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wayspooled · 12-15-2008, 07:27 AM

I can't take seriously any list like that which doesn't have Le Morte D'Arthur by Sir Thomas Mallory on it.

I understand why they might overlook genre specific writers like Patrick O'Brian and John D. MacDonald though I think they were two of the 20 finest writers of the 20th century. But where are William Mansfield and David McCullough? There are four Dashiell Hammet's on there and he was not a better writer than any of the writers above.

12-15-2008, 07:27 AM	#26
wayspooled Crab In The Dark Posts: 486 Karma: 2328180 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Device: Tablet PC until a 10" comes out that I like	I can't take seriously any list like that which doesn't have Le Morte D'Arthur by Sir Thomas Mallory on it. I understand why they might overlook genre specific writers like Patrick O'Brian and John D. MacDonald though I think they were two of the 20 finest writers of the 20th century. But where are William Mansfield and David McCullough? There are four Dashiell Hammet's on there and he was not a better writer than any of the writers above. Last edited by wayspooled; 12-15-2008 at 07:29 AM.