Welcome

Welcome to The List.

The List is both our shared reading list and a place to discuss the included books and essays. The idea of The List came developed over a year’s time (2007) after Mariel mentioned to Sean that as part of organizing her massive reading list (over 40 pages), she intended to compress 50 000 years of human history and literature into a 15-20 year reading project. Sean, being who he is, insisted she actually do it, and that she share. Eventually they (meaning Mariel) sorted through The List, which is posted by year. This year, 2008, is the first year of The List.

This is a work in progress. While The List is organized in a (mostly) logical manner, neither of us have read these books. Many are included simply because they were recommended, or looked interesting, and so were sorted into their respective years. With this in mind, expect that The List will grow and evolve over time, as we actually begin reading the books, and deciding if they are truly worthy of inclusion.

Additionally, The List is only one part of a much larger project to categorize everything we and our friends find interesting and important. This project is broken down into two smaller parts: Awesomeosity and Blogworthy. If The List is everything you need to know to be human, Awesomeosity is everything you need to know to be in the know, and Blogworthy is everything else worthwhile you might have missed in your daily life. Eventually, we’ll actually build a webpage and start sharing our knowledge and thoughts with the rest of the world.

Until then, enjoy.