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Looked up the "Best" 100 books and I'm embarrassed to say I've only read exactly
25%. Of course, best is relative...
Indeed, 'best' is a hopelessly subjective concept. However, this does not purport to be any such thing. The link aims to discover the 'best-loved' books. There are a lot of things I like the best without thinking they're actually better than other such things.
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Originally Posted by greatblueheron
Surprised to see 50 Shades of Gray on the list...
so I might make my own list of favorite 100 books.
Why would that surprise you? They sold a gazillion copies. Obviously, they are very popular. The entire list is based off an online survey of the public.
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Originally Posted by chicagoliz
The standard must not be "greatness" even in the most subjective sense, but must be based on popularity or sales or something.
Doesn't anybody bother to even find the website? Even with a broken link, it took me about ten seconds.
Indeed, 'best' is a hopelessly subjective concept. However, this does not purport to be any such thing. The link aims to discover the 'best-loved' books. There are a lot of things I like the best without thinking they're actually better than other such things.
Why would that surprise you? They sold a gazillion copies. Obviously, they are very popular. The entire list is based off an online survey of the public.
Doesn't anybody bother to even find the website? Even with a broken link, it took me about ten seconds.
A lot of them are on the BBC Top 100 challenge that I'm trying to (eventually) finish.
How did you like your 42?
I have read 23 on the list but only gave a few a 5 star review. Quite a few more are on my "want to read" list and I added 3 more after seeing the list.
These lists are funny. It reminds me of the books that must be read in school. So many of them have bad reviews but they "must" be read.
Meh... the handful that I liked, I loved. The ones that I didn't like, I hated. There was no in between.
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