Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Jennifer Egan Talks About 'Manhattan Beach'
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan is a sweeping historical fiction novel set in New York City during World War II, following a young woman who breaks barriers to become the first female diver at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Discussed“tell us about Manhattan Beach”
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World Without Mind
World Without Mind is a nonfiction book examining the existential threats posed by big technology companies and their monopolistic control over information.
Recommended“the book is again world without mind the existential threat of big Tech by Franklin fer”
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A Visit from the Goon Squad
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan is a critically acclaimed novel exploring time, aging, and the music industry through an interconnected series of narratives.
Discussed“so all I was doing was research amidst writing the keep and writing a visit from the Goon Squad you know in a way the experience of writing the keep helped me with this because that is a Gothic Thriller that takes place in a in a realm that doesn't exist in the real world”
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The Keep
The Keep by Jennifer Egan is a gothic thriller novel that unfolds inside an unusual prison setting and an unreal realm.
Discussed“so all I was doing was research amidst writing the keep and writing a visit from the Goon Squad you know in a way the experience of writing the keep helped me with this because that is a Gothic Thriller that takes place in a in a realm that doesn't exist in the real world”
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mutiny on the bounty
Why people recommend it: Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall's classic adventure novel recounts the historic 1789 mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh aboard the Royal Navy ship HMS Bounty.
Discussed“and so you know it there's a kind of stylization of the Noir but also I at a certain point I thought you know I'm writing an old-fashioned adventure story on some level you know I was thinking about BS like Treasure Island Mutiny on the Bounty I mean big Stories full of danger and crime and survival and and”
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Treasure Island
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is a celebrated adventure novel detailing a gripping tale of pirates, buried gold, and youthful courage on the high seas.
Discussed“and so you know it there's a kind of stylization of the Noir but also I at a certain point I thought you know I'm writing an old-fashioned adventure story on some level you know I was thinking about BS like Treasure Island Mutiny on the Bounty I mean big Stories full of danger and crime and survival and and”
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Move fast and break things
Discussed“do you think that you that Jonathan toppan wrote a book uh that came out earlier this year called move fast and break things in which he characterized these companies”
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Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro is a haunting dystopian novel that explores the poignant lives of students at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school who slowly discover a dark and tragic truth about their engineered existence.
Discussed“he's very got this very spare elliptical idiosyncratic style where you have this first person narrator like the butler in Remains of the Day or or the girl in uh Never Let Me Go which is a boarding school in England”
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The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro is a masterclass in psychological fiction, following an aging English butler named Stevens as he reflects on his career of dedicated service and his unrequited love amid the shifting political landscape of post-World War II Britain.
Discussed“he's very got this very spare elliptical idiosyncratic style where you have this first person narrator like the butler in Remains of the Day or or the girl in uh Never Let Me Go which is a boarding school in England”
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Warning light
Warning Light by David Ricciardi is a contemporary thriller novel centered on high-stakes espionage and international danger.
Recommended“it's a book called warning light the author's name is David richardi that's r i CC I a RDI”
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One more warbler
Discussed“the name of the book is one more warbler a life with birds”
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The lost weekend
The Lost Weekend by Charles Jackson is a classic psychological novel about severe alcoholism that later inspired the acclaimed Billy Wilder film adaptation.
Discussed“the first is just a novel that's been on my shelf for a long time that I've been meaning to read which is Charles Jackson's The Lost weekend which was the inspiration for the Billy Wilder movie which I've never seen and I'm about halfway through the novel which is terrific”
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We Were Eight Years in Power
Discussed“the other thing I'm reading is tanasi coat's new book somewhat new it's a collection of pieces from the Atlantic over the past eight or nine years along with some new introductory Mini essays that he wrote for them called we were eight years in power an American Tragedy”
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One Good Turn
One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson is a crime novel featuring the recurring investigator Jackson Brody.
Discussed“began reading um an old Kate Atkinson book this is one of her Jackson Broody novels called one good turn”
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Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“she is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of a visit from the Goon Squad as well as other novels and is a journalist as well who has written for the New York Times magazine as well as for the book review”
“I was promoting the keep at the book fair but I was researching this book with elderly ladies who were were all too eager to talk to me”
“yeah with some incredible masterpieces in it like Moby Dick and others that is one component of this book for sure”
“Jennifer Egan's latest book is Manhattan Beach”
“one was Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other writings which is part of a collection”
“one was Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other writings which is part of a collection”