Re: RARA-AVIS: No lists, no disrespect

fwillard@mindspring.com
Fri, 04 Sep 98 15:37:49 -0400 In <925f4e45.35f02866@aol.com>, on 09/04/98
at 01:50 PM, RMINOT@aol.com said:

>I certainly meant no disrespect to subscribers of rara-avis by saying I
>don't like lists. Sure I find it interesting to read what the highly
>well-read subscribers prize, even when presented as a list. Someone
>suggested it's a girl thing--not liking lists. That's very perceptive.
>And I guess it's a guy thing to take a girl not liking lists as a
>personal affront. So, please, list away. But confining the list to top
>2 is a bit much. It's like Siskel and Ebert with their BIG thumbs up.
>Yours with abject apologies,
>Reeves

Didn't mean to seem to be quarreling. I don't think much of lists that
pretend that they actually mean something.

On the other hand, it's always nice to hear serious readers expressing
there personal opinions about books.

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