Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: Elliot Ackerman’s ‘Green on Blue’
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Green on Blue
Green on Blue by Elliot Ackerman is a gripping debut novel written by a decorated veteran of the Iraq and Afghan wars, offering an intense look at the realities of modern conflict through the eyes of an orphaned Afghan boy who joins a local militia.
Discussed“he reviewed in this week's issue of the book review a new novel a first novel by Elliot acran called Green on Blue”
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The Italians
Discussed“Al together your book is called the Italians not Italy um but the Italians I'm assuming that's a very deliberate choice”
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Matterhorn
Discussed“even something like matter horn which came out a few years ago and which is a book that I absolutely love had that kind of Baseline catch22 absurdity”
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Catch-22
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is a satirical anti-war novel set during World War II that immortalized the absurd logic of bureaucratic paradoxes and military bureaucracy.
Discussed“I want to go back to this idea of humor in war novels because when we think of slaughterhouse 5 and catch 22 these kind of two iconic uh World War II novels”
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Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five is a classic satirical anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut that follows the time-jumping experiences of Billy Pilgrim.
Discussed“I want to go back to this idea of humor in war novels because when we think of slaughterhouse 5 and catch 22 these kind of two iconic uh World War II novels”
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The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien is a critically acclaimed collection of interrelated semi-autobiographical short stories about American soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War.
Discussed“even like uh The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien which I don't think anyone would call that a funny book”
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American sniper
Discussed“if you look at something like Chris Kyle's book uh the American Sniper book which you just read in an increasing State of Shock”
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The Buried Giant
Kazuo Ishiguro's atmospheric and evocative novel The Buried Giant examines memory, love, vengeance, and the fragile peace of a mythical post-Arthurian Britain.
Discussed“this was about 10 years ago that he showed her 50 pages of what became you know the buried giant the novel that's coming out next week”
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The Italians
The Italians by Luigi Barzini is a classic, insightful sociological exploration of Italian national character, culture, and regional complexities written during the 1960s.
Recommended“a book which bore the same title was born was back in the 1960s Luigi bini's the Italians an excellent book”
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Other mentions in this episode (8) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“we should mention that the author um Elliot aurman of green on Blue is also a war vet”
“this is not what you expect from the author of remains of the day”
“then at number seven Allison the daughter of the former New York Governor George has her second historical novel uh it's called The Accidental empress”
“people did try to do that with her first book which was called the traitor's wife uh and it went back to to Benedict Arnold”
“then finally on the hard cover list this week um new at number five Richard Price uh writing as Harry Brandt has uh his new crime novel The Whites”
“and then still at number one is the girl on the train”
“down at number 11 the combat photojournalist Lindsay adario who was recently a guest on The Daily Show has a memoir her book is called it's what I do”
“um Helen McDonald's Memoir of grief and falconry H is for Hawk is new on the list at number eight”