{
  "id": 8149160,
  "title": "Why I hate ‘top 100’ book lists (and can’t stop reading them)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/why-i-hate-top-100-book-lists-and-cant-stop-reading-them-8149160",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T02:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/culture/books/why-i-hate-top-100-book-lists-and-can-t-stop-reading-them-20260911-p60wlq.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Literary rankings are absurd, fashion-driven, and completely miss the point of art – so why can’t we look away?",
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        "title": "Why I hate ‘top 100’ book lists (and can’t stop reading them)",
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        "published": "2026-09-18T02:12:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Why I hate ‘top 100’ book lists (and can’t stop reading them)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/why-i-hate-top-100-book-lists-and-cant-stop-reading-them-8156151",
        "published": "2026-09-18T02:12:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}