Someone talk about this list with me, because I think it's going to give me an aneurysm. It's Entertainment Weekly, so. I don't know. I guess that makes it representative of the popular reader, but god. That makes me sad.
7. Maus, Art Spiegelman (1986/1991) 9. Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier (1997) 20. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding (1998) 21. On Writing, Stephen King (2000) 34. The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold (2002) 60. Nickel & Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich (2001) 65. The Giver, Lois Lowry (1993) 79. The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell (2000) 94. Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser (2001) 100. America (the Book), Jon Stewart/Daily Show (2004)
Out of those, I would consider Maus and the Giver worthy of being called new classics, if anything. All of that other stuff? No thx. Also, Cold Mountain is the second-worst book in the entire world (after As I Lay Dying). My 11th grade English teacher had pretty much the worst taste in reading materials of all time.
And as for the rest of the list, I want to read High Fidelity and Love in the Time of Cholera. That's all. And maybe the Kite Runner, to see if I can figure out what all the hype is for. F the rest of it. Give me classic-classics any day. I agree that that list is not particularly high-quality. Ugh.
7. Maus, Art Spiegelman (1986/1991)
9. Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier (1997)
20. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding (1998)
21. On Writing, Stephen King (2000)
34. The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold (2002)
60. Nickel & Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich (2001)
65. The Giver, Lois Lowry (1993)
79. The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell (2000)
94. Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser (2001)
100. America (the Book), Jon Stewart/Daily Show (2004)
Out of those, I would consider Maus and the Giver worthy of being called new classics, if anything. All of that other stuff? No thx. Also, Cold Mountain is the second-worst book in the entire world (after As I Lay Dying). My 11th grade English teacher had pretty much the worst taste in reading materials of all time.
And as for the rest of the list, I want to read High Fidelity and Love in the Time of Cholera. That's all. And maybe the Kite Runner, to see if I can figure out what all the hype is for. F the rest of it. Give me classic-classics any day. I agree that that list is not particularly high-quality. Ugh.
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