Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1970

I wrote an adaptation of Mercier and Camier for a class, and I did some illustrations (M & C talking to the bartender etc, who looked like God x whitehaired Teddy Roosevelt, in a rudimentary way), for no reason that I can think of, but only time I ever did that for a book, so gets points for that. Also for being good in ways I can remember, incl. violence that kept me on my toes, in w the shuffle-along comic elements, and being the only one o these I've read. ut it's really a 40s book in a lot of ways, yes, but published in 1970, so qualifies in that sense too (ffs).

Have only read Moscow-Petushki (my copy was Moscow to the End of the Line), which I liked. Have a copy of The Obscene Bird of Night that I’ve been meaning to read for years.

Expecting a landslide for Bottom’s Dream.

You're right, dow, but Atrocity Exhibition represents the spirit of its age more than Mercier and Camier so that helped move my vote.

Yeah, 69-70 cusp was pretty much an atrocity exhibition, but like I said, only read the one, depressingly enough---will start doing better when we get to 2012.

Bluest Eye for me, my favorite of Morrison's

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

S. L. Bhyrappa sounds like an interesting writer. He is still living.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

Wow, who else voted for Fifth Business?

Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1971