AdamSmith Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 These lists are usually fairly ridiculous but this one I like a lot. His selection and also his notes on each title: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/17/the-100-best-novels-written-in-english-the-full-list lookin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamSmith Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 P.S. In that article, I just noticed that each book title is a hyperlink that leads to a full-length article on the respective book. lookin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RA1 Posted August 29, 2015 Members Share Posted August 29, 2015 I am ashamed to say I have only read 32 of these BUT my personal interest turned to more technical books some *#* years ago. I still read some 25 or so fiction or non-fiction books a year, as well as a big pile of technical books, articles, magazines, etc. I used to read while riding the airlines between jobs. Now I read while waiting on my pax. Best regards, RA1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamSmith Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 I am ashamed to say I have only read 32 of these That puts you ahead of me! The article-length review/appreciations of each book, behind the hyperlinks in that article, remind me of the ones I want to read, or re-read. Or finish reading! Several of the major ones I started in college, and read just enough of not to look entirely stupid in seminar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axiom2001 Posted August 30, 2015 Members Share Posted August 30, 2015 This is list is acceptable in its own right, but it is devoid of any authors of "color." Ralph Ellison's The Invisible Man should have been listed here as well as one by James Baldwin and Toni Morrison. Did I see any titles by John Steinbeck? These "lists," so to speak are so subjective!!! AdamSmith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamSmith Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 Those are all excellent points. I agree absolutely that Ellison and Baldwin are grievous omissions. Instead of (or in addition to) Toni Morrison, I would add Zora Neale Hurston. axiom2001 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RA1 Posted August 30, 2015 Members Share Posted August 30, 2015 Are not lists and books subjective by definition? Should we be reading Joseph? Best regards, RA1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
