What was the greatest book of the 20th century?

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What was the greatest book of the 20th century?

An SI Board Since August 2001

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Hi all.

I ran across a great little quote from Slaughterhouse Five that had some meaning for online trading, and started me thinking it was probably one of the greatest books of the Twentieth century. I'm always on the lookout for a good read, so who's your (wo)man, and what did they write?

If you want to post al ittle excerpt of a sample from the book that blew your doors off, that would be great too.

CD

p.s. Here's the quote that gave me so much fun.

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180	I highly recommend <I><B>Be Careful Who You SLAPP</B></I>	dantecristo	-	3/21/2003
179	With a name like that, would you want to join us at this club ? bookcrossing.co	bituli	-	8/28/2002
178	Thanks Glenn. Damn nice of you to let me know. I look forward to reading it. I	shadowman	-	2/27/2002
177	Dennis, The "New Yorker" is running an excerpt from the new Caro book	Glenn Petersen	-	2/27/2002
176	these times make me think often of nausea by sartre, very good book imo	oldirtybastard	-	10/12/2001
175	V.S. Naipaul Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature By Kim Gamel Associated Press Wr	Glenn Petersen	-	10/11/2001
174	BJB!	elpolvo	-	10/1/2001
173	LOL!	Peach	-	10/1/2001
172	that is <B>extremely</B> rare	elpolvo	-	10/1/2001
171	I guess I would describe the laugh as breathless jingle bells. ;-)	Peach	-	10/1/2001
170	norma jean peaches- glad you enjoyed it. can you send me a tape of you laughin	elpolvo	-	10/1/2001
169	elpovo, I enjoyed "Cosmic Banditos." It reminded me of my hippie day	Peach	-	9/28/2001
168	after considerable re-thinking, i 'd say the greatest book, at least for me,	elpolvo	-	9/7/2001
167	It's the same book, co-authored by Strunk and White. My apologies for not i	furrfu	-	9/3/2001
166	There's another book with the same title. "Elements of Style" by	R. Balan	-	9/2/2001
165	"<b>i thought it was Elephants!</b>" Sir, you cut me to t	furrfu	-	8/30/2001
164	Maybe not the greatest book, but certainly a notable book. Another book, not TH	The Philosopher	-	8/29/2001
163	<I>Elements of Style</I> ? and all these years... i thought it was	elpolvo	-	8/29/2001
162	Looked like you had a winner there, CD. But fame is so fleeting, and crowds, th	furrfu	-	8/29/2001
161	Parades End, by Ford Madox Ford. A tetrology, it is, IMHO, the definitive novel	William Chaney	-	8/14/2001
160	LOL! I wonder if the problem with the second volume of TR is that the "auto	Constant Reader	-	8/14/2001
159	Hi CR, Did you get a chance to read <i>Dutch</i> (the Reagan bio)..	shadowman	-	8/14/2001
158	Hi Dennis. That is bad news. I was really looking forward to the third book on C	Constant Reader	-	8/14/2001
157	<i>Manchester has always gotten mixed reviews. Being selected to write &qu	shadowman	-	8/14/2001
156	"Master of the Senate" may be out in early 2002. I will believe it wh	Glenn Petersen	-	8/14/2001

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