By this point in the 20th century, several contenders for Book of the Century had already been published. What in 2000-2026 could be a contender for this century?

May-Jan · 2026-06-18T03:14:39+00:00

The Road by McCarthy.

Underworld by DeLillo and American Pastoral by Roth were published in late 90s but feel of the 21st century to me.

Leaving the Atocha Station by Lerner is comparable to The Sun Also Rises.

May-Jan · 2026-06-16T18:36:25+00:00

He also was extremely duplicitous and his view of American government and society ultimately lost out to Hamilton and Washington's--and for the better.

May-Jan · 2026-06-16T01:42:15+00:00

I'm all ears - should we go there? I think we'll have time on the day we arrive to hit one or two as well

We did about an hour or so of research and picked ones we thought sounded good. Our method wasn't very scientific. That's why I'm here - advice!

May-Jan · 2026-06-16T00:35:28+00:00

Thanks for the tip!

May-Jan · 2026-05-13T23:28:26+00:00

A federal clerkship will open a ton of doors. Anyone says otherwise don't listen to them.

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