Great recent novels?

Question

Are there any recent novels you've read that were so deep and thought-provoking that you're sure they'll be literature in years to come? By recent i mean 2000 or later. Only one I've read is A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah. Thanks!

Answer 1

The Kite Runner is excellent and will be around for a long time to come.

Life of Pi and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime rank up there too.

Answer 2

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides is amazing. It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2003 (I believe this was the year). It is about a hermaphrodite, so I don't know if that is of interest to you. Eugenides first book was The Virgin Suicides and Middlesex (his second) did not come out until 10 years later. He (and I, as well as many critics) consider it to be a masterpiece. I also highly recommend anything by John Irving (he has written a few since 2000).

Answer 3

A few months ago, someone recommended Basil Hill's "The Golden Fleece Found" on this site. Two weeks later I heard the author doing an interview with Mitzi Allen of Hama Productions and it was riveting. She was taking select pieces from the book and discussing them on her morning show. I was impressed, so I got it.

This book lists the most contentious religious and social questions and then asks what I thought was a rhetorical question: Is there a spirit-level to test major doctrines and philosophies? Guess what: he takes the blueprint from Solomon's Temple and shows that it is a prophetic scroll of obedience for Abraham's seed. Next, he takes the names of the heads of their generations and translates the meanings. The projected abode and beliefs of natural and grafted olive: Jews, Muslims and Christians reveal that the historical records of our current nations confirm prophecies from the original Torah texts. Roots of marriage problems are so accurate. The solutions, according to God's word are sensible and practical. The book is an eye opener and a very rare find indeed. Since it takes you where the Celestine Prophecies left off, I wholeheartedly agree with most reviewers: it will be the next world changer.

FrankF

Answer 4

There is a book that is called Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz that I really enjoyed. I didn't want to read it at first because it starts off in a dreary Minnesota town. The book was not what I expected it to be. I really liked it.

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien is a must read. It is about Vietnam. The DaVinci Code will end up a classic. Hmmm.. That is all I can think of right now.

Answer 5

"The Layer Cake" is the story of a drug dealer in London. He plans to retire within the year because Thirty is too old to be in the business. Definitely not for those who object to strong language and violence. Otherwise, it is a fascinating tale of greed and trust.


"Cadillac Beach" by Tim Dorsey is a laugh riot. While possibly not quite a novel, its fast pace and complex plot is well worth reading. Serge A. Storms it the insane protagonist out to discover who killed his grandfather and made off with the stolen gems from a heist pulled in 1963. Serge's quest stirs up the Miami mob who are less than pleased by his attention. Fortunately, Serge's sidetracks into all sorts of treats for the reader, including an escape from the insane asylum, surprising a couple who happen to be staying at the hotel room made famous by an episode of "I Love Lucy", the kidnapping of a New York sports writer, and attempts to make his own energy drink. This novel features prevalent drug use, excessive violence and adult language.

"The Codex" by Douglas Preston tells the story of the Broadbent (half-) Brothers. When their billionare father, who made his fortune robbing the tombs of the Mayans, disappears with everything he owned except the house; foul play is suspected. The only clue the boys have is a video-taped message from their father. Message says, 'I am dying and have decided to be burried like the ancient kings I plundered in my youth. If you want an inheritance, you will have to rob my tomb.' Can the boys work together to reclaim the family's fortune? Will greed get the better of them? Why is a young researcher from a phamasutical company so interested in them? Find out for yourself in "The Codex."

Answer 6

I think Kiran Desai's Inheritance of loss. It is a great book by all means. It has the knack of provoking ones intellect to think about the way people perceive the world. Ah! Thats a great great book.
It won the 2006 Booker Prize and so many others well. It richly deserved them all


TW K

Answer 7

The Pesthouse by Jim Crace (post-apocalyptic)
World War Z by Max Brooks (Hello, Zombies!)

I hate to admit this but I really enjoyed the latest by Stephen King called Cell.....(shhhhhhh, don't tell anyone)

Those, or course, are all brain candy. If I had my choice of the more serious stuff, I'd have to recommend Finn by John Clinch.

Check out Metacritic.com. It has a reliable database of reviewed works from all of the arts.

Good Luck

Answer 8

The Crimson Petal and the White - Michel Faber

Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides

Answer 9

a number of the books you listed I even have examine, and enjoyed relatively properly, so which you're spouse and that i'd like an analogous style of books (I even have sexual content textile and swearing to boot). some books I even have examine that she would get excitement from are: The Summoning (2008 and a trilogy) additionally observed as the Darkest Powers sequence, The woodland of palms and teeth (2009), beautiful Creatures (2009) additionally with books following, or the optimal experience sequence (2005). those are basically some books i ought to think of of that I cherished relatively properly. desire I helped! :)

Answer 10

"Atonement" by Ian McEwan
"Shipping News" by Annie Proulx
Personally I found "Middlesex" an overwrought bore. The first half was good.