Episode · The Book Review · 2016-05-05
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: Celebrating 10 Years
Dwight Garner discussed A tour of America's national parks and Life by Keith Richards. Pamela Paul discussed The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt and others, Infinite jest by David Foster Wallace, and When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. Sam Tanenhaus discussed The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A tour of America's national parks
Discussed“if anybody remembers ù garrison keeler's review of bernard tour of America”
Where to get it
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Life
Life by Keith Richards is an autobiography chronicling the legendary musician's decades with the Rolling Stones and his experiences with rock and roll excess.
Discussed“so you called the book life ù you could have called it music ù my first question to you Keith Richards is you're a great songwriter as well”
Where to get it
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The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is a sprawling novel that follows a young boy whose life is upended by a museum bombing, eventually drawing him into the underworld of art forgery and antique trade.
Discussed“Donna tart came in ù ù uh well you know that was a big mystery because she's very very low ù I mean you've met her but she's generally very low profile doesn't do a lot of ù media ù so I was excited to have her in ù and ù I was ù about halfway through the Goldfinch”
Where to get it
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Infinite jest
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace is a sprawling, maximalist novel exploring addiction, entertainment, and modern American culture.
Discussed“Michael Peach who is the CEO of of hasette ù ù and was David Foster Wallace's editor ù ù and recently the 20th anniversary edition of infinite just came out and so ù he came in and we talked about that”
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When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi is a profound posthumous memoir written by a neurosurgeon facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, exploring mortality, meaning, and the human condition.
Discussed“it had in that issue ù ù paul colony's when breath becomes air ù a memoir that came out earlier this year which is would make anyone cry”
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The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a dystopian young adult novel set in a ruined nation where children are forced to compete in a televised death match.
Discussed“Suzanne Collins ù do you know who she is ù and those books ù The Hunger Games The Hunger Games”
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