I haven’t read much read stuff that has been published after 2000s and have barely liked what I have.
I ask this bcz most of the time I look up ‘Best new books’ or ‘popular books’, the recommendations are mostly smut, fantasy smut or cheap romance.
Idk if I just keep getting the wrong books recommended or that’s how today’s books are.
Also, recommend me some more recent books with good prose, well written characters, medium/slow paced.
2666 is one of my favorite books. Also like The Savage Detectives by Bolaño. Have you read Demon Copperhead by Kingsolver? If not I think you’d like it based on your Whitehead and Ferrante to recs.
Haven’t read demon copperhead. Ive heard of it. Adding it to the list.
The only Kingsolver I’ve read was “The Bean Trees”, which I loved. Didn’t realize it was her debut novel at the time.
That’s on my list. Hopefully I’ll get to it in the next few months!