Am I a geek?
Of the top 20 geek novels, I’ve read only 4, but I’ve read the top 2 (and the other 2 are between the top 8), so… what is my geek score?
[I've read: "The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy (and you can give me extra points for reading all the books), "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and, of course, "I, Robot" and "Foundation"]
Edit 1: some other stuff to read when I get some time (stolen directly from the Slashdot discussion):
- The whole “Ringworld” series by Larry Niven
- Something from Ursula LeGuin
- All the Discworld stories by Terry Pratchett (The Colour of Magic is the first book)
- Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
- Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein (yeah, the book — everyone says it is better than the movie and, as I liked the movie…)
- Inherit the Stars by James P. Hogan
As the list by The Guardian, this list is completely unscientific; just some names I heard before and never got enough time to go after them.
Edit 2: just in case The Guardian decides do remove the article…
The HitchHiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — Douglas AdamsNineteen Eighty-Four — George Orwell- Brave New World — Aldous Huxley
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? — Philip Dick
- Neuromancer — William Gibson
- Dune — Frank Herbert
I, Robot — Isaac AsimovFoundation — Isaac Asimov- The Colour of Magic — Terry Pratchett
- Microserfs — Douglas Coupland
- Snow Crash — Neal Stephenson
- Watchmen — Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
- Cryptonomicon — Neal Stephenson
- Consider Phlebas — Iain M Banks
- Stranger in a Strange Land — Robert Heinlein
- The Man in the High Castle — Philip K Dick
- American Gods — Neil Gaiman
- The Diamond Age — Neal Stephenson
- The Illuminatus! Trilogy — Robert Shea & Robert Anton Wilson
- Trouble with Lichen - John Wyndham
