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Book · 2019 · Fiction

The Mars Room

A Novel

by Rachel Kushner · Recommended by 3 people on 2 podcasts

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So the three best books I read this year maybe like best is not the rubber three most favorite books ever and this year were the Mars room by Rachel Kushner.
Dan Pfeiffer · Pod Save America · Dec 2018 Listen at 34:38

The best things said about it

3 of 4 · every mention
Recommended
Three most favorite books ever and this year were the Mars room by Rachel Kushner they're there by tommy orange in the immortal list by Chloe Benjamin.
On the show Pod Save America · Dec 2018
Discussed
Rachel Kushner our cover review this week debuts at number four with the Mars room which is really that's a high debut for a literary book.
Pamela Paul The Book Review · Jul 2024
Discussed
So I read Rachel kushner's the Mars room.
John Williams The Book Review · Jul 2024

Why people recommend it

The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner is a gritty contemporary novel that explores the harsh realities of the American prison system through the eyes of an inmate serving multiple life sentences. On Pod Save America, Dan Pfeiffer recommended the book, listing it proudly as one of his three favorite books that he read that year. On The Book Review, Pamela Paul highlighted the novel during a discussion of the bestseller list, noting its impressive high debut for a work of literary fiction. In another episode of the same podcast, John Williams mentioned that he had read Rachel Kushner's novel as part of his literary work and review process. Throughout these discussions, the book is consistently recognized for its powerful prose, its unflinching examination of institutional incarceration, and the distinct voice of its protagonist navigating a bleak and unforgiving penal environment.

Every mention

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Dan Pfeiffer so the three best books I read this year maybe like best is not the rubber three most favorite books ever a… 1
Recommended
“so the three best books I read this year maybe like best is not the rubber three most favorite books ever and this year were the Mars room by Rachel Kushner”
John Williams so I read Rachel kushner's the Mars room 1
Discussed
“so I read Rachel kushner's the Mars room”
Pamela Paul Rachel Kushner our cover review this week debuts at number four with the Mars room which is really that's a… 1
Discussed
“Rachel Kushner our cover review this week debuts at number four with the Mars room which is really that's a high debut for a literary book”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
Recommended
“three most favorite books ever and this year were the Mars room by Rachel Kushner they're there by tommy orange in the immortal list by Chloe Benjamin”

Also mentioned in the same episodes

Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
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“I'm reading Rachel kushner's the flamethrowers I saw that she has a new book coming out the mar room I believe it's called April 15th”
Passing
“there was Rachel Kushner who was nominated for the Mars room and Richard Powers who was nominated for the over story”