Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on How Curses Function in Literature
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Kintu
Discussed“let's start with um kinu by Jennifer nansubuga makumi so this is a a novel about Uganda”
Where to get it
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She Would Be King
Discussed“I want to move then to way to Moors she would be king because this also does something very interesting”
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The Barefoot Woman
The Barefoot Woman by Scholastique Mukasonga, translated by Jordan Stump, is a poignant memoir that preserves the memory of the author's mother and the daily lives of Rwandan women before the devastating genocide.
Discussed“the Barefoot Woman by Scholastic kukaanga tell us a little bit about this Memoir”
Where to get it
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Conversations With Friends
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney is a critically acclaimed contemporary debut novel exploring the intricate relationships among a group of young adults in Ireland.
Recommended“what I read this time around was conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney a novel that got a lot of attention last year”
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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.
Recommended“I'm jumping on the tan of French bandwagon which people in the book review all kind of jumped on last year with this book The Witch Elm”
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The Bonjour effect
The Bonjour Effect: The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed is a cultural exploration by Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau that decodes the communication habits and social norms of France.
Recommended“the book is the bonjour effect the secret codes of French conversation revealed by Julie Barlo and Jean banoa nadoo”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“they tend to begin in Africa and end in the new world where whether they're Caribbean novels whether they're American novels like yassi's homegoing”
“Walter wrote a book about it blood will out it's the same kind of a thing”
“something of white teeth by Z Smith and you say things like there's so much energy and Brilliance here”
“then she has a new book coming out this spring called normal people and it's again getting quite a lot of attention”
“it reminds me of a book like Song of Solomon where it's about the past somebody who's skated along through life”