Episode · The Book Review · 2019-02-01
Books mentioned on Assessing the Facebook Problem
Gilbert Cruz discussed Zucked by Roger McNamee. Pamela Paul recommended Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan and Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig, and discussed The Lost Man by Jane Harper, The Plotters by Un-su Kim, Watching you by Lisa Jewell, The Current by Tim Johnston, and Master of the Senate by Robert A. Caro. Tina Jordan recommended The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh. Lovia Gyarkye recommended A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James. John Williams recommended Hold still by Sally Mann.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Zucked
Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Crisis by Roger McNamee is a revealing insider account that exposes the hidden societal, political, and psychological costs of the platform's unprecedented growth.
Discussed“Roger mnam will be here to talk about his new book zucked looking for a good thriller”
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The Lost Man
The Lost Man is a gripping thriller by Jane Harper set in the harsh and unforgiving landscape of the Australian outback.
Discussed“so the books that you reviewed are the lost man by Jane Harper as long as we both shall live by Joanne Cheney the plotters by unu Kim watching you by Lisa Jewel the current by Tim Johnston and the Paragon hotel by Lindsay Fay”
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The Plotters
Discussed“so the books that you reviewed are the lost man by Jane Harper as long as we both shall live by Joanne Cheney the plotters by unu Kim watching you by Lisa Jewel the current by Tim Johnston and the Paragon hotel by Lindsay Fay”
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Watching you
Watching You by Lisa Jewell is a suspenseful psychological thriller that explores the intricate web of secrets and surveillance in a seemingly idyllic neighborhood.
Discussed“so the books that you reviewed are the lost man by Jane Harper as long as we both shall live by Joanne Cheney the plotters by unu Kim watching you by Lisa Jewel the current by Tim Johnston and the Paragon hotel by Lindsay Fay”
Where to get it
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The Current
Discussed“so the books that you reviewed are the lost man by Jane Harper as long as we both shall live by Joanne Cheney the plotters by unu Kim watching you by Lisa Jewel the current by Tim Johnston and the Paragon hotel by Lindsay Fay”
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The Water Cure
The Water Cure is a dystopian novel by Sophie Mackintosh that follows three sisters raised on a remote island by parents who teach them that the outside world is toxic to women.
Recommended“so I'm reading the water Cure by Sophie Macintosh which in K Jimson reviewed for us it was longlisted for the man Booker last year and when I picked it up I was not sure it was going to be my cup of tea”
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A Brief History of Seven Killings
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James is a sprawling, ambitious historical novel that uses the 1976 attempted assassination of Bob Marley to weave a complex narrative spanning decades of political violence, drug wars, and systemic turmoil in Jamaica and the United States.
Recommended“I'm reading a brief history of seven killing by Marlon James which is very topical on brand because as we know his new book is coming out and I mean I feel like kind of silly recounting the plot of a brief history because it's one of those books that I feel like everybody talks about having read or going”
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Hold still
Hold Still by Sally Mann is a 2015 memoir by the acclaimed photographer that looks back at her life, family history, and the evolution of the medium of photography.
Recommended“I'm reading a memoir by the photographer Sally man called Hold Still it was published in 2015”
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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“well I'm I'm going to talk about three books I'm going to talk about the one that I finished the one that I'm really reading and then a little book that I'm also kind of reading so I finished finally Barbarian Days by William finnean”
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Master of the Senate
Master of the Senate by Robert A.
Discussed“and then the book that I'm really reading and I don't want to talk about it yet because I will be talking about it for many months is Master of the Senate by Robert Caro which is the third volume of his Lynden Johnson quintet”
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Notes on a Nervous Planet
Notes on a Nervous Planet is a non-fiction book by Matt Haig that explores the mental health impacts of modern living, technology, and constant connectivity on the human psyche.
Recommended“and that is a little book by a British writer named Matt ha who is a big bestseller in the UK this new book is called notes on a nervous planet and it just came out”
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“Charles fince joins us now from La he is a literary critic a novelist in his own right author of The forthcoming The Vanishing man and this week he reviews the season's Thrillers for us”
“her first book was a huge bestseller the dry”
“his previous one was descent”
“yes I love this book Lindsay Fay is like a really fascinating writer she wrote a a version of Jane air called Jane steel where jire is kind of like a Dexter type who goes around killing people”
“it's the vanishing man let me give you a few minutes to talk about that book before we let you go”
“there was a cover article in the New York Times magazine in 1992 that the headline was the disturbing photography of Sally man and they were published the photographs in a big book called immediate family which became a really big seller for for such a book a lot controversy for those who don't remember”
“to be he's working on the fifth one and he's coming out with a brief book this spring called working about his methodology which I think was the impetus for finally turning to Volume 3”