Episode · The Book Review · 2021-09-10
Brandon Taylor on The Book Review: books mentioned (Sep 2021)
Brandon Taylor on the Sally Rooney Phenomenon
Pamela Paul discussed Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney and others, Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor, Real life by Brandon Taylor, and About Time by David Rooney. Brandon Taylor discussed Normal People by Sally Rooney and Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney. Alexandra Alter discussed It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover, The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, and We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. Jennifer Szalai discussed The Failed Promise by Robert S. Levine. John Williams discussed The Magician by Colm Tóibín, The War for Gloria by Atticus Lish, Preparation for the Next Life by Atticus Lish, and The Master by Colm Tóibín.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Beautiful World, Where Are You
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney is a contemporary novel exploring the romantic and intellectual lives, friendships, and existential anxieties of four characters in their thirties.
Discussed“Brandon Taylor joins us to talk about Rooney's latest novel beautiful world where are you”
Where to get it
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Normal People
Normal People by Sally Rooney is a bestselling contemporary novel that chronicles the complex, evolving relationship between two Irish teenagers, Marianne and Connell, as they navigate class differences and university life.
Discussed“Sally Rooney is a young Irish writer who burst onto the scene with her debut novel conversations with friends a few years ago now and then she followed it up with a mega bestseller normal people which was made into a very successful television show”
Where to get it
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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.
Discussed“Sally Rooney is a young Irish writer who burst onto the scene with her debut novel conversations with friends a few years ago now and then she followed it up with a mega bestseller normal people which was made into a very successful television show”
Where to get it
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Filthy Animals
Discussed“before you go just tell us for a few minutes about your latest book filthy animals”
Where to get it
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Real life
Real Life is a critically acclaimed debut novel by Brandon Taylor that follows a young Black graduate student named Wallace as he navigates isolation, scientific research, and complex interpersonal dynamics within a predominantly white Midwestern university town.
Discussed“I did read your novel real life which came out first during the pandemic and it was such a pandemic type of reading experience”
Where to get it
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About Time
Discussed“Pamela David Rooney joins us now from London his new book is called about time a history of civilization in 12 clocks”
Where to get it
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It Ends With Us
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover is a bestselling contemporary romance novel that addresses sensitive themes of domestic violence and complex relationship dynamics.
Discussed“and the book is a contemporary romance novel called it ends with us by Colleen Hoover”
Where to get it
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The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is a lyrical and moving reimagining of the Iliad that focuses on the deep romance between Achilles and Patroclus.
Discussed“a couple of the examples that Liz noted were the song of Achilles by meline Miller which is a fantastic novel but it's been out for years”
Where to get it
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We Were Liars
Discussed“another one was e Lockhart's we were Liars which came out in 2014 and that author was extremely confused to see it on the bestseller list”
Where to get it
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The Failed Promise
Discussed“so most recently I reviewed a book called The failed promise and it's by Robert LaVine and it's about the history of reconstruction”
Where to get it
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The Magician
The Magician by Colm Tóibín is a historical fiction novel that offers a novelized chronicle of the life of the celebrated German author Thomas Mann.
Discussed“and the last two he's reviewed are attacus lisha's second novel called the war for Gloria and column Tobin's new novel The Magician”
Where to get it
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The War for Gloria
Discussed“and the last two he's reviewed are attacus lisha's second novel called the war for Gloria and column Tobin's new novel The Magician”
Where to get it
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Preparation for the Next Life
Discussed“Li's book is a follow-up to his debut novel preparation for the next life which was kind of a surprise hit a few years ago from a very very small press but a stunningly written book”
Where to get it
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The Master
The Master is a 2004 biographical novel by Colm Tóibín that imagines several years in the complex life and inner world of acclaimed author Henry James.
Discussed“and Tobin's novel is interesting because he in 2004 wrote a novel called the master which was about the life of Henry James a book I love”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (11) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he is the author of real life and filthy animals and he joins to talk this week about Sally Rooney and her latest novel beautiful world where are you”
“he is the author of real life and filthy animals and he joins to talk this week about Sally Rooney and her latest novel beautiful world where are you”
“so that's three books one forthcoming from Brandon Taylor and three books by Sally Rooney they are conversations with friends normal people and her latest beautiful world where are you”
“so that's three books one forthcoming from Brandon Taylor and three books by Sally Rooney they are conversations with friends normal people and her latest beautiful world where are you”
“so that's three books one forthcoming from Brandon Taylor and three books by Sally Rooney they are conversations with friends normal people and her latest beautiful world where are you”
“it brings us back to the title of your book which is about time a history of civilization in 12 Clocks by David Rooney”
“and on Thursday it was in the number one spot overall on Amazon's print bestseller list finally toppling Mark Levan's American Marxism which has been clinging to the number one spot for a long time”
“moong girl reads video about we were Liars that's been viewed millions of times”
“and that book is the magician that's the magician”
“Jen I reviewed the failed Promise by Robert LaVine and I talked about Dwight's two reviews recently of the war for Gloria by attakus Lish and the magician by Colin toin”
“Jen I reviewed the failed Promise by Robert LaVine and I talked about Dwight's two reviews recently of the war for Gloria by attakus Lish and the magician by Colin toin”