Episode · The Book Review · 2021-07-30
Books mentioned on Echoes of a Fairy Tale in a Devastating Novel
Gilbert Cruz discussed What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad, An Ugly Truth by Sheera Frenkel and others, American War by Omar El Akkad, and Lenin by Victor Sebestyen. Alexandra Alter discussed No One Goes Alone by Erik Larson and others. MJ Franklin recommended How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith III and others. Emily Eakin recommended Red Comet by Heather Clark.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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What Strange Paradise
What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad is a contemporary novel that reinterprets the classic story of Peter Pan through the lens of a child refugee surviving a perilous migrant journey.
Discussed“Omar El aad will be here to discuss his new novel what strange Paradise”
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An Ugly Truth
An Ugly Truth by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang is a gripping non-fiction book that explores the inner workings and controversies of Facebook.
Discussed“Shir Frankle and Cecilia Kang join us to talk about their new book an Ugly Truth”
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American War
American War by Omar El Akkad is a dystopian debut novel that imagines a fractured United States caught in the throes of a second civil war in the late twenty-first century.
Discussed“I mean it it seems pretty clearly evident in both this novel what Str strange paradise and in your debut novel American war”
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No One Goes Alone
Discussed“it's coming out in September and it's called no one goes alone”
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How the Word Is Passed
How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith III is a critically acclaimed nonfiction exploration of the history and legacy of slavery across America through the lens of historical landmarks and monuments.
Recommended“what have you been reading I have been reading how the word is passed by Clint Smith”
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Red Comet
Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark is an acclaimed biographical work that delves deeply into the complex life and brilliant artistry of the iconic poet.
Recommended“yes I've been reading a very different kind of book the book I want to talk about is red comet the short life and blazing art of Sylvia PL by by Heather Clark”
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Lenin
Lenin by Victor Sebestyen is a comprehensive historical biography that chronicles the life, ideology, and brutal tactics of the Russian revolutionary leader.
Discussed“well I recently finished the Lenin biography that I talked about on a previous episode when I was about halfway through and that is Lennon the man the dictator and the master of ter by Victor Sebastian”
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Other mentions in this episode (8) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“well let's talk about that first novel for a moment before we go on to what strange Paradise the American war imagined a future second American Civil War breaking out in the year 2074”
“it's a reinterpretation I suppose of of Peter Pan it's a story of Peter Pan retold as as the story of a contemporary child Refugee and it's a much shorter quieter book than American war”
“recently I was I was rereading a section of American war”
“lad's new novel is called what strange paradise and it's his followup to his debut American war”
“Omar thank you so much for being here thank you Omar lad's new novel is called what strange paradise”
“as this feminist icon with her book lean in and her leanin circles and then tragic Widow when her husband suddenly died”
“Sher Frankle and Cecilia Kong are authors of an ugly truth inside Facebook's battle for Domination which just hit the New York Times bestseller list”
“she of course she she wrote poetry and she wrote a brilliant autobiographical novel The belar”