“Of making many books there is no end,” wrote Qoheleth in Ecclesiastes, and the same can been said about the making of lists. In fact, it’s precisely because of the endless production of books, along with films and music, that a whole genre of lists exists—the familiar top 10’s, top 50’s and top 100’s. The virtue of lists is that they are finite—they offer a roadmap to a seemingly endless landscape, and a guide to artistic landmarks.
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