Great list! Plenty here that I also liked. Very pleased to see The Guest getting some love, and more excited than ever to read Long Island Compromise and Stoner!
I’m currently reading The Bee Sting. So I was late to the game. It’s fantastic! I almost picked up Long Island Compromise. So I may do that after this one. You have a great voice👏Happy New Year🎉
You've convinced me to give Coetzee a try (not immediately, but down the road)--he wasn't on my radar at all. John Williams is an author I definitely want to get around to: "Butcher's Crossing," "Stoner" and "Augustus" all sound amazing. My dynamic is the reverse of yours: while I've been reading everything from the Church Fathers of the 4th century to Baroque and Enlightenment novels, as well as 19th and early 20th-century American literature, I have this hunger now to connect with the contemporary scene, to delve into what's been happening in the last few years and is happening now. Read "The Netanyahus" and "Trust" to get me started, with "Colored Television," "Tom Lake" and "James" next on my list. After that, I'll probably revert to American classics, and alongside all of the contemporary lit, I'll still be reading a Baroque German novel (Simplicius Simplicissimus) set during the Thirty Years War, written by an author (Grimmelshausen) who lived through that year. And this summer, I'll be sure to read Eusebius's "Ecclesiastical History." Anyway, there are so many amazing classics out there, American and otherwise: enjoy.
I read The Bee Sting. Unfortunately, I didn't love it. Since you enjoyed "The Road" let me suggest "No Country For Old Men" by Cormac McCarthy. I loved it.
Subscribed! You deserve so much subscribers. The books you mentioned here are bangers! The Bee Sting is the best book I've read in 2024.
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Great list! Plenty here that I also liked. Very pleased to see The Guest getting some love, and more excited than ever to read Long Island Compromise and Stoner!
Long Island compromise! You must read it asap 🎉
I’m currently reading The Bee Sting. So I was late to the game. It’s fantastic! I almost picked up Long Island Compromise. So I may do that after this one. You have a great voice👏Happy New Year🎉
@@boogsassy1 you’ll love Long Island Compromise! I’m surprised it didn’t end up on more year end lists. Happy New Year! 🎆
You've convinced me to give Coetzee a try (not immediately, but down the road)--he wasn't on my radar at all. John Williams is an author I definitely want to get around to: "Butcher's Crossing," "Stoner" and "Augustus" all sound amazing. My dynamic is the reverse of yours: while I've been reading everything from the Church Fathers of the 4th century to Baroque and Enlightenment novels, as well as 19th and early 20th-century American literature, I have this hunger now to connect with the contemporary scene, to delve into what's been happening in the last few years and is happening now. Read "The Netanyahus" and "Trust" to get me started, with "Colored Television," "Tom Lake" and "James" next on my list. After that, I'll probably revert to American classics, and alongside all of the contemporary lit, I'll still be reading a Baroque German novel (Simplicius Simplicissimus) set during the Thirty Years War, written by an author (Grimmelshausen) who lived through that year. And this summer, I'll be sure to read Eusebius's "Ecclesiastical History." Anyway, there are so many amazing classics out there, American and otherwise: enjoy.
@@BlueJay-s6w wow these are great suggestions. And yes JM Coetzee will no disappoint!
" I love vulgarity" had me cackling🤣
@@bridgetvollmer6337 no lies! A little vulgarity here and there always helps 🤣
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I read The Bee Sting. Unfortunately, I didn't love it. Since you enjoyed "The Road" let me suggest "No Country For Old Men" by Cormac McCarthy. I loved it.
I loved the movie adaptation of No Country for Old Men! I’d be down to read that.