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BasedArzy t1_j29bu3e wrote

Infinite Jest is far too high and there are numerous omissions but that is certainly a list of 100 books that are mostly very good.

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pretenditscherrylube t1_j2b3fd5 wrote

The list includes Mein Kamf, Ayn Rand, and several other white supremacist titles. I doubt we should be taking this list seriously.

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KimBrrr1975 t1_j2ba4ly wrote

Sometimes it's worth reading "icky" books to get a sense of where other people get their ideas from. I like to know what echo chambers other people are living in.

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pretenditscherrylube t1_j2bncnu wrote

Same, but I don’t know that this list is worth quibbling over the placement of infinite jest.

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SlingsAndArrowsOf t1_j2b7wj8 wrote

You're gonna have people voting in edgy/ troll titles on 4 chan. That happens every year afaik.

What were some of the other white supremacist texts, if u don't mind me asking?

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pizzapastamix OP t1_j2bpfss wrote

Besides this troll picks, the list is actually useable. I read several books which were in the previous top 100 list and liked them for the most part. For example Stoner, the sailor who fell from grace with the sea, 2666, Siddhartha, Metamorphose, the Stranger and some more. I wouldn't disregard it completely because of some edgy picks

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pizzapastamix OP t1_j2bp5cp wrote

Infinited Jest is a long time inside joke on /lit/, that's probably why it's so high. The same with Mein Kampf and the other questionable picks

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