Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on A History of Seduction
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Pamela
Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson is a pioneering 18th-century epistolary novel that tells the story of a devoted maidservant defending her virtue against her master, who eventually marries her.
Discussed“at the time if your name Pamela you're essentially forced to read Samuel Richardson so you know it comes with the”
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Clarissa; or, The history of a young lady: comprehending the most important concerns of private life; and particularly shewing the distresses that may attend the misconduct both of parents and children, in relation to marriage ..
Clarissa; or, The history of a young lady by Samuel Richardson is an expansive epistolary novel detailing the tragic story of a virtuous young woman whose attempts to escape forced marriage lead to severe distress and downfall.
Discussed“they had read pamer and Clarissa Richardson his name checked in Eugene andan”
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Eugene Onegin
Discussed“Richardson his name checked in Eugene andan and of course they were all obsessed with Byron”
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Indelicacy
Indelicacy by Amina Cain is a debut novel that explores art, ambition, class, and female creativity through the perspective of a museum cleaner who dreams of a different life.
Recommended“and the book she recommends this month is in delicacy by Amina Kain”
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Happenstance
Happenstance by Carol Shields is a novel that portrays a week in the life of a university history professor navigating sudden independence while his wife is away at a conference.
Recommended“the first is a book called happens Dance by a Canadian author named Carol Shields who is really one of my favorites”
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Weather
Weather by Jenny Offill is a contemporary novel that follows a young woman working in a New York City library who becomes entangled in an apocalyptic anxiety forum and the chaotic personal lives of those around her.
Discussed“and you know the novel is called weather by Jenny Ael it's about a young woman in New York City”
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Free Food for Millionaires
Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee is a sweeping contemporary novel that follows Casey Han, a sharp-witted Princeton graduate navigating the immense economic and cultural pressures of immigrant life in New York City.
Discussed“she wrote a book years ago called free food for millionaires great title”
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