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Originally Posted by bobertson
I've never really thought of contemporaneity as a factor in determining whether a book is worth my time or not. That seems like a pretty limiting criteria if you ask me. In terms of the quality of the prose writing (however vague that sounds), 1984 is up there with the best that I've ever read, so I have to recommend it.
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The reason I feel it's a good idea to read the most modern sounding book in the list is that in that case,
The War of the Worlds would win (as it should).