Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Listen, Liberal’
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Listen, Liberal
Listen, Liberal by Thomas Frank is a provocative political critique examining how the Democratic Party abandoned the working class in favor of professional elites.
Recommended“the book again is called listen liberal or whatever happened to the party of the People by Thomas Frank for some crazy reason”
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Sweet Lamb of Heaven
Lydia Millet's novel Sweet Lamb of Heaven follows a mother who flees from her sinister husband alongside her young daughter after hearing a mysterious, disembodied voice.
Recommended“the book again is called sweet Lamb Of Heaven by Lydia Millet and it's reviewed this week in the book review by Laura Litman”
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What's the Matter with Kansas?
What's the Matter with Kansas? by Thomas Frank is a political critique examining why working-class voters in conservative heartland regions often support political platforms that appear counter to their own economic interests.
Discussed“a lot of the themes in listen liberal are hinted at in what's the matter with Kansas in particular the last chapter of what's the matter with Kansas basically has the pre for listen liberal”
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My Struggle : Book 5
Discussed“Carl oward continues his six volume autobiographical novel my struggle the fifth book in that series my struggle book five is new on the list at number six”
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Eligible
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld is a witty, contemporary retelling of Jane Austen's beloved classic novel Pride and Prejudice, relocating the classic romance and family drama to the modern-day suburbs of Cincinnati.
Discussed“Curtis sittenfeld uh novel eligible which is her modern day Riff on Pride and Prejudice”
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Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal is an engaging scientific exploration that challenges human arrogance by examining the diverse, sophisticated forms of cognition and emotion present throughout the animal kingdom.
Recommended“one of them is are we smart enough to know how smart animals are by France dwall”
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The genius of birds
The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman is an engaging non-fiction exploration of avian intelligence, cognitive abilities, and evolutionary biology.
Recommended“the other one is the genius of birds by Jennifer arriman”
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Unreliable memoirs
Clive James's Unreliable Memoirs is the celebrated first installment of the author's autobiographical writings, capturing his early life with wit and sharp observation.
Recommended“my train reading until this morning when I finished it has been uh a 1980 Memoir by Clive James it's the first of his several Memoirs it's called unreliable Memoirs one of the great Memoir titles”
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Speak, Memory
Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov is a celebrated autobiographical memoir that chronicles the author's privileged upbringing as part of the Russian aristocracy prior to the dramatic upheaval of the Russian Revolution.
Discussed“and and it his lost Homeland it it shares something with nabokov's speak memory in that regard”
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Other mentions in this episode (9) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he's the author of uh what's the matter with Kansas and uh and he has a new book called listen liberal”
“he's the author of uh what's the matter with Kansas and uh and he has a new book called listen liberal”
“Curtis sittenfeld uh novel eligible which is her modern day Riff on Pride and Prejudice she she takes the Pride and Prejudice story”
“Curtis sittenfeld uh novel eligible which is her modern day Riff on Pride and Prejudice she she takes the Pride and Prejudice story”
“Alexander McCall Smith was one uh Sense and Sensibility I think was was one of the updates”
“Alexander McCall Smith was one uh Sense and Sensibility I think was was one of the updates”
“um but Pride and Prejudice is kind of the big Jane Austin book”
“um but Pride and Prejudice is kind of the big Jane Austin book”
“something tells me that Joe Nesbo with his MC Beth might might also land on the list”