I think they should have had a separate list for nonfiction. Nonfiction really was snubbed. I agree with you about authors with multiple books on the list. I would have preferred just one title per person and then maybe we would have seen McBride and Erdrich.
I love your thoughts on the framing for your selections, and your list vibrates with mine like a true friend - we don't share any titles, but we both have Louise Erdrich, and many of your books were contenders for my list (I haven't read Mecca or Sag Harbor, but I will! (I don't know Canva, so I had to create my list on Goodreads like a dinosaur https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/185535-mary?ref=nav_mybooks&shelf=my-best-of-21st-century ) Also, I read 43 of the NYT list, and a couple of those were total duds for me (like I will never again pick up Franzen!) so I'm holding the list VERY lightly and mostly celebrating the community connections the whole thing fostered. because we needed some collective joy.
I think they should have had a separate list for nonfiction. Nonfiction really was snubbed. I agree with you about authors with multiple books on the list. I would have preferred just one title per person and then maybe we would have seen McBride and Erdrich.
I agree about separating fiction and nonfiction— I think trying to do both is just too broad!
I love your thoughts on the framing for your selections, and your list vibrates with mine like a true friend - we don't share any titles, but we both have Louise Erdrich, and many of your books were contenders for my list (I haven't read Mecca or Sag Harbor, but I will! (I don't know Canva, so I had to create my list on Goodreads like a dinosaur https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/185535-mary?ref=nav_mybooks&shelf=my-best-of-21st-century ) Also, I read 43 of the NYT list, and a couple of those were total duds for me (like I will never again pick up Franzen!) so I'm holding the list VERY lightly and mostly celebrating the community connections the whole thing fostered. because we needed some collective joy.
Oh I totally agree, Mary! Here for the joyous conversation! (And I kind of wish there was a “definitely don’t want to read this” button haha)