Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Points of No Return
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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EXIT WEST
Exit West is a speculative novel about a young couple fleeing an unnamed city torn apart by civil war through magical doorways that transport them to different countries as refugees.
Recommended“I finished Mosen hammed's novel exit West who was on the podcast earlier talking to you about it”
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Divided we stand
Discussed“and this week she reviews a new book by margorie spru divided we stand the battle over women's rights and family values that polarized American Poli politics”
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The power broker: Robert Moses and the fall of New York
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A.
Discussed“well of course you know my personal reading is still Robert caros uh the power broker about Robert Moses and I will talk about that in a second”
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Discussed“my other novels each have had a a kind of a frame a formal structure a conversation in a bizaar in the case of Lon fundamentalist”
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Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web by E.
Recommended“but the truth is I wouldn't be a writer if it wasn't for Charlotte's Web”
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Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D.
Discussed“I think it's a kind of CounterPoint to JD Vance's Memoir which for many people was sort of right immediately after the election”
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The son
Discussed“the one that I'm looking forward to that's starting in early April is an adaptation of Philip Meyer's epic Western the sun which is premiering on AMC”
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The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is a dystopian novel set in a totalitarian patriarchal society where women's rights have been stripped away.
Discussed“some other interesting series that are coming up this spring include the handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood and of course this is a novel that came out many many years ago in 1985”
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Big Little Lies
Discussed“and already on TV for people that want to get started watching is lean Mor Ari's 2014 novel big little lies is now a series on HBO”
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The book of strange new things
The book of strange new things by Michel Faber is a thought-provoking science fiction novel that follows a Christian missionary sent to minister to an extraterrestrial population.
Discussed“so Amazon is apparently in advaned talks to take on this adaptation of the book of strange new things which is a it's this sort of kind of quiet science fiction novel”
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The Patrick Melrose novels
Discussed“and that is an adaptation of Edward St obin's Patrick Melos novels which are incred oh my God that's going to be dark”
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Sharp Objects
Sharp Objects is a dark thriller by Gillian Flynn that follows a troubled reporter returning to her hometown to cover the murders of two young girls while confronting her own deeply dysfunctional family and traumatic past.
Discussed“and of course um another one that people are really excited about I don't know exactly when it's coming out how far long it is but Gillian Flynn's sharp objects is being adapted”
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Patrimony
Patrimony by Philip Roth is a moving memoir detailing the author's relationship with his aging father and the harrowing experience of watching an 86-year-old parent face declining health.
Discussed“I'm sort of sputtering through this Philip Roth KCK and I'm reading his 1991 Memoir patrony which is the story of his 86-year-old father's declining Health”
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Conundrum
Conundrum by Jan Morris is a celebrated memoir that chronicles the author's pioneering journey as a transgender woman and renowned travel writer.
Recommended“and I reread a book that I think I bet Pamela has read maybe you guys have read to Jan Morris's conundrum”
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Running
Running by Cara Hoffman is an atmospheric and evocative novel that captures the gritty, underground world of 1980s Athens through the experiences of young drifters.
Recommended“one is Cara Hoffman's novel running which is this very atmospheric kind of steamy novel of underground Athens in the 1980s”
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The Night Ocean
The Night Ocean by Paul LaFarge is an intricate, puzzle-like novel that weaves together historical figures, literary obsession, and the legacy of H.P.
Recommended“the other two novels that I that I really got a kick out of in recent days for work where Paul lefar is the night ocean which is kind of a a puzzle or Rubik's cube of a novel”
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Ill will
Ill will by Dan Chaon is a suspenseful literary thriller that delves into memory, trauma, and a series of dark, unsolved crimes in the American Midwest.
Recommended“and then the last book that I fell into is a book that just grabbed me for plot reasons regular listeners will know that I'm susceptible to Thrillers and and this qualifies although it's very much a literary Thriller is Dan Sha's new book ill will”
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The destiny of the republic
The Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard is a gripping historical non-fiction work detailing the shocking assassination of President James Garfield and the medical malpractice that contributed to his untimely death.
Discussed“I got a little distracted from my regular reading which is Candace mallard's Destiny of the Republic to read exit West by Our Guest this week Mosen Hamed”
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Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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“and this week she reviews Divided We Stand the battle over women's rights and family values that polarized American politics by Marjorie spru”
“I got a little distracted from my regular reading which is Candace mallard's Destiny of the Republic to read exit West by Our Guest this week Mosen Hamed”