Did you miss out on the NCAA Basketball tournament because you were reading Middlemarch ? Have you ever argued with friends about the merits of Pale Fire versus Gravity’s Rainbow ? Then this tournament is for you.
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Sixty-four novels compete in a six round competition to determine the Greatest Novel of All Time. Each round of voting, one round per day for the next six weekdays, will begin at 9:00 am and end at midnight.
Choose your favorites from the selection below. Be sure to check back every day to see the updated brackets and vote in the next round.
UPDATE: Round 1 is closed. Please vote in Round 2 .
Note: The novels chosen for the tournament are culled from various lists of “Best Novels.”
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