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What do you think of this list: http://thegreatestbooks.org/
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It's stupid to make lists like this, pretty broadly. "Quality" does not work that way.
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>aggregated list
>way too many americans

bloom's list is better and more comprehensive. this is basically just metacritic for books.
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>>8211972
I mean, it could be worse, but it certainly isn't good.
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>thegreatestbooks
>the great gatsby
>huck finn
>pride and prejudice
>grapes of wrath
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>>8212018
It's almost like people vote for the few books they've read in their life, which happen to be the ones they were forced to read in high school.
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