21st Century Literature discussion

Nominations are now open until January 23rd for the March 2023 Open Pick.

Nominating guidelines:
- Fiction (original & translation, if applicable) first published between January 1, 2000 and March 1, 2022. For translations the latter date must be an English edition.
- One nomination per person (please do not nominate or vote for a book unless you are certain you can read and discuss if it wins)
- A book this group has not yet read (see the group bookshelf or the Index of all Group Reads here)
- A book that is not better suited to the wild card (genre) category

If you are nominating, please begin your post by stating "I nominate [name with hyperlink to book]"

The discussion will start on March 1st

I nominate Exit Ghost by Philip Roth.
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I nominate Exit Ghost Exit Ghost by Philip Roth.

Thanks Clarke

I nominate What Willow Says by Lynn Buckle

Clarke wrote: "Hugh, I think your first message above should refer to the March pick instead of the Feb. ?" Well spotted. Now fixed.

I nominate Devil House byJohn Darnielle. This was one of my top ten of 2022 and thought it was a big jump in quality for the author. The book suffered from what I thought was improper marketing, where the book seemed aimed at the thriller crowd when it seemed suited more as literary fiction, thus a very marmite response from readers.

Sam wrote: "I nominate Devil House byJohn Darnielle. This was one of my top ten of 2022 and thought it was a big jump in quality for the author. The book suffered from what I t..."

I completely agree, Sam. I loved this book. The blurb makes it sound like it's a "supernatural haunted videotape" kind of story, which is completely off the mark. Luckily, I also like supernatural haunted video tape kind of books, or I likely never would have read it.

Devil House suffers a little as well from the same problem.

Thanks Sam. Last day for nominations today.

Nominations are closed. The poll will be up shortly.

This is the poll, which will run until February 1st

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

Lark, are you good with leading the What Willow Says discussion in March?

Yes! Thanks Marc.

Thanks, Lark!

Hugh and Marc, I can't remember--do I set up the thread for our March discussion of What Willow Says, or is that something the mods do?

Thanks ~

We will create the folder for you - you can do the rest.

ok, thank you, I'm ready to go...

Thanks for setting that up, Hugh, and thanks for leading, Lark!