Episode · The Book Review · 2020-05-29
Books mentioned on A Manhunt on the 17th Century’s High Seas
Pamela Paul recommended Enemy of All Mankind by Steven Johnson, and discussed The Stand by Stephen King and Misery by Stephen King. Steven Johnson discussed The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson. Gilbert Cruz recommended The Outsider by Stephen King, 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King, The Gunslinger by Stephen King, and On Writing by Stephen King, discussed Different Seasons by Stephen King, and criticized Dreamcatcher by Stephen King. Greg Cowles discussed The In-Between World of Vikram Lall by M.G. Vassanji. John Williams discussed Life for Sale and Mishima by Marguerite Yourcenar and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Enemy of All Mankind
Enemy of All Mankind by Steven Johnson is a riveting true story of piracy, power, and history's first global manhunt during the seventeenth century.
Recommended“Steven Johnson will be here to talk about his latest book Enemy of all mankind a true story of piracy power and history's first Global Manhunt”
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The Ghost Map
Steven Johnson's The Ghost Map investigates the devastating 1850s cholera outbreak in London through a gripping, detective-style narrative.
Discussed“this book is kind of closest to a book I wrote many years ago called the ghost map about the Cera outbreak in London in the 1850s which is now tragically kind of timely again”
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The Stand
Stephen King's monumental post-apocalyptic epic The Stand details the devastating sweep of a weaponized influenza strain that wipes out the vast majority of humanity, leaving survivors to choose sides in a final conflict between good and evil.
Discussed“the stand remains you know it's his it's his sort of American version of Lord of the Rings it is this giant Epic Journey tale”
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The Outsider
The Outsider by Stephen King is a genre-blending thriller that begins as a straightforward police procedural investigating a gruesome local murder before twisting into a terrifying supernatural horror story.
Recommended“and then he wrote a book a few years ago called The Outsider that was turned earlier this year into I thought a very good HBO miniseries”
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Misery
Misery is a psychological thriller by Stephen King about a famous author held captive by an obsessive fan.
Discussed“you recommended misery so many people probably know misery from the late 80s film adaptation starring Kathy Bates and James Khan”
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'Salem's Lot
'Salem's Lot by Stephen King is a classic horror novel that follows a writer returning to a small Maine town that happens to be overrun by vampires.
Recommended“the second novel that he published Salem's Lot which is a vampire novel is a great starting point”
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Different Seasons
Different Seasons by Stephen King is a celebrated 1982 collection of four distinct novellas that showcases the author's range far beyond traditional horror.
Discussed“King wrote a collection of four novellas called different seasons which has the body which the mov Stand By Me is based on”
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Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher by Stephen King is a dark science fiction novel written in the wake of the author's near-fatal 1999 car accident.
Critiqued“there's one book called dreamcatcher that he wrote after the accident in 1999 the car accident that almost killed him”
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The Gunslinger
The Gunslinger by Stephen King is the iconic first volume in the sprawling Dark Tower series, introducing readers to Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger, as he relentlessly pursues the mysterious Man in Black across a desolate, surreal landscape.
Recommended“there are some days when I would say the first Dark Tower book which is a slim volume called the Gunslinger”
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On Writing
On Writing by Stephen King is a celebrated memoir and masterclass that blends the author's personal experiences with practical, no-nonsense advice for aspiring writers.
Recommended“my favorite book of his is is on writing which is a wonderful half Memoir half guide to how you should write”
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The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
Discussed“I'm reading a novel called the in betweene world of vicam law that's l a l l by a Canadian author named mg vasanji”
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Life for Sale
Discussed“this past week as Greg knows because he edited my review of it for the paper I read a short novel by the Japanese writer yukoh Mishima called life for sale”
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Mishima
Discussed“and then because I was reading that I was sort of in the mood to um finally pick up a book that I bought at a um a book fair a couple of years ago a nice little hard cover copy of a book called Mishima a vision of the void by the great uh French writer margarite yenar”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he is the author of many books many bestselling books including farsighted and how we got to now”
“he is the author of many books many bestselling books including farsighted and how we got to now”
“then current book again is enemy of all mankind a true story of piracy power and history's first Global Manhunt it's by Steven Johnson author of many books including the very timely ghost map”
“and the book that I chose was Rose matter”
“one of them is called passing for human which is a memoir”