Best Books of the last 25 years

I'm assuming the title of this blog is scaring off at least one person (Goody, I'm looking at you.) A.O. Scott of the NY Times has written an article about a survey conducted of authors to find the best books of the last 25 years. They are:

1. Beloved by Toni Morrison
2. Underworld by Don DeLillo
3. (tie) Rabbit Angstrom by John Updike
3. Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
5. American Pastoral by Philip Roth

I was kind of surprised by this list, not for the reasons Scott discusses in his article, but because these are relatively accessible books. I've read something by each of these authors, and was able to grasp it. Three of the five definitely have similar themes involving athletes and the world events they grow up in. Also interestingly enough to me, Updike and DeLillo were introduced to me in my Sports Literature class. Guess that really wasn't as much of a blow off class as some thought.

Anyways, the article is good, and the books that are mentioned within are all worth reading if you haven't already. (Sorry Goody, no pictures.)

That's all for today.