Hi! looking for the next big book for my kindle. Anthony Jeselnik brought me back to my paasion for reading two or three years ago. I‘m not 100% with his picks (some I haven’t loved), but I like how he sums up his favorites from the year and look forward to his recommendations.
Here is what I’ve enjoyed recently, some from him, some cobbled from lists, NYT, etc.
Anything David Szalay (AJ)
Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan
Bee Sting by Paul Murray (AJ)
Trust by Hernan Diaz
She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper (AJ)
Topeka School by Ben Lerner
Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner (AJ)
City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg
I also like crime/conspiracy (a la James Ellroy‘s Underworld USA trilogy)
Things I couldnt get into:
Anything Sally Rooney
James Perceval Everett
Martyr
Would love some recs. Sorry if I’m some kind of philistine!
by ElegantAffect1179