Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on 'Just the Funny Parts'
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Lean In
Lean In is Sheryl Sandberg's 2013 manifesto encouraging women to seek leadership roles and professional advancement.
Discussed“but you co-wrote a book with Cheryl Samberg now coming on its fifth anniversary title will be familiar to people lean in”
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That's what she said
Discussed“what I hope that the impact of that's what she said will be is to make all of these issues discussible”
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Americanah
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a critically acclaimed contemporary novel that follows the journeys of young African characters navigating identity, race, and culture between their home countries and the United States.
Discussed“okay so the first eight listed alphabetically by author I think Americana by chimamanda and gozi adichi”
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Fun
Fun Home is a critically acclaimed graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel that explores the author's complex relationship with her closeted father, her own coming out, and the literary allusions that shaped her upbringing.
Discussed“the essential dyes to watch out for by Allison beell”
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Outline
Outline by Rachel Cusk is a critically acclaimed contemporary novel known for its minimalist style and unique narrative structure where the protagonist reveals herself primarily through the stories told to her by others.
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The Neapolitan Novels
The Neapolitan Novels are a series of interconnected, globally acclaimed books by Elena Ferrante that chronicle the lifelong friendship and complex rivalry of two women growing up in a poor yet vibrant neighborhood in Naples.
Discussed“the Neapolitan novels by Elena fante”
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Asymmetry
Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday is a structurally innovative and critically acclaimed novel exploring power dynamics, ambition, and global politics through two seemingly distinct narratives that ultimately interconnect.
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How should a person be?
How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti is a semi-autobiographical novel that blends fiction, memoir, and philosophical inquiry as its protagonist navigates art, friendship, ambition, and the messy pursuit of an authentic life.
Discussed“how should a person be by Sheila HTI”
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The flamethrowers
The flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner is a sweeping novel set in the 1970s art and radical politics scene.
Discussed“the flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner”
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Her Body and Other Parties
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado is a collection of genre-bending short stories that blend psychological realism, horror, and feminist critique to examine the physical and societal boundaries placed on women.
Discussed“her body and other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado”
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Homesick For Another World
Homesick for Another World is a striking collection of dark, idiosyncratic short stories by Ottessa Moshfegh that investigates loneliness, grotesque human behavior, and contemporary alienation with biting wit.
Discussed“homesick for another world bya mve NW by Zade Smith”
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NW
NW is a critically acclaimed contemporary novel by Zadie Smith that follows the intertwined lives and experiences of four individuals growing up together in a diverse section of London.
Discussed“homesick for another world bya mve NW by Zade Smith”
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Salvage the Bones
Discussed“salvaged the bones by jine Mard and mislaid by Nel zinc”
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Other mentions in this episode (14) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Nel scovell will be here to tell us about her Memoir just the funny parts”
“Joanne Litman will talk about her new book that's what she said”
“um and you know I think I've shot five and one made it to the air which was Sabrina the Teenage Witch”
“and it came from Terry Hatcher who was the star of Desperate Housewives”
“we worked together at Murphy Brown and I told him the story and he listened”
“well this was decades before 30 Rock and it it was a very similar premise”
“this was also long before lean in”
“you ended up working on shows from Late Night with David Letterman to Murphy Brown to Sabrina the Teenage Witch you mentioned earlier to The Simpsons”
“you ended up working on shows from Late Night with David Letterman to Murphy Brown to Sabrina the Teenage Witch you mentioned earlier to The Simpsons”
“you ended up working on shows from Late Night with David Letterman to Murphy Brown to Sabrina the Teenage Witch you mentioned earlier to The Simpsons”
“you ended up working on shows from Late Night with David Letterman to Murphy Brown to Sabrina the Teenage Witch you mentioned earlier to The Simpsons”
“Nell's new book is called just the funny parts and a few heart truths about sneaking into the Hollywood Boys Club”
“Joan Litman is here now to talk about her new book that's what she said what men need to know and women need to tell them about working together”
“Joan Litman is the author of that's what she said what men need to know and women need to tell them about working together”