Episode · The Book Review · 2023-09-29
Books mentioned on Audiobooks are the Best
Tina Jordan recommended Beloved by Toni Morrison, and discussed Harry Potter and Charlotte's Web by E. B. White. Lauren Christensen recommended Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb, Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, and Blood Orange Night by Melissa Bond, and discussed The Fraud by Zadie Smith. Gilbert Cruz recommended The Pigeon Tunnel by John le Carré, and discussed To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and A Promised Land by Barack Obama.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a globally celebrated fantasy book series following a young wizard's epic struggle against the dark wizard Voldemort.
Discussed“so it's been a while and I actually had to struggle to Remember When first started and it was when the Harry Potter books were coming out and being narrated by Jim Dale”
Where to get it
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The Fraud
The Fraud by Zadie Smith is a rich historical novel set in Victorian London during the era of Charles Dickens, centering around the famous Tichborne claimant case and themes of complicity and imposture.
Discussed“when you just said that I was thinking about the Zade Smith recording of her most recent novel The fraud and it's an audiobook I really love and I can get into that the plot”
Where to get it
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Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web by E.B.
Discussed“the ones that really work I'm thinking for example of I believe it's Merill Street Reading Charlotte's Web she's not acting she is just in that book”
Where to get it
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird explores themes of racial injustice, moral growth, and empathy in the American South through the eyes of young Scout Finch.
Discussed“and so there is something about when Merl stre reads or when reads tequilla Mockingbird which I know is one we both love we love we both love that”
Where to get it
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A Promised Land
A Promised Land by Barack Obama is the presidential memoir by the 44th President of the United States, offering a detailed and reflective look into his early life, political rise, and the first term of his historic presidency.
Discussed“perhaps I should have listened to the Obama audiobiography a little bit faster he reads it right he reads it”
Where to get it
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb is a candid, deeply personal exploration of human psychology that pulls back the curtain on the therapeutic process from both the patient's and the therapist's perspectives.
Recommended“the first one is definitely maybe you should talk to someone by Lori gotle I think actually it does speak to what we were just talking about in terms of episode podcast structure”
Where to get it
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Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy is a monumental masterpiece of nineteenth-century literature exploring themes of love, family, societal hypocrisy, and tragic fate.
Recommended“and another one that I really loved was Anna kenina brought of before Maggie Gyllenhaal really hits that sweet spot obviously she knows act for the screen but she reads Tolstoy like like she wrote it”
Where to get it
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Blood Orange Night
Blood Orange Night by Melissa Bond is a striking and unusual drug addiction memoir that offers a unique perspective on recovery and sensory perception.
Recommended“this is a more recent book it is called blood orange night it is a memoir by this woman named Melissa Bond she reads it which is something I I really love when an author reads their own Memoir”
Where to get it
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The Pigeon Tunnel
John le Carré's memoir The Pigeon Tunnel offers a fascinating look into the renowned spy novelist's extraordinary life, blending personal anecdotes with reflections on espionage and storytelling.
Recommended“I totally agree with what you say about a narrator reading their own Memoir I've mentioned it on this podcast before but John ler reading the pigeon tunnel which is his Memoir”
Where to get it
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Beloved
Beloved by Toni Morrison is a powerful historical fiction novel that tells the harrowing story of Sethe, an escaped enslaved woman haunted by the trauma of her past and the literal ghost of her daughter.
Recommended“oh one more Tony Morrison reads beloved oh right that's a great one I don't her like graval voice it is amazing yeah that's another great one yeah great is a good word for that one”
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