Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Julian Barnes on 'The Only Story'
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The only story
The Only Story by Julian Barnes is a poignant novel that explores the lasting impact of a young man's first love and the bittersweet memories that accompany aging.
Discussed“Julian Barnes will be here to talk about his new novel The only story”
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Levels of Life
Discussed“but it's interesting too in that with levels of life it was sort of three parts”
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Bright lights, big city
Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney is a seminal 1980s novel capturing the frantic nightlife and existential angst of a young fact-checker navigating Manhattan.
Discussed“yes indeed indeed the only book I can think of that really really works as a second person narrative is J mck and his Bright Lights big city”
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England, England
Discussed“well funny enough I predicted it in a novel called England England which I wrote in 1998”
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A Higher Loyalty
Discussed“The next book I picked up was Jim comey's a higher loyalty”
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The Bridegroom Was a Dog
The Bridegroom Was a Dog by Yōko Tawada is a concise, sixty-page short story by the acclaimed Japanese writer that explores surreal and transgressive themes.
Recommended“it's a 60 page essentially long short story by a Japanese writer named Yoko toada called the bridegroom was a dog”
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Cost
Cost by Roxana Robinson is an older novel that delves deeply into the complex dynamics of an American family grappling with addiction and aging.
Recommended“It's an older novel called cost by rexanna Robinson”
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This could hurt
Discussed“and then I'm reading something much lighter which is Jillian Med off's novel this could hurt which came out this last January”
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The Corrections
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen is a sweeping, critically acclaimed novel that explores the complex dynamics of an American family at the turn of the twenty-first century, ultimately propelling the author to massive mainstream prominence.
Discussed“I picked up Jonathan fransen's the corrections recently”
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Educated
Educated by Tara Westover is a gripping memoir detailing a young woman's struggle to break free from her survivalist, isolated family in rural Idaho to pursue formal education and academic self-discovery.
Discussed“and it's also true of the other book that I recently started reading which is Tara westover's Memoir educated also has been on our bestseller list”
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Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“that was Julian Barnes reading from his new novel The only story”
“and there's been anticipation for months on this book but it you know compared to some other bestsellers like Hillary Clinton's Memoir which came out last fall titled what happened”
“it's a 60 page essentially long short story by a Japanese writer named Yoko toada called the bridegroom was a dog... our listeners might remember that last week parl seel one of our critics talked about reviewing Tat's newest novel which is called the Emissary”
“so yeah educated a memoir by terara Westover”