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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…

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BarbaraBB Great list! I should have added an Everett too! 4mo

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 🐅 4mo

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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... 5mo

LiteraryinPA Thanks for sharing your personal list! 5mo

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”. 5mo

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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. 🙂 5mo

TheBookHippie Gah … okay I‘ll work on it!! I agree with your 14&25 5mo

TheBookHippie Oh 13 too! 5mo

BkClubCare Wow - I have 3 of these on my Aug bookspin bingo card 5mo

plemmdog I loved #10 and #19! 5mo

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. 5mo

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. 5mo

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. 5mo

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. 5mo

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. 5mo

TheBookHippie @Billypar I agree!! 5mo

BkClubCare @Billypar - Looking forward to it; starting it next 🤩 5mo

BarbaraBB Great list. Did you choose them from The NY Times list? 5mo

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. 5mo

Reggie I love that you have Bunny and Fever Dream in there. 🖤🖤🖤 5mo

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 😆🖤 5mo

vivastory Fantastic list! 👏 🤘 5mo

Christine This is a really great list!! 4mo

sarahbarnes So many great ones on here - and a few that are high up on my TBR. 4mo

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. 4mo

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! 4mo

Billypar @merelybookish Yeah, that's a good standard to use. I'm pretty sure Bunny won't ever stop hopping around my brain! 4mo

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Her Heart for a Compass: A Novel | Sarah Ferguson

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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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Her Heart for a Compass: A Novel | Sarah Ferguson

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!

Jerdencon, PurpleyPumpkin, Desha, BethM, Deblovestoread, CoverToCoverGirl, KT1432, CarolineLovesToRead, JuniperWilde

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:

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PurpleyPumpkin Excellent!😉 2y

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Her Heart for a Compass: A Novel | Sarah Ferguson

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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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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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Her Heart for a Compass: A Novel | Sarah Ferguson

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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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Her Heart for a Compass: A Novel | Sarah Ferguson

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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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