Best Books of 2004
Discover the best books of 2004 with our curated list of top-rated titles across genres. Find must-read fiction, nonfiction, and award-winning picks from this iconic year in literature.

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The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth
In this alternate history, Pulitzer Prize winner Roth considers what it would be like for his Newark family--and for a million such families all over …

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I Am Charlotte Simmons
by Tom Wolfe
At Dupont University, an innocent college freshman named Charlotte Simmons learns that her intellect alone will not help her survive.

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Will in the World
by Stephen Greenblatt
A portrait of Elizabethan England and how it contributed to the making of William Shakespeare discusses how he moved to London lacking money, connections, and …

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Mardi Gras in the Moment
by Jason Bentsman
The world has waited decades for a new anti-hero in American fiction, a character who prophesizes the pettiness of American social life at the beginning …
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Little Children
by Tom Perrotta
A group of young suburban parents, including a stay-at-home dad, a former feminist, and an over-structured mom, finds its sleepy existence shattered when a convicted …
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Truth & Beauty
by Ann Patchett
What happens when the person who is your family is someone you aren't bound to by blood? What happens when the person you promise to …

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Runaway
by Alice Munro
A collection of short fiction captures the lives of women of all ages and circumstances, as they deal with the limits and lies of passion, …
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