Comments | ilovemyman70: List: Great American Novels 1980

ilovemyman70

List: Great American Novels 1980 - 2005

Jun 12, 2008 10:43

It seems, from the book, that this list was made after the New York Times Book Review editor asked about 200 editors, writers, critics and other members of the literature world what the single best American novel published in the last 25 years was. So, I guess a bunch of people didn’t want to play, and it came down to about 125 votes. So here's the ( Read more... )

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ilovemyman70 June 12 2008, 15:59:13 UTC

Excellent. Thanks for that and I'll keep it in mind!

lalam June 12 2008, 16:02:56 UTC

HATE Toni Morrison with a passion.

ilovemyman70 June 12 2008, 16:04:19 UTC

Why? (I've never heard of this author, so I'm just curious)

lalam June 12 2008, 19:00:36 UTC

Toni Morrison is an African American author who writes books about the depravity and inhumane treatment of black people by the white people.

I only read the Bluest Eye and threw the damn book against the wall because I couldn't stand her voice. It's about two small girls (one black, one white). EVERYTHING that could happen to the black girl does, she's raped, beaten, used, abused etc. all the while she's jealous of the white girl who gets everything. She puts white people up on a friggen platter and denigrates her own kind.

disgusting!

library_of_sex June 12 2008, 16:03:32 UTC

I tried to read Beloved last year, but I couldn't get past the first chapter. I may give it another go someday though.

ilovemyman70 June 12 2008, 16:05:45 UTC

You should read the first comment on this post, she says that you have to keep an open mind because things that make no sense at first will make sense at the end. Maybe this will help you if you try again.

Crap list bluesgirly June 12 2008, 16:10:48 UTC

I can't even believe that neither of my books are on there *LMAO snort* What a crap list that is.

****dies laughing******

Re: Crap list ilovemyman70 June 12 2008, 16:12:24 UTC

Um. Sorry. But I luve you!

Re: Crap list bluesgirly June 12 2008, 16:36:02 UTC

Re: Crap list lalam June 12 2008, 19:00:58 UTC

LOL, Oh, Val, you are a nutcase!:)

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oxymoron67 June 12 2008, 16:14:45 UTC

I just can't get into anything Toni Morrison writes. I read her work and think to myself:

1. The narrative wasn't broken, there is no need to fix it,
2. She is in dire need of an editor.

And the evil person in me wonders if A Confederacy of Dunces would be on this list if the author hadn't committed suicide.