Episode · The Book Review · 2021-04-30
Amy Klobuchar on The Book Review: books mentioned
Amy Klobuchar on 'Antitrust'
Gilbert Cruz discussed Antitrust by Amy Klobuchar and The Invention of Miracles by Katie Booth. John Williams discussed Despair by Vladimir Nabokov. Greg Cowles discussed A fan's notes by Frederick Exley. Pamela Paul recommended How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue, and discussed So much for that by Lionel Shriver.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Antitrust
Discussed“she is the senior senator from Minnesota and her new book is called Anti-Trust taking on Monopoly power from the Gilded Age to the digital age”
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The Invention of Miracles
Discussed“this week he joins us to talk about a book he reviewed for us Katie Booth's the invention of Miracles language power and Alexander grah Bell's Quest and deafness”
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Despair
Discussed“it's a novel by Nabokov called despair that I picked up I think randomly because someone on Twitter had mentioned it”
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A fan's notes
A fan's notes by Frederick Exley is a semi-autobiographical novel that blends fiction and memoir to explore the author's struggles with alcoholism, mental illness, and societal expectations.
Discussed“well it's funny you talk about his funny put upon grandiosity because I'm reading a fans notes by Frederick Exley”
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So much for that
So Much for That is a sharply observed, darkly humorous novel by Lionel Shriver that investigates the devastating financial and emotional toll of serious illness within the context of the American healthcare system.
Discussed“so the two books are Lionel shriver's novel from 2010 which is the national book award finalist so much for that”
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How Beautiful We Were
How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue is a contemporary novel that explores themes of environmental degradation, corporate exploitation, and community resistance in an African village.
Recommended“and Ino maou's how beautiful we were and that book came out this year”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he is the author of several books including the Noonday demon and and far from the tree as well as the forthcoming book who Rocks the Cradle”
“he is the author of several books including the Noonday demon and and far from the tree as well as the forthcoming book who Rocks the Cradle”
“makes me think a little bit of Frank baskam from the sports writer that Richard Ford Trilogy of Frank baskam books”
“maybe the book that it it makes me think of most recently is a book that you reviewed for us John called the throwback Special by Chris bachelor”
“I can't say I loved it in the way that I loved Ula ma in that it's a little bit grueling to read but that's because the subject matter is grueling what she is taking on in this book is the American Health Care system I had never read Lionel Shriver and I think I've mentioned I'm probably the only”