Episode · The Book Review · 2017-09-08
Books mentioned on Gorbachev: His Life and Times
Gilbert Cruz discussed Gorbachev by William Taubman, The Broken Earth Trilogy: The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin, and Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore and others. N.K. Jemisin discussed Graceling by Kristin Cashore. Pamela Paul discussed The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin, The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin, and The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin. Alexandra Alter discussed East of Eden by John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, and The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy. Jennifer Szalai recommended Skylark by Dezső Kosztolányi, and discussed Anna by Dezső Kosztolányi. John Williams recommended Our spoons came from Woolworths by Barbara Comyns and Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead by Barbara Comyns, and discussed The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns. Greg Cowles recommended Euphoria A Novel by Lily King, and discussed Coming Through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje and Mating by Norman Rush.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Gorbachev
Discussed“William Talman will join us to talk about his new biography Gorbachev his life and times”
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The Broken Earth Trilogy: The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, The Stone Sky
The Broken Earth Trilogy: The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, The Stone Sky by N.
Discussed“and she just finished her broken Earth Trilogy in the process winning two Hugo awards for best novel in a row”
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Graceling
Graceling is a fantasy novel by Kristin Cashore that serves as the starting point for a well-regarded series set within the Graceling realm.
Discussed“I'm reading a fairly complicated ya novel right now that has a lot of fantasy Elements by chrisen Kure and her first Trilogy the Graceling Trilogy”
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The Fifth Season
N.K.
Discussed“you won the Hugo Award for best novel with the first one the fifth season in 2016”
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The Obelisk Gate
The Obelisk Gate is a critically acclaimed fantasy novel by N.
Discussed“uh had one for shorter fiction and then for the obelis gate you just won for the second time”
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The Stone Sky
The Stone Sky by N.
Discussed“and the third book The Stone Sky which came out in August just made the New York Times bestseller list”
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East of Eden
East of Eden by John Steinbeck is a sprawling, multi-generational masterpiece that adapts the Cain and Abel story into twentieth-century California.
Discussed“she basically filed the suit because she said that Gail Steinbeck was interfering with her plans to sell the film rights for East of Eden and Grapes of Wrath”
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The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is a classic American novel depicting the hardships of Oklahoma families migrating to California during the Great Depression.
Discussed“she basically filed the suit because she said that Gail Steinbeck was interfering with her plans to sell the film rights for East of Eden and Grapes of Wrath”
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The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy is a classic technothriller novel about a Soviet submarine captain attempting to defect to the United States.
Discussed“that's the novel that was adapted Into The Hunt for Red October”
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Skylark
Skylark is a poignant novel by Hungarian author Dezső Kosztolányi about an aging provincial couple whose dull, restricted lives are briefly transformed when their plain daughter leaves home for a week-long vacation.
Recommended“um so the book that I'm reading right now is a book by a Hungarian author named deer kolani very nice and thank you and uh the title is Skylark”
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Anna
Discussed“so about a decade ago I had read a book by him called Anna ades which is really an amazing novel about another couple”
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Our spoons came from Woolworths
Our spoons came from Woolworths by Barbara Comyns is an eccentric, semi-autobiographical novel that follows a young, bohemian artist navigating poverty, motherhood, and tumultuous relationships in London during the interwar years.
Recommended“so I picked up the one of the two that I have which is from New York Review books and it's called our spoons came from Woolworths”
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Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead
Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead is a darkly comic and eccentric novel by British writer Barbara Comyns that depicts a bizarre family living by a flooding river.
Recommended“the other book that I want to read of hers soon is called who was changed and who was dead”
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The Vet's Daughter
Discussed“although her probably her best known book which is also in the series is is just called the vet's daughter”
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Coming Through Slaughter
Discussed“I almost picked up to reread Michael andi's book coming through Slaughter because I had just recommended it to John”
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Euphoria A Novel
Euphoria by Lily King is a critically acclaimed novel inspired by the real-life anthropological expeditions of Margaret Mead in New Guinea during the 1930s, exploring complex dynamics of love, jealousy, and scientific ambition.
Recommended“you should read lily kings Foria and I I don't know what made her you know suggest that at this time it's a book that the book review named as one of the 10 best books a couple of years ago”
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Mating
Mating by Norman Rush is a sprawling, intellectually ambitious novel following a brilliant female American anthropologist in Botswana as she navigates an intellectual and romantic entanglement with a utopian community leader.
Discussed“earlier this year I read uh Norman Rush's mating and both of those books are books about anthropologists”
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Jane, Unlimited
Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore is a genre-bending young adult novel that follows a young woman navigating a mysterious and multifaceted estate.
Discussed“I am reading Jane unlimited which I mentioned last week by Kristen Kure and I don't want to talk about it too much because she'll be joining us on the podcast next week”
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