tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post3893170643916610514..comments2023-11-02T06:50:17.503-07:00Comments on <ul>Fantasy & SciFi Lovin' Reviews</ul>: Books That Make You DumbSQThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-81097605160153498692008-01-28T09:25:00.000-08:002008-01-28T09:25:00.000-08:00Carl, totally arbitrary. Charles, yeah, it doesn't...Carl, totally arbitrary. <BR/><BR/>Charles, yeah, it doesn't seem to take into account what students have to read, or else it just doesn't say so. I read a lot of books on that list because I had to, not because I wanted to.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-70875532068932565962008-01-28T09:06:00.000-08:002008-01-28T09:06:00.000-08:00A confounding is that many books folks are "forced...A confounding is that many books folks are "forced" to read, either in school or life, and thus these are not selected for and do not represent anything to do with intelligent choice.<BR/><BR/>Interesting however.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-49951163244038572262008-01-28T07:03:00.000-08:002008-01-28T07:03:00.000-08:00Definitely proves how unscientific a list it is wh...Definitely proves how unscientific a list it is when you look at it and well loved classics are on both sides as are newer 'it' books that may or may not be total dreck. It was a fun idea, but certainly just one of those things that is as arbitrary as they come.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-84137538821479263382008-01-27T14:35:00.000-08:002008-01-27T14:35:00.000-08:00Er, Furious, Atlas is on the "makes you smart" sid...Er, Furious, Atlas is on the "makes you smart" side. I just commented on it because I can't stand Ayn Rand. It's a personal thing. I don't think she makes her point so much as bludgeons you to death with it.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-1917008431840285382008-01-27T13:24:00.000-08:002008-01-27T13:24:00.000-08:00yeah that's a pretty flawed list. Atlas Shrugged d...yeah that's a pretty flawed list. Atlas Shrugged does not make you dumb.furiousBallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158133736035219163noreply@blogger.com