Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Paris, London and New York in the Age of Revolution
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The death and life of the Great Lakes
The death and life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan is a compelling non-fiction book that explores the profound ecological changes and human interventions that have reshaped the North American Great Lakes.
Recommended“the book again is the death and life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan”
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Outline
Outline by Rachel Cusk is a critically acclaimed contemporary novel known for its minimalist style and unique narrative structure where the protagonist reveals herself primarily through the stories told to her by others.
Discussed“I'm reading Rachel cusk's novel Transit which is just kind of an extension a sequel to her novel outline which was one of our 10 best a couple years ago”
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Transit
Transit by Rachel Cusk is a masterclass in minimalist contemporary fiction that explores identity, displacement, and personal restructuring, functioning as the middle installment of her acclaimed trilogy that began with Outline.
Discussed“I'm reading Rachel cusk's novel Transit which is just kind of an extension a sequel to her novel outline which was one of our 10 best a couple years ago”
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Smile
Discussed“and I know we don't like to step on our reviews but I feel like this is far enough in the future that I just want to briefly note that Rody Doyle who's a writer I admire a great deal has a new novel coming out in October called smile and I've been reading that”
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I love Dick
I Love Dick by Chris Kraus is a cult-classic epistolary novel exploring obsession, female desire, and feminist theory through the framing of an unrequited infatuation.
Discussed“so parl and I are well I'm sort of forcing you to reread a book that I'm reading for the first time which is Chris krauss's novel I love dick which I was sort of prompted to read been meaning to for a long time”
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Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“so London seemed to be an obvious choice because of our interest and our love of uh a tale of two cities uh Charles Dickens”
“well we didn't really want to imply that the lakes are are dead and I think the title first of all it's kind of a a nod to the death and life of the Great American cities and you know New York certainly isn't dead today”
“but I would Advocate and I do in the book for you know a detailed cost benefit analysis to see what is the value of these Goods coming in”
“but I would Advocate and I do in the book for you know a detailed cost benefit analysis to see what is the value of these Goods coming in”