The Library Journal recently asked librarians across the country to send in nominations for the century's best fiction titles. The journal then published a list of 150 most popular titles, which turned out to be mostly American and British male writers.
People seem to love book lists.
Perhaps they want to compare tastes, see if they have read the same titles, argue about rankings. Many people also are looking for tips on good books to read and in that regard this list is useful if not groundbreaking. I found it difficult to start but absolutely riveting once the story got going. I predict she will trade rankings with Buck in the years to come. I'd like to see other, less predictable, titles on the Library Journal's list.