21st Century Recs

Books, movies, and vinyl from 2000 to the present day.

Set after the Great Famine on the west coast of Ireland, ... more
Poignant coming-of-story set in a small NC town during on... more
If you are looking for a good sci-fi book series to dive ... more
A coming-of-age tale of two teenage boys hitting the road... more
A 2020 National Book finalist and winner of the annual St... more
Flew through this novel about a savvy spy sent to infiltr... more
I am also a lover of essays and really love Rachel Kushne... more
Ignacio, a musician of vallenato (Colombian folk music), ... more
Set in Monterrey, México, 17 year old Ulises and his frie... more
Visceral, disturbing, unapologetically honest. The heavi... more
Birds + Lili Taylor = Cozy wonderfulness. A great intro... more
Thank you to all who recommended this book on Rec League!... more
Being a Jackass fan, of course I recommend seeing Bad Gra... more
Last ride for the Jackass crew is a bittersweet one but a... more
My first dive into Virginia Feito's writing and what a tr... more
Frenetic, dark comedy which, hopefully, is not prescient!
You don't have to be into motorcycles to appreciate this ... more
My Italian teacher, a Bologna native, introduced our clas... more
Killer album from Japanese Breakfast. The current track ... more
Hilarious but also frightening. Tim Robinson is a riot.
Stylish fantastical film directorial debut of Bryan Fulle... more
My eldest daughter recommends this movie to everyone and ... more
As a lover of Ghost World, I'm not sure why it took me so... more
This is a YA novel that I ate up in a weekend about a par... more
Max's mother Amanda was the Final Girl of 80s slasher Cam... more
Haunting novel about a young woman named Margaret consume... more
Anthology of new fairy tales and old one with new spins r... more
Just finished this haunting book! Seductive, mysterious, ... more
A sweet little book celebrating bees and what we as human... more
I'm 41 but also kind of immature.

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