NYT best book of the 21st century
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Anonymous
| No Namesake? Or did I miss it? |
Anonymous
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Embarrassingly, I’ve only read 6 of the 100. I had totally forgotten cavalier and klay—that was another lifetime for me! But very good.
I really didn’t care for The Corrections and would not have put it on the list. And I know everyone loves Bel Canto but it just did not stick with me. Her writing is beautiful but somehow the characters or stories just don’t stay in my mind and I have trouble remembering them. There’s a few on here I’ve been meaning to read. |
Anonymous
| I’m a little surprised nothing by Gary Shteingart — feel like he’s a critic’s darling and popular with other writers. |
Anonymous
| I don't think any science fiction book made the list but The Three Body Problem would have been a good pick. |
Anonymous
| I've read 41 from that list. I think it's fun to look through, but I don't love the method they picked for creating the list. And I am one who hated My Brilliant Friend. I also hated The Corrections, but I loved the rest of the top ten (the only one I hadn't read was 2666). |
Anonymous
| I think they should have separated fiction from non-fiction. A lot of important books were left out. |
Anonymous
| Khaled Hosseini deserves to be on the list, either for The Kite Runner or A Thousand Splendid Suns. |
Anonymous
| What is Station 11 and Tomorrows are doing on this list? Pachinko is way too high. |
Anonymous
I wouldn't go as far as phenomenal, but I liked it a lot too. Have you read Young Mungo? I've had it on my list to read for a while but can't seem to commit as it just seems to similar to Shuggie Bain to me. Would love to hear your thoughts if you've read it. |
Anonymous
| A Brilliant Friend as #1 made me want to throw my laptop across the room. So overrated. |
Anonymous
| Any Italians here? I heard that the Neapolitan quartet books are much better in English. Curious to hear it that’s true. |
Anonymous
Agreed. Most of the other books mentioned in this thread are much more deserving. |
Anonymous
| The inclusion of Life After Life . . . Yikes |
Anonymous
OMG, I flat out loved it. It's one I've reread over and over. |
Anonymous
Disagree about Pachinko, but when I saw Station Eleven on the list I said “What?!” out loud. |