If write-ins are allowed, I vote for Guido Morselli's "Dissipatio H.G.: The Vanishing", which I believe was originally published in Italian in 1977.
― o. nate, Friday, 18 June 2021 17:57 (two years ago) link
aunt julia and the scriptwriter is probably my favourite vargas llosa so i'll go with that
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Friday, 18 June 2021 17:58 (two years ago) link
Between Solomon or The Shining...chose the former.
― heyy nineteen, that's john belushi (the table is the table), Friday, 18 June 2021 20:40 (two years ago) link
bridge to terabithia is a devastating children’s book.
probably song of solomon tho
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 June 2021 20:49 (two years ago) link
Song of Solomon!
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Friday, 18 June 2021 21:07 (two years ago) link
I've read exactly zero of these. I guess 1970s is one of my blind spots.
To be fair this year seems particularly thin on canonic classics.
― Daniel_Rf, Saturday, 19 June 2021 14:51 (two years ago) link
Our Lady of Darkness is an excellent semi-autobiographical novel of supernatural horror
― Brad C., Saturday, 19 June 2021 15:17 (two years ago) link
I think A Scanner Darkly is a masterpiece. I like most Philip K. Dick just fine, but A Scanner Darkly is on my short list of favorite books.
― Lily Dale, Saturday, 19 June 2021 23:00 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 21 June 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
i've read gateway and a scanner darkly. both great. not voting.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Monday, 21 June 2021 01:44 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1978
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 10:28 (two years ago) link