Episode · The Book Review · 2016-05-20
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Romanovs’
Pamela Paul recommended The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, and discussed The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montefiore and Grimm's fairy tales by Gebrüder Grimm [Brothers Grimm]. Alexandra Alter discussed The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. Laura Miller discussed Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin, and The World of Ice & Fire by George R. R. Martin and others. Greg Cowles recommended Everything you know by Zoë Heller, and discussed Valiant ambition by Nathaniel Philbrick, The Big Picture by Sean Carroll, and The Secret War by Max Hastings. Parul Sehgal recommended Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Romanovs
The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montefiore is a sweeping historical work chronicling the three-century reign of Russia's most famous imperial dynasty from 1613 to 1918.
Discussed“Simon seabag Monte fiori is here to talk about his new book The romanovs 1613 to 1918”
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The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is one of the best-selling mystery thriller novels in history, blending cryptography, religious history, and secret societies.
Discussed“this week Random House announced an upcoming publication It's actually an old one it's Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code which was a huge bestseller when it came came out in 2003”
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is a beloved 19th-century children's fantasy novel about a young girl who falls down a rabbit hole into a bizarre underground world governed by absurd logic.
Discussed“so Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is read by Scarlet Johansson which I think probably makes uh them sound a little bit different than most people are used to hearing them how is she as a narrator”
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The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James is a classic gothic novella that follows a governess who becomes convinced that the remote estate where she cares for two children is haunted by malevolent spirits.
Recommended“and actually I think in this week's issue we have a review by Gillian Flynn of Emma Thompson reading Henry James's turn of the scri right which sounds fabulous”
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Grimm's fairy tales
Grimm's fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm is a classic collection of German folklore and dark traditional stories gathered by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
Discussed“so the other book that you reviewed uh was a collection of uh new Renditions of Grim's fairy tales by the brothers Grim of course this one uh not produced by audible but uh by uh Listening Library tell us a little bit about how this was put together and and what the structur is like”
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Fire & Blood
Fire & Blood by George R.
Discussed“I don't even want to say phenomenally talented phenomenally talented and phenomenally skilled narrator of the George RR Martin series A Song of Ice and Fire better known as Game of Thrones”
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The World of Ice & Fire
George R.
Discussed“I don't even want to say phenomenally talented phenomenally talented and phenomenally skilled narrator of the George RR Martin series A Song of Ice and Fire better known as Game of Thrones”
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Valiant ambition
Valiant ambition is a historical nonfiction work by bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick that examines the complex political and military dynamics of the American Revolutionary War.
Discussed“it's true all three of the new titles in non-fiction have recently been reviewed in uh the book review starting up at number five Nathaniel philbrick's new one valali and ambition of course he's also a bestselling regular”
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The Big Picture
Discussed“and actually I should clarify number 12 the big picture by Shan Carol we have not reviewed yet so I've just given something away we shall be reviewing wait we are planning a review of Sean Carroll's the big picture”
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The Secret War
Discussed“and at number 14 the popular historian Max Hastings has a book called The Secret War which looks at um the rise of the intelligence State and the use of intelligence uh during World War II”
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Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller is a dark, suspenseful psychological novel that examines obsession, manipulation, and the complex dynamics of female friendship and isolation.
Recommended“so I picked up a favorite book of mine which I haven't read in like seven years but I used to read it every year uh it's Zoe hel's notes on a scandal which was made into a very good movie but the book is just Sublime”
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Everything you know
Zoë Heller's compelling novel explores complex personal relationships and sharp social observations through distinct and memorable character dynamics.
Recommended“I've uh I love her first novel everything you know”
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Other mentions in this episode (13) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“we'll talk about new audio versions of two beloved children's Classics aliceon Wonderland and Grim's fairy tales”
“we'll talk about new audio versions of two beloved children's Classics aliceon Wonderland and Grim's fairy tales”
“so for example Susan Kane's quiet there's a ya version Now there's a boys in the boot ya version”
“Now there's a boys in the boot ya version Michael pollen's book there's a ya version”
“and so you can listen to Colin fth narrate Graham Green's the end of the affair or Susan Sarandon do a member of the wedding”
“and so you can listen to Colin fth narrate Graham Green's the end of the affair or Susan Sarandon do a member of the wedding”
“they've got some big names here as readers uh people who are are serious Harry Potter listeners will of course know Jim Dale well and here he reads Rumple still skin”
“the books again are Allison's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carol Of course and read by Scarlett Johansson”
“and Grims fairy tales by of course the brothers Grim read by various readers including Jim Dale and Alfred Molina among many others”
“of course Anthony do is still there after more than two years all the light we cannot see uh is at number 10”
“Carol is a physicist uh so he joins the theoretical physicist Carlo relli um who seven brief lessons on physics is still on the list at number 16”
“I'm not going to bore everyone with the last 100 pages of L misera which is where I am and instead turn to parl reading two of my favorite things baby books zo”
“uh before the fall Noah Holly quoted uh Jack laain saying I hate exercise but I like the results”