1/x The Best Novels of 2023.
I’ve been looking at a lot of lists of “best books” lately, and realizing that they have something in common. No, not the actual books on them (the lists are surprisingly heterogeneous); what they have in common is that almost none define what they mean by best, what criteria they used, or frequently even who the selectors were. As Best Books lists come out for 2023, the trend continues. I’ll post those lists in this thread, thru year end. @bookstodon
I’ve been looking at a lot of lists of “best books” lately, and realizing that they have something in common. No, not the actual books on them (the lists are surprisingly heterogeneous); what they have in common is that almost none define what they mean by best, what criteria they used, or frequently even who the selectors were. As Best Books lists come out for 2023, the trend continues. I’ll post those lists in this thread, thru year end. @bookstodon