I must and will.

I have a problem when the music is being paraded around as some sort of next level cultural phenomenon that is intensely personal and has signaled a paradigm shift in how we view the world, or whatever hyperbole Pitchfork and Buzzfeed are using to describe Lemonade. Blegh.

for her*, I meant

I agree. Standing alone, the music is quite un-inventive. And I still am put off by the fact that she essentially had a team of super-producers to make her music for you. Hard to imagine music being super personal and timely if it is written by a bunch of white indie rockers.

I'm seriously getting a kick out of your Beyonce bashing, and I mean that. I genuinely agree with you about that drivel of an album/movie/whatever.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

I mean, I hope so. Because that does not even make sense in context.

"middlebrow awards-bait"

Yeah, I saw them at ACL and thought the same. Hurry Up, We're Dreaming and Dead Cities remain two of the most emotionally rewarding albums I have ever listened to.

Ahh, yes! I forgot about the M83 album. Was really into that when it came out. Surprised its reception was so lukewarm,

YES!

I've long since dismissed any attempt at ranking Radiohead albums. Not a feasible thing to do considering they've now released six perfect albums (arguably more?)

I approve of this list. Only thing I would change is having "Blonde" nearer the top.

It's a great speech. It also raises an interesting argument. Surely, much of his music has had an impact on the world in the same way a great book does. I think this award is deserved, but I also think the Nobel Prize Committee should consider opening up a space for a music category, if the "it's not literature"…

"The Magic Mountain" is an awesome book.

I mean, I liked it. I see where you're coming from, trust me. And from what I hear about The Goldfinch (never read it) and Tartt getting too clever and hyperbolic for her own good, I can see how it could become frustrating. But I still think The Secret History cut against that in a real awesome way. You can't…

"Snow-Balls have flown their Arcs, starr'd the Sides of Outbuildings, as of Cousins, carried Hats away into the brisk Wind off Delaware, …"

I enjoyed Lot 49 for what it was, but it certainly does not aim for the fences like a lot of his other works. In my opinion, Gravity's Rainbow is his best novel (possibly the greatest novel ever?). What made it awesome for me is you had to work at it, and provided that you are able to give it a lot of attention, the…

Exactly. I can stand by an argument that suggests Richard was swept away by the romanticism early in the book, but that all is very quickly stripped away once the plot reveals itself.

The Left Hand of Darkness, to me, is not only a great sci-fi, but also a supremely well-written, well-plotted book. Glad it is being talked about here!