I don't like things like top 50 lists because they tend to have a lot of older classic books that were certainly influential to the genre, but might be boring compared to a modern book. And most people end up reading those classics in school anyhow.
And I wouldn't spend a lot of time with fantasy or science fiction books from 50 years ago. Very few have held up well over time compared to modern series. The Dune books, for example, are on every reading list, but they are boring with poor character development, which was typical of sci-fi from that time. And each book in the series gets worse. The only reason to even read the first book is because it influenced the genre so much.
I don't like things like top 50 lists because they tend to have a lot of older classic books that were certainly influential to the genre, but might be boring compared to a modern book. And most people end up reading those classics in school anyhow.
And I wouldn't spend a lot of time with fantasy or science fiction books from 50 years ago. Very few have held up well over time compared to modern series. The Dune books, for example, are on every reading list, but they are boring with poor character development, which was typical of sci-fi from that time. And each book in the series gets worse. The only reason to even read the first book is because it influenced the genre so much.
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