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How did Twilight get on this list?

That's what I was wondering.

Indeed ...

Deleted for ludicrousness on this list:

Twilight.

Susanna wrote: "Deleted for ludicrousness on this list:

Twilight."

Thank you.

Why is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas here?

And can't Philippa Gregory get anything right?

I think the Boy in the Striped Pajamas is here because it's impossible. How could a nine years boy studying in a German school be so ignorant? I mean, I understand the misheard names, but he was not affected by the brainwash, his sister was not in Hitler Youth, he heard only a few things about Jewish people. He was not taught to adore Hitler or to hate his enemies. He even believed that Heil Hitler was a way to say good morning.
Victor Serge said that his son studied in a German school when he was four, in the thirties. When people asked what would he like to do when he grew up, he answered "kill all French people".

The Holy Bible?!

I'd like to hear an explanation of that one!

Me too ...

Lol at Phillippa Gregory.
Seriously, I'm awed by how wrong she is.

Why does she even bother?

Because it sells?

The question was rhetorical..I know that it sells.

But she should consider writing the story accurately--then she'd sell more.

Just my thoughts. :)

Oh, I agree entirely!

Susanna wrote: "Oh, I agree entirely!"

I think most people like her writing, but if she was accurate, she'd have an entirely new fanbase. :)

How is The Pillars of the Earth inaccurate?

Ðɑηηɑ wrote: "How is The Pillars of the Earth inaccurate?"

- Women wearing their hair loose.
- Literacy being common.
- People drinking beer (beer needs hops, which weren't introduced to England until the 16th century; before then people drank unhopped ale).
- A monastery taking in an orphaned baby portrayed as an unusual occurrence, instead of the common event it was
- Lack of religion permeating people's behavior and thoughts. Nobody seemed to pray when in trouble; there was no mention of patron saints; religion didn't motivate anyone other than the priests. For me, this was the most obvious inaccuracy, and particularly odd in a book about a cathedral.