I think what really irritated me about this meme was seeing a lot of people bandy it about as some kind of proof of their superiority. *eyeroll* More socially-conscious people might bemoan the state of a populace who has read only a handful of these books, but that again leads to the question of the value of this particular list as a barometer of... what, really? Education? Literacy? Taste?

I realize there's no truly relevant gauge for this sort of thing, I just got tired of people acting like it was badge of honor to have read a bunch of books on a list of unknown compilation, when they may not read for pleasure or enjoyment at all now that they're out of school. And thus did the dragon come forth, and rant! XD