Episode · The Book Review · 2020-10-02
Hari Kunzru on The Book Review: books mentioned
Hari Kunzru on Writing ‘Red Pill’
Gilbert Cruz discussed Red Pill by Hari Kunzru, White tears by Hari Kunzru, A Spy Among Friends Kim Philby And The Great Betrayal by Ben Macintyre and others, and Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre and others. Hari Kunzru discussed Blue Ruin by Hari Kunzru. Jennifer Szalai discussed Where Law Ends by Andrew Weissmann and Rage by Bob Woodward. Dwight Garner discussed The Book of Unconformities by Hugh Raffles.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Red Pill
Red Pill by Hari Kunzru is a provocative psychological novel that examines contemporary political paranoia, digital radicalization, and the erosion of truth.
Discussed“his latest novel is called red pill”
Where to get it
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White tears
Discussed“the novel that you wrote immediately before this was called White tears”
Where to get it
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Blue Ruin
Discussed“yes the the next book is is called Blue Ruin and that will kind of complete a very very loose Trilogy”
Where to get it
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A Spy Among Friends Kim Philby And The Great Betrayal
A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal by Ben Macintyre is a gripping historical non-fiction book that details the life and betrayal of the notorious British double agent Kim Philby and his association with the Cambridge Five spy ring.
Discussed“the last time you were here on the podcast was to talk about I guess now four books ago a spy among friends”
Where to get it
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Agent Sonya
Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre and Efrén del Valle is a gripping biographical nonfiction book detailing the remarkable wartime exploits of a daring female Soviet spy.
Discussed“it's about a single spy and I think your first book about a female spy agent Sonia moscow's Most Daring wartime spy”
Where to get it
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Where Law Ends
Discussed“so this week I reviewed a book called where the law ends and it's by Andrew Weissman who was one of the top prosecutors on the Müller investigation”
Where to get it
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Rage
Rage by Bob Woodward is an investigative non-fiction book that examines the Trump administration's handling of crises, race relations, and foreign diplomacy through extensive interviews and secret recordings.
Discussed“the Bob Woodward book rage and White House ink”
Where to get it
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The Book of Unconformities
Discussed“i reviewed a book called The Book of unconformities speculation on Last Time by the Anthropologist Hugh Raffles”
Where to get it
