Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: Reading ‘Pride and Prejudice’
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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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“if you want to hear Rosman Pike channeling Donald Sutherland as Mr Bennett we can listen to uh to the audio version that you've just recorded of Pride and Prejudice”
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Year of Lear
The Year of Lear by James Shapiro is a historical study examining Shakespeare's life and work during the pivotal year of 1606.
Recommended“James Shapiro is the author most recently of the year of Lear Shakespeare in 160 six”
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On the Road
On the Road by Jack Kerouac is a seminal novel chronicling the cross-country road trips and jazz-fueled adventures of its narrator and his peers.
Discussed“I didn't you know I think when books really excited me at a younger age it was often American novels I mean on the road I remember just sort of blitzing my brain when I read that”
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Crucible
Discussed“all right tell us what it was um it was Troy denning's Crucible”
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So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood
So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood by Patrick Modiano, translated by Euan Cameron, is a delicate and atmospheric mystery novel by a Nobel Prize-winning author.
Discussed“um but let's talk about the newest since one of them is his most recent novel tell us about so you don't get lost in the neighborhood”
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Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz is a critically acclaimed young adult novel that explores identity, first love, and deep emotional connection between two Mexican-American teenagers in 1980s El Paso.
Recommended“on Twitter a reader named Stephanie said Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe which I thought was a great book title it's a a novel for ya readers by Benjamin Al SS”
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Tell the wolves I'm home
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt is a poignant contemporary novel exploring complex themes of grief, family secrets, and unexpected connections.
Recommended“for a newer book she liked tell the Wolves I'm home by Carol Rifka brunt she said that that book was like putting my heart and soul through Boot Camp only to come out of it stronger than I entered”
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Mrs. Dalloway
Virginia Woolf's classic novel Mrs.
Recommended“what was your favorite book I think my favorite book that was old was Mrs delay which I finally got around to reading this year and that's just incredible as as people who have read it know”
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Man At the Helm
Man at the Helm by Nina Stibbe is a comic novel written by a British author that follows a humorous and engaging storyline.
Recommended“the one that I like the most I think that didn't get as much attention as those was uh a comic novel called man at the helm by a British writer named Nina stebi it's a very funny novel”
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Precious gifts
Discussed“starting down at number 14 Danielle Steel is back with a book called precious gifts there's your possible Christmas tie-in although it's um not such a Christmasy book it's a book about a patriarch who has died and dispersed his estate among his children and former wife”
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Tom Clancy commander-in-chief
Discussed“at number three Mark greeny returns he's uh the person who for the end of Tom Clancy's career co-wrote several of Tom Clan's books and then picked up the Jack Ryan series Once Clancy died in 2013 he's back with a new Jack Ryan book called Tom Clancy commanderin-chief”
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Gratitude
Discussed“it's a book called gratitude uh it's by Oliver saxs and what this book does is it gathers all four of the um oped essays that Oliver sax wrote for uh the New York Times after his cancer diagnosis”
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Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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“well they were Hardy novels I mean I did a lot a lot of Classics actually domas Hardy Tesla derville George Elliot Adam bead”
“David a Gaspar listed several books among them attakus lish's novel preparation for the next life uh Susan Barker's the incarnations and Garris Colberg sitting on fire”
“David a Gaspar listed several books among them attakus lish's novel preparation for the next life uh Susan Barker's the incarnations and Garris Colberg sitting on fire”
“where we have a page for readers sandre Maria as I said we we asked for books new and old and she said that she was finally getting around to salingers frany and Zoe”
“where we have a page for readers sandre Maria as I said we we asked for books new and old and she said that she was finally getting around to salingers frany and Zoe”
“and then another oldie but goodie Barbara hay said the Moon is down by John Steinbeck”