I would change my vote of "Where Have All The Leaders Gone?" to Seven Thousand Days in Siberia.
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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
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I would change my vote of "Where Have All The Leaders Gone?" to Seven Thousand Days in Siberia.
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I see no one has voted for "Name of the Rose". Probably for the best. I read it some time ago (after seeing the movie, actually). The story line is good, but the religious theory tangents kill the flow. I got to the point where I would read, hit a tangent, then flip a couple of pages and continue. Tough to get through, but it might be better now that I'm older.
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Hey Drone, I kind of disagree about Name of the Rose. I felt as though the extended theology riffs were essential to the story. These were guys who lived, breathed and died for religion, and the absurdity and self-referential nature of their thinking was a major point of the characterization and plot. Remember, the whole reason all of those groups were converging on the abbey was to hold a life-and-death debate about whether or not Jesus Christ owned his own clothes.
I think if you re-read it now, you'd get a kick out of the multi-page theological excursions. They're not in the book by accident.
P.S.: I think a run-off election for the top three or four books would be appropriate.
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I think I was around 20 at the time, so I'm sure most of it went over my head. I knew why it was there, but slogging through it all put me to sleep.Originally Posted by Lemur
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I'm with Lemur on the theology in The Name of the Rose: I thought it was fascinating. I mean, the killer's motivation was ultimately completely theological (hope I'm not giving too much away here for those who haven't read it) so if you took that out, there wouldn't really be much of a book left.
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This sounds like a good idea for taking into account any 'switchers,' but I'll be on a plane before the poll ends, and then afk for a few days. Could someone who's interested (maybe you, Lemur?) post a new poll with the top four choices once this poll closes?
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