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Any geeks in here?

According to this list from Guardian Unlimited, these are the top 20 geek novels:

Quote:1. The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- Douglas Adams 85% (102)
2. Nineteen Eighty-Four -- George Orwell 79% (92)
3. Brave New World -- Aldous Huxley 69% (77)
4. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? -- Philip Dick 64% (67)
5. Neuromancer -- William Gibson 59% (66)
6. Dune -- Frank Herbert 53% (54)
7. I, Robot -- Isaac Asimov 52% (54)
8. Foundation -- Isaac Asimov 47% (47)
9. The Colour of Magic -- Terry Pratchett 46% (46)
10. Microserfs -- Douglas Coupland 43% (44)
11. Snow Crash -- Neal Stephenson 37% (37)
12. Watchmen -- Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons 38% (37)
13. Cryptonomicon -- Neal Stephenson 36% (36)
14. Consider Phlebas -- Iain M Banks 34% (35)
15. Stranger in a Strange Land -- Robert Heinlein 33% (33)
16. The Man in the High Castle -- Philip K Dick 34% (32)
17. American Gods -- Neil Gaiman 31% (29)
18. The Diamond Age -- Neal Stephenson 27% (27)
19. The Illuminatus! Trilogy -- Robert Shea & Robert Anton Wilson 23% (21)
20. Trouble with Lichen - John Wyndham 21% (19)

Sadly, I can only say that I've read one of them - 1984 by George Orwell -- only because it was one our texts in year 10 english. I guess I'm not much of a geek then!

Anyone read anything else? Favourite geek novels?

I've read a few. Not enough to classify as a geek though. The Colour of Magic -- Terry Pratchett is a classic. His whole Discworld series crack me up. A very very funny author.

Oh man!! I've read 11 of them (13 if you consider the Illuminatus trilogy as 3 books).

I can whole-heartedly recommend Cryptonomicon (#13) which is the best novel I've read in years - and despite all evidence to the contrary - I don't consider myself a geek.

It is 600+ pages and a treat from start to finish. Truly a gem.

Geek! Hehe, at least I know what to put on my shopping list this christmas...

Toad Wrote:despite all evidence to the contrary - I don't consider myself a geek.

Denial is the surest sign.

I've only read / own 8 of them... so not quite such a geek..... I guess

1. The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- Douglas Adams 85% (102)
2. Nineteen Eighty-Four -- George Orwell 79% (92)
3. Brave New World -- Aldous Huxley 69% (77)
4. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? -- Philip Dick 64% (67)
5. Neuromancer -- William Gibson 59% (66)
6. Dune -- Frank Herbert 53% (54)
7. I, Robot -- Isaac Asimov 52% (54)
9. The Colour of Magic -- Terry Pratchett 46% (46)

I must be a geek!! I enjoyed many of those!!

Toad Wrote:I can whole-heartedly recommend Cryptonomicon (#13) which is the best novel I've read in years - and despite all evidence to the contrary - I don't consider myself a geek.

It is 600+ pages and a treat from start to finish. Truly a gem.

Thanks for the recommendation Rob - I've put a copy in my Christmas sock...