Hanrahan@slrpnk.net to Books@lemmy.worldEnglish · il y a 1 mois

The 100 best novels of all time

www.theguardian.com

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The 100 best novels of all time

www.theguardian.com

Hanrahan@slrpnk.net to Books@lemmy.worldEnglish · il y a 1 mois
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The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?
  • teft@piefed.socialEnglish
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    il y a 1 mois

    The 100th-60th best books of all time according to guardian*

    Like why even split a list like this into multiple days?

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
      2·
      il y a 1 mois

      If people keep coming back to see a fifth of the list at a time, it costs a fifth as much to produce the content per view.

  • decended_being@midwest.social
    7·
    il y a 1 mois

    Come back on Thursday for 60 to 41

    Ugh, I hate how dissemination of information is adjusted to fit into a mould that will make money.

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
      3·
      il y a 1 mois

      I mean, I’m not coming back on Thursday. There are plenty of sources out there on the Internet with their Top N rankings other than The Guardian.

  • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
    1·
    il y a 1 mois

    Sorry some good books are there but this is not top 100 books of all time. So many books I would of added not even on their list.

        • giantripdrop@piefed.socialEnglish
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          il y a 1 mois

          There are only a couple on there I have actually read, a few more I’ve heard of. The Cormac McCarthy books I enjoyed, insofar as one can enjoy those subjects (The Road and Blood Meridian). The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K LeGuin is one I’d recommend to fantasy/scifi fans. And when I was younger I didn’t enjoy it, but I always find myself engaged with Hemingways stories even when I think I won’t be (A farewell to arms).

  • iamthetot@piefed.caEnglish
    1·
    il y a 1 mois

    Strange hostility towards the article format here in the books community, a medium that famously comes out in volumes over time.

    • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      il y a 1 mois

      Interesting point. Reminds me of how Tale of Two Cities started out as monthly installments before they were eventually bundled into a single book.