And now a direct link to Arse Technica, too. Sigh.
Anyway, yeah, this is the new normal. It's not like it matters, these lists were always shit, it's what journos publish when they're too high or hungover to shit out essay number 123509872345 about the plight of the <protected class> in <genre>.
Perhaps "Summer Reading Lists" are different? They can be made with books you intend to read over the summer? That'd be fine.
But these books don't even exist.
I had no idea people disliked this site, I'll try to remember to archive it if I somehow want to link it again.
And now a direct link to Arse Technica, too. Sigh.
Anyway, yeah, this is the new normal. It's not like it matters, these lists were always shit, it's what journos publish when they're too high or hungover to shit out essay number 123509872345 about the plight of the <protected class> in <genre>.
Perhaps "Summer Reading Lists" are different? They can be made with books you intend to read over the summer? That'd be fine.
But these books don't even exist.
I had no idea people disliked this site, I'll try to remember to archive it if I somehow want to link it again.