Episode · The Book Review · 2016-06-17
Susan Faludi on The Book Review: books mentioned
Inside The New York Times Book Review: Susan Faludi’s ‘In the Darkroom’
Pamela Paul recommended Expecting better by Emily Oster and Little labors by Rivka Galchen, and discussed In the Darkroom by Susan Faludi. John Williams discussed Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, End of Watch by Stephen King, But What If We're Wrong? by Chuck Klosterman, and Grunt by Mary Roach. Greg Cowles recommended Barkskins by Annie Proulx. Also mentioned: As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner and Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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In the Darkroom
Discussed“can a career of writing about feminism and Womanhood prepare you for your father telling you in his 70s that he's become a woman Susan fudi is here to talk about her new Memoir in the dark room”
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As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying is a classic 1930 novel by American author William Faulkner that presents the harrowing journey of the Bundren family as they attempt to fulfill their matriarch's dying wish for burial.
Discussed“the book I read last summer that stuck with me is called As I Lay Dying by one William Falkner”
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Still Life with Woodpecker
Tom Robbins's eccentric and imaginative novel blends romance, politics, and philosophical musings against an unconventional backdrop.
Recommended“and one summer when I was 20 I read still life with woodpecker by Tom Robbins as I was traveling through Spain”
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Homegoing
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi is an epic, deeply moving debut novel that traces the divergent paths of two half-sisters from Ghana across three centuries, examining the devastating legacy of slavery, violence, and multigenerational trauma.
Discussed“yagi's debut novel which has gotten quite a lot of attention it was reviewed on hour cover by Isabelle Wilkerson it's called homegoing”
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End of Watch
End of Watch by Stephen King is the final installment in the author's Bill Hodges detective trilogy centering on a retired police officer.
Discussed“he concludes his bill hajes Trilogy which is his detective series um about a retired cop named Bill Hodges and this book is called End of Watch and that is new at number one”
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But What If We're Wrong?
But What If We're Wrong? by Chuck Klosterman is a cultural critique that challenges readers to reconsider contemporary assumptions about art, science, and society through the perspective of future generations.
Discussed“at number five Chuck claer the cultural critic and essayist has a book called but what if we're wrong new it number five”
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Grunt
Grunt by Mary Roach is a pop science book examining the science of the military and the experiences of soldiers out in the field.
Discussed“and then at number six Mary Roach uh has a new kind of Pop science book called grunt it looks at the science of the military U what soldiers experience out in the field”
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Expecting better
Expecting Better by Emily Oster is an economics-driven pregnancy guide that uses empirical data to challenge traditional conventional wisdom and rules surrounding prenatal care.
Recommended“one is a book called expecting better by Emily auster who's an economist”
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Little labors
Little Labors by Rivka Galchen is a collection of essays and vignettes exploring motherhood, literature, and the profound experiences of caring for an infant.
Recommended“it's called Little labors by rivka galin and it's this slender little meditation on the idea of the baby”
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Barkskins
Barkskins by Annie Proulx is an expansive historical fiction novel that follows several generations of families clearing the great forests of North America.
Recommended“it's an editor's choice this week that I can heartily recommend is the new novel by Annie PR it's called bark skins”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“you probably know her name as the author of backlash the undeclared war against American women which was a huge bestseller when it came out in 1991”
“and you know I think she was also thinking back to uh the book I wrote on masculinity stiff which was when was that 1999”
“I remember one summer reading light in August which I I thought that I very stealthily snuck off my parents bookshelf”
“thinking back almost 40 years to a first trip to Paris and the pilgrimage to Shakespeare and Company where my friend John and I both bought copies of Hemingway's A Movable Feast”
“the book that I read is the Lady of the commes by Alexander dumma”