Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on N.K. Jemisin on Multiverses, Revolution and the ‘Soul’ of Cities
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Broken Earth Trilogy: The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, The Stone Sky
The Broken Earth Trilogy: The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, The Stone Sky by N.
Discussed“I'm a huge fan of these books I I love the broken Earth Trilogy”
Where to get it
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The inheritance trilogy
The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K.
Recommended“I love The Inheritance Trilogy which is earlier and I recommend if people have not read it”
Where to get it
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The City We Became
Discussed“when I first visited San Francisco probably 20 years ago my immediate sense was oh I could live here this is the kind of city where I'd be comfortable... and you know my impressions of cities were the inspiration for the city boo became”
Where to get it
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The World We Make
Discussed“the hilarity is that uh this book the world we make probably would have been written a couple of years earlier if not for Trump”
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Sea of Tranquility
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St.
Discussed“I just read Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel that's Multiverse”
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Fullmetal Alchemist
Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa is a celebrated Japanese manga series following two young brothers who use alchemy in their quest to restore their bodies after a catastrophic failed attempt to resurrect their deceased mother.
Recommended“what are three books you'd recommend to the audience well let's go with uh Full Metal Alchemist for my first one”
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Mechanique
Mechanique by Genevieve Valentine is a fantasy and science fiction novel set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Recommended“I've been rereading a friend of mine's novel but also just a very good novel called mechanique by Genevie Valentine it is a story set in a post-apocalyptic World”
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
The Death and Life of Great American Cities is a foundational 1961 non-fiction book by Jane Jacobs that offers a systemic critique of mid-century urban renewal policies and examines how healthy urban neighborhoods actually function.
Recommended“I've been rereading uh Jane Jacobs the death and life of American cities which is non-fiction it's a systemic look at how cities function”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“she's the great writer behind the broken Earth trilogy The Inheritance Trilogy and this month's the world world we make”
Passing The City We Became
“and this month's the world world we make a sequel to her 2020 book the city we became”
Passing The inheritance trilogy
“she's the great writer behind the broken Earth trilogy The Inheritance Trilogy and this month's the world world we make”
Passing The World We Make
“she's the great writer behind the broken Earth trilogy The Inheritance Trilogy and this month's the world world we make, a sequel to her 2020 book the city we became”
Passing Far Sector
“she has since won two more Hugo Awards uh including for a recent Green Lantern series far sector”