Episode · The Book Review · 2020-05-08
Books mentioned on The Angry Children Are Our Future
Gilbert Cruz discussed A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet and others, The Inevitability of Tragedy by Barry Gewen, and Sweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia Millet. Dwight Garner recommended The End of October by Lawrence Wright. Parul Sehgal recommended Underland by Robert Macfarlane.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A Children's Bible
Lydia Millet’s novel A Children's Bible follows a group of rebellious youths navigating an apocalyptic landscape after ecological collapse upends adult society.
Discussed“Lydia Millet will be here to talk about her new novel a children's Bible”
Where to get it
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The Inevitability of Tragedy
Discussed“Barry Goan will join us to talk about his book The inevitability of tragedy Henry Kissinger and His World”
Where to get it
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Sweet Lamb of Heaven
Lydia Millet's novel Sweet Lamb of Heaven follows a mother who flees from her sinister husband alongside her young daughter after hearing a mysterious, disembodied voice.
Discussed“because sweet Lamb Of Heaven for example was a kind of Thriller this is very much not that”
Where to get it
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The End of October
Lawrence Wright’s novel The End of October explores a catastrophic global pandemic and its profound societal consequences.
Recommended“Lawrence Wright gets some sort of award give him all the prizes for coming up with a really intelligent virus-based Thriller it's called the end of October”
Where to get it
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Underland
Underland by Robert Macfarlane is a sweeping exploration of humanity's relationship with subterranean spaces, deep time, and the hidden environments beneath the Earth's surface.
Recommended“I was reading that that terrific book by is it Robert McFarland underland”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Lydia millets new book is called a children's Bible and it's reviewed this week in the book review by Jonathan D”
“the book again is called the inevitability of tragedy Henry Kissinger and His World by Barry Goan”
“Lawrence Wright is the New Yorker staff writer who's the author of The looming Tower about 911 which won the poer prize”
“I reviewed Lawrence WS the end of October”