Drowned In Sound’s best books of the 21st century - RESULTS (post 261)!

Clunky to read, but much easier to produce unfortunately.

I’m reading white teeth as we speak

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Likewise

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It was fifth in @Tilty’s list.

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Ah fair enough. I wasn’t about to kick off about it zeal don’t worry :wink: just curious.

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Random Statistic

The Life of Pi by Yann Martel was the lowest ranked book with multiple nominations… It recieved two votes, but just 7 points, finishing in 285th place on the final list.

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The Life of Pi is the only book I’ve started but given up on in about the last decade.

i finished it but hated it

the end was probably the worst bit too

If it places. Formatting nightmare

Edit: I actually downloaded an epub as I cba to carry the massive book (which I did buy) around, and it was a mess

¡sʞuɐɥʇ

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Oh dear. I’ve just spotted an Antlers/The Antlers issue…

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Okay, we’re back in business!

Placed 23rd - 30th

Score Nominations
23 The People’s Act of Love James Meek 38 3
= The Argonauts Maggie Nelson 38 3
25 The Martian Andy Weir 37 3
26 Just Kids Patti Smith 37 2
27 Any Human Heart William Boyd 36 3
28 A Fraction Of The Whole Steve Toltz 36 2
= Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth Chris Ware 36 2
30 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke 35 3

Note: A Visit From the Goon Squad has dropped out of the top 50.

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the martian is the 23rd best book of the century, is it

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He grows potatoes in poopy!

According to your fellow DiSsers, yes it is!

One of the all time great page turners

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Oh bums I forgot to vote.

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i started, but couldn’t think of more than a few

:see_no_evil:

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Pootatoes!

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