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The Official Be-All-End-All 'Favorite Book' thread Because Forum Polls Just Aren't Good Enough!

#101 Excellence

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Posted 08 June 2009 - 12:02 AM

Memories of Ice was the most enjoyable for me. It was epic all the way.

Deadhouse Gates comes a close second. The emotional investment you put into the hapless refugees and the horrors the Felisin band went through made for personal reading.

Midnight Tides was fantstic. The beleagured tribes become vicious invaders. The Ceda confrontation was awesome. Ooh, I'm the Warlock King power linked the Chained Brat himself. Pleased to me you, Warlock King. I'm a little man wearing glasses and it's showtime. The angels peeing into the hole they hurled the Assail into was hilarious.

Reaper's Gale was almost like Memories of Ice in epic-ness. So many plotters you didn't know who was going to come out top.

I liked Gardens of the Moon. Don't get me wrong. It's only fifth by a shallow margin.

I didn't like Bonehunters all that much.

I haven't read Toll the Hounds yet...

Last on the list would have to Feast for Crows. I do not find it amusing to see naked mothers and daughter girls waitering on laughing drunk pirates.

Thus, witness . . .

1. Memories of Ice
2. Deadhouse Gates
3. Reaper's Gale
4. Gardens of the Moon
5. Bonehunters
6. Feast for Crows.

If there were no smart people others wouldn't feel inadequate.

Right?

#102 Excellence

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Posted 08 June 2009 - 12:04 AM

Excellence, on Jun 8 2009, 01:02 AM, said:

Memories of Ice was the most enjoyable for me. It was epic all the way.

Deadhouse Gates comes a close second. The emotional investment you put into the hapless refugees and the horrors the Felisin band went through made for personal reading.

Midnight Tides was fantstic. The beleagured tribes become vicious invaders. The Ceda confrontation was awesome. Ooh, I'm the Warlock King power linked the Chained Brat himself. Pleased to me you, Warlock King. I'm a little man wearing glasses and it's showtime. The angels peeing into the hole they hurled the Assail into was hilarious.

Reaper's Gale was almost like Memories of Ice in epic-ness. So many plotters you didn't know who was going to come out top.

I liked Gardens of the Moon. Don't get me wrong. It's only fifth by a shallow margin.

I didn't like Bonehunters all that much.

I haven't read Toll the Hounds yet...

Last on the list would have to be Feast for Crows. Find amusing to see naked mothers and daughter girls waitering on laughing drunk pirates, I do not.

Thus, witness . . .

1. Memories of Ice
2. Deadhouse Gates
3. Reaper's Gale
4. Gardens of the Moon
5. Bonehunters
6. Feast for Crows.

If there were no smart people others wouldn't feel inadequate.

Right?

#103 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 08 June 2009 - 12:33 AM

Yeah, I switched webhosts a couple months ago, and never moved the votes file over. Here's the new file: http://www.saltmanz.com/files/malazan votes.xls

Current standings:

1. Memories of Ice - 191 pts
2. Deadhouse Gates - 118 pts
2. Midnight Tides - 118 pts
4. The Bonehunters - 83 pts
5. Toll the Hounds - 82 pts
6. Reaper's Gale - 76 pts
7. Gardens of the Moon - 51 pts
8. House of Chains - 41 pts
9. Return of the Crimson Guard - 9 pts
10. Night of Knives - 4 pts

This post has been edited by Salt-Man Z: 08 June 2009 - 12:38 AM

"Here is light. You will say that it is not a living entity, but you miss the point that it is more, not less. Without occupying space, it fills the universe. It nourishes everything, yet itself feeds upon destruction. We claim to control it, but does it not perhaps cultivate us as a source of food? May it not be that all wood grows so that it can be set ablaze, and that men and women are born to kindle fires?"
―Gene Wolfe, The Citadel of the Autarch

#104 Urb

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Posted 08 June 2009 - 06:49 AM

I'm the only one who voted House of Chains as number one?

Come on people. If we all agree that House of Chains was the best book, maybe SE would stop jumping around so much between characters in his books.
Just think about it. His genious writing skills would become ever greater! He could rise to the title of THE GREATEST AUTHOR WHO EVER LIVED!!!

...or maybe it is just a matter of taste?

The leader, his audience still,
considered their scholarly will.
He lowered his head
and with anguish he said,
"But how will we teach them to kill?"

-some poet on reddit

#105 MTS

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Posted 08 June 2009 - 06:52 AM

Urb, on Jun 8 2009, 04:49 PM, said:

He is THE GREATEST AUTHOR WHO EVER LIVED!!!

Fixed for accuracy

Btw Excellence why is Feast for Crows on your list?

This post has been edited by Mappo's Travelling Sack: 08 June 2009 - 06:53 AM

Antiquis temporibus, nati tibi similes in rupibus ventosissimis exponebantur ad necem.

Si hoc adfixum in obice legere potes, et liberaliter educatus et nimis propinquus ades.

#106 Urb

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Posted 08 June 2009 - 06:57 AM

Well of course he is. But right now only we know that.
Imagine if the entire world knew...

I like to think the world would be a better place if it did.
So, everyone voty for House of Chains!!

This post has been edited by Urb: 08 June 2009 - 06:57 AM

The leader, his audience still,
considered their scholarly will.
He lowered his head
and with anguish he said,
"But how will we teach them to kill?"

-some poet on reddit

#107 Excellence

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 09:00 AM

For got House of Chains! Thanks for the reminder. Excellent book. Changing my vote...

1. Memories of Ice
2. Deadhouse Gates
3. House of Chains
4. Reaper's Gale
5. Gardens of the Moon
6. Bonehunters
7. Feast for Crows

If there were no smart people others wouldn't feel inadequate.

Right?

#108 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 03:24 PM

Now look what you've done. There's a tie for second and fourth, now:

1. Memories of Ice - 191 pts
2. Deadhouse Gates - 118 pts
2. Midnight Tides - 118 pts
4. The Bonehunters - 82 pts
4. Toll the Hounds - 82 pts
6. Reaper's Gale - 75 pts
7. Gardens of the Moon - 50 pts
8. House of Chains - 44 pts
9. Return of the Crimson Guard - 9 pts
10. Night of Knives - 4 pts

#109 Called-by-the-Voices

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I am not yet done

Posted 30 October 2009 - 03:22 PM

Guess I'll break that tie...

Here goes

Toll the Hounds - 5 pts (after a re-read

)
Memories of Ice - 4 pts
Midnight Tides - 3 pts
Deadhouse Gates - 2 pts
Gardens of the Moon - 1 pt

And one by one the gardens died

#110 End of Disc One

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Posted 30 October 2009 - 03:38 PM

I'll go ahead and cast my vote.

+5 Memories of Ice
+4 The Bonehunters
+3 Gardens of the Moon
+2 House of Chains
+1 Return of the Crimson Guard

#111 champ

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Posted 30 October 2009 - 04:45 PM

5 points - Memories of Ice
4 points - The Bonehunters
3 points - Deadhouse Gates
2 points - Toll of the Hounds
1 point - Return of the Crimson Guard

This post has been edited by champooon: 30 October 2009 - 04:45 PM

Tehol said:

'Yet my heart breaks for a naked hen.'

#112 Crimsonblade

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Posted 30 October 2009 - 06:20 PM

Mentalist, on 29 December 2008 - 06:51 PM, said:

sigh, fine

give tBH a 3 then

so:

MoI 5
DG 5
RG 4
RotCG 4
tBH 3

cumulative

1. Memories of Ice - 27
2. Deadhouse Gates - 18
3. Toll The Hounds - 13
4. The Bonehunters - 11
5. Reaper's Gale - 9

6.Gardens of the Moon - 7
7.House of Chains - 5
8.Return of the Crimson Guard - 4
9.Night of Knives - 1
9.Midnight Tides - 1

1. Deadhouse Gates 5
2. Reaper's Gale 4
3. House of Chains 3
4. The Bonehunters 2
5. Memories of Ice 1

#113 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 30 October 2009 - 06:39 PM

TOTALS:

1. Memories of Ice - 206 pts
2. Deadhouse Gates - 128 pts
3. Midnight Tides - 121 pts
4. The Bonehunters - 92 pts
5. Toll the Hounds - 89 pts
6. Reaper's Gale - 79 pts
7. Gardens of the Moon - 54 pts
8. House of Chains - 49 pts
9. Return of the Crimson Guard - 11 pts
10. Night of Knives - 4 pts

Voting stats

#114 Ulrik

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Posted 30 October 2009 - 07:36 PM

So, my word:)

1. MoI 5pts

2. DG 4 pts etc...

3. BH

4. TtH

5. RG

(DoD logically not included)

This post has been edited by Ulrik: 30 October 2009 - 07:38 PM

Adept Ulrik - Highest Marshall of Quick Ben's Irregulars
Being optimistic´s worthless if it means ignoring the suffering of this world. Worse than worthless. It´s bloody evil.
- Fiddler

#115 Eispeis

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Posted 31 October 2009 - 09:55 AM

1. Memories of Ice - 5
2. House of Chains - 4
3. The Bone Hunters - 3
4. Midnight Tides - 2
5. Reaper's Gale - 1

Standings after my and Ulrik's votes are counted.

1. Memories of Ice - 216 pts
2. Deadhouse Gates - 132 pts
3. Midnight Tides - 123 pts
4. The Bonehunters - 98 pts
5. Toll the Hounds - 91 pts
6. Reaper's Gale - 81 pts
7. Gardens of the Moon - 54 pts
8. House of Chains - 53 pts
9. Return of the Crimson Guard - 11 pts
10. Night of Knives - 4 pts

This post has been edited by Eispeis: 31 October 2009 - 09:55 AM

#116 The Tyrant Lizard

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Posted 31 October 2009 - 10:48 AM

Memories of Ice. 5

Gardens of the Moon. 4

The Bonehunters. 3

House of Chains. 2

Deahouse Gates. 1

I want to die the way my dad died, peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming in terror like his passengers.

#117 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 02 November 2009 - 10:51 PM

TOTALS:

1. Memories of Ice - 221 pts
2. Deadhouse Gates - 133 pts
3. Midnight Tides - 123 pts
4. The Bonehunters - 101 pts
5. Toll the Hounds - 91 pts
6. Reaper's Gale - 81 pts
7. Gardens of the Moon - 58 pts
8. House of Chains - 55 pts
9. Return of the Crimson Guard - 11 pts
10. Night of Knives - 4 pts

Voting stats

#118 HoosierDaddy

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Posted 02 November 2009 - 10:59 PM

We need a new one. I for one have Dust of Dreams now at #1 in my favorite five.

Trouble arrives when the opponents to such a system institute its extreme opposite, where individualism becomes godlike and sacrosanct, and no greater service to any other ideal (including community) is possible. In such a system rapacious greed thrives behind the guise of freedom, and the worst aspects of human nature come to the fore....

#119 Kanubis

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Posted 02 November 2009 - 11:06 PM

I'm leaving out DoD because it seems pointless to include it now, so other than that:

+5 MoI
+4 tBH
+3 HoC
+2 MT
+1 RG

Yeah.. no DG.. that's right! Wanna fight about it? Huh?

Captain of Team Quick Ben. Also teaboy.

#120 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 03 November 2009 - 06:35 PM

I'm trying to get a version of my spreadsheet up on Google Docs. Then we can add new books as they come in and people can modify their votes accordingly.

This post has been edited by Salt-Man Z: 03 November 2009 - 06:37 PM