Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Jennifer Haigh on 'Mercy Street'
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.
Recommended“so let's leave listeners there to discover for themselves the novel it's called Mercy Street by Jennifer ha Jennifer thank you so much for being here”
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Heat and light
Heat and Light by Jennifer Haigh is a contemporary novel that examines the complex, contentious world of hydraulic fracturing through the interconnected lives of residents, energy company workers, and activists in a rural Pennsylvania community.
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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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
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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Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Three-Body Problem
“because of course he put the three body problem on one of his lists of favorite books of the Year”
Passing Ugly Love
“she's got two books in the top 10 this week faity and ugly love”
Passing Verity
“she's got two books in the top 10 this week faity and ugly love”
Passing Red, White & Royal Blue
“whereas you know trade paper grack for like a Casey misten book for example who wrote red white morial blue”