The Best Books of the 21st Century: Ryan Holiday on ‘The Road’
12 June - 36 minsIn 2024, The New York Times Book Review gathered more than 500 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets and literary enthusiasts to help pick the best books of the 21st century so far. One of those books was Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “The Road,” which came in at No. 13. That book tells the story of a man and his young son trying to survive in a postapocalyptic United States. Like other books by McCarthy, it combines ornate prose with moments of unforgettable violence. It is also a moving story of love and parenthood under the most extreme circumstances.
One of the people who voted on our best books list was Ryan Holiday, author of more than a dozen nonfiction books, host o...
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