Episode · The Book Review · 2016-07-22
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘We Are Not Such Things’
Gilbert Cruz discussed The Games by David Goldblatt. Alexandra Alter discussed DC Trip by Sara Benincasa. John Williams discussed Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, and Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. Greg Cowles discussed The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford, Miami and the siege of Chicago by Norman Mailer, James Baldwin: Collected Essays (LOA #98) by James Baldwin, and Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Pamela Paul recommended We learn nothing by Tim Kreider and The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad, and discussed Morning, noon, and night by Spalding Gray. Also mentioned: The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Games
The Games: A Global History of the Olympics by David Goldblatt is a comprehensive historical account examining the political, social, and economic forces that have shaped the modern Olympic Games.
Discussed“David goldblat will join us to talk about his book The Games a global history of the Olympics”
Where to get it
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X is a classic American memoir recounting the life, civil rights activism, and spiritual evolution of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley.
Recommended“and the book I want to talk about is the autobiography of Malcolm X which I read in between the summer of elementary school and Junior High”
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The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov is an absolute masterpiece of twentieth-century Russian literature that weaves together parallel narratives featuring the devil visiting the Soviet Union alongside a philosophical story about Pontius Pilate.
Discussed“these was Master and Margarita by Mikel bulgakov”
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DC Trip
Discussed“one of the novels that they did that was based on an old screenplay is DC trip and then Sarah Ben and casa is the author who wrote the novel”
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Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë is a classic Gothic novel examining the destructive, all-consuming passion between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw across the bleak Yorkshire moors.
Discussed“John I am reading weathering Heights you're just trying to make us feel bad”
Where to get it
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Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë is a celebrated Victorian novel following the turbulent life and emotional maturation of its eponymous orphaned protagonist.
Discussed“I read J earlier this summer”
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Northanger Abbey
Discussed“I have returned as an adult um to Jane Austin um when during the wave Aus her North anger ABY”
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The Good Soldier
The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford is a modernist tragic novel that explores the deceit, betrayal, and complex psychological undercurrents hidden beneath the polite facade of Edwardian upper-class society.
Discussed“um I I finally did finish the good soldier um and kind of avidly went and read everything I could about it I read the um critical introduction”
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Miami and the siege of Chicago
Discussed“and um the book that I really wanted to read next um since we're um in the thick of convention season was um Norman mailers Miami in the siege of Chicago”
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James Baldwin: Collected Essays (LOA #98)
Discussed“and that's James Baldwin I'm reading his collected non-fiction right now in the library of America Edition that came out”
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe is an influential anti-slavery novel that historically shaped public attitudes toward slavery and the American Civil War.
Discussed“um but this great essay everybody's protest novel which is just a takedown of Uncle Tom's Cabin”
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We learn nothing
Tim Kreider's sharp and witty essay collection offers humorous yet profound observations on modern life, culture, and personal experiences.
Recommended“well what I'm reading reading is still Hamilton which I've I've put aside um for the moment and the Tim krier essay collection we learn nothing which is fantastic”
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Morning, noon, and night
Morning, Noon, and Night is the poignant final memoir by celebrated monologist and author Spalding Gray, chronicling his thoughts, family life, and struggles with mental health in the twilight of his career.
Discussed“one was um morning noon and night by spald and gray I think it was his last um book”
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The Secret Sharer
The Secret Sharer is a classic short story by Joseph Conrad that explores themes of isolation, psychological duality, and maritime command.
Recommended“and uh I accidentally this morning reread not a whole book but the short story um the secret sharer by Joseph Conrad”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“one is H pasta Wars which is a romantic comedy for Foodies that novel came out”
“another one is the Silence of the six by EC Meers that's a teen cyber Thriller”
“there's a new Star Wars book on the hard cover fiction list um by a guy named Chuck wendig who's written some previous Star Wars books this one is called aftermath”
“Daniel Silva has the next Thriller in his Gabriel Allan series called the Black Widow and that debut is right at the top of the hard cover fiction list”
“I was very excited to see Jesse klear debut on the non-fiction list yeah you'll grow out of it her essay collection is at number 10”
“she she did a previous Memoir talking about actually is stolen Life”