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america's 100 greatest movies the 100 best books of the decade (according to the Times, that is)
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The Times recently published a list of the 100 best books of the decade. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/boo... I know, such lists are almost by definition useless and this list is, for many reasons, quite ridiculous. But yet, this kind of topic regularly comes back in AFCA. The vast majority of the books I haven't heard about. There are some books I have read (12) and some 6 more _title_s look familiar - but claiming that some/all of those books belongs to the top 100? Of a decade? The comments by readers of the Times are often quite funny. For book lovers: enjoy and/or get irritated. regards, |
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The Times recently published a list of the 100 best books of the decade. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/boo... I know, such lists are almost by definition useless and this list is, for many reasons, quite ridiculous. But yet, this kind of topic regularly comes back in AFCA. The vast majority of the books I haven't heard about. There are some books I have read (12) and some 6 more _title_s look familiar - but claiming that some/all of those books belongs to the top 100? Of a decade? It's as good as list as any, which doesn't say too much, of course. It's quite anglocentric, not at all surprising considering the source, with mostly very good stuff and a few hunks of dreck thrown in to appease and incite. I know of all but a few of the books, and some that I don't know I am familiar with the authors. I've read* about forty or so of them, but most of that wasn't for fun. nj though some were very unexpected pleasures m *fully or partially, meaning at least half the book - this was the decade of me not finishing any books unless they were stellar, due to an embarrassment of riches and just too much to read. I don't read much at all these days, I blame the job.
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I have read (12) Ah, it's going to be one of those threads, is it? I've read all 100 of them. Five times.
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I have read (12) Ah, it's going to be one of those threads, is it? I've read all 100 of them. Five times. I've read 12. And regretted one of the twelve. Mary
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I have read (12) Ah, it's going to be one of those threads, is it? I've read all 100 of them. Five times. I've read five of them a hundred times each
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america's 100 greatest movies the 100 best books of the decade (according to the Times, that is)
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The Times recently published a list of the 100 best books of the decade. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/boo... I know, such lists are almost by definition useless and this list is, for many reasons, quite ridiculous. But yet, this kind of topic regularly comes back in AFCA. The vast majority of the books I haven't heard about. There are some books I have read (12) and some 6 more _title_s look familiar - but claiming that some/all of those books belongs to the top 100? Of a decade? The comments by readers of the Times are often quite funny. For book lovers: enjoy and/or get irritated. 9. (Freakonomics, Short History, Kite Runner, Plot vs. American, Corrections, Heartbreaking, DaVinci, Life of Pi, Tipping Point) And I'm not starting any comprehensive Books that AFCA participants have read list this time. That's what got me in trouble with Infinte Jest . Interestingly, White Teeth by Zadie Smith was, IIRC, the only one on the first 100 Best Novels list that no one in this group had read. And it's on this list, too. Still.
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