The 100 best books of the 21st century, according to NYT readers
Last week, the New York Times have completed their list of the 100 best books of the 21st century. The list was created through contributions from a variety of authors, poets, critics and other book lovers – including Jeff O’Neal and Rebecca Schinsky.
An interesting part of the list is the interactive features. As you read each book, you can check a box that says, “I’ve read it” or “I want to read it.” And since readers have nothing but their own opinions, New York Times also offered space for comments.
They shared what their readers had to say about the list (a certain Sarah Allan from Cincinnati, for example, was “speechless” when Lauren Groff wasn’t on the original list. Speechless!), and they even created a way for readers to submit their own picks for the 100 best books of the 21st century.
They have since compiled and published this list, and while there is of course some overlap between the first summary they published and the reader’s list, they have allowed the newer list to be sorted to exclude duplicates. Looking at this latest summary, there does indeed seem to be some trending towards recency, but there are also more young adult books included than in the first list, which only included one (Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi). However, there are still no books categorized for younger readers.
Below you will find a selection of the 100 best books of the 21st century from the readers’ perspective, excluding the books that made it onto the first list selected by book experts:
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