Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Lisa Halliday on 'Asymmetry'
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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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“Lisa holiday's debut novel is asymetry and it's reviewed this week on our cover by Alice”
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A Wizard of Earthsea
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K.
Recommended“I would sort of say if you're just coming to it cold read a wizard of earthy it's very short and it's beautiful”
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The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K.
Recommended“no onew the left hand of darkness which I think everyone should read and why”
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The Dispossessed
The Dispossessed by Ursula K.
Discussed“the other book that is usually listed I guess it's taught in college is called the dispossessed which I think that's what you were referring to”
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The ones who walk away from Omelas
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K.
Recommended“the ones who walk away away from omalos and I've been sitting with that story myself very recently”
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The heart is a shifting sea
Discussed“I reviewed two books on how marriage is changing the heart is a shifting Sea by Elizabeth flock a book about Bombay or Mumbai um following a bunch of different couples over the period of 10 years”
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Going for a beer
Discussed“yeah I I reviewed Robert cover's Book of Stories it's a sort of greatest hits collection called going for a beer”
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Scarlet A
Discussed“Jen and I reviewed a book called Scarlet a the ethics law and politics of ordinary abortion by Katie Watson who's a bioethicist at Northwestern”
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Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Maze Runner
“J Asher was also let go by his literary agency as was another major children's book author James Dashner who is the author of the bestselling series The Maze Runner”
Passing Hello Universe
“so the Newberry award this year went to Hello Universe which is a novel by Aaron and trod Kelly”
Passing Wolf in the Snow
“similarly the calicot medal which goes to the most distinguished American picture book went to Wolf in the snow which was Illustrated and written by Matthew Cordell and it's a wordless picture book”
Passing Piecing Me Together
“there is the kreda Scott King book awards that went to piecing me together by Renee Watson”
Passing We are okay
“and the Michael Prince award went to we are okay by Nina Lor which is a young adult novel”
Passing Hitler's Willing Executioners
“I remember the controversy when the New Yorker assigned for review Daniel gold hogins book about the Holocaust title that book Hitler's willing executioners willing executioners and they gave the book to Clive James for review”