A book review connected with a major U.S. newspaper recently asked a large number of literary figures to select the best work of American fiction published within the last 25 years. The result was announced this weekend. What novel received the most votes, and what are the four runners-up?

myjoey

1.Beloved Toni Morrison (1987) Underworld Don DeLillo ReviewBlood Meridian Cormac McCarthy ReviewRabbit Angstrom: The Four Novels John Updike American Pastoral Philip Roth May 21 06, 5:27 PM

lanfranco

Not bad, joey, a yay! The New York Times Book Review asked 125 writers and critics for their views, and "Beloved" received 15 votes for the number one spot -- more than any other book got, which is an interesting indication of the very differing views. The BR also pointed out that all five of the top-ranked books were written by authors born in the 1930's. http://www.nytimes.com/ref/books/fiction-25-years.html May 21 06, 5:44 PM

myjoey

What the bad thing is, I read about 2 books a week and I never read one of those books... May 21 06, 8:20 PM

lanfranco

Well, joey, if you're interested, try the Rabbit Angstrom omnibus for a start -- four novels in one, but once you get started, you will probably want to keep reading. May 21 06, 8:31 PM

robboy

Not a bad thing at all, myjoey; it probably has more to do with not letting popularity contests influence discriminating good sense. Read, read, read. May 21 06, 8:32 PM

myjoey

I agree that is what I tell my daughter one can never read enough books. May 21 06, 8:40 PM

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