Oh, Richard Osman
A year and a half ago, I could have eviscerated him with my thoughts. Now I can barely hurt his feelings. Things used to be so much simpler.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
-t - Oct 18, 2022 11:31:56 am PDT #27464 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Calli - Oct 18, 2022 11:32:37 am PDT #27465 of 28067
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
For the mystery book club I’m leading, I invite your suggestions of authors/books you’d call “modern classics.” I’m thinking post-2000, authors there’s general consensus that this person will go on the lists for a long time. So far I’m thinking Louise Penny. What else?
Tana French, maybe? I don't enjoy her novels but the couple I've read I could see why people were into them.
-t - Oct 18, 2022 11:34:07 am PDT #27466 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
And I really like Gigi Pandian but I don't know what her reputation is outside of my personal taste. Pretty good I would guess, but not sure about modern classic. But should be, in my opinion.
DavidS - Oct 18, 2022 12:31:35 pm PDT #27467 of 28067
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Tara French and Gillian Flynn are the two I thought of.
bennett - Oct 18, 2022 12:32:47 pm PDT #27468 of 28067
Here's the Goodreads list of Best Mysteries of the 21st Century" for ideas. I'm not good at guessing what will stand the test of time, but I really liked Jane Harper's "The Dry".
Kate P. - Oct 18, 2022 12:34:12 pm PDT #27469 of 28067
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I *love* Tana French and heartily second that suggestion! Other possibilities: the Maisie Dobbs series? The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series?
-t - Oct 18, 2022 1:31:11 pm PDT #27470 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, C. S. Harris!
-t - Oct 18, 2022 1:35:37 pm PDT #27471 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hm, that Goodreads list mentions Ben Aaronovitch which I wouldn't have thought of because they're fantasy but they are also good mysteries.
And I want to validate that Louise Penny is a good choice.
Oh, shoot, that one that I confuse with the other one...I talked about it here...just the one book but it's got a very Modern Classic vibe, I will keep trying to remember
-t - Oct 18, 2022 1:51:55 pm PDT #27472 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Alex Pavesi The Eighth Detective. I found it by remembering that the author was a mathematician and then it came up as the first hit.
megan walker - Oct 18, 2022 2:54:14 pm PDT #27473 of 28067
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Here's the Goodreads list of Best Mysteries of the 21st Century" for ideas.
From that list, I'd say both The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Kite Runner would be considered modern classics. Also, anything by Flynn.
I'm not good at guessing what will stand the test of time, but I really liked Jane Harper's "The Dry".
If this was the basis of the recent Australian movie with Eric Bana, I'd second this. The film is great.