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jwharris28
Posted 2015-04-23 8:22 AM (#10281 - in reply to #10279)
Subject: Re: The Definitive 1950s Reading Challenge		Quote Reply



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dustydigger - 2015-04-23 5:09 AM I didnt want to get too far ahead of the majority so I have added some extra books to the list to make 20,and will probably complete them in May. Its a fun challenge,and I have read lots of new books and authors. Too bad there wont be so many free books online when we come to the 60s. I will probably only be able to do a minimum number of books there,as the majority are not available in my library system,and I cant afford to buy many books. We'll see.

It disturbs me that libraries don't carry these books. What kind of classics must they be if libraries don't carry them? When I go to used bookstores, or order used books from ABEBooks, quite often I end up buying library discards. That bugs me. I want libraries to be repositories of knowledge, not warehouses for free books that are in the most demand.

 Many of the books on these lists are remembered by hardcore SF fans, but not by our culture in general.


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