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Top 20 geek novels — the results! from Guardian Unlimited: Technology

1. The HitchHiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — Douglas Adams 85% (102)
Tried to read it - but just didn’t like it
2. Nineteen Eighty-Four — George Orwell 79% (92)
Still as disturbing as ever
3. Brave New World — Aldous Huxley 69% (77)
Listening to it on my palm pilot currently
4. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? — Philip Dick 64% (67)
I cheated and watched the movie. I still intend to come back for the real thing
5. Neuromancer — William Gibson 59% (66)
Fine so I never read this classic
6. Dune — Frank Herbert 53% (54)
Great book - though everyone has advised me against reading the sequels
7. I, Robot — Isaac Asimov 52% (54)
Nope - I’m a late comer to the Hard Science Fiction stuff
8. Foundation — Isaac Asimov 47% (47)
See above - at least this book is on my “to read” bookshelf
9. The Colour of Magic — Terry Pratchett 46% (46)
He’s written a ton of books - I’ve just never taken the plunge
10. Microserfs — Douglas Coupland 43% (44)
I preferred 21 Dog Years - mostly because I like Amazon a lot more than Microsoft
11. Snow Crash — Neal Stephenson 37% (37)
A friend recently offered to buy this for me if I promised to read it
12. Watchmen — Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons 38% (37)
Oh yeah. Though I’m a little confused because I could have sworn this was a graphic novel. They say they’re going to make a movie - don’t worry it will be terrible.
13. Cryptonomicon — Neal Stephenson 36% (36)
10 pages in I began to realize that this was not the book for me
14. Consider Phlebas — Iain M Banks 34% (35)
Wow one I’ve never heard anything about
15. Stranger in a Strange Land — Robert Heinlein 33% (33)
My geek friends in High School tried to get me to read this. I didn’t but it’s on my palm pilot to listen to after I finish Brave New WOrld.
16. The Man in the High Castle — Philip K Dick 34% (32)
I Ching and Germans winnin WWII - Oh my! A strange look into the world of Philip K Dick. I liked it but I haven’t gone back
17. American Gods — Neil Gaiman 31% (29)
Everyone loves Sandman. Except me since I didn’t read it. Guess I didn’t feel compelled to read this for the same reason
18. The Diamond Age — Neal Stephenson 27% (27)
Fine I get it - Cyberpunk == Geek.
19. The Illuminatus! Trilogy — Robert Shea & Robert Anton Wilson 23% (21)
I made it almost all the way thru the trilogy. At the time I didn’t fully realize how tongue and cheek it was.
20. Trouble with Lichen - John Wyndham 21% (19)
No idea - but if it involves fungus, mold, or yeast - I’ll probably find it plenty interesting