Episode · The Book Review · 2021-01-29
Books mentioned on Navigating the Maze of Paying for College
Alexandra Alter discussed The Premonition by Michael Lewis, The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis, The Plague Year by Lawrence Wright, The End of October by Lawrence Wright, and Preventable by Andy Slavitt. Pamela Paul recommended The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams. Jennifer Szalai discussed 1984 by George Orwell and Animal Farm by George Orwell.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Premonition
The Premonition by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction account examining public health and government response during crises.
Discussed“so the two big announcements this week were one from Michael Lewis who is coming out with a book called The premonition a pandemic story”
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The Fifth Risk
The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis is an accessible exploration of the critical, often unseen functions performed by the federal civil service and government agencies.
Discussed“it was interesting because of course his last book The Fifth risk was really looking at you know what could happen if the government agencies that are tasked with managing catastrophes fell short”
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The End of October
Lawrence Wright’s novel The End of October explores a catastrophic global pandemic and its profound societal consequences.
Discussed“they of course published his novel which was about a global pandemic and it was called the end of October and really had bizarrely prean and extremely similar plot points”
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Preventable
Discussed“and so his book is called preventable and that'll be coming out this year as well pretty soon”
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The Liar's Dictionary
The Liar's Dictionary is a witty and inventive novel by Eley Williams that alternates between a Victorian lexicographer and a modern-day intern dealing with fictitious entries in a reference project.
Recommended“and you reviewed recently one such book The Liars dictionary by Ellie Williams which I just it's a delightful review”
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance, historical denial, and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“shortly thereafter sales of 1984 shot to the top of Amazon's bestseller list”
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a classic allegorical novella that uses a farmyard setting to satirize the corruption of socialist ideals and the rise of totalitarianism following the Russian Revolution.
Discussed“he was perhaps best known for his two dystopian novels Animal Farm in 1984 and to look at the way that his name has sort of come to be synonymous”
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