The Glass Bead Game is the overwhelming favorite. I am reading it now. The theme of a future elite who explore the relation between music and mathematics is wonderful.

Jozanny wrote:I know I treat my laptops badly and don't upgrade them every 5 seconds, but BT doesn't use actual poll threads? You vote in post rather than click those nice dots or squares? Chris, where is thou application, or am I more mind feeble then I know?

Not that it makes much of a difference, there are usually only a few people voting, but I think it would be cool to have an actual poll application too -- I've seen forums where it will list the names of who voted for each choice. (I'm abstaining from the fiction vote, as I'm not sure I would participate.)

What happened to my nomination for The Tortilla Curtain? Did I post it incorrectly?

I'll give my three votes to Glass Bead.

Can I please use my three on Glass bead game, in the hope that I have made 25 posts by the time voting ends If I haven't then obviously disregard.

There really wasn't any support for my selection, yours, or Giselle's; Lindad. I think they just threw my book in there as a 'filler'.

@Camacho...oh, well, I'll go with Glass Beads. I guess you, Giselle and I are just too avant garde for the rest of the group. LOL

The Glass Bead Game does sounds interesting, though I don't know whether I'd actually read it.

FYI, I read E. O. Wilson's book Consilience several years ago. Since his writing style isn't that great, I'm reluctant to read a novel of his.

YES! Avant Garde!

When it comes to fiction, it seems like the books that are the most notable and avoided by the mass paperback readership is the way to go.

The Glass Bead Game wins!