tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post3666858387223230151..comments2024-03-27T18:28:32.102-07:00Comments on Rose City Reader: List: Erica Jong's Top 100 20th Century Novels by WomenGilion at Rose City Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-56937907299262931322016-07-24T15:10:22.813-07:002016-07-24T15:10:22.813-07:00Thanks, Gilion! A list without snobbery (because i...Thanks, Gilion! A list without snobbery (because it's anonymous) is an excellent idea and certainly removes the "shoulds" from what people might like or dislike. Your point is well taken - books serve different purposes, and one of the benefits of lists is to broaden our reading horizons. How nice that we can read and judge for ourselves. J.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02806805528636359436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-79046690964858798122016-07-21T17:20:05.012-07:002016-07-21T17:20:05.012-07:00I've never heard of this list and a lot of tho...I've never heard of this list and a lot of those on the list are unknown to me. Hmmm, American-heavy? I guess it is what it is. I did start Fear of Flying but DNF it at the time. I'll eventually read some Jong ... and maybe move on to her list :)guiltlessreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966826359454179677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-49561573505517215922016-07-21T13:17:02.271-07:002016-07-21T13:17:02.271-07:00Debbie: There's no question that the results a...Debbie: There's no question that the results are haphazard! Jong says in her article that she opened the discussion to anyone on her website, and the people she solicited directly were only those she had correct email addresses for. I appreciate her candor!<br /><br />JG: Jong explained that respondents were frank because the responses were anonymous. "They apologized for liking certain Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-1192792895607875292016-07-21T05:16:01.190-07:002016-07-21T05:16:01.190-07:00I almost stopped reading at "Gone with the Wi...I almost stopped reading at "Gone with the Wind." Really? How was "top novels" defined? That said, what's your take, since you've read so many of them?J.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02806805528636359436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-34830104861468947292016-07-21T03:12:11.984-07:002016-07-21T03:12:11.984-07:00I recant: there are more British novelists that I ...I recant: there are more British novelists that I realized on this list. and actually TWO Canadians. But, still . . .Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-38453372960336651562016-07-21T03:08:57.777-07:002016-07-21T03:08:57.777-07:00I suspect that the “250 or so distinguished women...I suspect that the “250 or so distinguished women writers and critics” were all American as the list is predominantly so. There are a few British writers and a token Canadian but it's terribly skewed to American writers. I'm sure they wrote a number of the top books of 20th century, but surely there are more international voices that could be represented.Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.com