Let the lists begin

February 23, 2011

This is the time of year when you can expect to see a glut of articles and reviews on authors and new titles and old favorites. So here’s the first from the Christian Science Monitor.

The lineup (because there are nine titles, get it?) incldues:

The writer — Randy Dotinga (Mr.? Ms.?) — makes a point that s/he enlisted “the help of two professional sportswriters (both women, for a fresh perspective).” Susan Fornoff, a current freelancer formerly with The Sacramento Bee, offers the first three suggestion; Rachel Bachman of The Oregonian contributes titles 4-6; and Dotinga finishes up with the last three.

Is it just me, or does “a fresh perspective” sound a bit condescending? Men don’t have fresh perspectives? Besides none of the titles seem especially mold-breaking from the usual list of favorites. Just sayin’.

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