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It would help if it had the English translation. Not every knows what Vom Kriege (On War) is. |
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| VOTING RESULTS | |||
| Answer | Votes | % | Chart |
1984 - George Orwell | 26 | 10% |  |
|---|---|---|---|
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The - Mark Twain | 13 | 5% | |
Animal Farm - George Orwell | 25 | 9% | |
Art of War, The - Sun Tzu | 13 | 5% | |
Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand | 16 | 6% | |
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley | 11 | 4% | |
Catcher in the Rye, The - J. D. Salinger | 8 | 3% | |
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury | 11 | 4% | |
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley | 13 | 5% | |
Great Gatsby, The - F. Scott Fitzgerald | 3 | 1% | |
Lord Of The Flies - William Golding | 12 | 4% | |
On the Origin of Species - Charles Darwin | 28 | 10% | |
Prince, The - Niccolò Machiavelli | 16 | 6% | |
Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut | 7 | 3% | |
Starship Troopers - Robert Heinlein | 33 | 12% | |
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee | 3 | 1% | |
Vom Kriege - von Clausewitz | 6 | 2% | |
all of the above | 0 | 0% | |
none of these/no opinion | 13 | 5% | |
this is ridiculous | 7 | 3% | |
not my cup of tea | 4 | 1% | |
| POLL IS CLOSED |
| POLL DESCRIPTION | |
In the discussion that led to this, we decided to leave out things that "nobody" understands, i.e., being confused or just put off by a book is fundamentally different than misinterpreting it… We also decided to exclude all religious texts from the discussion, as they would easily dominate. Also, pointing out someone's important truth to be a misinterpretation, misquote, or just entirely fabricated material does not lead to pleasant discussions. Poll set up by |
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