# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1407
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28124 "2014-08-07T14:18:57Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Science Fiction Works Set Entirely in our Solar System: > … > 9. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov > … > 13. 2001: A Space Odyssey Neither of these fit the category. _I, Robot_ includes the story “Escape!,” about the successful development and first use of a hyperspatial drive, taking the crew well outside of the Solar System. And, as **Eutychus** notes, _2001_ concludes with Bowman’s travel via an alien star gate, also far beyond the Solar System. So I’ll substitute: 1. Metropolis (1927) 2. Limitless (2011) In play: Books where the story is told by more than one character’s point of view 1. As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner 2. A Song of Fire and Ice - George R. R. Martin 3. Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Chodleros de Laclos 4. The Stand - Stephen King 5. The Collector - John Fowles 6. Then We Came to the End - Joshua Ferris Told in the collective and individual voices of employees of a failing Chicago ad agency. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28125 "2014-08-07T14:19:56Z")
Books where the story is told by more than one character’s point of view 1. As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner 2. A Song of Fire and Ice - George R. R. Martin 3. Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Chodleros de Laclos 4. The Stand - Stephen King 5. Then We Came to the End - Joshua Ferris 6. \*\*\*The Woman in White \*\*\*- WIllkie Collins ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28126 "2014-08-07T14:26:40Z")
Books where the story is told by more than one character’s point of view 1. As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner 2. A Song of Fire and Ice - George R. R. Martin 3. Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Chodleros de Laclos 4. The Stand - Stephen King 5. Then We Came to the End - Joshua Ferris 6. The Woman in White - Willkie Collins 7. The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28127 "2014-08-07T14:30:01Z")
Books where the story is told by more than one character’s point of view 1. As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner 2. A Song of Fire and Ice - George R. R. Martin 3. Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Chodleros de Laclos 4. The Stand - Stephen King 5. Then We Came to the End - Joshua Ferris 6. The Woman in White - Willkie Collins 7. The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan 8. The Collector - John Fowles ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28128 "2014-08-07T15:04:28Z")
Books where the story is told by more than one character’s point of view 1. As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner 2. A Song of Fire and Ice - George R. R. Martin 3. Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Chodleros de Laclos 4. The Stand - Stephen King 5. Then We Came to the End - Joshua Ferris 6. The Woman in White - Willkie Collins 7. The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan 8. The Collector - John Fowles 9. Sometimes a Great Notion - Ken Kesey ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28129 "2014-08-07T15:08:51Z")
Books where the story is told by more than one character’s point of view 1. As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner 2. A Song of Fire and Ice - George R. R. Martin 3. Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Chodleros de Laclos 4. The Stand - Stephen King 5. Then We Came to the End - Joshua Ferris 6. The Woman in White - Willkie Collins 7. The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan 8. The Collector - John Fowles 9. Sometimes a Great Notion - Ken Kesey 10. The Bible - various authors ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28130 "2014-08-07T15:11:22Z")
Books where the story is told by more than one character’s point of view 1. As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner 2. A Song of Fire and Ice - George R. R. Martin 3. Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Chodleros de Laclos 4. The Stand - Stephen King 5. Then We Came to the End - Joshua Ferris 6. The Woman in White - Willkie Collins 7. The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan 8. The Collector - John Fowles 9. Sometimes a Great Notion - Ken Kesey 10. The Bible - various authors 11. Dracula - Bram Stoker ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28131 "2014-08-07T15:16:34Z")
Books where the story is told by more than one character’s point of view 1. As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner 2. A Song of Fire and Ice - George R. R. Martin 3. Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Chodleros de Laclos 4. The Stand - Stephen King 5. Then We Came to the End - Joshua Ferris 6. The Woman in White - Willkie Collins 7. The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan 8. The Collector - John Fowles 9. Sometimes a Great Notion - Ken Kesey 10. The Bible - various authors 11. \*\*\*The Pigman \*\*\*by Paul Zindel 12. Dracula - Bram Stoker 13. \*\*\*\*\*The Poisonwood Bible \*\*\*\*\*by Barbara Kingsolver I’ll pass ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28132 "2014-08-07T15:33:19Z")
Fictional Gangsters 1. Johnny Rocco (Key Largo) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28133 "2014-08-07T15:34:32Z")
Fictional Gangsters 1. Johnny Rocco (Key Largo) 2. Marsellus Wallace (Pulp Fiction) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28134 "2014-08-07T16:20:49Z")
Fictional Gangsters 1. Johnny Rocco (Key Largo) 2. Marsellus Wallace (Pulp Fiction) 3. Meyer Wolfsheim (in _ **The Great Gatsby** _; he was based on Arnold Rothstein, the real gangster who fixed the 1919 World Series) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28135 "2014-08-07T16:37:33Z")
Fictional Gangsters 1. Johnny Rocco (Key Largo) 2. Marsellus Wallace (Pulp Fiction) 3. Meyer Wolfsheim (in The Great Gatsby; he was based on Arnold Rothstein, the real gangster who fixed the 1919 World Series) 4. Hanoi Xan (from the scripted but never filmed sequel _Buckaroo Banzai versus the World Crime League_) ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28136 "2014-08-07T16:48:57Z")
Fictional Gangsters 1. Johnny Rocco (Key Largo) 2. Marsellus Wallace (Pulp Fiction) 3. Meyer Wolfsheim (in The Great Gatsby; he was based on Arnold Rothstein, the real gangster who fixed the 1919 World Series) 4. Hanoi Xan (from the scripted but never filmed sequel Buckaroo Banzai versus the World Crime League) 5. Pearly Soames (“A Winter’s Tale” by Mark Helprin) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28137 "2014-08-07T16:51:42Z")
1. Johnny Rocco (Key Largo) 2. Marsellus Wallace (Pulp Fiction) 3. Meyer Wolfsheim (in The Great Gatsby; he was based on Arnold Rothstein, the real gangster who fixed the 1919 World Series) 4. Hanoi Xan (from the scripted but never filmed sequel Buckaroo Banzai versus the World Crime League) 5. Pearly Soames (“A Winter’s Tale” by Mark Helprin) 6. Rocky Sullivan, James Cagney in _Angels With Dirty Faces_ ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28138 "2014-08-07T17:24:31Z")
Fictional Gangsters 1. Johnny Rocco (Key Largo) 2. Marsellus Wallace (Pulp Fiction) 3. Meyer Wolfsheim (in The Great Gatsby; he was based on Arnold Rothstein, the real gangster who fixed the 1919 World Series) 4. Hanoi Xan (from the scripted but never filmed sequel Buckaroo Banzai versus the World Crime League) 5. Pearly Soames (“A Winter’s Tale” by Mark Helprin) 6. Rocky Sullivan, James Cagney in Angels With Dirty Faces 7. Tony Soprano (“The Sopranos”) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28139 "2014-08-07T17:28:28Z")
Fictional Gangsters 1. Johnny Rocco (Key Largo) 2. Marsellus Wallace (Pulp Fiction) 3. Meyer Wolfsheim (in The Great Gatsby; he was based on Arnold Rothstein, the real gangster who fixed the 1919 World Series) 4. Hanoi Xan (from the scripted but never filmed sequel Buckaroo Banzai versus the World Crime League) 5. Pearly Soames (“A Winter’s Tale” by Mark Helprin) 6. Rocky Sullivan, James Cagney in Angels With Dirty Faces 7. Tony Soprano (“The Sopranos”) 8. Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin (Marvel Comics) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28140 "2014-08-07T18:23:48Z")
1. Johnny Rocco (Key Largo) 2. Marsellus Wallace (Pulp Fiction) 3. Meyer Wolfsheim (in The Great Gatsby; he was based on Arnold Rothstein, the real gangster who fixed the 1919 World Series) 4. Hanoi Xan (from the scripted but never filmed sequel Buckaroo Banzai versus the World Crime League) 5. Pearly Soames (“A Winter’s Tale” by Mark Helprin) 6. Rocky Sullivan, James Cagney in Angels With Dirty Faces 7. Tony Soprano (“The Sopranos”) 8. Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin (Marvel Comics) 9. Duke Mantee, Humphrey Bogart in Petrified Forest (1936) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28141 "2014-08-07T18:41:25Z")
Fictional Gangsters 1. Johnny Rocco (Key Largo) 2. Marsellus Wallace (Pulp Fiction) 3. Meyer Wolfsheim (in The Great Gatsby; he was based on Arnold Rothstein, the real gangster who fixed the 1919 World Series) 4. Hanoi Xan (from the scripted but never filmed sequel Buckaroo Banzai versus the World Crime League) 5. Pearly Soames (“A Winter’s Tale” by Mark Helprin) 6. Rocky Sullivan, James Cagney in Angels With Dirty Faces 7. Tony Soprano (“The Sopranos”) 8. Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin (Marvel Comics) 9. Duke Mantee, Humphrey Bogart in Petrified Forest (1936) 10. Fat Sam Staccetto (Bugsy Malone) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28142 "2014-08-07T19:14:36Z")
Fictional Gangsters 1. Johnny Rocco (Key Largo) 2. Marsellus Wallace (Pulp Fiction) 3. Meyer Wolfsheim (in The Great Gatsby; he was based on Arnold Rothstein, the real gangster who fixed the 1919 World Series) 4. Hanoi Xan (from the scripted but never filmed sequel Buckaroo Banzai versus the World Crime League) 5. Pearly Soames (“A Winter’s Tale” by Mark Helprin) 6. Rocky Sullivan, James Cagney in Angels With Dirty Faces 7. Tony Soprano (“The Sopranos”) 8. Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin (Marvel Comics) 9. Duke Mantee, Humphrey Bogart in Petrified Forest (1936) 10. Fat Sam Staccetto (Bugsy Malone) 11. Michael Corleone ---
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Fictional Gangsters 1. Johnny Rocco (Key Largo) 2. Marsellus Wallace (Pulp Fiction) 3. Meyer Wolfsheim (in The Great Gatsby; he was based on Arnold Rothstein, the real gangster who fixed the 1919 World Series) 4. Hanoi Xan (from the scripted but never filmed sequel Buckaroo Banzai versus the World Crime League) 5. Pearly Soames (“A Winter’s Tale” by Mark Helprin) 6. Rocky Sullivan, James Cagney in Angels With Dirty Faces 7. Tony Soprano (“The Sopranos”) 8. Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin (Marvel Comics) 9. Duke Mantee, Humphrey Bogart in Petrified Forest (1936) 10. Fat Sam Staccetto (Bugsy Malone) 11. Michael Corleone 12. Jabba the Hutt [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1406) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1408)