If one went back to 1800, one could probably defend a “100 Best” compilation. From 1923, it’s a heavier lift. Maybe the list should be “100 Better than the Others”.
As among the Ishiguros, I wouldn’t have expected [i] Never Let Me Go [/i] to beat out [i] The Remains of the Day [/i] and [i] When We Were Orphans. [/i]
Well, I wonder: The Reivers by Faulkner; Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton; Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler; just as a first pass; surely those three would outrank some of the lighter offerings.
If one went back to 1800, one could probably defend a “100 Best” compilation. From 1923, it’s a heavier lift. Maybe the list should be “100 Better than the Others”.
Typical: by starting in 1923 they omit by one year Joyce’s [i]Ulysses[/i]. Shame on them!
As among the Ishiguros, I wouldn’t have expected [i] Never Let Me Go [/i] to beat out [i] The Remains of the Day [/i] and [i] When We Were Orphans. [/i]
Well, I wonder: The Reivers by Faulkner; Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton; Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler; just as a first pass; surely those three would outrank some of the lighter offerings.