Episode · The Book Review · 2019-01-18
Books mentioned on A New Novel Conjures Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman
Pamela Paul recommended Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan, and discussed Unquiet by Linn Ullmann, How not to fall apart by Maggy Van Eijk, Anxiety, the missing stage of grief by Claire Bidwell Smith, and A Drinkable Feast by Philip Greene. Judith Newman discussed A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis. Alexandra Alter discussed The testing of Luther Albright by MacKenzie Bezos. Livia Gershon recommended Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney. Sarah Lyall recommended Enigma variations by André Aciman and The friend by Sigrid Nunez.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Unquiet
Discussed“how does novelist Lyn Olman handle the story of her famous parents imore Bergman and Liv Olman in her autobiographical novel unquiet”
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Anxiety, the missing stage of grief
Discussed“okay a little bit more targeted in terms of what it's covering anxiety the missing stage of grief a revolutionary approach to understanding and healing the impact of loss”
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A Grief Observed
A Grief Observed by C.S.
Discussed“the CS Lewis wrote in a grief observed that no one ever told me that grief felt so like fear”
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A Drinkable Feast
Discussed“we also have a drinkable Feast a cocktail companion to 1920s Paris by Philip green”
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The testing of Luther Albright
Discussed“so her first novel was published by Harper the testing of Luther Albright and it came out in 2005”
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Conversations With Friends
Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney is a celebrated contemporary debut novel that explores complex interpersonal relationships, modern romance, and youthful identity among a circle of characters in Ireland.
Recommended“I actually just finished the book conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney which I didn't read when it came out I think two years ago”
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Enigma variations
Enigma Variations is a contemporary novel by André Aciman that explores complex themes of desire, memory, and lifelong emotional attachments across multiple stages of a protagonist's life.
Recommended“so I'm actually going back to a book I read last year for the first time and loved and its Enigma Variations which is the newest novel by Andre aiman who's the author of call me by your name”
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The friend
Why people recommend it: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez is an acclaimed, award-winning novel that explores profound themes including suicide, grief, and the deep bond between a grieving writer and a very lovable Great Dane.
Recommended“well I just got back from vacation as many people did so I was reading books that other people had brought and I someone had brought the Friend by sigid nunz which came out a few months ago”
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Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life is a memoir by William Finnegan that chronicles a lifelong passion for surfing alongside his distinguished career as a New Yorker staff writer and war reporter.
Recommended“I am reading Barbarian days a surfing Life by William finegan”
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Other mentions in this episode (10) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I feel like this is a good moment to mention that Tony is also the author of a book called Better Living Through criticism how to think about art pleasure Beauty and truth”
“AO Scott is a co-chief film critic of the times and this week he reviews un quiet by Lyn Olman translated by Theo Reinhard in the book”
“the titles are anxiety the missing stage of grief by CLA Bidwell Smith”
“notes on a nervous Planet by Matt ha”
“how not to fall apart Lessons Learned on the road from self harm to selfcare by Maggie van Ike”
“a drinkable Feast a cocktail companion to 1920s Paris by Philip green”
“so this is a kind of interesting followup to a very Grim but well-reviewed and and best-selling Memoir that he wrote called reasons to stay alive”
“she then published a second novel with Koff and that one was called traps and that was also well reviewed”
“who's the author of call me by your name this one has a lot of the same themes as call me by your name”
“and and I think of Francisco Goldman you know say her name and people just suddenly being you know torn body surfing”