also, shit me at American Gods being 20 years old
― koogs, Friday, 15 October 2021 17:04 (two years ago) link
Voting Austerlitz, but the only other one I've read is American Gods, which I didn't like.
― jmm, Friday, 15 October 2021 17:10 (two years ago) link
austerlitz without a second thought, though i've only read one other of these ("the corrections," i remember it being very sanctimonious?). spinning so much beauty out of trauma is unreal.
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Friday, 15 October 2021 17:13 (two years ago) link
the problem with "the great american novel" is that america as a subject blows imo
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Friday, 15 October 2021 17:14 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 18 October 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
I've been in a book club for 20+ years. We read and then discuss about 6-8 books a year, all fiction.
I remember At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill as one of my favorites
― Dan S, Monday, 18 October 2021 22:34 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 2002
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 10:25 (two years ago) link
s/o to the other Cercas voter
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 10:42 (two years ago) link
I think I forgot to vote in this but would've voted "Austerlitz" as well. The only other one I've read is "Atonement" which was pretty good, but not good enough to compete with the melancholy, mysterious mood of the Sebald.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 15:34 (two years ago) link
i shuffled between austerlitz and cercas and ended up voting for the latter (s/o to you too Daniel_Rf). Soldiers of Salamis was a great read, made even more enjoyable by Bolano's cameo, as i read this right after finishing the savage detectives
― Jibe, Wednesday, 20 October 2021 09:31 (two years ago) link