Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Rose McGowan on 'Brave'
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Brave
Discussed“but also you think just like when you leave someone oh I should have said that but I didn't have that with brave you see I I said what I I wanted to say”
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The Tell-Tale Heart
Discussed“the earliest book I remember reading book book was uh or you know story was The Telltale Heart”
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Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel is a classic European fairy tale about two young siblings abandoned in a deep forest who discover a treacherous gingerbread house belonging to a cannibalistic witch.
Critiqued“Hansel and gredle is horrible”
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Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel, adapted here by Rika Lesser, is a traditional fairy tale about two young siblings who face abandonment in the woods and stumble upon a dangerous gingerbread house belonging to a wicked witch.
Critiqued“Hansel and gredle is horrible”
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Bambi
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Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five is a classic satirical anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut that follows the time-jumping experiences of Billy Pilgrim.
Discussed“I was reading another vonet book and I and I I I read slaughterhouse 5 for the first time when I was 11 and and uh and parsed it apart”
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The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is a classic adventure novel chronicling a wrongful imprisonment, a meticulous revenge plot, and an elaborate escape and transformation.
Discussed“14-year-old self The Count of Monte Christo the on a bridge version”
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Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez is a sweeping, lyrical novel of persistent devotion and aging romance set against the backdrop of a Caribbean port city.
Discussed“I've reread Love in the Time of Cera every year annually uh since I was 14”
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The Weight of Ink
The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish is an acclaimed historical fiction novel that follows the intersecting lives of a literate seventeenth-century woman in London and the modern-day scholars trying to uncover her remarkable story.
Recommended“that's great the weight of ink and have I'm sure you've had this but I've and the author is Rachel kades”
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In Every Moment We Are Still Alive
Discussed“and this week she reviews a new novel by Tom melquist called in every moment we are still alive on our cover”
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Wave
Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala is a harrowing and deeply moving memoir documenting the author's survival of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which tragically claimed the lives of her entire family, including her husband, two children, and parents.
Discussed“and the sound of the the sort of tone of it reminded me and it probably has nothing in common with it but of another book which is a memoir but similarly kind of catastrophically tragic circumstances which was salali daga's book wave”
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Feel Free
Feel Free by Zadie Smith is a wide-ranging collection of essays offering insightful cultural, political, and literary critique.
Recommended“I recommend the essay Martin Amos is also I think probably mine I think of a lot of people's favorite critic practitioner”
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White Teeth
White Teeth by Zadie Smith is a vibrant, multi-generational debut novel that explores identity, culture, and history through the lives of various families in London.
Discussed“it's interesting that no one mentions white teeth which is considered to be her you know obviously it was her breakout debut”
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Heart berries
Discussed“yeah I did I reviewed a book by and if I'm bungling your name I'm so sorry theres Marie Milo who is a firsttime writer she wrote a book called heart berries”
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Rise and kill first
Rise and Kill First by Ronen Bergman is an extensive investigative history detailing the targeted assassinations and covert intelligence operations utilized by Israel over several decades.
Discussed“okay so this week I reviewed a book called rise and kill first by Ronan Bergman who's an investigative journalist based in Israel”
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Other mentions in this episode (9) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“actress Rose mcgaan will be here to talk about her new book Brave”
“what exactly is autofiction and how does it differ from a novel novelist Katie Kimura will be here to talk about her review of Tom mist's new novel in every moment we are still alive”
“oh gosh I have aay Bradberry Fahrenheit 451 signed”
“I I you know my book is called Brave”
“the last line of Brave”
“she is not only a novelist her most recent book is a separation but also an excellent critic”
“Katie Kimura is a novelist her most recent book is a separation which came out last year to rave reviews”
“and this week she reviews on our cover a new novel by Tom melquist in every moment we are still”
“not only do you find that out but you can also click to read the original New York Times review of the prime of Miss Jee Brody”