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pandora · 12-14-2003, 12:07 PM

Part of the problem is that some people clearly wanted the most "important" book to win rather than the most enjoyable.

Would I vote LotR as more important than 1984 or War and Peace? No. Would I rather re-read LotR than the others? Yep.

The only books on the lists I think gave LotR a run for its money in the enjoyment stakes were Lord of the Flies and Hitchhikers, for me anyway.

12-14-2003, 12:07 PM	#29
pandora Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 60	Part of the problem is that some people clearly wanted the most "important" book to win rather than the most enjoyable. Would I vote LotR as more important than 1984 or War and Peace? No. Would I rather re-read LotR than the others? Yep. The only books on the lists I think gave LotR a run for its money in the enjoyment stakes were Lord of the Flies and Hitchhikers, for me anyway.