Best Books of 2018 lists

[kestrell]

I spent most of yesterday browsing the "Best Books of 2018" lists of both The New York Times and The Guardian and, as usual, am frustrated by the seeming narrow mindedness of the Times, which seems to think all readers are PhD.-educated liberals living in a metropolitan area (not Dorchester, though), who are obsessed with politics and pricey food fashions (you would never see a cookbook about how to cook food in a tin in the Times, for instance).

Also, no genre fiction, ever.

The Guardian list is a very welcome contrast, and includes a number of SF recommendations in the subgenre of feminist SF alone. Also, *lots* of mysteries (which I stock up on for winter), and an Allan Garner biography.

Now, I'll just use some of my vast tin collection to store up on biscuits and I'll see everyone in the spring, shall I?

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

But will you bake something in the tin before the 21st?

[bibliofile]

Yes, I'll rely on the Times (NY) for news but rarely the cultural stuff. Unless I want to know about something going on in their "art world" (e.g., exhibits). For culture, for me, it's The Guardian all the way.

[waves to you & your biscuits]

[kestrell]

My biscuits and I wave back!