Episode · The Book Review · 2018-10-26
Lisa Brennan-Jobs on The Book Review: books mentioned
Lisa Brennan-Jobs on 'Small Fry'
Gilbert Cruz discussed Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs and Lake Success by Gary Shteyngart. Lisa Brennan-Jobs discussed This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff and My Struggle: by Karl Ove Knausgaard. Gary Shteyngart discussed Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart. Lauren Christensen recommended Cherry by Nico Walker. Tina Jordan discussed The Secret Place by Tana French. Pamela Paul recommended Rage for fame by Sylvia Jukes Morris.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Small Fry
Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs is a deeply personal memoir written by the daughter of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, chronicling her complex, often painful childhood and her evolving relationship with her brilliant yet emotionally distant father.
Discussed“first up Lisa Brennan jobs talks to us about her debut book A Memoir small fry”
Where to get it
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Lake Success
Lake Success by Gary Shteyngart is a contemporary satirical novel that follows a wealthy hedge fund manager as he embarks on a cross-country bus journey amid personal and financial turmoil.
Discussed“then in fiction Gary steinard will tell us about his latest novel Lake Success published to great aaim in early September”
Where to get it
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This Boy's Life
This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff is a classic American memoir detailing the author's tumultuous and rebellious childhood in the Pacific Northwest.
Discussed“during this process I read Tobias Wolf's This Boy's Life and I noticed that the more devious young Tobias was and the more mischievous and bad and practically criminal he was the more I loved him”
Where to get it
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My Struggle:
Discussed“I my husband is reading the the the newest Carl O kargard my struggle book six because he's read all the others and I Know Carl O received like multiple letters from family members about his book and saying it was wrong”
Where to get it
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Super Sad True Love Story
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart is a satirical, near-term dystopian novel set in an America dominated by a social media-driven, crypto-fascist regime.
Discussed“you know in 2016 I published a book superat true love story right which was a set in America driven by a social media driven C Crypt fascist regime”
Where to get it
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Cherry
Cherry by Nico Walker is a gritty debut novel following an anonymous narrator who drops out of college to serve as an army medic in Iraq, only to return home battling severe PTSD and opioid addiction.
Recommended“I am reading uh Cherry it's a debut novel by Nico Walker”
Where to get it
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Rage for fame
Rage for Fame by Sylvia Jukes Morris is a detailed biographical work chronicling the ascent of Clare Boothe Luce.
Recommended“so I just finished rage for fame the ascent of clar Booth Loose by Sylvia Jukes Morris”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“our next guest Gary steinard author not only of Lake Success but of super sad true love story of sistan the Russian debutants handbook and little failure a memoir”
“our next guest Gary steinard author not only of Lake Success but of super sad true love story of sistan the Russian debutants handbook and little failure a memoir”
“our next guest Gary steinard author not only of Lake Success but of super sad true love story of sistan the Russian debutants handbook and little failure a memoir”
“our next guest Gary steinard author not only of Lake Success but of super sad true love story of sistan the Russian debutants handbook and little failure a memoir”
“and incidentally completely by coincidence the last book we read was small fry”
“and the thing that made me pick it up was reading recently in Michael pollen's book how to change your mind that Clara Booth loose was a major fan of LSD”