Episode · The Book Review · 2021-01-08
Charles Yu on The Book Review: books mentioned
Charles Yu Talks About ‘Interior Chinatown’
Gilbert Cruz discussed Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu, Third Class Superhero by Charles Yu, How to live safely in a science fictional universe by Charles Yu, Sorry please thank you by Charles Yu, The Last American Aristocrat by David S. Brown, and The education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams. David S. Brown recommended Democracy by Henry Adams. Andrew Lavallée recommended Just Like You by Nick Hornby. John Williams recommended The Watchtower by Elizabeth Harrower. Pamela Paul recommended The Last Million by David Nasaw and Present at the Creation by Dean Acheson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Interior Chinatown
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu is a satirical and inventive novel that uses the format of a screenplay to explore race, media representation, and cultural identity in America through the life of a background actor named Willis Wu.
Discussed“Charles Yu will be here to talk about his National book award winner interior Chinatown”
Where to get it
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Third Class Superhero
Discussed“so the titles are third class superhero how to live safely in a science fictional universe”
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How to live safely in a science fictional universe
Discussed“so the titles are third class superhero how to live safely in a science fictional universe”
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Sorry please thank you
Discussed“and sorry please thank you which is a collection of stories”
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The Last American Aristocrat
Discussed“it's called the last American Aristocrat the brilliant life and improbable education of Henry Adams”
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The education of Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams is a classic autobiographical masterpiece that reflects on the author's failed formal education in the nineteenth century while examining the accelerating impacts of technology, politics, and social upheaval on American identity.
Discussed“the education of Henry Adams all these Works sort of meditated on what it meant to be an American at a time of of deep and great change”
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Democracy
Democracy by Henry Adams is a novel exploring the political corruption and social maneuvering of Washington, D.C.
Recommended“you know his first novel democracy which came out in 1880 it's delicious and it still holds up it's a shot across the bow of of American democracy”
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Just Like You
Just Like You by Nick Hornby is a contemporary novel that examines modern romance, societal differences, and unexpected relationships across cultural divides.
Recommended“I have been reading Just Like You by Nick Hornby”
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The Watchtower
The Watchtower is a psychological novel by Australian author Elizabeth Harrower that examines themes of control, isolation, and domestic tension within the setting of mid-century Sydney.
Recommended“I just finished reading a book called The Watchtower a novel by Elizabeth harrower an Australian writer”
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The Last Million
The Last Million by David Nasaw is a detailed historical investigation subtitled Europe's Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War, focusing on the massive refugee crisis that followed the conclusion of the Second World War.
Recommended“the book that I read is called the last million the subtitle is Europe's displaced persons from World War to Cold War”
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Present at the Creation
Present at the Creation is a historical memoir by Dean Acheson detailing his time shaping United States foreign policy during the pivotal eras of World War II and the Cold War.
Recommended“this is actually a very interesting companion book I would say to read alongside Dean aeson's Memoir present at the creation which kind of deals with a lot of this same period or part of that Memoir does”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“the latest book by Charles U is in interior Chinatown which just won the national book award for fiction”
“the title again is the last American Aristocrat the brilliant life and improbable education of Henry Adams by David Brown”
“so I ended up yeah I I ended up reading The Hunger Games in instead which is probably also like inappropriate”
“I'm reading Just Like You by Nick Hornby and I read the Watchtower by Elizabeth harrower and I read the last Million by David Nassau”
“I'm reading Just Like You by Nick Hornby and I read the Watchtower by Elizabeth harrower and I read the last Million by David Nassau”
“I'm reading Just Like You by Nick Hornby and I read the Watchtower by Elizabeth harrower and I read the last Million by David Nassau”