Episode · The Book Review · 2021-03-05
Books mentioned on Kazuo Ishiguro and Friendship With Machines
Gilbert Cruz recommended Mike Nichols by Mark Harris, and discussed Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro, and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Rika Jones discussed London Fields by Martin Amis, A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro, and Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. Alexandra Alter discussed And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss. John Williams recommended No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood and Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood. Greg Cowles discussed The View from Castle Rock by Alice Munro. Pamela Paul discussed The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories by Henry James and others, The Romance of Certain Old Clothes by Henry James, and The last of the Valerii by Henry James.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Klara and the Sun
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro is a dystopian novel narrated by an artificial intelligence companion observing the shifting human world.
Discussed“Rika Jones will join us to talk about Clara and the Sun the new novel by the Nobel prize winning author”
Where to get it
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London Fields
London Fields by Martin Amis is a complex, darkly satirical novel set against the backdrop of an impending environmental apocalypse in London.
Discussed“we just met last week actually and discussed Martin amos's novel London Fields”
Where to get it
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The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro is a masterclass in psychological fiction, following an aging English butler named Stevens as he reflects on his career of dedicated service and his unrequited love amid the shifting political landscape of post-World War II Britain.
Discussed“The Remains of the Day of course is a kind of very quiet novel about an English butler”
Where to get it
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The Buried Giant
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro is a fantastical novel set in a post-Arthurian British landscape where a mysterious fog causes the inhabitants to lose their memories.
Discussed“and the buried giant is this sort of you know Fantastical book”
Where to get it
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Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro is a haunting dystopian novel that explores the poignant lives of students at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school who slowly discover a dark and tragic truth about their engineered existence.
Discussed“and never let me go is a dystopian novel”
Where to get it
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A Pale View of Hills
A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro is a haunting debut novel that explores complex emotional landscapes and memory against the backdrop of post-war Japan.
Discussed“and there's a very very poignant subplot in ishiguro's first novel a pale view of Hills that's about this”
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy is a tragic Victorian masterpiece that follows the heartbreaking struggles of Tess Durbeyfield as she navigates harsh social moralities, poverty, and the devastating consequences of men in rural England.
Discussed“and I began to think about Tess of the derville which is a great favorite of mine”
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Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols by Mark Harris is a critically acclaimed biographical work that chronicles the life and legendary career of the celebrated director.
Recommended“Mark Harris's new biography is Mike Nichols a life”
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And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street is the celebrated debut children's book by Dr.
Discussed“probably the best known of the six titles was and to think that I saw it on mulber street because that was his debut as a children's book author”
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No One Is Talking About This
No Is Not Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood is a critically acclaimed debut novel that explores internet culture, modern digital existence, and profound personal tragedy.
Recommended“and so I thought I'd talked this week about Patricia Lockwood's first novel no one is talking about this which recently came out”
Where to get it
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Priestdaddy
Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood is a sharply witty and unconventional memoir recounting the author's eccentric upbringing in the Midwest as the daughter of a married Catholic priest.
Recommended“her Memoir priest daddy is a favorite book of mine and she's also a very talented poet”
Where to get it
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The View from Castle Rock
Discussed“I guess you would say I'm reading a late book by Alice Monroe called the view from Castle Rock which was published in 2006”
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The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James is a classic gothic novella that follows a governess who becomes convinced that the remote estate where she cares for two children is haunted by malevolent spirits.
Discussed“it's a penguin Classics Collection and I I started reading it around Halloween because like many people in quarantine there's a certain sameness to the days”
Where to get it
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Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories
Discussed“it's a penguin Classics Collection and I I started reading it around Halloween because like many people in quarantine there's a certain sameness to the days”
Where to get it
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The Romance of Certain Old Clothes
Discussed“the romance of certain old clothes is like many james' stories about marriage and class and power”
Where to get it
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The last of the Valerii
Discussed“the weirdest story in here to my mind was the last of the Valeri which is it's got a great title”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (15) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and she reviewed Kazo shuro Clara and the Sun for the book review this week”
“London at dog dinner call of the Wilds author attends birthday party of fluffy Ruffles”
“and the fact that it's the author of The Call of the Wild at this birthday party”
“he is the author of several books including five came back a story of Hollywood and the second world war”
“he is the author of several books including five came back a story of Hollywood and the second world war”
“and pictures at a revolution five movies and the birth of the new Hollywood and now a biography of Mike Nichols”
“I knew Mike first of all because my husband Tony Kushner worked with him on the HBO adaptation of Angels in America that was starting in around 2000 or 2001”
“the other ones were McGill's pool on beon zebra scrambled egg supper and the cats quizzer”
“one of those Works was what pet should I get has become a huge bestseller”
“and I think rightly with Lauren O's new novel fake accounts”
“she hasn't had a new collection since dear life shortly before the Nobel”
“by a different Canadian writer of Scottish descent Alistair mlod who has a collection called Island about Nova Scotia”
“she's reading the collection open Secrets”
“James feels very wings of the dove”
“this is from a story called The Third person”