Episode · The Book Review · 2023-04-14
Books mentioned on The Enduring Appeal of Judy Blume and Gabriel García Márquez
Gilbert Cruz discussed Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume. Elisabeth Egan recommended In the unlikely event by Judy Blume, and discussed Freckle Juice by Judy Blume, Superfudge by Judy Blume, and Forever by Judy Blume. Miguel Salazar discussed Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez, and Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume is a classic young adult novel that captures the inner life, religious confusion, and bodily anxieties of a sixth-grade girl navigating puberty.
Discussed“are you there God it's me Margaret is out at the end of the month”
Where to get it
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Freckle Juice
Freckle Juice by Judy Blume is a beloved children's chapter book about a young boy named Andrew who goes to great lengths to buy a secret recipe for freckles.
Discussed“I loved her books for younger readers like Freckle Juice and super fudge”
Where to get it
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Superfudge
Superfudge by Judy Blume is a popular children's novel that continues the humorous adventures of Peter Hatcher as he deals with the chaotic antics of his younger brother, Fudge.
Discussed“I loved her books for younger readers like Freckle Juice and super fudge”
Where to get it
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Forever
Judy Blume's 1975 YA classic Forever addresses teenage sexuality and relationships, famously serving as a vital educational resource for generations of readers.
Discussed“I did pass around forever which was another one of Judy Bloom's books that had some fairly graphic sex scenes that were very educational”
Where to get it
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In the unlikely event
In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume is an adult novel inspired by the author's childhood experiences with a tragic series of three real-life commercial airline crashes that shook her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey, in the early 1950s.
Recommended“her last book which came out four or five years ago is called in the unlikely event”
Where to get it
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a gripping novella by Gabriel García Márquez that examines a meticulously planned murder in a small Colombian village where everyone knows it is going to happen.
Discussed“and the first book that actually got to me was Chronicle of a Death for told when I was around 12 or 13 years old”
Where to get it
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez is a landmark novel that chronicles the multi-generational history of the Buendía family in the fictional town of Macondo and stands as a masterwork of magical realism.
Discussed“and that the portrait of this town makondo the setting of 100 Years of Solitude is based largely off his experience”
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Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez is a celebrated novel that explores lifelong devotion, aging, and the many facets of romance across decades in a Caribbean setting.
Discussed“he explores a lot of these themes in love and the time of chera”
Where to get it
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Of Love and Other Demons
Discussed“one of the lines from this his Nolla of love other demons has stuck with me”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“are you there God dess me Margaret are you there”