Episode · The Book Review · 2018-07-27
Books mentioned on Drawing History
Gilbert Cruz discussed Your Black Friend by Ben Passmore, Your Black friend and other strangers by Ben Passmore, We Spoke Out: Comic Books and the Holocaust by Rafael Medoff and others, and The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu. Nicole Lamey recommended One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez and Men and apparitions by Lynne Tillman, and discussed Stoner by John Williams, A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, and Angle of repose by Wallace Stegner. Alexandra Alter recommended Washington Black by Esi Edugyan, and discussed Sabrina by Nick Drnaso and Normal People by Sally Rooney. John Williams discussed Masks by Fumiko Enchi and The Woman in the dunes by Abe Kōbō. Tina Jordan discussed Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret by Craig Brown, Ulysses by James Joyce, and The Odyssey. Greg Cowles discussed The English and their history by Robert Tombs.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Your Black Friend
Discussed“so the first is your black friend and other strangers by Ben Passmore”
Where to get it
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Your Black friend and other strangers
Discussed“so the first is your black friend and other strangers by Ben Passmore”
Where to get it
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We Spoke Out: Comic Books and the Holocaust
Discussed“and finally we spoke out comic book and the Holocaust and there are three authors Neil Adams Rafael mof and Craig yo with an introduction and afterward by Stan Lee”
Where to get it
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Stoner
Stoner by John Williams is a critically acclaimed 20th-century novel that follows the quiet, melancholy academic life of an unheralded university professor against the backdrop of mid-century America.
Discussed“people often just send me something that says in the subject line like I loved Stoner by John Williams”
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A Suitable Boy
Discussed“so the person who wrote the first letter this week said that you know she liked a suitable Boy by vcom sath”
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War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace is a monumental historical novel blending grand military strategy with intimate domestic life against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.
Discussed“angle of her POS by Wallace stegner the site Saga and Elena fante as well as of course war in peace”
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Angle of repose
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner is a sweeping historical fiction novel that follows a historian researching his grandparents' lives on the nineteenth-century American frontier.
Discussed“angle of her POS by Wallace stegner the site Saga and Elena fante as well as of course war in peace”
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez is a landmark novel that chronicles the multi-generational history of the Buendía family in the fictional town of Macondo and stands as a masterwork of magical realism.
Recommended“and I think I also mentioned 100 Years of Solitude which is like you know a classic family Saga”
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Men and apparitions
Men and Apparitions is a contemporary novel by Lynne Tillman that explores contemporary culture, visuality, and family dynamics through the lens of a cultural anthropologist.
Recommended“I'm reading um book by Lynn Tilman called men and Apparition which is really wonderful”
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Sabrina
Sabrina by Nick Drnaso is a contemporary graphic novel that explores modern anxiety, surveillance, and the fallout of a tragedy.
Discussed“it's called Sabrina uh it's by Nick donoso and it's been called an extraordinary work”
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Washington Black
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan is a critically acclaimed historical novel that chronicles the extraordinary escape and global odyssey of an enslaved boy from a Barbados sugar plantation in the nineteenth century.
Recommended“a novel that I'm sort of Dipping into and really enjoying that's coming out this fall titled Washington Black by Essie Edan”
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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“there's Michael and Don's warl and Sally Rooney's normal people which I've heard incredible things about”
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The Woman in the dunes
Discussed“but I'm also now more than halfway through the woman in the dunes by Kobo AB which is was also turned into a movie”
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The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu is widely celebrated as the world's first novel, originating in Japan during the 11th century.
Discussed“has anybody recommended the tale of Genji to you which is widely considered the first Japanese novel it goes back to like the 11th century”
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Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret
Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret by Craig Brown is an unconventional, kaleidoscopic biography that shatters traditional biographical norms to portray the rebellious and often tragic royal.
Discussed“well I I think like a lot of people who looked at parls review of Craig Brown's 99 glimpses of Princess Margaret I have picked up the book”
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Ulysses
James Joyce's landmark modernist novel Ulysses chronicles an ordinary day in the life of Leopold Bloom in Dublin, mapping human consciousness and daily existence through a revolutionary stream-of-consciousness technique.
Discussed“I I am rolling right along in Ulisses I am maintaining my steady clip of about 20 Pages a week”
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The Odyssey
The Odyssey by Homer is an epic ancient Greek poem that follows the arduous ten-year journey of Odysseus as he attempts to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, encountering mythical creatures, divine wrath, and numerous trials along the way.
Discussed“um I'm now well within the Cyclops episode of um ulyses which I recognize because again I'm I'm reading Emily Wilson's Odyssey alongside ulyses”
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The English and their history
The English and Their History by Robert Tombs is a comprehensive historical volume that chronicles the evolution of English identity, politics, and culture over centuries.
Discussed“the book I'm reading is Robert toms's the English and their history”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“the three titles again are your black friend and other strangers by Ben Passmore”
“the three titles again are your black friend and other strangers by Ben Passmore”
“and we spoke out comic books and the Holocaust by Neil Adams Rafael mof and Craig yo”
“Hillary sh is one of our graphic content columnists here at the book review and is also the author of why comics”
“there was Rachel Kushner who was nominated for the Mars room and Richard Powers who was nominated for the over story”
“there was Rachel Kushner who was nominated for the Mars room and Richard Powers who was nominated for the over story”
“and from a low and quiet Sea by Donal Ryan”