Comments | rinabeana: OCLC top 1000 book list

rinabeana

OCLC top 1000 book list

Apr 16, 2006 21:54

Yes, I am a fiend for book lists. George over at the Noelke Reading List brought this OCLC list to my attention. Of course I had to see how many I'd read. It seems that about a fifth of the items are periodicals/reference books/music. I've read about a fifth of the list, but a fourth of the books. Go me ( Read more... )

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burntsienna17 April 17 2006, 14:15:11 UTC

I'm sure glad that "Garfield" (#15 on the list) is one of "the intellectual works that have been judged to be worth owning by the "purchase vote" of libraries around the globe." Silly silly.

Shakespeare anonymous April 18 2006, 11:35:46 UTC

He certainly does beat Dickens!
There's a lot of good books here. But, "Blueberries for Sal" ought to be higher than #995! I've read it to R & G hundreds of times and I'm still not tired of it. That makes it an exception in children's literature...
Thanks for posting!
Geo

Re: Shakespeare rinabeana April 18 2006, 12:21:14 UTC

I can't remember if I've actually read that. I ended up deciding that I hadn't, though I've heard of it. I don't think this list is the be all/end all, either. I just love book lists, though!

babagannoush April 19 2006, 16:25:41 UTC

Question: Does #112, Haggadah, refer specifically to the Passover story within the bible, the the Passover procedural book of story and rituals, or to "Haggadah" in general which is the "story" (as opposed to "law") portion of the Old Testament?

rinabeana April 20 2006, 02:24:03 UTC

It seems to be referring to this. I confess my ignorance.

babagannoush April 19 2006, 16:57:56 UTC

Coolness:
#315: Prophet - Kahlil Gibran (3/15 is my birthday. Woo!)
#450: Little Engine that Could - Watty Piper (Amusing.)
#782: Silmarillion - J. R. R. Tolkien (Toughest book to start ever!)
#972: Light in the Attic - Shel Silverstein (Double Woo!)

Weirdness:
#XXX: Title [film version] - William Shakespeare
W. T. Fuck?

Also, why is it that H. K. Rowling gets multiple listings, Garfield gets a listing, and Alan Moore gets bupkes. Where's the love, people? Garfield hasn't been worth reading in at least ten years.

rinabeana April 20 2006, 02:28:55 UTC

For Pete's sake, people! Get over the Garfield thing! It's Garfield from 1980! It's been around that long and a lot of libraries have gotten it.

Besides, this list isn't the be all end all. It's just the libraries in the OCLC who have these books. Yes, that's a lot of them, but who's to say you don't have a way cooler library in your neck of the woods? I tried to get V for Vendetta from a library in Austin and I was 17th in line so I went ahead and bought it. (We're reading it for ( ... )

babagannoush April 20 2006, 07:07:37 UTC

RE: Garfield

OK, I'll ease up. Garfield at large was funny. At least, the strips from that time were (I don't remember exactly which ones were in the book).

Re: Other

When I lived in Somerville, MA only 1/2 an hour from Harvard the Somervill Public Library WAS way cooler than your average library. It had a whole huge secion (i.e. room) just for sci-fi, fantasy, and graphic novels. It' was the cat's pajamas, let me tell you.

Also, if you like V for Vendetta, check out Watchmen. Never before Watchmen has a piece of liturature creeped the hell out of me so much. This includes all the Stephen King books.

rinabeana April 20 2006, 12:49:37 UTC

Cool libraries rule!

I haven't started V for Vendetta yet because our meeting isn't until May 7th and I don't think it will take me that long to read. I'll keep your rec in mind, though!