In this article by Todd Leopold he discusses that Amazon has favorite authors and rates books not by popularity through other ratings but by their own with collaboration with another publishing company that produces many well known works.The ideas of English literature have changed over the years and so have the opinions of the English audience.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/10/living/amazon-100-best-books-2014-ng/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
Since we have just finished talking about the great American authors throughout the Antebellum Age, it is interesting to look at the books that are at the top today. We can see how much of an influence the writers had on books today, and how much the books have changed.
ReplyDeleteLike Madeline B. was saying, its incredible to see the change of interest in book from the 1800s to now. The ideas have shifted from complex narratives to more story bases books.
ReplyDeleteThe perspectives change with new generations, it is amazing to see the switch in views and interest in evolving humans. Not only the new generations perspectives are being changed, but the environment in which we are surrounded in and by has a dramatic effect on how we see the world.
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