>mogged by TrueLitYeah, it’s over isn’t it.
let me guess, they read Lolita and managed to get "erm, having sex with teenage girls is LE BAD, actually" out of it
>>25039482Toni Morrison being in the top 10, let alone anywhere on the chart, turns it into a joke.
>>25039482>ASOIAF better than Goethe's Faust
>>25039482don't know if i've even heard of east of eden; though ive still read maybe a quarter of this list
>>25039485You are required to submit at least one woman and one nigger author when voting. I can see her having enough crossover among the user base to end up that high considering she is one of the few women and black authors worth a dammPlus if she counts as a entry for both requirements she is basically a cheat code to vote for more of your actual favorites
>>25039482>steinbeck at the very topI feel like I owe /lit/ an apology
I don't hate their choices but as always with plebbit lists, they stink of the neurosis of forcing themselves to be conscious of representation at all times.
>>25039516It's pretty funny that they called out the 4chan list for not having women but need to force their own ilk to include some
>>25039482>MOGGED>IT'S OVER
the fake chart was much better
>>25039482was that voted on in a survey and ranked? or was it curated? because any curated list has a much higher upside and its not a gair comparison!!
>>25039482Why is The Master and the Margarita so high? It's not that great, I'd put dozens of other novels before it.
>>25039482Max Lawton disease really did a number on them. So many nu-lit choices...also look at how meek the title is. It's not TOP 100, or TOP 100 BOOKS OF ALL TIME. It's "Our Favorite Books" implying there's no basis attempt at choosing books which are great strongholds of literature. My list of FAVORITE books is way different than my list of GREATEST books.
>>25039482>ASOIAF>the handmaid's tale>all somehow above the red and the blackround all redditors into camps and gas them
>>25039482>1.>East of EdenStopped reading there.
>>25039512It is.
>>25039482Is East of Eden really that good? Also>Toni Morrison, Game of Thrones and Handmaids' Tale on the list
>>25039944No it's a mushy moralizing with one-dimensional characters. I haven't read any other Steinbeck, so maybe his other books are better.
>>25039482the chart's design itself is so shit
>>25039526It's not just their lists. Their need for acceptance into polite liberal society affects every action they make, every word they say in conversation. Life is a stage for their gay little show of being harmless good boys (unless of course we are dealing with Nazis or any white people in general then they are the most savage and uncaring animals ever to walk the earth)
>>25039482OP forgot to put the Hall of Fame part of the list in as well...
>>25039961It's actually the least mushy moralizing of his books.
>>25039944No, Steinbeck's midwit-tier. Transparent moralizing, execrable characterization, incessant "GUYS HERE'S THE THEMES GUYS GUYS HERE'S THE THEMES GUYS IT'S A REFERENCE GUYS" style writing, etc. >East of Edenvery much "baby's first serious literature" kind of book although the dominatrix blackmail's quite funny
>>25039482Meh, East if Eden is the #1 book ever now? Ok.Lolita's placing is absurd. Provocative media like Lolita always garner the loudest opinions of a misinformed public. Or media that are only known for one thing.Lolita is a well written novel that's fun and provocative, it's not a top 10 work of world literature, fuck sake.
>>25040020McCarthy > PynchonOtherwise, I agree with this.
>>25039482This really is significantly better i'm afraid
Left hand of darkness is one of the shittiest sci-fi books ive ever read
