Re:From the Big Short to Normal People: Books That Defined t...
by mellosouls on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @09:39AM
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In the UK the Olympics being home based were a once in a century event, and was a massive cultural moment.
Agreed football is generally more important there and if a home team ever win the world cup again, it will be of decade defining importance.
I'd agree Syria/ISIS etc is appalling and is notable by it's omission from The Guardian list, there have been plenty of books written about it, event/issue or no.
As for your jab at the UK's irrelevance now, that's a significant factor in the discussion about its identity, which you would think a British publication would have acknowledged.
Agreed football is generally more important there and if a home team ever win the world cup again, it will be of decade defining importance.
I'd agree Syria/ISIS etc is appalling and is notable by it's omission from The Guardian list, there have been plenty of books written about it, event/issue or no.
As for your jab at the UK's irrelevance now, that's a significant factor in the discussion about its identity, which you would think a British publication would have acknowledged.