Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 14:55     Subject: NYT best book of the 21st century

Anonymous wrote:What is Station 11 and Tomorrows are doing on this list? Pachinko is way too high.


Disagree about Pachinko, but when I saw Station Eleven on the list I said “What?!” out loud.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 14:54     Subject: NYT best book of the 21st century

Anonymous wrote:The inclusion of Life After Life . . . Yikes


OMG, I flat out loved it. It's one I've reread over and over.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 14:53     Subject: NYT best book of the 21st century

The inclusion of Life After Life . . . Yikes
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 14:45     Subject: NYT best book of the 21st century

Anonymous wrote:What is Station 11 and Tomorrows are doing on this list? Pachinko is way too high.


Agreed. Most of the other books mentioned in this thread are much more deserving.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 14:39     Subject: NYT best book of the 21st century

Any Italians here? I heard that the Neapolitan quartet books are much better in English. Curious to hear it that’s true.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 14:34     Subject: NYT best book of the 21st century

A Brilliant Friend as #1 made me want to throw my laptop across the room. So overrated.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 14:28     Subject: NYT best book of the 21st century

Anonymous wrote:Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart should have bee on this list. Phenomenal book.


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
Post 07/12/2024 14:18     Subject: NYT best book of the 21st century

What is Station 11 and Tomorrows are doing on this list? Pachinko is way too high.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 13:38     Subject: NYT best book of the 21st century

Khaled Hosseini deserves to be on the list, either for The Kite Runner or A Thousand Splendid Suns.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 13:21     Subject: NYT best book of the 21st century

I think they should have separated fiction from non-fiction. A lot of important books were left out.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 13:19     Subject: Re:NYT best book of the 21st century

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
Post 07/12/2024 13:05     Subject: Re:NYT best book of the 21st century

I don't think any science fiction book made the list but The Three Body Problem would have been a good pick.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 12:52     Subject: NYT best book of the 21st century

I’m a little surprised nothing by Gary Shteingart — feel like he’s a critic’s darling and popular with other writers.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 12:50     Subject: NYT best book of the 21st century

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
Post 07/12/2024 12:44     Subject: NYT best book of the 21st century

No Namesake? Or did I miss it?