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Overview
As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics and other book lovers
In collaboration with the Upshot, The NY Times sent a survey to hundreds of literary luminaries, asking them to name the 10 best books published since Jan. 1, 2000 (translations included). The result is a 100 books long list with the titles understood to be the most memorable and influential books of the century so far.
° This list was published in 2024
° You can find at least one recommendation of similar readings per title by clicking the info button (the little circle with and "i" in the middle) for any book below; all were taken from the original article
In collaboration with the Upshot, The NY Times sent a survey to hundreds of literary luminaries, asking them to name the 10 best books published since Jan. 1, 2000 (translations included). The result is a 100 books long list with the titles understood to be the most memorable and influential books of the century so far.
° This list was published in 2024
° You can find at least one recommendation of similar readings per title by clicking the info button (the little circle with and "i" in the middle) for any book below; all were taken from the original article
The New York Times (2024) 100 Best Books of the 21st century
31 participants (100 books)
Overview
As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics and other book lovers
In collaboration with the Upshot, The NY Times sent a survey to hundreds of literary luminaries, asking them to name the 10 best books published since Jan. 1, 2000 (translations included). The result is a 100 books long list with the titles understood to be the most memorable and influential books of the century so far.
° This list was published in 2024
° You can find at least one recommendation of similar readings per title by clicking the info button (the little circle with and "i" in the middle) for any book below; all were taken from the original article
In collaboration with the Upshot, The NY Times sent a survey to hundreds of literary luminaries, asking them to name the 10 best books published since Jan. 1, 2000 (translations included). The result is a 100 books long list with the titles understood to be the most memorable and influential books of the century so far.
° This list was published in 2024
° You can find at least one recommendation of similar readings per title by clicking the info button (the little circle with and "i" in the middle) for any book below; all were taken from the original article
Challenge Books
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A Vegetariana
Han Kang
Liked it? Try “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” by Ottessa Moshfegh or “Convenience Store Woman” by Sayaka Murata
50
Trust
Hernán Díaz
Liked it? Try “This Strange Eventful History” by Claire Messud or “The Luminaries” by Eleanor Catton
51
Life After Life
Kate Atkinson
Liked it? Try “Light Perpetual” by Francis Spufford or “Neverhome” by Laird Hunt
52
Train Dreams: A Novella
Denis Johnson
Liked it? Try “that Old Ace in the Hole” by Annie Proulx or “Night Boat to Tangier” by Kevin Barry
53
Runaway
Alice Munro
Liked it? Try “Homesickness” by Colin Barrett or “The Collected Stories of Lorrie Moore”
54
Tenth of December: Stories
George Saunders
Liked it? Try “Delicate Edible Birds” by Lauren Groff or “Oblivion” by David Foster Wallace or “The Nimrod Flipout” by Etgar Keret; translated by Miriam Shlesinger and Sondra Silverston
55
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Lawrence Wright
Liked it? Try “Ghost Wars” by Steve Coll or “MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman” by Ben Hubbard
56
The Flamethrowers
Rachel Kushner
Liked it? Try “City of Fire” by Garth Risk Hallberg or “The Girls” by Emma Cline
57
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America
Barbara Ehrenreich
Liked it? Try “Poverty, by America” by Matthew Desmond or “The Working Poor: Invisible in America” by David K Shipler
58
Stay True
Hua Hsu
Liked it? Try “Truth & Beauty: A Friendship” by Ann Pachett or “The Best MInds” by Jonathan Rosen or “Just Kids” by Patti Smith
59
Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides
Liked it? Try “The Nix” by Nathan Hill or “The Heart’s Invisible Furies” by John Boyne or “The Signature of All Things” by Elizabeth Gilbert
60
Heavy: An American Memoir
Kiese Laymon
Liked it? Try “Men We Reaped” by Jesmyn Ward or “Another Word for Love” by Carvell Wallace