Episode · The Book Review · 2017-07-28
Books mentioned on Lights On, Rats Out
Pamela Paul recommended Lives Other Than My Own by Emmanuel Carrère, and discussed Less by Andrew Sean Greer. K. LeFavor discussed K. Alexandra Alter discussed Minecraft: The Island by Max Brooks. John Williams recommended Dunbar by Edward St. Aubyn and Money by Martin Amis. Greg Cowles recommended A walker in the city by Alfred Kazin, and discussed The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro. Jennifer Szalai recommended Thus were their faces by Silvina Ocampo.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Less
Less by Andrew Sean Greer is a comedic novel that follows a failed novelist nearing fifty who accepts a series of haphazard international literary events to escape a wedding.
Discussed“Andrew Shan Greer will be here to discuss his new book less”
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Discussed“I pitched one early on about 10 years ago which is called the new stake”
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Minecraft: The Island
Minecraft: The Island by Max Brooks is an officially sanctioned, narrative-driven novel set within the blocky, open-world universe of the immensely popular video game, following a stranded protagonist who must learn to survive and understand the laws of a strange digital ecosystem.
Discussed“yes this week I did a story about this new novel Minecraft the island”
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Dunbar
Dunbar by Edward St.
Recommended“an upcoming book in October which is Edward St ain's new novel called Dunbar”
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Money
Money by Martin Amis is a satirical 1984 novel that skewers the excesses, crass consumerism, and moral bankruptcy of 1980s celebrity culture through the chaotic perspective of protagonist John Self.
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The Power Broker
The Power Broker by Robert A.
Discussed“yeah exactly the the power broker”
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A walker in the city
A walker in the city by Alfred Kazin is a celebrated mid-century memoir that chronicles the author's formative years growing up in a Jewish immigrant neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Recommended“and she said oh if you enjoy walking the city you should read a walker in the city by Alfred cisin”
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Lives Other Than My Own
Lives Other Than My Own by Emmanuel Carrère is a deeply reflective non-fiction work that explores profound themes of grief, human connection, mortality, and resilience in the wake of tragedy.
Recommended“I am reading lives other than my own by Emanuel carrer”
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Thus were their faces
Thus were their faces is a captivating collection of strange, uncanny, and surreal short fiction by the renowned Argentine author Silvina Ocampo, celebrated for her mastery of the bizarre.
Recommended“so I'm reading this collection of fiction by this Argentine writer sylvina okomo”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he is the author of World War Z which is which was a huge bestseller and a movie”
“it puts me in mind of like Frank Conroy's stop time or a little bit because he's writing about kind of the Immigrant life”
“her book a house of my own was a memoir but she's famous for the very autobiographical fiction The House on Mango Street”
“she's famous for the very autobiographical fiction The House on Mango Street”