Monday, February 24, 2014

Books To Get Excited Over

On the Internet, you can find lots of lists of Top 100 books, or books everyone should read.  At Modern Library, they have provided a list, and also made a list based on reader's votes:





Their board of authors' list has the usual suspects, but the top ten of the readers' list shows a great example of what produces passion among readers:

  • 4 Ayn Rand books
  • 3 L. Ron Hubbard books
  • 2 books that are commonly assigned in high school
  • The Lord of the Rings.

So that's what literati stuff the ballot-box for.  I have to admit (at risk of losing my nerd card) I've never read The Lord of the Rings.  But I probably should, as it's the only book in the top ten without religious/philosophical connections, and that the readers weren't forced to read.

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