Versus List

We decided to do a versus on the list idea that Bill had on Monday. Below you will find the fruits of that labor, catgorized for your convience.

Each list will be shown in the following format:

Arthur's Pick/Bill's Pick

Fantasy


1. The Lord of the Rings / Magic for Beginners
2. The Once & Future King / Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire
3. The Lion,the Witch, & the Wardrobe / Hard-Boiled Wonderland & the End of the World
4. A Game of Thrones / American Gods
5. Eye of the World / The Once & Future King

Books Featuring Talking Animals

1. Watership Down / Funny Papers
2. Animal Farm / The Magic Pudding
3. Charlotte’s Web / The Lion,the Witch,& the Wardrobe
4. Redwall / Cricket in Times Square
5. The Lion,the Witch,& the Wardrobe / Animal Farm

Coming of Age Books

1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn/ Edisto
2. Lord of the Flies / Catcher in the Rye
3. To Kill a Mockingbird / To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl / Wait Until Spring, Bandini
5. Squanto: Friend of the Pilgrims / Coal Black Horse

The Intersection of Science & Religion

1. The Language of God / The Sparrow & Children of God
2. Inherit the Wind / Inherit the Wind
3. On the Origin of Species / Creation
4. The Bible (Green Edition) / On the Origin of Species
5. Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast / The Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis

The World Under George W. Bush

1. The Looming Tower / Get Your War On
2. The Faith of George W. Bush / Man Without a Country
3. The President of Good and Evil / The 9-11 Report – A Graphic Adaptation
4. Bush at War / 1984
5. The Great Deluge / Catch 22

Featuring Food

1. Fast Food Nation / Smokestack Lightning
2. Two for the Road / Cooking With Fernet Branca
3. United States of Argula / Serious Pig
4. What Einstein Told His Cook / Babette’s Feast
5. Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages / How to Eat Fried Worms


Agree with us? Of a different mind than us? Feel free to leave us your comments and list below.