Running
results from an important new
survey of geek novels at
The Guardian. Of the top 20, I've read 15, making me an übergeek. This is no surprise.
As much as I love
Hitchhiker's,
Lord of the Rings, oddly absent from the list, probably deserves the #1 slot. I'm also a little surprised to see
Stephenson come in so low.
The most startling omission, besides the
LotR thing? The complete absence of any Vonnegut whatsoever. Every geek worth his/her salt has read
Slaughterhouse-Five, at the very least.
Cat's Cradle is also widely read in certain circles, and is the source of the
one true geek religion to boot.
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# posted by
Gerry Canavan @ 9:42 PM
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