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Entertainment Weekly New Classics
In the summer of 2008, Entertainment Weekly published a list called "The New Classics:" The 100 Best Books of the Last 25 Years. The books they think will stand the test of time. It has a wide range and good fodder for conversation.
The original list.
Tags: classics, entertainment, new, and weekly

1
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood 21 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
2
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving 21 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
3
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver 17 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
4
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J.K. Rowling 14 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
5
Watchmen
Watchmen
by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons (Illustrator) 13 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
6
His Dark Materials Trilogy
His Dark Materials Trilogy
by Philip Pullman 11 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
7
The Road
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
8
The Giver
The Giver
by Lois Lowry 11 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
9
Mystic River
Mystic River
by Dennis Lehane 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
10
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
11
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
12
Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes
by Frank McCourt 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
13
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
14
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
by Mark Haddon 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
15
Beloved
Beloved
by Toni Morrison 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
16
Holes
Holes
by Louis Sachar 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
17
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Ev...
by Jon Krakauer 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
18
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
19
Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel García Márquez, Edith Grossman (Translator) 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
20
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
21
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
22
Atonement
Atonement
by Ian McEwan 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
23
Possession: A Romance
Possession: A Romance
by A.S. Byatt 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
24
Naked
Naked
by David Sedaris 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
25
The Secret History
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
26
The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus
by Art Spiegelman 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
27
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain
by Charles Frazier 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
28
High Fidelity
High Fidelity
by Nick Hornby 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
29
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
by Michael Chabon 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
30
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
32
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
33
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
33
Bel Canto
Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
35
Fast Food Nation
Fast Food Nation
by Eric Schlosser 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
36
Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones's Diary
by Helen Fielding 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
36
On Writing
On Writing
by Stephen King 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
38
The Corrections
The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
39
The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1
The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author) 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
41
Practical Magic
Practical Magic
by Alice Hoffman 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
42
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
by Mary Karr 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
43
A Thousand Acres: A Novel
A Thousand Acres: A Novel
by Jane Smiley 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
44
On Beauty
On Beauty
by Zadie Smith 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
45
The Complete Persepolis
The Complete Persepolis
by Marjane Satrapi 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
46
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking
by Joan Didion 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
47
The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
by Tom Wolfe 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
48
Drop City
Drop City
by T.C. Boyle 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
49
Bright Lights, Big City
Bright Lights, Big City
by Jay McInerney 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
50
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American W...
by Susan Faludi 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
51
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and t...
by Randy Shilts 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
52
Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table
Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the ...
by Ruth Reichl 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
53
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
53
By The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept
By The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept
by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
55
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin (Translator) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
56
Blindness
Blindness
by José Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero (Translator) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
57
Sang Alkemis
Sang Alkemis
by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
57
Veronika Memutuskan Mati
Veronika Memutuskan Mati
by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
59
Black Water
Black Water
by Joyce Carol Oates 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
60
Sebelas Menit
Sebelas Menit
by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author), Satya Utama Jadi (Illustrator) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
61
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America
by Jon Stewart 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
62
The Ghost Road
The Ghost Road
by Pat Barker 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
63
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
64
Rabbit at Rest
Rabbit at Rest
by John Updike 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
65
Neuromancer
Neuromancer
by William Gibson 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
66
Case Histories: A Novel
Case Histories: A Novel
by Kate Atkinson 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
67
Interpreter of Maladies
Interpreter of Maladies
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
67
The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street
by Sandra Cisneros 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
69
LaBrava
LaBrava
by Elmore Leonard 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
70
Clockers
Clockers
by Richard Price 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
71
Cathedral
Cathedral
by Raymond Carver 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
72
A Sight for Sore Eyes
A Sight for Sore Eyes
by Ruth Rendell 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
73
Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
by H.G. Bissinger 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
74
The Ruins
The Ruins
by Scott B. Smith 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
75
The Stone Diaries
The Stone Diaries
by Carol Shields 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
75
The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point
by Malcolm Gladwell 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
77
Gilead: A Novel
Gilead: A Novel
by Marilynne Robinson 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
78
Aku Ingin Jadi Peluru
Aku Ingin Jadi Peluru
by Wiji Thukul 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
79
Nayla
Nayla
by Djenar Maesa Ayu 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
80
Jangan Main-Main
Jangan Main-Main
by Djenar Maesa Ayu 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
81
Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet!
Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet!
by Djenar Maesa Ayu 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
82
American Pastoral
American Pastoral
by Philip Roth 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
82
Close Range : Wyoming Stories
Close Range : Wyoming Stories
by Annie Proulx 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
84
Selected Stories
Selected Stories
by Alice Munro 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
85
Persepolis 1: The Story of a Childhood
Persepolis 1: The Story of a Childhood
by Marjane Satrapi, Mattias Ripa (Translator) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
85
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent
by Scott Turow 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
87
Parting the Waters: Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement 1954-63
Parting the Waters: Martin Luther King and the ...
by Taylor Branch 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
88
The Line of Beauty
The Line of Beauty
by Alan Hollinghurst 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
89
Birds of America: Stories
Birds of America: Stories
by Lorrie Moore 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
90
Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir
Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir
by Paul Monette 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
91
Praying for Sheetrock: A Work of Nonfiction
Praying for Sheetrock: A Work of Nonfiction
by Melissa Fay Greene 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
92
Eva Luna
Eva Luna
by Isabel Allende 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
93
World's Fair
World's Fair
by E.L. Doctorow 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
94
The Journalist and the Murderer
The Journalist and the Murderer
by Janet Malcolm 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
95
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale
by Terry McMillan 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
96
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
by Chris Ware 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
97
The Night Manager
The Night Manager
by John le Carré 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
98
Krik? Krak!
Krik? Krak!
by Edwidge Danticat 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
99
Money
Money
by Martin Amis 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
100
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
by Peter Guralnick 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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message 1: by Bettie (new)

1108123 So far on this list - no way!


message 2: by Lee (new)

846773 What do you mean no way?


message 3: by Bettie (new)

1108123 ther is nothing here to interest an ol' fart such as I


message 4: by Lee (new)

846773 Nothing? What about the Kate Atkinson mystery?


message 5: by Lee (new)

846773 It was purty good.


message 6: by Greyweather (new)

1154130 "ther is nothing here to interest an ol' fart such as I"
Your reading list says otherwise. ;-)


message 7: by Dottie (new)

336421 How can a person vote on which of these is considered worthy of the label new classic when we can't see all 100 of the EW titles? Or am I not understanding this list?


message 8: by Bettie (new)

1108123 Dottie - save me from these 'now' freaks!!


message 9: by Bettie (new)

1108123 There! - V for Vendetta is mine - so bite me!


message 10: by Greyweather (new)

1154130 "How can a person vote on which of these is considered worthy of the label new classic when we can't see all 100 of the EW titles? Or am I not understanding this list?"
I edited the description to include a link to the full list at ew.com


message 11: by Bettie (new)

1108123 Lee wrote: "Nothing? What about the Kate Atkinson mystery?"

I haven't frigging read that - what do you take me for *gnashes on dentures*


message 12: by Bettie (new)

1108123 Greyweather wrote: ""ther is nothing here to interest an ol' fart such as I"
Your reading list says otherwise. ;-)"


You, smarty pants, could get me hung!


message 13: by Justine (new)

Nophoto-f-25x33 I just started typing this in this morning. Haven't finished yet.


message 14: by Lee (new)

846773 Oh Bettie, I love you.


message 15: by Bettie (new)

1108123 get off me y'all *wriggles to get free (sorta)*

y'all git yersel' a new plaything

*shrugs a scruffy shrug*


message 16: by Lee (new)

846773 I've added a few I KNOW you've read my dear.


message 17: by Bettie (new)

1108123 Greyweather wrote: ""How can a person vote on which of these is considered worthy of the label new classic when we can't see all 100 of the EW titles? Or am I not understanding this list?"
I edited the description to ..."







message 18: by Lee (new)

846773 This is a really bizarre list.



message 19: by Lee (new)

846773 For a granny, you have a pretty firm bum.


message 20: by Bettie (new)

1108123 Lee wrote: "I've added a few I KNOW you've read my dear. "

that doesn't mean I liked 'em *growly growls*


message 21: by Lee (new)

846773 Listen grumpy bum, you can't tell me you didn't love Cloud Atlas.


message 22: by Bettie (last edited Mar 06, 2009 04:04PM) (new)

1108123 Cold Mountain srsly???




message 23: by Greyweather (new)

1154130 Bettie (Goodreads Reader!) wrote: "Lee wrote: "I've added a few I KNOW you've read my dear. "

that doesn't mean I liked 'em *growly growls*"


So you've been giving five stars to books you didn't like? You're a very generous person. ;-)


message 24: by Bettie (new)

1108123 Lee wrote: "For a granny, you have a pretty firm bum."

eat yer heart out bebbee!


message 25: by Bettie (new)

1108123 Last go - Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!


message 26: by Lee (new)

846773 I think it's past your bedtime missy.


message 27: by Bettie (new)

1108123 Greyweather wrote: "Bettie (Goodreads Reader!) wrote: "Lee wrote: "I've added a few I KNOW you've read my dear. "

that doesn't mean I liked 'em *growly growls*"

So you've been giving five stars to books you didn't ..."

No NO - I like 'em alright its jus'... its jus...

you all crowd in an ol' critter - the bes' thang in my ol' life is SHAKESPEARE - give me a sweet TITUS tale any day




message 28: by Bettie (new)

1108123 Lee wrote: "I think it's past your bedtime missy. "

come with me - we can giggle all night


message 29: by Lee (new)

846773 Hooray! A sleepover! I'll bring the popcorn and the chocolate, you supply the wine.


message 30: by Dottie (new)

336421 Greyweather wrote: ""How can a person vote on which of these is considered worthy of the label new classic when we can't see all 100 of the EW titles? Or am I not understanding this list?"
I edited the description to ..."


Thanks.




message 31: by Dottie (new)

336421 Justine wrote: "I just started typing this in this morning. Haven't finished yet."

Sorry, Justine, that's understandable. Didn't mean to be impatient.


message 32: by Dottie (new)

336421 Sigh -- while I've read quite a few of these, I'd not give them the label new classics -- well, at least not yet.

It might be some of these earn that eventually and some may already be called that -- but time is the key and we all know "classics" and authors of the same which are on the classics list and then disappear and reappear over the decades.


message 33: by Bettie (new)

1108123 I LOVE being grumpy- there is no wine left unless you want to go down to the spooky cellar...

and you do...

and I'll watch your back...

honest!!


message 34: by Lee (last edited Mar 06, 2009 04:43PM) (new)

846773 Cocoa anyone?


message 35: by Lee (new)

846773 Dottie, I agree. I can't believe some of the titles on this list.


message 36: by Lee (new)

846773 I just voted for some of the books that I liked. I don't really think many of them will be become classics.


message 37: by Bettie (new)

1108123 Lee wrote: "Cocoa anyone? "

yeah ... cookies of the chocolate chip type??


message 38: by Lee (new)

846773 I make pretty good chocolate chip cookies.....


message 39: by Justine (last edited Mar 06, 2009 07:12PM) (new)

Nophoto-f-25x33 It's fun to see comments already! My first list and sorry for the delay. I was surprised by some of the picks. Really gutsy to pick The Road as #1, I think, because it is so recent. Some of the books seem like classics in the sense that they will continue to be assigned in literature courses. And thanks for adding the link, Greyweather. I appreciate it.


message 40: by Greyweather (new)

1154130 Justine wrote: "It's fun to see comments already! My first list and sorry for the delay. I was surprised by some of the picks. Really gutsy to pick The Road as #1, I think, because it is so recent. Some of the boo..."

I'd say it's even more gutsy to put a children's book in the number two slot.


message 41: by Susanna (new)

1109068 A pity Comfort me with Apples isn't on the original list - I liked that one.


message 42: by deleted member (new)

no infinite jest?!


message 43: by Susanna (new)

1109068 I didn't see anything called Infinite Jest on the list when I looked just now. Did see Comfort Me With Apples, though, which I missed last time I looked. (D'oh!)


message 44: by Irina (new)

Nophoto-u-25x33 Hm...this list was all right. I didn't know too many books on this list, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's not good! I give it a three out of five.


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