Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Talking to Stephen King and September Books to Check Out
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Holly
Discussed“Stephen King joins us to talk about his new book Holly which is a suspense novel starring what is quickly become one of his most recurring characters the private investigator Holly Gibney”
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The Fraud
The Fraud by Zadie Smith is a rich historical novel set in Victorian London during the era of Charles Dickens, centering around the famous Tichborne claimant case and themes of complicity and imposture.
Recommended“so let's start today with the fraud by Zade Smith”
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson is a widely discussed biography detailing the life, ventures, and management style of the high-profile entrepreneur.
Recommended“the next book is one of the biggest non-fiction releases of the entire season yes this is a hotly anticipated biography of Elon Musk by Walter isacon”
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The Iliad
The Iliad by Homer is an ancient epic poem that recounts the wrath of Achilles and the pivotal events during the final weeks of the Trojan War, remaining a foundational cornerstone of Western literature.
Recommended“let us go to a book that has been around for centuries yes we have a fresh translation of The Iliad by Homer his epic poem”
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Land of Milk and Honey
Land of Milk and Honey is a provocative and imaginative second novel by C.
Recommended“there is a second novel that several of us on the book review have read called land of milk and honey what is this one about land of milk and honey this is second novel by C Pam Jang”
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Mr. Mercedes
Discussed“she was introduced in Mr Mercedes alongside your retired detective Bill Hodges”
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The Outsider
The Outsider by Stephen King is a genre-blending thriller that begins as a straightforward police procedural investigating a gruesome local murder before twisting into a terrifying supernatural horror story.
Discussed“she was in that trilogy of books then she popped up in the outsider a very good book that you wrote”
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End of Watch
End of Watch is a gripping crime thriller by Stephen King that concludes his acclaimed detective trilogy centered around retired police detective Bill Hodges.
Discussed“and so in the other books in the trilogy I had no idea that this was going to be a Trilogy to begin with there's Mr Mercedes there's Finders Keepers and there's End of Watch”
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Finders Keepers
Discussed“and so in the other books in the trilogy I had no idea that this was going to be a Trilogy to begin with there's Mr Mercedes there's Finders Keepers and there's End of Watch”
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On Writing
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King is part memoir and part practical guide detailing Stephen King's journey as an author alongside valuable advice for aspiring writers.
Discussed“and in your book on writing you say and there's a quote I won't try to convince you that I've never plotted any more than and i' try to convince you that I've never told the lie”
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr.
Discussed“I think that it helps to have written books that are like The Talented Mr Ripley I loved everything Patricia heith did”
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a classic mystery novel by Agatha Christie featuring her famous detective Hercule Poirot.
Discussed“I love the books uh I was Gob smack by the end of the murder of Roger akroy”
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And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie is a masterclass in suspense and widely regarded as one of the greatest murder mystery novels ever written, following ten strangers lured to a remote island who are systematically killed off.
Discussed“I was God smacked by the end of and and then there were none”
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The Stand
The Stand by Stephen King is an epic post-apocalyptic horror novel that chronicles the devastation of human civilization by a weaponized influenza strain and the subsequent battle between survivors aligned with forces of good and evil.
Discussed“I can remember in the stand I thought to myself I have too many characters doing too many things what am I going to do about that”
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Other mentions in this episode (12) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“You might know her from her previous books White Teeth was her debut”
“she's also written swing time in Northwest and she writes criticism”
“he tends to take these big swings in his biographies he's taken up Steve Jobs Leonardo da Vinci”
“he tends to take these big swings in his biographies he's taken up Steve Jobs Leonardo da Vinci”
“this is done by Emily Wilson who is a classicist she really made waves with her previous translation of the Odyssey back in 2017”
“there's a new book by Nathan Hill who's the author of the Knicks called Wellness”
“there's a new novel by one of our regular contributors ay matys you might know her from her essays in the New York Times book review or her novel The 12 Tribes of Hattie her latest is called the unsettled”
“this summer he wrote about sa Cosby's all the Sinners bleed”
“she was in the noela if it bleeds”
“murder on the orian express murder on the orian express”
“and some of that is in 112263 as well well where there are real life people involved in the story”
“I can only think of Deliverance by James Dicky where he's got some of that sense”