NationStates Jolt Archive

Yes, I saw Random Kingdoms music threads, and decided to copy it, except of course being a bookworm, I chose books instead. First ten nominations will be included.

Best Author
John Grisham [Sanctaphrax]
Ernest Hemmingway [Keruvalia]
Douglas Adams [Neo Cannen]
Lee Child [Skinny87]

Best Book
The Amber Spyglass (Philip Pullman) [Sanctaphrax]
The Brothers Karamazov (Dostoevsky) [Keruvalia]
American Gods (Neil Gaiman) [Kellarly]
Regeneration (Pat Barker) [Neo Cannen]

Best Sci-Fi
Dune: Messiah [Keruvalia]
Fallen Dragon (Peter F. Hamilton) [Kellarly]
The Restaurant At The End of the Universe (Douglas Adams) [Neo Cannen]
Worldwar: Tilting The Balance (Harry Turtledove) [Skinny87]

Best Fantasy
Freeglader (Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell) [Sanctaphrax]
Prince Caspian (C.S Lewis) [Keruvalia]
Magician (Raymond E. Feist) [Kellarly]

Best Obscure Author (less than two books)
Michelle Paver [Sanctaphrax]
Yann Martel [Sabbatis]

Best Thriller
Self-Defense (Jonathan Kellerman) [Sanctaphrax]

Best Childrens Book
Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer) [Sanctaphrax]
A Wrinkle in Time (L'Engle) [Keruvalia]
Stormbreaker (Antoney Horriwitz) [Neo Cannen]

Best Satire Book
Soul Music (Terry Pratchett) [Sanctaphrax]
America the Book ( Jon (?) Stewart) [Keruvalia]

Best Non-Fiction
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank) [Sanctaphrax]
The Qur'an [Keruvalia]
Jesus amoung other Gods (Ravi Zacharias) [Neo Cannen]
The Longest Day (Cornelius Ryan) [Skinny87]

Best Classic (pre 19-60's)
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank) [Sanctaphrax]
The Iliad (Homer) [Keruvalia]

Best New Author (2000 onwards)
Rashida Aisha Ali [Keruvalia]

Best Series
Foundation Trilogy [Keruvalia]
Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy (Douglas Adams) [Kellarly]
The Alex Rider series (Antoney Horriwitz) [Neo Cannen]
Worldwar (Harry Turtledove) [Skinny87]

Give your nominations, plus if you have any other ideas for topics.

If I happen to know any of the winners its not a fair award.

If I happen to know any of the winners its not a fair award.
What do you mean?

Best Author
Ernest Hemmingway

Best Book
The Brothers Karamazov Dostoevsky

Best Sci-Fi
The Foundation Trilogy Aasimov

Best Fantasy
The Narnian Chronicles C.S. Lewis

Best Childrens Book
A Wrinkle in Time L'Engle

Best Satire Book
America the Book Stewart, et al.

Best Non-Fiction
Qur'an (Yes, this is a serious nomination)

Best Classic (pre 19-60's)
The Iliad Homer
Read it here (http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~joelja/iliad.html).

Best New Author (2000 onwards)
Rashida Aisha Ali

For best Obscure Author I'd like to nominate Yann Martel ("Life of Pi")

Keruvalia, you need to pick a book, not a whole series. One of the Narnia books and one of the Foundation Trilogy.

Best Book
American Gods - Neil Gaiman

Best Sci-Fi
Fallen Dragon - Peter F. Hamilton

Best Fantasy
Magician - Raymond E. Feist

Best Series
Hitchhiker Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

For best Obscure Author I'd like to nominate Yann Martel ("Life of Pi")If mass-marketing is obscure, then sure.

What do you mean?
I dont read. I know fads. If a fad is on the list this entire thing isnt worthy.

Keruvalia, you need to pick a book, not a whole series. One of the Narnia books and one of the Foundation Trilogy.

But ... but .... you can't just read one of either of those series.

I could not imagine someone reading The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe without reading Prince Caspian or The Silver Chair.

*grumble*

Ok ok ok ....

Instead of the whole Chronicles, change my fantasy category to Prince Caspian and put Foundation Trilogy under best series and put Dune: Messiah under best sci-fi.

Best Author
Douglas Adams

Best Book
Regeneration (Pat Barker)

Best Sci-Fi
The resturant at the end of the universe

Best Childrens Book
Stormbreaker (Antoney Horriwitz)

Best Non-Fiction
Jesus amoung other Gods (Ravi Zacharias)

Best Classic (pre 19-60's)
Roll of thunder hear my cry (I cant remember but is v good)

Best Series
The Alex Rider series (Antoney Horriwitz)

Best Classic (pre 19-60's)
Roll of thunder hear my cry (I cant remember but is v good)


That'd be Mildred Taylor and I agree. Damn fine read. But it was first published in 1976. Not pre-1960s. Sorry.

Best Author
Lee Child

Best Book
Regeneration (Pat Barker)

Best Sci-Fi
Worldwar: Tilting The Balance - Harry Turtledove

Best Childrens Book
Stormbreaker (Antoney Horrowitz)

Best Non-Fiction
The Longest Day - Cornelius Ryan

Best Classic (pre 19-60's)
Roll of thunder hear my cry

Best Series
Worldwar - Harry Turtledove

[QUOTE=Sanctaphrax]
Best Author
Virginia Woolf

Best Book
Auhghghg, I'll get back on this one

Best Sci-Fi
To Say Nothing of The Dog - Connie Willis
A Canticle For Leibowitz - I forget

Best Fantasy
The Lord Of the Rings

Best Obscure Author (less than two books)
Gerald Durrel

Best Childrens Book
Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgommery

Best Non-Fiction
No Logo - Naomi Klein

Best Classic (pre 19-60's)
Pride and Predjudice - Jane Austen
A Tale of Two Cities - Dickens

Best New Author

Michael Farmer

*Sighs.* If I'm only supposed to nominate one, just pick the one you like best from my nominations. :p

Best Author
Tamora Pierce, Roald Dahl, JK Rowling

Best Book
Best book? Ever? Okay... *thinks.* The Giver by Lois Lowry

Best Sci-Fi
Friday by Robert A. Heinlein

Best Fantasy
The Gammage Cup by Carol Kendall

Best Series
I like the Harry Potter and Chronicles of Narnia series(i? es?).

Shouldn't there be a poetry-related category?
Shouldn't there be a "Best Genre" category?
Just askin'.

Best Author
Mark Twain

Best Book
1984 (George Orwell)

Best Sci-Fi
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)

Best Fantasy
Daughter of the Empire (Raymond Feist/Janny Wurts)

Best Satire Book
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them (Al Franken)

Best Non-Fiction
Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist (Dan Barker)

Best Classic (pre 19-60's)
At the expense of redundancy.... 1984 (George Orwell)

Best Series
Discworld (Terry Pratchett)

Best Book:
For Whom The Bell Tolls

Best Satire Book:
Catch-22

Best Classic:
The Red Badge of Courage

Best Children's Book:
Ragged Dick

Best Fantasy:
Return of The King

Best Series:
Lord of the Rings

[QUOTE=Sanctaphrax]
Best Author
Phillip Pullman

Best Book
(Damm TAS is already taken...) Northen Lights/The Golden Compass-Phillip Pullman

Best Sci-Fi
Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy-Douglas Adams

Best Fantasy
Diskworld (Verious)-Phillip Pullman

Best Obscure Author (less than two books)
Stuart Pearce (Phycho)

Best Childrens Book
The Supernatuaralists- Eion Colfer

Best Satire Book
Mort-Terry Partchett

Best Non-Fiction
Phycho-Stuart Pearce

Best Classic (pre 19-60's)
1984-George Orwell

Best New Author (2000 onwards)
Rashida Aisha Ali [Keruvalia]

Best Series
His Dark Materials-Phillip Pullman

Suggestions-Best humor book, best horror book, best Autobiography?

Best Book
Best book? Ever? Okay... *thinks.* The Giver by Lois Lowry


I LOVE THAT BOOK

Best Book
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)

Best Satire Book
Utopia (Sir Thomas More)

Best Non-Fiction
Totality and Infinity (Emmanuel Levinas)

Best Classic (pre 19-60's)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)

Best Series
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (JRR Tolkien)

I LOVE THAT BOOK
Yeah, it is a great book.

In the spirit of literacy ....


BMUP!

For best Obscure Author I'd like to nominate Yann Martel ("Life of Pi")

Is that the book that inspired the movie "Pi"? That movie was a trip!

Best Author
Patrick O'Brian

Best Book
Lord of the Rings (it was meant to be one book...)

Best Fantasy
Lord of the Rings

Best Obscure Author (less than two books)
Wilkie Collins

Best Thriller
To the Hilt or Wild Horses or Live and Let Die

Best Childrens Book
Watership Down

Best Classic (pre 19-60's)
Hamlet

Best Series
Aubrey/Maturin (20.5 books \o/)

Best Non-English Language Author
Christian Jacq

Best Historical Novel Series
Aubrey/Maturin

Best Comedy Book (excluding satire)
The Bunny Suicide Book

Best Travel Book

Best Poetry Book

I haven't read fiction in eons. I have been reading strictly non-fiction for years. I pick a subject that interests me and get a ton of books on it, and go nuts. As far as all these catagories, I think it would be too hard for me to pick ONE. I can say I still remember enjoying "A Clockwork Orange". I read it 3 times in a row many years ago. There is no way I could choose one.

The latest non-fiction I've read is "World on Fire" by Amy Chua. It's brilliant. Everything in it is so obvious, I'm beginning to believe our governement is being run by meat puppets with aliens pulling the strings just to see what happens... Again, I could never choose just one.

I haven't read fiction in eons. I have been reading strictly non-fiction for years. I pick a subject that interests me and get a ton of books on it, and go nuts. As far as all these catagories, I think it would be too hard for me to pick ONE. I can say I still remember enjoying "A Clockwork Orange". I read it 3 times in a row many years ago. There is no way I could choose one.

The latest non-fiction I've read is "World on Fire" by Amy Chua. It's brilliant. Everything in it is so obvious, I'm beginning to believe our governement is being run by meat puppets with aliens pulling the strings just to see what happens... Again, I could never choose just one.
You read no fiction? Oh, you poor baby! :(

You read no fiction? Oh, you poor baby! :(

I used to read lots of it. I intend to start again, but I usually end up finding some non-fiction I prefer. I'm going to MAKE myself read fiction again!

Lord of the Rings (it was meant to be one book...)
I just saw some persnickitey-ness earlier. Just trying to keep my head down, not make waves, and look what happens.... I feel like a Duke boy, mid-episode.