Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on George Saunders on Lincoln and Lost Souls
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders is an experimental historical novel that imagines the grief of Abraham Lincoln visiting his deceased son in a cemetery populated by a chorus of ghosts.
Discussed“and now he has a novel called Lincoln in the BAU”
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Why time flies
Discussed“his new book is called why time flies a mostly scientific investigation”
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Infinite jest
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace is a sprawling, maximalist novel exploring addiction, entertainment, depression, and modern American culture against the backdrop of a tennis academy and a halfway house.
Discussed“and also I've been reading I I I hadn't read infinite J until a few years ago and reading that it occurred to me that that's a book of monologues”
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Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder is a classic semi-autobiographical children's novel that depicts pioneer life on the American frontier during the late nineteenth century.
Recommended“and a great book by Wendy McClure a few years ago the Wilder life where she you know talks about her Obsession and she went and visited all the homesteads”
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The Wilder life
The Wilder Life by Wendy McClure is a non-fiction book that explores the author's deep fascination and obsession with the Little House on the Prairie book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Recommended“a great book by Wendy McClure a few years ago the Wilder life where she you know talks about her Obsession”
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The birchbark house
The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich is a celebrated children's historical novel that chronicles the life of an Ojibwa girl named Omakayas living on Madeline Island in Lake Superior during the mid-nineteenth century.
Recommended“in the interum we have a great series by the the novelist Lise erdrich called birchbark house also for middle grade you know 8 to 12 readers”
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The blood of Emmett Till
Discussed“um it's Timothy B Tyson's the blood of EMT till which made some news uh for its Revelation”
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Autumn
Autumn by Ali Smith is a reflective contemporary novel that captures the shifting political and cultural landscape of Great Britain.
Discussed“uh I'm reading Ali Smith's new novel called autum”
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The power broker: Robert Moses and the fall of New York
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A.
Discussed“I'm still reading the Robert Caro uh book The Power broker about Robert Moses”
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And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie is a masterclass in suspense and widely regarded as one of the greatest murder mystery novels ever written, following ten strangers lured to a remote island who are systematically killed off.
Discussed“and then there were none”
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Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“George Saunders new book is called Lincoln in the BAU his first novel”
“Alan berck is the author of why time flies a mostly scientific investigation”
“Ian Ranken is back on the list with a new novel called rather be the devil”
“Sarah pinborough has a thriller called behind her eyes”
“and um Lisa Gardner the Spence Thriller writer has a um new novel called right behind you that makes its debut right at the top of the list”
“I loved the land use stuff in Anna Corina as much as I did the infidelity”