The Most Overrated Books of 2011 according to NY Daily News, and Steve Jobs is included?
Most Overrated Books
Burrito Lit
“What’s the kindest thing you almost did?” You’ll find this sentence by Jonathan Safran Foer on a Chipotle cup next time you eat a burrito there. The fast food restaurant will feature the short stories five authors, including Foer, Malcolm Gladwell, Toni Morrison, George Saunders, and Michael Lewis, on its cups, and unlike guacamole, they won’t cost extra. Unsurprisingly, Cormac McCarthy didn’t make a cup.
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What Kind of Writer You Are
George Saunders shares his thoughts on writing his first full-length novel, the forthcoming Lincoln in the Bardo. As he puts it, “It’s like when you’re writing your first book, and you’re trying to figure out what kind of writer you are. This was like that.” Pair with our own Elizabeth Minkel’s piece on Saunders and the question of literary greatness.
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STEM for Dogs
Even dogs are learning STEM now. Check out this rigorous program from Rollover Academy at McSweeney’s.
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DFW’s postcard to Don DeLillo
In addition to our own annotation of David Foster Wallace‘s work today, Electric Literature‘s blog has a great little piece of literary history up in the form of a postcard he wrote to Don DeLillo.
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Millions Staffer Hallberg’s Big Novel, Coming Soon
Congratulations to our longtime staff writer and contributing editor Garth Risk Hallberg, whose large first novel, City on Fire, will be published by Alfred A. Knopf.
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Fear and Loathing in NYC
Hunter S. Thompson was a man whose reputation preceded him. Let’s honor his legacy the way he probably would have wanted–by taking a look back at a list of the crimes he committed in the Big Apple. If you don’t know anything about Hunter S. Thompson, this job application that he sent to the Vancouver Sun in 1958 should get you started.
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Post-Maidan
Recommended Reading: Marci Shore on reading Tony Judt’s Postwar in modern Ukraine.
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The list was quite interesting and I do agree with some of the picks (including Steve Jobs) but then Mr. Nazaryan had to go and put this statement at the end of the article: “If you disagree with the above, by all means tell me how/why I am wrong. Not that I ever am.” Call me over-sensitive but that statement sounds plain arrogant to me regardless of Mr. Nazaryan’s reputation. if you are going to invite people into a discussion on why they agree or disagree with you why put the additional disclaimer “Not that i ever am.” Seems like his made up his mind so what’s the point of us even discussing why we agree or disagree with him? Waste of time.
That line was a joke! Nazaryan has a sense of humor. Enjoy it!