emmy Posted December 10, 2003 #1 Share Posted December 10, 2003 The BBC's Big Read began the search for the nation's best-loved novel in April, and asked the public to nominate their favourite books. The BBC Big Read is well underway now. Clive Anderson hosted the programme which revealed the Top 100, compiled earlier this year after 140,000 people nominated their best-loved novel. Next, he will present seven weekly programmes featuring three of the novels from the shortlist each championed by a celebrity. The final results of the voting wil be announced on 13th December. Plot summaries of the 21 shortlisted titles are available on the BBC Big Read website - www.bbc.co.uk.bigread . Look on the author profile pages and you'll also find biographical information and some memorable quotes. With the Top 21 revealed you now have the chance to register your vote for your favourite book: The Top 21 Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres Catch 22 by Joseph Heller The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Winnie the Pooh by A A Milne Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte For the Top 200 go to the official BBC Big Read Website Click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aslan Posted December 10, 2003 #2 Share Posted December 10, 2003 (edited) I find it a bit of a disgrace that Watership Down didn't make it into the top 21. Out of the 21 given I'd vote for " The Hitchhikers Guide..." EDIT: In fact, I just have. Edited December 10, 2003 by Aslan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64 Posted December 11, 2003 #3 Share Posted December 11, 2003 The Lord of the Rings.......by a country mile. I have just had a look at those top 200 books, and I ascertained that the total number of books on the list that I have read is..........11. I am not the type of person who reads a particular book because it is supposed to be good. I am really only interested in FANTASY books, so that rules out a fair proportion of the list anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kismit Posted December 15, 2003 #4 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Oh look my trusty old favorite made it to number160: 160. Cross Stitch, Diana Gabaldon and it still isn't a craft manual .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reese2 Posted December 15, 2003 #5 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Aww, the Watership Down..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmy Posted December 15, 2003 Author #6 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Here are the final results of the Big Read 2003: 1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien 2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen 3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman 4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams 5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling 6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee 7. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne 8. Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell 9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis 10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë 11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller 12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë 13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks 14. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier 15. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger 16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame 17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens 18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott 19. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres 20. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy 21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell For all results click here click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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