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Originally Posted by darryl
Why bother? Society was very different at the time most of these books were written, which is of course reflected in their content. Though she attempts to draw a conclusion about Science Fiction and Fantasy in particular, I wonder if the results would be any different if applied to a general list of similarly aged books.
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I think you misunderstood the foundation of the article. She didn't just criticize a random bunch of old sci-fi novels. What she talk about is a 2011 vote based list of "Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books".
I think it makes sense to criticize which books a majority of readers chooses to place at the top 100. What she aims at is not the old books themselves, but the preferences of readers, present time.