Top 20 "geek" novels

[Duke]

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Should I feel good about myself that I've only heard of 3 of those?

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It really depends on where you live. I hear that ignorance is a virtue in most of the world.

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[ethan]

I've read 16/20. The results so far seem pretty much in line with what I'd expect. I thought the numbers for Snow Crash might be a little higher, and American Gods is far too low. I know geeks and non-geeks who like Neil Gaiman, and he's among my favorite authors.

[d10]

I voted no on all of these. Also, I've never even heard of most of these books. I might be illiterate.

[CCass]

Only 2. Both of the Asimov books. I Robot is a great collection of short stories.

[masse75]

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Should I feel good about myself that I've only heard of 3 of those?

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It really depends on where you live. I hear that ignorance is a virtue in most of the world.

~D

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Oooh...snap!!

[ethan]

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Should I feel good about myself that I've only heard of 3 of those?

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I hope those three are the first three.

[Brain]

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Only one for me, Brave New World because we were forced to read it in High School.

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[masse75]

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Should I feel good about myself that I've only heard of 3 of those?

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I hope those three are the first three.

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You got it...DAMN!!! How did "Dune" sneak in there? Make it four. [censored]! I'm a journeyman dork now.

[ethan]

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Should I feel good about myself that I've only heard of 3 of those?

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I hope those three are the first three.

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You got it...DAMN!!! How did "Dune" sneak in there? Make it four. [censored]! I'm a journeyman dork now.

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I was slightly curious how you'd managed not to ever _hear_ of Dune. Again, to the people who haven't read (or heard of ) most of these, I'd still recommend Neil Gaiman. American Gods or Neverwhere would both be good places to start.

[ChipWrecked]

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Also, I second the motion to put Ender's Game on the list. I might also add Farenheit 451

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You mean Ender's Starship Game Troopers?

~D

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You say that like it's a bad thing.

A little Heinlein goes a long way, I'll admit.

"The Forever War", the hippy anti-'Troopers', is a Hugo winner and another classic. Interstellar war complete with time dilation and a 1500 year old protagonist. Sweet.