Episode · The Book Review · 2018-03-23
Books mentioned on Just the Funny Parts
Pamela Paul discussed Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg. Joanne Lipman discussed That's what she said by Joanne Lipman. Jennifer Szalai discussed Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Fun, Outline by Rachel Cusk, The Neapolitan Novels : My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, and The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante and others, American innovations by Rivka Galchen, Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday, and How should a person be? by Sheila Heti. Parul Sehgal discussed The Vegetarian by Han Kang, The flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner and others, Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado, Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill, NW by Zadie Smith and others, Homesick For Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh and others, Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward, and Mislaid by Nell Zink.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Lean In
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg is a prominent corporate manifesto that examines the structural barriers women face in the workplace and encourages female leaders to pursue professional ambition assertively.
Discussed“but you co-wrote a book with Cheryl Samberg now coming on its fifth anniversary title will be familiar to people lean in”
Where to get it
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That's what she said
Discussed“and so I wrote that's what she said because I felt like we need to bring men into this conversation”
Where to get it
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Americanah
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a critically acclaimed contemporary novel that follows a young female student from Africa navigating life, identity, and race after moving to the United States.
Discussed“okay so the first eight listed alphabetically by author I think Americana by chimamanda and gozi adichi”
Where to get it
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Fun
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel is a celebrated graphic memoir exploring family dynamics, sexuality, and the complex relationship between a daughter and her closeted father.
Discussed“the essential dyes to watch out for by Allison beell”
Where to get it
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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.
Where to get it
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The Neapolitan Novels : My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, and The Story of the Lost Child
The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante form a gripping literary tetralogy comprising My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, and The Story of the Lost Child, tracing the lifelong friendship of two women in Naples.
Discussed“the Neapolitan novels by Elena fante”
Where to get it
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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.
Discussed“a symmetry by Lisa Halliday”
Where to get it
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How should a person be?
How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti is a contemporary novel that blends fiction and nonfiction to explore female friendship, art-making, and the search for an authentic life.
Discussed“how should a person be by Sheila HTI”
Where to get it
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The Vegetarian
The Vegetarian by Han Kang is a haunting South Korean novel that explores a woman's sudden decision to stop eating meat, which triggers a devastating psychological and familial crisis.
Where to get it
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The flamethrowers
"The Flamethrowers" by Rachel Kushner is a compelling novel that delves into the 1970s New York art scene, motorcycle racing, and socialist uprisings in Italy.
Discussed“the flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner”
Where to get it
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Her Body and Other Parties
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado is a critically acclaimed collection of speculative short stories that examine the physical and societal boundaries placed on women.
Discussed“her body and other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado”
Where to get it
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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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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”
Where to get it
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Salvage the Bones
Discussed“salvaged the bones by jine Mard and mislaid by Nel zinc”
Where to get it
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”