Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: Celebrating 10 Years
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 a candid rock-and-roll memoir detailing the legendary guitarist's extraordinary years with the Rolling Stones and his infamous lifestyle.
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, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that chronicles the tumultuous life of a young boy who survives a terrorist bombing at an art museum that claims his mother's life, clinging secretly to a famous painting.
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”
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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“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 powerful autobiographical memoir written by a neurosurgeon facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, exploring mortality, meaning, and the intersection of medicine and life.
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 gripping dystopian young adult novel set in a ruined North America 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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