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Interesting. Number of the 100 of his favorite books written before year X: 1500 6 1900 29 1950 24 1990 41 2022 0 → it's all pretty recent, which is surp
by 5mv2 4y ago
Interesting.
Number of the 100 of his favorite books written before year X:
1500 6
1900 29
1950 24
1990 41
2022 0
→ it's all pretty recent, which is surprising for a Taleb reader
→ but 0 was written in the last 30y!
Also, 0 of the books he read in the last 30y made it to his 100 favorites list.
When I did the same exercise, 50% of my favorite books were readings from early adulthood. It scared me: am I not learning anymore?
I hope I'm not the only one.
- JKCalhoun 4y agoIt's possible you read the best first. We collectively seem to have anointed plenty of books as "best" — perhaps that's where you began.
- gnuj3 4y agoLooks like The Road by McCarthy (2006) is marked as his favourite but for some reason is not included on the favourites list.
- Jtsummers 4y ago> Also, 0 of the books he read in the last 30y made it to his 100 favorites list. He hasn’t ranked his favorites. He has listed them in chronological order of reading. He has a second page of favorites which are more recent.