Not JUST Taking Up Space
I can’t help it. I posted this on my High Fidelity blog, which is made up entirely of top five lists. It was fun. So I am reposting it here.
Top Five Authors Taking Up the Most Space on My Shelves
5. Jacques Derrida
— I was surprised by just how many of his books I have; if I included books about him, he’d probably move up on the list
— I was surprised by just how many of his books I have; if I included books about him, he’d probably move up on the list4. William Shakespeare — as above, if I counted books about him and his works, he’d move up, quite possibly to the top of the list
— as above, if I counted books about him and his works, he’d move up, quite possibly to the top of the list3. George MacDonald — loads and loads of great fiction
— loads and loads of great fiction2. Diana Wynne Jones — it was close, but I think she was just edged out
— it was close, but I think she was just edged out1. C. S. Lewis — with both fiction and nonfiction in, he takes it by a nose; his nonfiction really put him over the edge, considering that my interests so thoroughly overlap with his, apparently
— with both fiction and nonfiction in, he takes it by a nose; his nonfiction really put him over the edge, considering that my interests so thoroughly overlap with his, apparentlyTo make this list, a author has to be (or have been) very prolific, and I have to like a lot of what s/he has written. There were other authors who came close, but didn’t quite match these five — J. R. R. Tolkien and Ursula Le Guin were probably the closest. Douglas Adams, J. K. Rowling, Charles Williams, and Geraldine Harris would certainly have made the list if they had written in larger quantities. Ellen Gunderson Traylor comes near making the list just because she has written so much and I like her novels reasonably well. Other near misses include Francis Schaffer, Jean Paul Sartre, and G. K. Chesterton. Given a few more years, I think Jasper Fforde is a sure thing.
and Ursula Le Guin were probably the closest. Douglas Adams, J. K. Rowling, Charles Williams, and Geraldine Harris would certainly have made the list if they had written in larger quantities. Ellen Gunderson Traylor comes near making the list just because she has written so much and I like her novels reasonably well. Other near misses include Francis Schaffer, Jean Paul Sartre, and G. K. Chesterton. Given a few more years, I think Jasper Fforde is a sure thing.
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