The Top 100 This-and-Thats of the 20th Century

“Whenever anyone publishes one of these lists, there’s always a wave of griping about how worthless lists are. Then everyone makes a list of what’s wrong with this particular list. Personally, I like lists. I figure that having a list in hand of the century’s greatest books gives me something to look for at the book store. If I fancy myself a film critic and I haven’t seen #14 on the list of greatest films, then maybe I had better hike to the video store.”