Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: Love and Death
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The good death
Discussed“the good death and exploration of dying in America by Anne noyman in the Slender margin”
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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“and when breath becomes air by Paul Colony”
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Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy is a sweeping nineteenth-century masterpiece examining love, infidelity, and societal norms in imperial Russia.
Recommended“and Katherine Ahern listed Anna kinina despite or maybe because of the ending”
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy is a profound classic exploring human mortality, existential dread, and the emptiness of conventional bourgeois life.
Discussed“if one wants to talk to story it was more like The Death of Ivan ilich”
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War and Peace
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy is a monumental literary masterpiece that chronicles Russian society, family life, and the dramatic historical events surrounding the Napoleonic Wars.
Discussed“we don't live that part of War and Peace”
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How We Die
How We Die by Sherwin Nuland is a medical exploration of the human dying process that examines the biological realities of how life ends.
Discussed“um also you also mentioned Sherwin Nan's book how we die which I think really until this most recent wave was kind of the last major book”
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Being Mortal
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande is a reflective non-fiction book that examines the limitations of modern medicine, aging, and the final stages of life.
Discussed“but now recently beginning with Atul G's book being mortal there's just this wave”
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird explores racial injustice and moral growth in the American South through the eyes of young Scout Finch.
Discussed“The other exciting theatrical news was uh To Kill a Mocking Bird is coming to Broadway finally after almost 60 years”
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Go Set A Watchman
Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee is a novel written before To Kill a Mockingbird that follows an adult Scout returning to Maycomb, Alabama, and confronting her aging father's complex racial views.
Discussed“you know particularly after um the publication of ghost at a Watchman”
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Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is a classic 1813 comedy of manners that follows the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy as they navigate issues of class, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the British landed gentry.
Recommended“um Sierra Dean listed Pride and Prejudice saying now then forever”
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Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë is a classic gothic novel exploring destructive passion, revenge, and obsession on the Yorkshire moors through the turbulent relationship of Heathcliff and Catherine.
Recommended“viea haran andani said weaing Heights the ultimate Forbidden Love”
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The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger is a popular contemporary romantic novel about a man with a genetic disorder that causes him to unpredictably time travel and his artist wife who must cope with his frequent absences.
Recommended“then we get to the multiple responses at least three readers and I think more but Melissa Weber Suzanne Kirk and Jacqueline Baker all listed the time travelers wife”
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Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez is a sweeping, lyrical novel of persistent devotion and aging romance set against the backdrop of a Caribbean port city.
Recommended“and then the most responses I think were given to Gabriel Garcia marquez's Love in the Time of Kera”
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The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough is an epic family saga spanning decades, chronicling the ambitions, forbidden romances, and heartbreaks of the Cleary family across the vast and unforgiving landscape of the Australian outback.
Recommended“there was Colleen McCulla The Thorn Birds which I remember both the book and the movie being a favorite of my mother”
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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is a historical novel by David Mitchell set within the closed trading post of Dejima in Nagasaki during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Recommended“named the Thousand autumns of Jacob dooit by David Mitchell”
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The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair by Graham Greene is a classic novel set in London during and after the Blitz, exploring themes of love, jealousy, faith, and obsession.
Recommended“and the last lines she said um James B Kane said uh the end of The Affair by Graham green”
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The Price of Salt
The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith is a mid-century romantic novel that later served as the basis for the acclaimed film Carol.
Recommended“um Carrie Larson listed Patricia heith the price of salt which is actually the novel that uh the movie Carol was based on”
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About Alice
About Alice by Calvin Trillin is a poignant memoir written as a tribute to the author's late wife, showcasing her brilliant mind, sharp wit, and vibrant presence through the eyes of her devoted partner.
Recommended“um Jamie leafer listed Calvin trillin about Alice which she called a beautiful Memorial to a true life partner”
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Fates and Furies
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff is a structurally ambitious novel that examines a long marriage through the sharply contrasting perspectives of both partners.
Recommended“someone else here Jenny Stern Alfred mentioned Fates and Furies wasted love and Trust”
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Eleanor & Park
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell is a contemporary young adult romance novel that tells the story of two misfit teenagers in 1986 Omaha who bond over comic books and music on a school bus.
Recommended“um Julie erle uh suggested Elanor and park by rainbow row and tender by Belinda mcken”
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Life
Hanya Yanagihara's deeply moving and emotionally resonant novel Life is an intense exploration of trauma, enduring friendship, and human suffering.
Recommended“recently a little Life by Han Yan gahara”
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë's timeless masterwork Jane Eyre follows the harrowing and triumphant journey of its spirited titular orphan as she overcomes a bleak childhood, secures employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, and confronts the dark secrets of Edward Rochester.
Recommended“um also heard from Rachel men's um who said to both romantic and broken heart recently a little Life by Han Yan gahara um she is also an editor here at the Times um and she said I think my heart broke and reformed every 15 pages um someone else mentioned um Bob Mayo mentioned the razor's Edge and then”
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The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge by W.
Recommended“um also heard from Rachel men's um who said to both romantic and broken heart recently a little Life by Han Yan gahara um she is also an editor here at the Times um and she said I think my heart broke and reformed every 15 pages um someone else mentioned um Bob Mayo mentioned the razor's Edge and then”
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The passion
The Passion by Jeanette Winterson is a historical novel set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, following a young French soldier and a web-footed woman with webbed toes in Venice.
Recommended“uh # written on thebody #the passion”
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Written on the Body
Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson is a poetic, intensely lyrical novel narrated by an unnamed protagonist who meditates on the anatomy of grief and the physical manifestations of love.
Recommended“uh # written on thebody #the passion”
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Breakdown
Discussed“down at number six Jonathan Kellerman continues his Alex Delaware series of crime novels the 31st book in that series it's called breakdown”
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Brotherhood in Death
Discussed“the um title of this one is Brotherhood in death and debuts at number one”
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On my own
Discussed“down at number 11 the um national public radio host host Diane ream a really excellent longtime journalist and host of the Diane ream show on NPR um has written a memoir called on my own”
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Originals
Originals by Adam Grant is a bestselling nonfiction book that explores how individuals can champion new ideas, foster originality, and spark creativity by challenging conformity and bad habits in the workplace and society.
Discussed“and then uh and then up all of this is very spot-on For The Love and Death issue it is you knew what we were doing less spot on uh up at number two Adam Grant who is a professor of management and I think maybe psychology at the Wharton School um has a book called Originals”
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Outliers
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is a popular non-fiction exploration that examines the hidden external factors, cultural legacies, and rigorous practice schedules that contribute to extraordinary human success.
Discussed“um ironically it's sort of a clone of Malcolm gladwell's outliers”
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Pax
Pax by Sara Pennypacker is a poignant middle-grade novel about a young boy's journey to reunite with his pet fox during wartime.
Discussed“one of them uh the middle grade novel is pxs by Sarah pennybacker”
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Salt to the Sea
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys is a historical young adult novel that interweaves the perspectives of four refugees fleeing the advancing Soviet army in East Prussia during the closing months of World War II, culminating in the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff.
Discussed“and then salt to the Sea by Ruda seides is on the young adult heart C cover”
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Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys is a historical young adult novel that follows a young Lithuanian girl deported to a Soviet labor camp in Siberia during World War II.
Discussed“um this is a book about the Red Army in 1945 and her first book Between Shades of Gray uh was one of my favorite uh young adult uh novels recently”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“that's the Harry Potter series”
“um Alexandra is the author of many books including most recently the Memoir leaving before the rains come”