Today my (younger) brother sent me this link, a list of 100 "new classics" (books) from 1983 - 2008. #5 is American Pastoral. Hmm so far so good. #17 Love in the Time of Cholera. Hmm I can live with that. Then, #29, Bel Canto. OMG and OMG. Does this mean I'm actually obliged to finish it? I read about 60%, is it gonna get better? But, but... it's so tedious! And lame!
#33 is the one I'm reading now, The Year of Magical Thinking, which I feel compelled to blog about soon. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (aka the best book ever) is #53. I dunno, this is getting suspicious. Veeery interesting that the Da Vinci Code made it onto the list. OK I get it, it sucks but it's still a classic simply for its insane popularity.
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*shudder* now I'm a bit nervous abt what u think abt Magical Thinking... it's not the best book ever but i like it when i feel like reading something very detached and cool about death haha.
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