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Best Australian books of the 21st century: as chosen by 50 experts (theconversation.com)
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We were dismayed to see no Australians on the New York Times Best Books of the 21st Century – so, with the help of 50 experts, we created our own, all-Australian list. You can have your say, too!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Look, I have massive problems with these over populated lists.

I didn't bother counting, but it's implied this is a list of at least 50 books of the 21st century. For those that read this genre (aussie authors) they probably have read most of these.

For those that haven't, holy hell, it's just a random pick.

I see so many lists of movies, books, recipes that are 'top NN!' and anything more than 10 I tap out :"Nah, I don't have time to evaluate this".

So, you lost me Aussie authors ☹️

Don't get me started on the AI bot articles...They are ruining even tech searches for info.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I guess for those who don't read much it can give you an initial filter to use and then you can just pick a few that tickle your fancy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Sorry bruh. I'll start with top 10, not gunna troll through 50+.

I can sort through any reader app based on my fave genres and rating and I'd be happy.

I'm always game to give a well rated read outside my preferred genres a go, but I'm not going to start with 50 books listed in what/which? order

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'm saying you (as in "a person", not you-you) could pick a few from these 50 - I'm not saying start reading 50 books and only finish the ones you like lol. I'd guess "experts" might pick a few of the titles different from popular ratings so there's probably some meaningful differences vs "goodreads top 50 books by Australian authors", but I'm not an avid reader so idk, maybe you'd have a better idea 😅

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

My bad. No offence intended.

It's probably more a reflection of my general topic/genre preference over author/nationality/individual.

And if you give me 50+ random experts, I'm tapping out....

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

That Boochani book was really eye-opening. Came across it via The Guardian when it first came out.