Brenton’s at it again. He has made a manageable list of canonical works, “for those who are inclined to soak in this great tradition.” I’m all for that. Let a hundred Harolds bloom. But it seems like missing the point of (a) lists of canonical works and (b) the World-Wide Web, if you make one without making a way to keep score.
Click the appropriate button for whether you’ve read the work (1 point), read part of it (half a point), or haven’t read it at all (no points). I scored 12.5. I resisted the temptation to give bonus points for reading things in their original languages.
For anybody who’s laughing at the doctors in Bram Stoker’s Dracula who prescribe brandy for any illness: Remember that Elrond gave Gandalf a flask containing a cordial that was a sure-fire cure for hypothermia and squid attacks.
