Moore's "Watchmen" makes Time list of 100 best English-language novels

[Spider Jerusalem]

(published since 1923).

Thought this was pretty cool; it's also currently the #1 reader's pick on the list, which is here: http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html

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1. I was surprised to see Snow Crash on the list

I didn't think it was as good as Stephenson's other stuff. Definitely not as good as some of David Brin's work or Tad Williams.

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

4. Stephenson's new work is great, but

Snow Crash deserves to be on that list because it is such a complete, tight package, and in terms of literature of the day, I think Stephenson caught a zeitgeist by its tail (tale?), at least before this whole "Web 2.0" gimcrackery.

For a real hoot, read Stephenson's earlier work: Zodiac-An Eco-Thriller and The Big U. Much, much rougher around the edges, but the kernels of genius are there, hidden in a haze of caffeine.

[JackRiddler]

2. I've read about 26 of these.

Invisible Man is on the list - possibly the greatest of all.

If there were to be ONE comic book here, I too would have picked Watchmen.

And they've got my favorite Hammett book, Red Harvest. A classic of noir politics.

It disturbs me that I know I've read White Noise and a couple of the other ones here, of which I can remember nothing.

At least we have the book that almost drowned me in laughter (Portnoy's Complaint).

[Orrex]

3. Watchmen was very good of course

But I have always hated Dave Gibbons' art. Also, it's always bugged me that Dr. Manhattan's change of heart hinges on pretty much the most basic of statistical fallacies. If a god is going to intervene to save the world, I'd like him to have a logically sound reason for doing it!

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5. Also note that Dick's Ubik made the list

that was a really good book, too.

I've read 18 of those books. My wife has read at least 30 of those, but she into literary analysis and such so she tends to go for the acclaimed, really great writers, whereas I like to read for escapism so it's ok if the writing isn't world class. However, if it's crap, I won't read it (looking at you, Goodkind).