The Snarky Book Meme

Snagged courtesy of deevilish: Because the intro and rules made me giggle. Particularly number 4. (Hmmm, not sure this is a problem for my flist, you guys/gals tend to be more bookwormy than I am. Heck you give me a run for my money. But we'll see.)

[As an aside, it occurs to me that this post would work more effectively if it weren't for all the typos scattered here and there. Off to correct a few, if I can find them - they are always clearer in the actual post than in the little box you are writing the post in - for some odd reason.]

The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed.
1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you started but did not finish.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've read 6 and force books upon them

( the meme and my snarky, sure to offend some poor unsuspecting soul because it's sort of impossible not to, responses to it...read at your own risk )

I'm wondering about the meaning of the statement that the average adult has only read six of the books on this list. It's a Fun list, since I've read most of it. But an odd one. One can't help but wonder what the criteria was, particularly since two of the books have technically been repeated twice, which seems to be a bit like cheating to me or at the very least manipulating the stats.

Of course I was wondering much the same thing in regards to criteria not statistical manipulation, reading the Emmy and Saturn nominations. To give them credit, the emmy list made more sense than the Saturns. The Saturns are supposed to be for sci-fi and fantasy films and tv shows. Except this year we have No Country for Old Men and August Rush nominated? Huh? BSG isn't on the list. Nor is much of Doctor Who or the number of other fantasy and sci-fi films that came out. Instead the listed pretty much the same ones I see in mainstream awards, which begs the question - what is the point of the Saturns and why do we care? Or rather why does anyone, besides those who win the things? The Emmy's I stopped paying attention to when I found out how they nominate the things - it's based on reels that the nominees submit. Weirder still, most of the people voting for them and selecting them don't watch any television. It's not like the Oscars, where the voters actually have seen 85-90% of the films, no, this is tv - no way could they have seen most of tv. Few watch it. What they see is what is heavily promoted. Which is why I think the Emmy's are sort of pointless, unless of course you are the one being nominated and winning the things, then not so much.

My favorite awards show is the Tony's - it's by far the most entertaining, you get to see samples of all the plays and musicals on Broadway, and read during the speechs, or I do, because I don't care who wins.

[There's no snarky mood icon, so I went for Bitchy. Not quite the same, but close enough.]