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I'm still tabulating the results of my alt.list poll.

But I'm able to release the front runners.

The top contenders among works are:

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
Empire Falls by Richard Russo
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Peace Like A River by Leif Enger
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon


The top contenders among authors are:

Don DeLillo
John Irving
Leif Enger
Marilynne Robinson
Paul Auster
Richard Russo
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3 comments:

Richard Mason said...

I'm sorry to say that I have not read much more of this than of the New York Times list.

My wife is a big fan of A Prayer for Owen Meany and I can easily believe it is a contender.

I read the first half of The New York Trilogy but lost patience with it. It seemed like an achingly dull puzzle.

5:40 PM
Anonymous said...

I've only read one of the books on this list: Empire Falls by Richard Russo. It also happens to be one of the books that I nominated. Gilead and Peace Like A River are on my TBR pile.

I have to say that I'm really pleased Richard Russo's book is among the top contenders. It is definitely a great American novel and deserves to be on the list.

Thanks for sharing a list of the front runners. It will be interesting to see the complete list when you've finished tabulating the results.

4:21 AM
Richard Mason said...

From the delay in tabulation, I can only infer that you are using Microsoft Excel.

7:29 PM

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