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Originally Posted by Trebro
A lot of good stuff, I'd be happy with just about any of them...
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That's right. I agree with you. But we have to choose one and only one.
I try to formulate a criterion of choice. If just about any of them are good, we might look one step ahead and ask us:
Which winner would lead us toward the most lively discussion?
Accordingly, Aspects of the Novel and The Tipping Point seem with more potential than others. Forester deals with a subject we are all interested by default and Gladwell similarly in a wider sense. This is then a solution by
interest. There are other attributes by which to gage the future discussion:
entertainment.
Other choices might be more entertaining, both while reading, interpreting, commenting and discussing. Among these I would put Life of Pi in evidence.
Cultural value. I look at Don't Sleep There Are Snakes as a good candidate under this aspect.
I will wait to cast my vote to read your observation and suggestions.