tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post1766440829541545723..comments2023-05-21T14:46:54.138+01:00Comments on FictionBitch: World Books?Elizabeth Baineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-58940661841708765482007-03-02T14:39:00.000+00:002007-03-02T14:39:00.000+00:00I see that Crime and Punishment was on the men's l...I see that Crime and Punishment was on the men's list - would it have appeared before the BBC produce a popular dramatisation a couple of years ago? I doubt it.<BR/><BR/>We've become obsessed with polls and lists during the last few years and the results have been largely depressing: 'Men Behaving Badly' was voted the greatest ever TV comedy series, Robbie Williams got a higher rating than Mozart in the 'Musicians of the Millenium' poll and 'Lord of the Rings' is the greatest book ever. <BR/><BR/>The only lists worth reading are those that are unashamedly elitist and are complied by experts. For example, Taschen's '1001 Films/Books You Must See/Read Before You Die' have introduced me to several masterpieces that I'd never heard of.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-41546775564896095792007-03-01T18:25:00.000+00:002007-03-01T18:25:00.000+00:00There really is nothing to be said about it. I tri...There really is nothing to be said about it. I tried to think of something, I really did, but nothing came to mind...Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651417997212482246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-52987436999119174992007-03-01T18:23:00.000+00:002007-03-01T18:23:00.000+00:00I was curious, because it is a UK based site, if t...I was curious, because it is a UK based site, if the ten books I put in would be on the list already. I was surprised to only have one unique title. <BR/><BR/>As for the lowest common denomimator syndrome that takes place in surveys like this one, I guess I'm just glad when people are talking about books, and if just one parent shares a book that she/he loved when young, that is a good day for me.Lisa Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543435909439905937noreply@blogger.com