Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1922

Also supposedly he contacted people still in Dublin, had them check details, even measure, to make sure he was putting it all in accurately. So even if he got carried away sometimes, "language writing beyond him," there was that kind of grounding attempted.

So that was the appeal to young me: you can have it all! "Yes I will yes."

I think I've just voted in one of these for the first time.

Nailed on AA Milne vote there.

fwiw i did vote ulysses because i think it's wonderful. it's one of those books which whenever i dip back into it i get *feels*... of place, language, thought, people, thinking and socialising, history. what a glorious exuberance of literature, thought and spirits.

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Oh yes I read The Secret Adversary this year. It is quite a funny curio. The concept of Russian communism as basically a one man job that could be defeated. Thinking there must've been a ton of these red scare type books.

It is not better than The Prisoner or Ulysses though.

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Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1923

The Enchanted April is v good. Quite fantastical - not in terms of elves or unicorns, just what happens to the characters. It's not entirely lightweight, there is good, if implicit, anti patriarchy stuff, and some strong character work, but if you fancy some pure feelgood escapism I'd recommend it.

I had fun making these.

Missing pom and LBI.

yes

These polls were so great. I was hoping someone would take the winners of each year and do decade ones but...

I looked at the 1929 recently as I'm reading Red Harvest. Goddamn there are too many books and not enough days.

Oh all right.

That's the spirit!