Why people recommend it
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley is a suspenseful thriller that begins with the catastrophic crash of a private jet leaving Martha's Vineyard. On an episode of The Book Review titled Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Before the Fall’, host Pamela Paul and contributor Greg Coles explored the gripping premise of the novel. Paul opened the show by noting that the book was being hailed as a major thriller of the summer, featuring an intriguing setup that follows a horrific crash leaving only two survivors, followed by an intricate whodunit reconstruction. Greg Coles joined the discussion to highlight the author's background as a television writer and showrunner, noting his work on the FX series Fargo. Later in the episode, author Noah Hawley appeared for an interview to discuss the unexpected turns the narrative takes. As the segment concluded, Pamela Paul offered a strong recommendation to listeners, issuing a playful warning that anyone planning to read Before the Fall should clear their schedule of all other obligations so they could power straight through to the ending without interruption.
Who recommended it
- Pamela Paul Recommended
- Greg Coles Recommended
Pamela Paul — 3 mentions
“why did a private jet leaving Martha's Vineyard crash into the sea leaving only two survivors before the fall takes an unexpected turn in the hands of its author Noah Holly”
“in this week's issue we review a new thriller that people are already saying might be the big Thriller of the summer the book is called before the fall and it has a great premise starting with a jet a private jet leaving Martha's Vineyard a terrible crash only to survive and then a who done it reconstruction of what”
“I'm just I feel like I should give a listener warning that if you are going to read before the fall that you do so after eliminating sort of all other obligations from your life so you can you know get get straight through it to the ending Noah thank you for being here”
Greg Coles — 1 mention
“Pamela it's called before the Fall by Noah Holly who of course is a TV writer and showrunner he's the man behind Fargo on FX it's about a plane that goes down”
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- Grief is the thing with feathers
- Grit
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Just One Day
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“uh before the fall Noah Holly quoted uh Jack laain saying I hate exercise but I like the results”
“it was in our summer reading issue and we also talked about um more than once Noah Holly's novel before the fall that um cracks the list at number two”
“reminds me of a line from from a book I talked about last week from Noah Holly's uh before the fall in”