Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on George Saunders on ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Liberation Day
Discussed“he has a new collection titled Liberation day of that book our reviewer Colin Barrett writes that it's a spiky at times difficult collection”
Where to get it
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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“in February 2017 he spoke with Pamela Paul upon the public of his novel Lincoln in the BAU which later won the booker prize”
Where to get it
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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“also I've been reading 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”
Where to get it
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Say Nothing
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe is a gripping work of true crime and investigative journalism that explores a murder and memory during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Recommended“um the book again is say nothing a true story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Ren Keefe”
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