NYT - Top 100 Books of the Century: Have You Read Them All?

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  • Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
  • These are the BEST BOOKS of the 21st Century???
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 93

  • @enacausmembrane
    @enacausmembrane Місяць тому +11

    But, we are only around 20% into this century. THE CENTURY HASN'T EVEN ENDED YET!
    Imagine announcing the best films of 2024, in March...

  • @30secondsflat
    @30secondsflat Місяць тому +12

    I really think we need an alternate list of books, like "100 best books of the 21st Century you (and critics) have never heard of". Some of the choices were good, some were predictable, mostly they were books you've heard of, and there was a lot of repetition of authors

  • @CharlieBrookReads
    @CharlieBrookReads Місяць тому +10

    Yeah I was a bit underwhelmed by some of the choices on this list. T’was great to see your reaction though ❤️

  • @kiranreader
    @kiranreader Місяць тому +12

    honestly, let's rename it THE BORING BOOK LIST and call it a day!

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  Місяць тому

      NYT? More like… BOR-ING T

  • @GuiltyFeat
    @GuiltyFeat Місяць тому +8

    The first Ferrante on the list is not part of the Neapolitan quartet.
    I wish I could generate even a fifth of your certainty about anything.
    My only pushback might be that despite your incredulity Jesmyn Ward has written the greatest novel of the 21st century. Read “Salvage the Bones” and prepare to eat your beard.

  • @BobTheBookerer
    @BobTheBookerer Місяць тому +7

    The joy of watching you read the list in real-time is the slow dawning realisation that authors can appear more than once, and then you losing it more and more as you go.
    But yeah, it’s verrrrrry Pulitzer/prize heavy.
    And yeah, as much as I like a lot of books on the list, it’s very much focused on North America/Europe.

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  Місяць тому +1

      Why do you take so much joy out of my suffering 😭

    • @BobTheBookerer
      @BobTheBookerer Місяць тому

      @@KDbooks here 4 u bbz xx

  • @CateCrafter
    @CateCrafter Місяць тому +5

    No, not the Han Kang slander. The Vegetarian is a brilliant book! 😭

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  Місяць тому +2

      *adds to Black list*

    • @janetay8798
      @janetay8798 Місяць тому +1

      The Vegetarian isn't on my personal fave list, but I think it's written very well!

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  Місяць тому +1

      *adds another to black list* 🤣

    • @janetay8798
      @janetay8798 Місяць тому +1

      @@KDbooks very unkind joke on a viewer that just found your channel, I'm not watching your video anymore byebye

    • @laineyrae8981
      @laineyrae8981 Місяць тому +4

      ​@janetay8798 but it's a joke... and hardly a malicious one at that. I mean, his dislike for the book is serious, sure. (I love the book.) Maybe it's best you've said your hello and goodbye now if your humors don't get along already.

  • @nealsteplaws
    @nealsteplaws Місяць тому +5

    It was clearly stated that this list was the best books of the 21st century according to writers, publishers, critics, academics, librarians, and other professionals in the American literary field, not the most popular books according to the general public. They are currently working on their next list, which is just that. Anyone can submit their 10 best books. And His Dark Materials was published in the 90s.

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  Місяць тому +1

      I also clearly stated that I didn’t read the intro paragraph of the list 🤣

  • @BookishAdventuresInWellbeing
    @BookishAdventuresInWellbeing Місяць тому +3

    This was a brilliant rollercoaster of emotions! 😂

  • @leopercara3477
    @leopercara3477 Місяць тому +2

    You're right. A list of influential and best-selling books in pop culture would have been as awful, but at least not boring and predictable. And Hilary Mantel would have been on that one aswell, so it would be a win-win.

  • @Alan-wd7wv
    @Alan-wd7wv Місяць тому +3

    Wizard of the Crow, Year of the Goat, Remainder, Milkman, anything by Yan Lianke, Krasznahorkai, Ndiaye or Marias?

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  Місяць тому

      Remainder would be on my list 1000000%

  • @Lokster71
    @Lokster71 Місяць тому +3

    Very enjoyable video. The list is US focused, which I suppose is to be expected. The multiple book thing screws the list. You really should have be 100 different books from 100 different authors. Also 'best' v 'influential' v 'popular' is always a problem.

  • @jackwalter5970
    @jackwalter5970 Місяць тому +3

    You have to realize this list was the result of a compilation of responses from over 500 authors.

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  Місяць тому +3

      They all were being very silly then

    • @jackwalter5970
      @jackwalter5970 Місяць тому

      @@KDbooks they should only have allowed each author one book, whichever one placed highest on the list. But, that's the NY Times.

    • @johnsilver8059
      @johnsilver8059 Місяць тому

      Authors, critics, publishers, “readers”, etc.

  • @azu_rikka
    @azu_rikka Місяць тому

    You definitely have to read the Neapoletan Quartet as a father of two daughters- I find that, apart from all the other brilliant elements, Ferrante captures the complexity of women perfectly!

  • @an0n7m0us2
    @an0n7m0us2 Місяць тому

    Absolutely loved the reactions and agree with your assessments! Would be nice to have a video from you about your top 50-100 books in the last 24 years along with their genre. Could make an excellent reading list for a lot of us!

  • @GemofBooks
    @GemofBooks Місяць тому +9

    😂😂😂
    I hate it when authors appear multiple times on lists like this. Lazy, lazy, lazy

  • @OverlyAverageBen
    @OverlyAverageBen Місяць тому +2

    This was one of the lists of all-time

  • @thecinematicmind
    @thecinematicmind Місяць тому +1

    How To Be Both alongside Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow on this list is depressing.

  • @thecinematicmind
    @thecinematicmind Місяць тому +1

    In fact come to think of it.
    Where on earth was Gone Girl?

  • @Rykel_R
    @Rykel_R Місяць тому +2

    haha this is the only take i need on nyt book list 🤣🤣

  • @ariannefowler455
    @ariannefowler455 Місяць тому +2

    This list has to be AI generated. I refuse to believe otherwise.

  • @ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk
    @ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk Місяць тому

    The only problem with watching other book tube channels is that it only increases the tbr! Happy reading.

  • @abookhug
    @abookhug Місяць тому +8

    This list sucks so much. It's so US-centric it's laughable. I won't mention how few non-English language books are on there... Days of Abandonment is a standalone novel by Ferrante (my favourite but I still haven't read her Neapolitan series). I disagree about putting things likeTwilight etc on there though, best should just mean best, not most popular/best selling imo

  • @PabloReyesVelasco
    @PabloReyesVelasco Місяць тому +3

    Counterprogramming the final 👏

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  Місяць тому

      Someone has to 🤣

  • @victoriap1561
    @victoriap1561 Місяць тому +1

    someone should tell Americans they aren't that great at writing that a list of the 100 best books would have 80 american authors 😂😂

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    @jaimee-kate Місяць тому

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    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  Місяць тому

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  • @OnlyySunshine
    @OnlyySunshine Місяць тому

    Have you read any more Cormac besides The Road? Broke my heart when you said it was bad. 😢 lol 😂

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  Місяць тому +1

      I’ve reviewed All the Pretty Horses, The Passenger, Silas Marner and Blood Meridian here

    • @OnlyySunshine
      @OnlyySunshine Місяць тому

      @@KDbooks Awesome! I’ll have to check it out!

  • @UltimateKyuubiFox
    @UltimateKyuubiFox Місяць тому +1

    What I gather from this video is that if it won an award that means Kieran read it and disliked it and if he hasn’t read it Kieran is glad it’s on the list.

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  Місяць тому

      That is a fair assessment 🤣

  • @ianp9086
    @ianp9086 Місяць тому +1

    You’re so right - deeply lazy journalism and a waste of time. But sorry that Ducks, Newburyport wasn’t on it 😂

  • @sophienewman6103
    @sophienewman6103 Місяць тому

    Can not believe a little life did not make the list. I didn't love it but so many people did.

  • @lainieelf7056
    @lainieelf7056 Місяць тому +1

    That list was deeply unserious. Too many authors with multiple entries, while other deserving works were snubbed. I also found it too US-centric.

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    @KN0852 Місяць тому +9

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  • @LiteratureScienceAlliance
    @LiteratureScienceAlliance Місяць тому

    The duplicates were wild to me, also filmed my own reaction and also mentioned Colleen Hoover 😂

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  Місяць тому

      CoHo for life

  • @Muslim_Student
    @Muslim_Student Місяць тому

    I like reading the Mist read books in each category and from different countries

  • @UltimateKyuubiFox
    @UltimateKyuubiFox Місяць тому +2

    Akira came out in 1988.

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  Місяць тому +2

      Good point 🤣 But where is ANY manga on this list?!

    • @UltimateKyuubiFox
      @UltimateKyuubiFox Місяць тому

      @@KDbooks In fairness, if they put the individual Neopolitan novels, that might mean they’d have to pick specific installments. Do you pick compendium 3, 15, or 21 of, say, Vinland Saga? Too confusing. If it’s not printed in one binding, I doubt they can put a series in wholesale.

  • @hasteyebooks
    @hasteyebooks Місяць тому

    This list was wild. Why were there multiple books by authors? Why did they publish in 2024 and not wait until the end of 2025?

  • @ZAINHASSAN-ov4qw
    @ZAINHASSAN-ov4qw Місяць тому

    I actually thought Harry Potter would be in here🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @kiranreader
    @kiranreader Місяць тому +1

    i also tried the sympathizer...

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  Місяць тому

      …aaaaaaaaaaaand?

  • @swirlyglasseschan
    @swirlyglasseschan Місяць тому

    I've only read savage detectives and 2666

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  Місяць тому

      Hoping you’ve read more when I drop my list 😆

  • @DonnaPerez-m5m
    @DonnaPerez-m5m 2 дні тому

    Antonia Well

  • @FrankOdonnell-ej3hd
    @FrankOdonnell-ej3hd Місяць тому

    first I've heard of this NYT list. Looks like a lot of pulitizers on it which makes me think of the saul bellow character who called the pulitizer a dummy newspaper prize given by crooks and illiterates and maybe that's still a little true. Train dreams was a nice little novella and it was up for the NBA that year but they decided not to even award a prize for anything. Tree of smoke DID get it though some people weren't impressed and thought it would have worked better as two different bks. Liked a visit from the goon squad though not enough to bother with her sci-fi follow -up . Didn't get far with saunder's lincoln in the bardo but happened to pick up tenth of december cause that's my birthday and LOVED it. I mean two of the stories in it caused me to have BELLY LAUGHS for the first time in yrs from just reading something. I bought the entire mantel trilogy but decided I didn't want to read it until you said wolf hall was one of the best bks of the century. Now I HAVE to take at least one serious stab at it. Be well and stay out of the line of fire.⚛😀❤

  • @hibabelimi5328
    @hibabelimi5328 Місяць тому

    I love your videos

  • @thecinematicmind
    @thecinematicmind Місяць тому

    Not even a children’s book? Where’s the poetry? Where’s the photobooks?

  • @hettige
    @hettige Місяць тому

    You could have least putten the book cover and title on screen while you spoke about it. Is that too much to ask

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  Місяць тому +5

      I hated this list so much… so yeah, it was 🤣 🤣 🤣

  • @darrenclayden6222
    @darrenclayden6222 14 днів тому

    I couldn't believe it either when I saw Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow on the list. Absolutely awful novel. Trust by Hernan Diaz is another really bad book that shouldn't be anywhere on this list either

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  13 днів тому

      I liked the first half of this comment… then you brought the knife out

    • @darrenclayden6222
      @darrenclayden6222 13 днів тому

      @@KDbooks 😅had a feeling your reaction might be something like that. I still remember the shock I had when I watched your review of Trust and you gave it a 10/10😑

    • @KDbooks
      @KDbooks  13 днів тому

      @@darrenclayden6222 🤣

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    @mact8190 Місяць тому

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