I have never seen Code Geass, so I'll have to take your word for it.
Granted, I haven't read Alas, Babylon in YEARS. Like, since Grade 7. I don't remember a whole lot about it, other than just a foaming hatred for it. Basically about people trying to survive the fallout of a nuke hitting Florida. I have a feeling my bad-feeling for that book is because that was REALLY not the kind of genre I went for at that age, but nevertheless, it must've done something to make me despise it enough to put it on the Book Black List.
Book Black List: Alas, Babylon The Killer Angels A Tale of Two Cities Brave New World - (which I also begrudgingly respect) All Creatures Great and Small The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Crime and Punishment Catch-22 - (though it's not its fault I hate it; just bad timing) Mrs. Dalloway most Russian writers Charles Dickens in general probably others
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Granted, I haven't read Alas, Babylon in YEARS. Like, since Grade 7. I don't remember a whole lot about it, other than just a foaming hatred for it. Basically about people trying to survive the fallout of a nuke hitting Florida. I have a feeling my bad-feeling for that book is because that was REALLY not the kind of genre I went for at that age, but nevertheless, it must've done something to make me despise it enough to put it on the Book Black List.
Book Black List:
Alas, Babylon
The Killer Angels
A Tale of Two Cities
Brave New World - (which I also begrudgingly respect)
All Creatures Great and Small
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
Crime and Punishment
Catch-22 - (though it's not its fault I hate it; just bad timing)
Mrs. Dalloway
most Russian writers
Charles Dickens in general
probably others
But I can see why JMS would like it, though.