Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Tara Westover on 'Educated'
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
-
Educated
Educated by Tara Westover is a gripping memoir detailing a young woman's struggle to break free from her survivalist, isolated family in rural Idaho to pursue formal education and academic self-discovery.
Discussed“Tara Westover joins us to talk about her bestselling Memoir educated”
Where to get it
-
Movie Nights with the Reagans
Discussed“president Mark Weinberg will be here to discuss his new book movie Nights with the Reagans plus our critics Dwight Garner”
Where to get it
-
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle is Jeannette Walls's acclaimed memoir detailing her eccentric, impoverished, and nomadic upbringing with deeply flawed parents.
Discussed“I mean in you know Janette Wall's a Glass Castle for example”
Where to get it
-
The Empathy Exams Essays
The Empathy Exams Essays by Leslie Jamison is an acclaimed collection of personal essays exploring pain, illness, and human connection.
Discussed“I mean she's well known for her book The empathy exams a book of essays that I really really loved”
Where to get it
-
Two Sisters
Two Sisters by Åsne Seierstad is a journalistic account examining two Norwegian sisters who left their home to join ISIS in Syria and their desperate father's attempts to bring them back.
Discussed“I had some of these sorts of feelings to so I reviewed AZN SAR stads Book Two Sisters which I was so disappointed by”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Educated
“Tara westover's new book is called Educated a memoir”
Passing Movie Nights with the Reagans
“he is the author of a new book movie Nights with the Reagans in Memoir”
Passing Movie Nights with the Reagans
“Mark Weinberg is the author of movie Nights with the Reagans a memoir”
Passing Charlie Chan
“who is a an English Professor who also wrote a book about Charlie Chan”
Passing One of Us
“one of us which I think Dwight reviewed her first book was her previous book I her previous book thank you”
Passing In Cold Blood
“and Eric scha reviewed in the book review and he said it's better than In Cold Blood which I don't know if I go that far”