The List (Part Seven)

So that was just one example of my suggestions.  What it may reveal about my biases and beliefs, I have no interest in exploring.  But they do exist.  How could they not?  The thing about suggesting books is that it is not really like suggesting music, food, clothing or movies.  Those things do not involve investing a great deal of time in a narrative and then arriving at a conclusion about whether the time used was spent well.  This may be why newspapers are more confident suggesting the above than in suggesting literature.  And that is a valid fear.


Books speak to us beyond trends and fads that are assumed to be special, hip and everlasting.  No one wants to be clinging to something that will not matter the next day or year.  It is important to look for the work that will last beyond us.

Finally, do not ask me what you should be reading.  Ask yourself what you want to read and enjoy.  Such biases can only belong to you.