Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Ann Patchett on Her Summery New Novel
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Tom Lake
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett is a poignant novel that explores family dynamics and personal history during the first year of the pandemic as an adult family gathers on a Michigan cherry orchard.
Discussed“and patchet thank you so much for coming on the book review podcast to talk about your book Tom Lake”
Where to get it
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Our Town
Our Town is a famous American play by Thornton Wilder that explores ordinary daily life, mortality, and the human condition in a small New Hampshire town.
Discussed“a huge part of this book revolves around our town by thoron Wilder one of the most famous American plays of all time”
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These Precious Days
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett is a luminous collection of essays that explores friendship, family, mortality, and the creative life with deep grace and warmth.
Discussed“your previous book a collection of essays was called these precious days”
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Bel Canto
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett is a critically acclaimed, high-drama novel known for its sophisticated premise and emotional resonance.
Discussed“I was on book tour for belcanto and my agent told me that I had to go to a little store called McLean and eeken in patoski Michigan”
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a celebrated novel by Thornton Wilder that examines the lives of five individuals who perish in the collapse of a Peruvian bridge, exploring the theological and personal implications of their final moments.
Discussed“Thorton Wilder is just a really interesting writer in that his novels were great the bridge of s Louis Ray actually one of those books that you think oh yeah they they make high school students read that they make high school students read it for a reason”
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The skin of our teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth is a classic absurdist play by Thornton Wilder that explores the resilience of the human spirit through the ages.
Recommended“are there any outside of our town in the bridge of St Louis Ray that you would recommend our listeners check out by the skin of our teeth of course is fabulous”
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Vintage Contemporaries
Discussed“there was a book from earlier this year called vintage contemporaries by this guy Dan K who who's an editor at slate”
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Lessons in Chemistry
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus is a witty debut novel set in the early 1960s that follows Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant chemist whose career is sidelined by pervasive workplace sexism, leading her to unexpectedly become the beloved host of a revolutionary cooking show.
Discussed“that is there are so many of them and is the perfect example is Bonnie gas's lessons in chemistry”
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