Episode · The Book Review · 2022-02-18
Jennifer Haigh on The Book Review: books mentioned
Jennifer Haigh on 'Mercy Street'
Gilbert Cruz discussed Mercy Street by Jennifer Haigh and Heat and light by Jennifer Haigh and others. Pamela Paul discussed The Subplot by Megan Walsh. Megan Walsh discussed To live and Dream of Ding Village by Yan Lianke. Jennifer Szalai criticized The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby. Molly Young discussed Eating to Extinction by Dan Saladino.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Mercy Street
Mercy Street by Jennifer Haigh is a compelling novel that explores complex contemporary social issues through the lens of a Boston women's health clinic.
Discussed“Jennifer ha will join us to talk about her latest novel Mercy Street”
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Heat and light
Heat and Light by Jennifer Haigh is a compelling novel that explores the complex world and contentious issues surrounding hydraulic fracturing.
Discussed“so the novel that you wrote immediately before this heat and light was about fracking that was kind of the issue that it was oriented around”
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The Subplot
Discussed“she is a journalist based in London who specializes in China and her new book is called the subplot what China is reading and why it matters”
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To live
Discussed“then there's yuua who wrote some people may may know it to live which was turned into a fantastic film”
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Dream of Ding Village
Discussed“for example there was a another of his most famous works is called dream of ding Village which was about the a scandals in rural China perpetuated by kind of illegal blood selling”
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The Power Law
The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby is a comprehensive history of venture capital that examines the legendary firms and high-stakes investments that shaped the modern tech economy.
Critiqued“so i recently reviewed a book called The Power law by Sebastian malaby and it's a book about venture capital and Venture capitalists and you know i have to say this was not a book that i was crazy about”
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Eating to Extinction
Discussed“i wrote about a book by the bbc journalist dan saladino called eating to extinction the world's rarest foods and why we need to save them”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“because of course he put the three body problem on one of his lists of favorite books of the Year”
“Megan Walsh's new book is called the subplot what China is reading and why it matters”
“she's got two books in the top 10 this week faity and ugly love”
“she's got two books in the top 10 this week faity and ugly love”
“whereas you know trade paper grack for like a Casey misten book for example who wrote red white morial blue”