s/o from Reddit -- Which novel published after the year 2000 will be considered a classic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, not kite runner. That's popular junk like saying the Dan brown novels are good.

While I enjoyed The Kite Runner, I have to agree. It's mass market and will be denied by the "literary canon" crowd.

[Anonymous]

Life of Pi
The Kite Runner
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Middlesex

[Anonymous]

Middlesex, Life of Pi, Atonement and The Road were excellent. The Kite Runner was merely good by comparison. The first half (2/3?) of the Poisonwood Bible was exceptional, but the rest of the book just didn't measure up. Really unfortunate.

From the Reddit thread - loved loved loved Everything Is Illuminated, and really disliked A Visit from the Goon Squad.

[Anonymous]

I'll add a favorite that hasn't been mentioned: A Thousand Acres. I think that was pre-2000 though.

[Anonymous]

Ta-Nahesi Coates, Beautiful Struggle. Literary genius.

[Anonymous]

Fifty Shades of Grey

[Anonymous]

Lovely Bones

[Anonymous]

Bel Canto

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Middlesex

Good book, but I wouldn't call it a classic.

[Anonymous]

The Tiger's Wife

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fifty Shades of Grey

And twilight

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White Teeth

The Human Stain

Hated both of these books. Hated. I not at all arguing with you but I just don't like them. Now, I don't like the human stain author at all. He writes complicated men and one-dimensional women so I could be responding to his obvious misogyny. White teeth, I'll admit, I don't get so I don't viscerally hate that one. Just don't get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, not kite runner. That's popular junk like saying the Dan brown novels are good.

I like popular junk and can't read dan brown.

I liked Kite Runner but don't think it quite measures up to those mentioned on this thread.

[Anonymous]

I hate to admit this b/c i feel like I"m admitting I"m old but I don't get reddit.

following the threads is challenging. And what's with the point system and why are there arrows?

sorry to hijack. Slightly. I am hoping oP gives me a straight answer. doing a s/o post will result in me being labeled old and being told to step away from the computer and drink some Geritol or something like that.

[Anonymous]

Outlander