Musil, The Man Without Qualities
-William Faulkner, Light in August
-Borges, Ficciones (short stories category)
-Hemingway, A Moveable Feast (memoir category)
And (just to mess with ya'all) any early Hardy Boys (detective stories for kids). That 'Franklin W. Dixon' was epic (though man did he get stiffed on the proceeds of a series still running, 100 years on).
Chris wrote: "OK, obviously taste in literature is a very subjective thing, I wish this was separated by genre in some way. And mass sales do not make for great writing (Harry Potter, I'm looking at you). So her..."If you want to add a book, you have to do it yourself. If you aren't sure how to do that, scroll back to message 425.
And for what it's worth, I don't like Harry Potter either; but as a teacher, I saw kids that loved it and that otherwise wouldn't read during times they could choose something else to do, so I begrudgingly admit its value...however inflated.
The duplicate check thread is still broken. If we can't get this thing working again pretty soon, I won't be willing to edit it anymore. I'm a patient person, but it's been more than 6 months since I (and others) reported the problem.
Donna wrote: "Chris wrote: "OK, obviously taste in literature is a very subjective thing, I wish this was separated by genre in some way. And mass sales do not make for great writing (Harry Potter, I'm looking a..."Thanks for the tip! And you're quite right that there are some benefits of HP, in getting kids to read more.
why are these best of lists just public school curriculum books tossed in with series made for television and film and the odd 'popular on bookshelves' at your local big-box store???
It's true - what is quality and what sells are not necessarily the same.
The music industry equivalent would be to award Justin Beiber the Best Singer of the Millenium award, with Taylor Swift a close second, while disqualifying from the shortlist the likes of Led Zep, Floyd, The Beatles, The Who, (forget the critically acclaimed musicians with even smaller footprints) etc.
1984 is on there twice - #2 and #86. I agree though; the cover art on #2 is a lot better.
Mike wrote: "1984 is on there twice - #2 and #86. I agree though; the cover art on #2 is a lot better."And so shall it always be, because the duplicate check link is broken, and we are no longer supposed to report these. We also aren't supposed to remove the second entry, because to do so removes at least one vote. The choice is to live with this list as it is--and it's a humdinger--or to start over, which is daunting. Both are bad choices, and either is better than nothing.
Donna, why do you say we're not supposed to report these?Any bug can be reported via the "contact us" link.
Wifey wrote: "Why isn't Celine or Saint Exupéry or Borges on this list? I call bullshit. Or i don't know... Vonnegut?"But Saint Exupery IS on the list - hiding in plain sight, I guess.
I have to agree with the poster who commented on the lack of nonfiction. What about Backlash by Susan Faludi? Something by Joh..."Krakauer? Really? He takes fascinating stories and makes them unbearable. If I got to vote on it, he wouldn't be allowed to own writing utensils.
Yes indeedy it does, and many of us have tried. The link is broken, and so until GR staff decide to repair it--or maybe I should say unless they do--we humble volunteers that monitor and correct problems with the list are helpless. This is not something that can be done manually; either the system lets us, or it doesn't.
If this frustrates you, go to the librarians' page and mention it, including the name of the list. Squeaky wheels and all that. I have done it to no good result, but multiple users may have more success.