Episode · Pod Save America · 2020-04-01
Books mentioned on Crooked Lunch Break Stream | April 1, 2020
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Adventures in the screen trade
Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman is a widely celebrated memoir and instructional guide detailing the author's experiences as a prominent Hollywood screenwriter.
Discussed“I was reading um William Goldman's book adventures in the screen trade which is just an old book about being a screenwriter in Hollywood and like that in the 70s and 80s or 60 seventies eighties eighties nineties uh-huh and which is really enjoyable”
Where to get it
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Klara and the Sun
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro is a dystopian novel narrated by an artificial intelligence companion observing the shifting human world.
Discussed“and then I read a novel over Christmas called the berry giant by ishiguro who is one of my favorite authors he wrote remains of the day he wrote never let me go and those are two of my absolute favorite books in the world and very giant is a controversial book from him I think a lot of people”
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The Buried Giant
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro is a fantastical novel set in a post-Arthurian British landscape where a mysterious fog causes the inhabitants to lose their memories.
Discussed“and then I read a novel over Christmas called the berry giant by ishiguro who is one of my favorite authors”
Where to get it
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Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro is a haunting dystopian novel that explores the poignant lives of students at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school who slowly discover a dark and tragic truth about their engineered existence.
Discussed“he wrote remains of the day he wrote never let me go and those are two of my absolute favorite books in the world”
Where to get it
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The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro is a masterclass in psychological fiction, following an aging English butler named Stevens as he reflects on his career of dedicated service and his unrequited love amid the shifting political landscape of post-World War II Britain.
Discussed“he wrote remains of the day he wrote never let me go and those are two of my absolute favorite books in the world”
Where to get it
