Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on From the Archive: Michael Lewis and Tana French
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Fifth Risk
The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis is an insightful non-fiction account examining the crucial, unseen operations of the federal civil service and the potential dangers of chaotic presidential transitions.
Discussed“the book is called the fifth Risk by Michael Lewis it's reviewed this week in the book review”
Where to get it
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The big short
The Big Short by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction account detailing the buildup of the housing market bubble and the financial crisis of the late 2000s through the eyes of contrarian investors.
Discussed“you know I had a selection problem that reminded me a bit of the selection problem I had with the big short in The Big Short there was a pool of kind of 15 Wall Street guys”
Where to get it
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Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers
Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers is a classic work of New Journalism by Tom Wolfe that examines high-society political posturing and bureaucratic encounters in 1970s America.
Discussed“um you dedicated this book in memory of Tom Wolf the lead writer why he meant the world to me pulling radical Chic off my father's shelf when I was maybe 12 or 13”
Where to get it
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The Witch Elm
The Witch Elm by Tana French is a suspenseful psychological mystery novel exploring memory, trauma, and family dynamics following a young man who returns to his ancestral home.
Discussed“the book again is called the witch Elm by T French”
Where to get it
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In the Woods
In the Woods is Tana French's acclaimed debut novel that follows a Dublin detective investigating a child murder in a suburban wood that eerily echoes his own forgotten childhood trauma.
Discussed“in particular because one of my very astute colleagues here was just doing a rereading of your first novel in the woods from 2007”
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Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry is a sweeping epic western novel that follows former Texas Rangers on an ambitious cattle drive from the Rio Grande to Montana.
Recommended“I have just finished reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurry which is a an amazing book”
Where to get it
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The Library Book
The Library Book by Susan Orlean investigates a major historical disaster involving a devastating library fire and the intricate inner workings of public institutions.
Discussed“so I read the library book by Susan orene”
Where to get it
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Melmoth
Melmoth is a dark, haunting novel by Sarah Perry that reimagines the classic Gothic myth of eternal wandering and the burden of historical guilt.
Discussed“this week I picked up a book that's you know more commercial it's called melmoth by Sarah Perry who wrote a book called the Essex serpent”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“so there was the Orchid Thief there was ronon I think she wrote a book about what people do on Saturday night”
“it's called melmoth by Sarah Perry who wrote a book called the Essex serpent which came out I think last year or the year before and it was it was a hit”