Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets’
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Queue
The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz is a provocative dystopian novel by an Egyptian writer that explores life under the rule of a surreal, authoritarian administrative apparatus known as the Gate, drawing sharp inspiration from the disillusionment following the Arab Spring.
Recommended“all right well if you're eager to do so the book again is the Quee by basma abdulaziz thanks for saying that for me”
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Sweetbitter
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler is a coming-of-age novel that captures the intense and disorienting restaurant world of New York City through the eyes of a young female protagonist.
Recommended“uh the new book is Sweet Bitter it's a first novel by Stephanie danler already getting rave reviews um in the book review by Gabrielle Hamilton and elsewhere Stephanie thanks for being here”
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The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James is a classic 1881 novel following the spirited young American heiress Isabel Archer as she navigates European society, independence, and a disastrous marriage.
Discussed“and I needed a plot which I was really inspired by rereading Henry James portrait of a lady uh while I was in graduate school”
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Me Before You
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes is an emotional contemporary novel that follows a unique care arrangement between an upbeat caregiver and a paralyzed man, which became a massive bestseller after its initial release in England and inspired an upcoming film adaptation.
Recommended“I guess it's like an oldfashioned Movie experience you know the kind of thing like Dark Victory when you went in and cried for 2 hours and then came out feeling kind of cathartic feeling better yeah exactly to cry about something else people seem to be coming out feeling uplifted and that's I guess what we we hope for”
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The Fireman
Discussed“well the most significant newcomer on the hard cover fiction list is right at the top uh Joe Hill's new novel the fireman AKA AKA uh Joseph Hill King he is Stephen King's son”
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32 yolks
Discussed“yes he does down at number 13 the uh celebrity chef Eric repair who is uh the chef and a co-owner of um the four star Le Bernard in New York City has written a memoir called 32 yolks”
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The Half Has Never Been Told
Discussed“it's called the half has never been told by Edward Baptist it was one of our notable books of 2014 so I picked it up this week”
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Tribes
Tribes by Nina Raine is a critically acclaimed play that examines family dynamics, communication barriers, and belonging through the perspective of a young deaf man raised within a hearing family.
Discussed“i' I've taken to reading dramas on on the train and so I just finished um a play called tribes by Nina rain uh which is set in um the the deaf Community”
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Consider the Lobster
Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace is a celebrated collection of essays that examines diverse cultural, political, and moral subjects through the author's trademark analytical lens.
Discussed“I'm reading um I'm you can explain I'm reading David Foster Wallace's non-fiction essay collection consider the lobster and I have to say I just I love it”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Stephanie danler is here to talk about her debut novel Sweet Bitter”
“bestselling novelist Jojo Moyes is here to talk about me before you”
“he also is the one who wrote the Emperor of all maladies about cancer”