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

#21 caladanbrood

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 08:04 PM

MT Has one point? Shocking!

Memories of Ice - 5
Midnight Tides - 4
Gardens of the Moon - 3
Bonehunters - 2
Toll the Hounds - 1

1. Memories of Ice - 32
2. Deadhouse Gates - 18
3. Toll The Hounds - 14
4. The Bonehunters - 13
5. Gardens of the Moon - 10

6. Reaper's Gale - 9
7. Midnight Tides - 5
8. House of Chains - 5
9. Return of the Crimson Guard - 4
10. Night of Knives - 1

This post has been edited by caladanbrood: 29 December 2008 - 08:04 PM

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#22 Imperial Historian

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 08:43 PM

I'm shocked at how poorly MT is doing. Since the topic is now spoiler free, I was considering leaving it in the inn, but the TTH section is probably best for it seeing as its a malazan book poll, and the polls sections is a cold deserted section of the forum.

Anyway my vote
DhG 5
MT 4
MOI 4
TTH 2
HoC 1

#23 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 11:38 PM

The Lether-based books haven't really done much for me. TtH is a tough one; while about 20% of the book was totally kickass, the rest, though very well-written, just kinda meandered. I really want it in my top 5, but I can't justify it. Interestingly, my ranking of the first 6 books has undergone only one change between my first and second reads: specifically, the overtaking of GotM by HoC (which I thought was okay the first time, but found much improved on the second pass.)

1. Deadhouse Gates - 5 pts
2. Memories of Ice - 4 pts
3. The Bonehunters - 3 pts
4. House of Chains - 2 pts
5. Gardens of the Moon - 1 pt

For those curious:

6. Toll the Hounds - 0 pts
7. Midnight Tides - 0 pts
8. Reaper's Gale - 0 pts
9. Night of Knives - 0 pts

Cumulative totals (including Imperial Historian's votes):

1. Memories of Ice - 40 pts
2. Deadhouse Gates - 28 pts
3. Toll the Hounds - 16 pts
3. The Bonehunters - 16 pts
5. Gardens of the Moon - 11 pts

6. Reaper's Gale - 9 pts
6. Midnight Tides - 9 pts
8. House of Chains - 8 pts
9. Return of the Crimson Guard - 4 pts
10. Night of Knives - 1 pt

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#24 Apocalypse Now

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 11:38 PM

Imperial Historian, on Dec 29 2008, 09:43 PM, said:

I think some people may have some left over bitterness while reading Midnight Tides, I sure was fretting through most of it, "Damnit where is Fiddler! WHAT ABOUT PARAN! NO KRUPPE OR QUICK BEN DAMNIT!"

Thank god for Tehol or it would have been insufferable. I've been a fan of intrigue but it was an Erikson first to have economic intrigue. The Beddict's were great, I didn't care for the one who was walking in the woods all moody, or the guide lady that helped the merchants through the woods(I forget her title...), and Trull wasn't very fun. I liked Udinaas, despite me hating his crush. That is one of the characters in this book I never sympathized with, that Witch lady.

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#25 Sixty

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 11:50 PM

Redone four posts down.

This post has been edited by Sixty: 30 December 2008 - 01:18 AM

#26 Apocalypse Now

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 11:58 PM

Sixty, I'll include yours but after this, ties are no longer allowed since nobody is doing the tie thing right.

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#27 Sixty

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 12:13 AM

How's the tie thing supposed to work?

5
5
5
2
1

Is that it?

This post has been edited by Sixty: 30 December 2008 - 12:13 AM

#28 Mentalist

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 01:07 AM

you're only supposed to assign a max of 2 books the same point value.

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Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.

#29 Sixty

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 01:18 AM

Okay, in that case:

DHG: 5
MoI: 5
RG: 4
TBH: 4
HoC: 3

Cumulative (after Saltman):

1. Memories of Ice - 45 pts
2. Deadhouse Gates - 33 pts
3. The Bonehunters - 20 pts
4. Toll the Hounds - 16 pts
5. Reaper's Gale - 13 pts
6. Gardens of the Moon - 11 pts
7. House of Chains - 11 pts
8. Midnight Tides - 9 pts
9. Return of the Crimson Guard - 4 pts
10. Night of Knives - 1 pt

#30 Apocalypse Now

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 01:27 AM

Actually, you had it right when you assigned the values, but also you can only assign points for two(which means: 5,5,3,3,1). Don't worry, I kept your original, there are no more ties now, so you're the last, no big deal.

This post has been edited by Apocalypse Now: 30 December 2008 - 01:28 AM

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#31 Ain't_It_Just_

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 03:35 AM

I'd have to say DG, because it was great to be introduced to the rugged beauty of Seven Cities, the pure awesomeness of Coltaine and the 7th, and the storyline of one of my all-time favourite characters, Duiker!

Pencil me in.

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#32 Sinisdar Toste

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 04:53 AM

MT-5
RG-4
DG-3
MoI-2
TtH-1

1. Memories of Ice - 47 pts
2. Deadhouse Gates - 36 pts
3. The Bonehunters - 20 pts
4. Toll the Hounds - 17 pts
5. Reaper's Gale - 16 pts
6. Gardens of the Moon - 11 pts
7. House of Chains - 11 pts
8. Midnight Tides - 14 pts
9. Return of the Crimson Guard - 4 pts
10. Night of Knives - 1 pt

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#33 End of Disc One

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 05:02 AM

Apocalypse Now, on Dec 29 2008, 07:27 PM, said:

That's still not fair because most people only have the power of 15 points (5+4+3+2+1). But anyone who would try to use ties would have more sway over the total points (5+5+3+3+1=17 points). A fair way would be 4.5, 4.5, 2.5, 2.5, 1.

I know this isn't my topic, but I think everyone should only be able to contribute 15 points to the total.

#34 Dancer+

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 12:41 PM

If we agree on alterations I can make the necessary changes to posts.

#35 Ganymed

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 01:36 PM

Uh, guys, this is a tough one. This could take a while. Let's see...

Deadhouse Gates - 5
Gardens of the Moon - 4
Memories of Ice - 3
Midnight Tides - 2
House of Chains - 1

Took me half an hour to figure this out...

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#36 HoosierDaddy

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 01:48 PM

Reapers Gale - 5
Midnight Tides - 4
Memories of Ice - 3
Deadhouse Gates -2
The Bonehunters -1

I don't know if alterations are being made... so how the score would stand if things stood this way:

1. MOI - 50
2. DG - 37
3. TB - 21
4. RG - 21
5. MT - 18
6. TTH - 17
7. GotM - 11
8. HoC - 11
9. RotCG - 4
10. KoK - 1

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#37 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 06:01 PM

I've put together a spreadsheet to automatically calculate the totals, here:
http://chawks.brinkster.net/files/malazan votes.xls

I've corrected tying errors (I'm looking at you, Mentalist), though I left the original points-for-tying system (5,5,3,2,1, etc.) intact. Note that the values listed in the spreadsheet are rankings, not points. Points are calculated off of the rankings given. I'll try to keep it updated. You can play along at home, too, if you wish.

The totals as they stand currently:

1. Memories of Ice - 53 pts
2. Deadhouse Gates - 43 pts
3. Midnight Tides - 20 pts
3. Reaper's Gale - 20 pts
5. The Bonehunters - 18 pts
6. Toll the Hounds - 17 pts
7. Gardens of the Moon - 15 pts
8. House of Chains - 10 pts
9. Return of the Crimson Guard - 3 pts
10. Night of Knives - 1 pts
11. Blood Follows - 0 pts
11. The Healthy Dead - 0 pts
11. The Lees of Laughter's End - 0 pts

This post has been edited by Salt-Man Z: 30 December 2008 - 06:03 PM

#38 Aptorian

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 06:12 PM

1 MoI
2 DG
3 MT
4 GotM
5 BH

#39 Sparkimus

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 07:19 PM

TTH - 5
MOI - 4
GotM - 3
DG - 2
TBH - 1

QUOTE (Stalker @ Jan 23 2009, 01:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

So last night I was walking downtown for some pizza at like 1am with some friends of mine,
and someone said, "I'm so hungry I could eat a whole pizza."

I said, "I bet I could eat 100 pizzas," and no one understood me. I was sad.