Tbh the list is fine, I read most of these books. It they were forced upon me as a teenage in my college. Rereading would probably give me a complete different meaning and perspective than at the time of me being a teenager.
This is a good defense of Twitter's most recent List de Jour (displacing the Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time list, I think). I'm a bit more familiar with Lex and, well, the list is in character — he's kind of a basic guy, but that's why all of his (way too long for me) podcasts are interviewing other people. But he's nice and sincere and it really is a good idea to reread all those books you were forced to in high school since they are much more likely to be enjoyable now that you aren't a 17 year old who has to write a book report at the end of it.
That list made me very sad because Fridman can afford to read generalist things and I may not get to the Civil War on my antiracist reading list this year. (There are 20!! books left, they absolutely keep coming (I was delighted that Maria Stewart got a whole book), and I will take the usual Hugo nomination and 3 Weeks breaks although "The Price Of Whiteness" from last year certainly counts as both 3 Weeks and antiracism) But I did sign up for Ilan Stavans's class at YIVO on "The Birth Of The Jewish Novel" so I will read some classic literature this month. "The Player of Games" sounds like a very good choice although I have not read it.
Tbh the list is fine, I read most of these books. It they were forced upon me as a teenage in my college. Rereading would probably give me a complete different meaning and perspective than at the time of me being a teenager.
This is a good defense of Twitter's most recent List de Jour (displacing the Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time list, I think). I'm a bit more familiar with Lex and, well, the list is in character — he's kind of a basic guy, but that's why all of his (way too long for me) podcasts are interviewing other people. But he's nice and sincere and it really is a good idea to reread all those books you were forced to in high school since they are much more likely to be enjoyable now that you aren't a 17 year old who has to write a book report at the end of it.
Sachs must not have been near a high school lately. It took me a liberal arts bachelors to get through most of this list (in the 70s).
I've been well read for, oh, five decades and I would love to have the time to reread most of this list. So far retirement is really busy.
Know nothing about the source guy but this is a decent list.
And I have to find time for "Chip War" since it is only being praised by the entire world.
That list made me very sad because Fridman can afford to read generalist things and I may not get to the Civil War on my antiracist reading list this year. (There are 20!! books left, they absolutely keep coming (I was delighted that Maria Stewart got a whole book), and I will take the usual Hugo nomination and 3 Weeks breaks although "The Price Of Whiteness" from last year certainly counts as both 3 Weeks and antiracism) But I did sign up for Ilan Stavans's class at YIVO on "The Birth Of The Jewish Novel" so I will read some classic literature this month. "The Player of Games" sounds like a very good choice although I have not read it.