I like lists. This one just came out in the NYTimes and covers the best American fiction of the last 25 years. I suppose I will finally have to break down and read Delillo. My boyfriend goes on and on about Pynchon and Delillo, especially in regards to my Haruki crush I am going through right now. I should start a "his" and "her" book list. I have to say that I am enjoying Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World<\/i>, but not as much as The Wind-up Bird Chronicles<\/i> (so far at least.) I do look forward to my morning run while listening to The Fellowship of the Rings<\/i> on my ipod … I'm on disc 6 already!<\/p>\n
THE WINNER:
\nBeloved<\/i>
\nToni Morrison
\n(1987)
\nTHE RUNNERS-UP:<\/p>\n
Underworld<\/i>
\nDon DeLillo
\n(1997)
\nBlood Meridian<\/i>
\nCormac McCarthy
\n(1985)
\n
\n Rabbit Angstrom: The Four Novels<\/i>
\nJohn Updike
\n(1995)
\nReview: 'Rabbit at Rest'
\n(1990)
\nReview: 'Rabbit Is Rich'
\n(1981)
\nReview: 'Rabbit Redux'
\n(1971)
\n 'Rabbit, Run'(1960)<\/p>\n
American Pastoral<\/i>
\nPhilip Roth (1997)
\nTHE FOLLOWING BOOKS ALSO RECEIVED MULTIPLE VOTES:<\/p>\n
A Confederacy of Dunces<\/i>
\nJohn Kennedy Toole
\n(1980)
\n
\n Housekeeping<\/i>
\nMarilynne Robinson
\n(1980)
\n(This book was not reviewed by The Times.)
\n Winter's Tale<\/i>
\nMark Helprin
\n(1983)
\n
\n White Noise<\/i>
\nDon DeLillo (1985) <\/i><\/p>\n
The Counterlife<\/i>
\nPhilip Roth
\n(1986)
\n
\n Libra<\/i>
\nDon DeLillo
\n(1988)
\n
\n Where I'm Calling From<\/i>
\nRaymond Carver
\n(1988)
\n
\n The Things They Carried<\/i>
\nTim O'Brien
\n(1990)
\n
\n Mating<\/i>
\nNorman Rush
\n(1991)
\n
\n Jesus' Son<\/i>
\nDenis Johnson
\n(1992)
\n
\n Operation Shylock<\/i>
\nPhilip Roth
\n(1993)
\n
\n Independence Day<\/i>
\nRichard Ford
\n(1995)
\n
\nSabbath's Theater<\/i>
\nPhilip Roth
\n(1995)
\n Border Trilogy<\/i>
\nCormac McCarthy
\n(1999)
\nReview: 'Cities of the Plain'
\n(1998)
\nReview: 'The Crossing'
\n(1994)
\nReview: 'All the Pretty Horses'
\n(1992)
\n The Human Stain<\/i>
\nPhilip Roth
\n(2000)
\n <\/p>\n
The Known World<\/i>
\nEdward P. Jones
\n(2003)
\n
\n The Plot Against America<\/i>
\nPhilip Roth
\n(2004) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I like lists. This one just came out in the NYTimes and covers the best American fiction of the last 25 years. I suppose I will finally have to break down and read Delillo. My boyfriend goes on and on … Continue reading