Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on David Sedaris Talks About His Diaries
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Train dreams
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson is a slender, poignant novella following the solitary life of Robert Grainier, a laborer in the American West during the early twentieth century.
Recommended“and so I read also this week in about an hour and a half his very slender novel Nolla called um Train Dreams which I have now already misplaced”
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I love Dick
I Love Dick by Chris Kraus is a cult-classic epistolary novel exploring obsession, female desire, and feminist theory through the framing of an unrequited infatuation.
Discussed“but I finished I love dick by Chris Krauss which parl and I discussed last week and I discussed it in a very kind of perfunctory way”
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Legends of the fall
Discussed“I'm finally reading the book that really made him famous Legends of the Fall it's a collection of three novelas”
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Zone One
Zone One by Colson Whitehead is a dystopian zombie novel that blends genre tropes with sharp social commentary, serving as the author's literary precursor to his acclaimed works The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys.
Discussed“And then I I was reading Zone one because I wanted to talk to celson Whitehead not only about the Underground Railroad”
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Another great day at sea
Another great day at sea by Geoff Dyer and Chris Steele-Perkins is a compelling book that offers a unique perspective through its blend of writing and photography, often focusing on immersive cultural experiences.
Recommended“Just for kicks when I was over there I read another great day at Sea by uh Jeff Dyer which I enjoyed tremendously”
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We are Never Meeting in Real Life
We are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby is a darkly funny and sharply observant essay collection that explores modern life, pop culture, dating, and the absurdities of existing online.
Recommended“it's called We are never meeting in real life and it's also a really good book about living on the internet”
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Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“the novelist Jasmine word she was there to talk about her upcoming novel sing unburied sing”
“and this year the actress Isa Fischer was there to discuss the first book in her new series Marg in charge”
“so I read the Gathering and I finished the Green Road”
“so I read the Gathering and I finished the Green Road”
“talk to celson Whitehead not only about the Underground Railroad which he's talked about on this podcast before”
“we've talked a little bit about Bob gotle author of Avid Reader and former editor-in Chief”