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CSeydel
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#Top25of21

My top 25 books of the 21st century so far. I had to leave so many great books off the list that I‘m probably going to make this “part 1” and do a Top 50…

BarbaraBB Great list! I should have added an Everett too! 3mo
Billypar Very nice list! Atonement and Bel Canto were such incredible, sad books 💔 Life of Pi is one that sticks with me: I remember feeling fully immersed in that story 🐅 3mo
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Billypar
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#top25of21st
I have feeling someone has already started a thread about this and I missed it, but with the NY Times recent list of 100 best books of this century, it seems like a good opportunity to try and figure out my own. So if anyone wants to join in, I'd love to see what your favorites are. I chose 25 instead of 100 and just novels since I have a hard time comparing nonfiction or story collections, but feel free to make your own rules!

Billypar Reddit thread with the NYT list (#s 3, 23, and 25 are on it): https://www.reddit.com/r/literature/comments/1e1h8cc/lets_talk_about_nyts_best_b... 3mo
LiteraryinPA Thanks for sharing your personal list! 3mo
Ruthiella I don‘t know if I could whittle it down? 😂 Ishiguro would be on it for sure, but I‘d pick “Never Let Me Go” and for Mitchell, “Cloud Atlas”. 3mo
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Suet624 There are so many that I like on this list but numbers 18 through 21 are my absolute favorites, especially Marra‘s book. I guess I would add Fresh Water for Flowers. 🙂 3mo
TheBookHippie Gah … okay I‘ll work on it!! I agree with your 14&25 3mo
TheBookHippie Oh 13 too! 3mo
BkClubCare Wow - I have 3 of these on my Aug bookspin bingo card 3mo
plemmdog I loved #10 and #19! 3mo
Billypar @Ruthiella Never Let Me Go is on my to be read shelf, so hopefully I'll get to that soon. I pulled about 35 initial candidates from my shelves, but whatever number you set, it always leads to tough choices. 3mo
Billypar @Suet624 I need to bump FWFF up on my TBR based on everything I've heard. And I'd like to read more from Marra based on how powerful Constellation was. 3mo
Billypar @TheBookHippie Chabon's Kavalier & Clay is on the NYT list and is also great, but I feel like Yiddish Policeman's Union gets overlooked among his novels. I still need to read the newest releases from Obreht and Ward. 3mo
Billypar @BkClubCare If it works out that you get Drive Your Plow... I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. One of the most unique murder mysteries I've read, and it's got some great dark humor. 3mo
Billypar @plemmdog The voices of the narrators in both of those novels are so distinctive, I can almost conjure them in my head now. I never wanted to put either one down while I was reading. 3mo
TheBookHippie @Billypar I agree!! 3mo
BkClubCare @Billypar - Looking forward to it; starting it next 🤩 3mo
BarbaraBB Great list. Did you choose them from The NY Times list? 3mo
Billypar @BarbaraBB No, I was just finding favorites from my shelf. There are three from NYT's - A Brief History 7 Killings, Bel Canto, and Sing, Unburied, Sing. It's got lots of good ones, but I've only read a little more than 1/3. 3mo
Reggie I love that you have Bunny and Fever Dream in there. 🖤🖤🖤 3mo
Billypar @Reggie If weirdness was like paint, I think my entire list has a thin coat, but those are two where it collected and pooled 😆🖤 3mo
vivastory Fantastic list! 👏 🤘 3mo
Christine This is a really great list!! 3mo
sarahbarnes So many great ones on here - and a few that are high up on my TBR. 3mo
Billypar @sarahbarnes I feel like nothing on my TBR gets read unless I see the book recommended multiple times, so I like how these lists help with prioritizing. 3mo
merelybookish Fabulous picks! I think Bunny would make mine as well. I think often my 'best' books become the ones I don't forgot. And I have not forgotten Bunny! 3mo
Billypar @merelybookish Yeah, that's a good standard to use. I'm pretty sure Bunny won't ever stop hopping around my brain! 3mo
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Abe
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Great read! Full of fun facts!

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Sara_Planz
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Pickpick

What a smart work of historical fiction! Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, based this on an actual relative of hers, Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott. Ferguson worked on this for nearly two decades, doing research, digging into that time period, and you can hear Sarah's voice in the character. Margaret is such an inspiration. She is not afraid to speak up even if it costs her dearly, as she will never compromise what she wants.

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LitsyEvents
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@alldebooks has posted a #naturallitsybingo for 2023. Download, print , See her page for details.

AllDebooks Thank you so much for the share x 2y
Chelsea.Poole @AllDebooks do you use StoryGraph? Is this a challenge on there, by chance? 2y
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Librarybelle
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Discussion questions are posted for this month‘s #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead !

So sorry - I could not find discussion questions, and I didn‘t finish reading (🤦🏻‍♀️), so I know I‘m missing a lot of aspects of the storyline. Please feel free to share your thoughts. Hopefully life will be better next month, and I will be better prepared for the discussion!

Thanks for reading! I know some did not finish, but participate however much you can!

PurpleyPumpkin Yes, life had a way of taking over this month. Unfortunately, I wasn‘t able to read the October pick. Hopefully, I can join in next month!🤞🏽 2y
Librarybelle @PurpleyPumpkin I‘ll make sure you‘re on the tag list for next month: 2y
PurpleyPumpkin Excellent!😉 2y
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Librarybelle
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5. What other elements would you like to discuss with the group? #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

CoverToCoverGirl I loved how atmospheric it was. The historical details were also well done. 2y
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Librarybelle
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4. Discuss Margaret‘s relationship with her parents. #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

Jerdencon Her father made me angry! But I guess i understand his position based on the times. Im glad her mother was more a voice of reason - somewhat. (edited) 2y
Deblovestoread Her father was awful. I was glad her mother came around to appreciate her. 2y
CoverToCoverGirl Her father was awful even considering the social norms of the times. Her mother was at the mercy of her father‘s dictates but she redeemed herself in the end by finally standing up to him. 2y
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Librarybelle
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3. Think about Margaret‘s journey. For you, what was the most exciting part of her story? #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

Jerdencon I loved reading about her time in New York and her first true experience of independence 2y
Deblovestoread Same as @Jerdencon Her time in NYC and digging into helping the children. 2y
CoverToCoverGirl All of it. It was great to watch her character growth. I admired her courage and strength. 2y
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Librarybelle
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2. Let‘s talk about the friendship/acquaintanceship between Louise and Margaret, which is a fictional aspect of the story. Do you think the two women similar? Dissimilar? Any thoughts to share on Princess Louise? #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

Jerdencon Honestly at the end didn‘t really feel like a real friendship anymore - because Louise was so constrained by her life and Margaret was able to flee it the friendship was kind of forced to become superficial to me. 2y
CoverToCoverGirl I felt they were very different. For me Louise was not likeable from the start. It felt like Margaret was a true friend to Louise but Louise was a fair weather friend to Margaret. 2y
Deblovestoread I am not a Louise fan either. She wasn‘t a very good friend to Margaret. 2y
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