Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Kazuo Ishiguro and Friendship With Machines
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Klara and the Sun: A GMA Book Club Pick
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro is a thought-provoking dystopian novel that explores the nature of artificial intelligence, companionship, and humanity through the eyes of an engineered solar-powered friend.
Discussed“but I I loved reading Clara and the sun”
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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 who observes human society and reflects on the nature of love and loneliness.
Discussed“but I I loved reading Clara and the sun”
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“I'm thinking about this having just read Martin amos's London Fields which is very virtuosic and showy”
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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“number one I have to say is Remains of the Day”
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The Buried Giant
Kazuo Ishiguro's atmospheric and evocative novel The Buried Giant examines memory, love, vengeance, and the fragile peace of a mythical post-Arthurian Britain.
Discussed“and the buried giant is this sort of you know Fantastical book”
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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.
Recommended“it's a thrilling novel and I love never let me go”
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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.
Recommended“well I want to leave listeners on that clip on the pale view of Hills that feels like a very nice place to leave people and wanting to know more about this novel”
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy is a tragic Victorian novel following the harrowing trials of its titular heroine 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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And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street
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“I read no one is talking about this by Patricia Lockwood”
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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”
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The View from Castle Rock
Discussed“I read the view from Castle Rock by Alice Monroe”
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Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories
Discussed“and I read Henry James's the turn of the screw and other ghost stories”
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The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James is a seminal Gothic novella that has terrified and fascinated readers for generations with its chilling ambiguity surrounding ghosts, psychological torment, and unreliable narration.
Discussed“and I read Henry James's the turn of the screw and other ghost stories”
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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”
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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”
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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”
“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”
“and pictures at a revolution five movies and the birth of the new Hollywood and now a biography of Mike Nichols”
“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”