Once in a while, one comes across a published list of books that are "must reads" and they usually have a nice long list of classics. That is fine and all, but please, can we see a little creativity and risk taking? Recently, the magazine Entertainment Weekly (EW) put out a list of 100 influential books in the past 25 years and to my surprise, I was impressed. I based my opinion upon the fact that I enjoyed most the of the books listed that I had read already. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207349,00.html
I've read several more books on the EW list by now and liked all but one. A standout so far is "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri. It is a collection of short stories; as a whole the work is a poignant look at life as an immigrant or someone displaced from their familiar surroundings. The first story is somewhat depressing but push on through! Touching and subtle.
http://www.amazon.com/Interpreter-Maladies-Jhumpa-Lahiri/dp/0618101365/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225382716&sr=1-1
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