The Book That Should Have Made NYT's Best of the Century List

The Book That Should Have Made NYT's Best of the Century List

I’m in the business of being annoyed by the Statlers and Waldorfs grumping about how their favorite book or author didn’t make it on a list, as if any list is capable of satisfying everyone. But if someone told me I could add one–and just ONE–book to New York Times‘ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list, the book I’m recommending today is the one I would choose. Perhaps it didn’t make the list because it was a debut by an author who doesn’t ha…