I am a sucker for book lists. I go beyond bookworm to something approaching bookparasite.
I came across another book list at The Vermont Traditionalist: http://vttradcon.wordpress.com/ entitled Intercollegiate Review’s 50 Worst and Best Books (of the 20th century). The list was created at the turn of the century (1999 – not what my generation would likely consider the turn). You can find the article at: http://www.mmisi.org/ir/35_01/50worst.pdf One fascinating aspect of this article is the placement of The Autobiography of Malcolm X on both the worst and best list.
Read the article and see what you think.
2 responses so far ↓
BloggingChickie // July 12, 2008 at 12:32 pm |
I love books too. What a list! I felt the comments were kind of mean. How about this one:
A Catholic convert and Trappist monk, Merton’s natural gifts as a writer enabled
him to introduce tens of thousands of readers to the spiritual fulfillments of
contemplative life – a stunning achievement for an American.
As an American, I found this dig annoying.
donstuff // July 12, 2008 at 1:24 pm |
And the dig was made by Americans. My assumption is that the authors assume Americans are not particularly contemplative – and it is hard to be so when there is such great TV available (tounge firmly in cheek).