Most memorable books of the last 25 years.

III · Dec 31, 2007

USA Today released their list of the most memorable books of the last 25 years. I thought it was a fairly interesting designation - "most memorable". Definitely different than "best" or even "best selling". Just wondering what everyone else thinks of the list and more importantly, the importance of writing a book that popular culture considers "memorable".

Shadow_Ferret · Dec 31, 2007

I hated What to Expect When You're Expecting. I had to hide it from my wife because all it did was compound all her fears about her pregnancy instead of alieve them.

As a fiction writer, I think there are far too many non-fiction books on that list, although its nice to see that the first 3, no matter what you think of them, are fiction.

willietheshakes · Dec 31, 2007

As a bookseller, a book journalist, and a writer, it's pretty hard to quibble with any of those choices.

slcboston · Dec 31, 2007

Read three, own two of those three, and... that's about it. And actually haven't yet read Hawking's book, though it's been on my "to do" list for years.

So they weren't really memorable for me at all.

Shadow_Ferret · Dec 31, 2007

As a reader though, I find the list rather uninteresting.

willietheshakes · Dec 31, 2007

As a reader, yes, it's uninspiring. And I would use the word "influential", rather than memorable. And I'm surprised to not see either The Alchemist or The Celestine Prophecy there...

Most memorable books of the last 25 years.

III

rockin the suburbs

Shadow_Ferret

Court Jester

willietheshakes

Gentleman. Scholar. Bastard.

slcboston

Pasture-ized

Shadow_Ferret

Court Jester

willietheshakes

Gentleman. Scholar. Bastard.