Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18

Books mentioned on The Epic Tragedy of Vietnam

11 books · With Max Hastings, Sue Prideaux, Greg Coles, Olia C., G. Beckerman · Watch on YouTube

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. Vietnam

    Max Hastings · at 0:30

    Discussed
    “historian Max Hastings will talk to us about his new book Vietnam”
    Where to get it
  2. I am dynamite!

    Sue Prideaux · at 0:39

    I am dynamite! is a biography of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche written by Sue Prideaux.

    Discussed
    “suo will be here to discuss her new biography I am dynamite”
    Where to get it
  3. Miss Julie and Creditors

    August Strindberg; Howard Brenton · at 23:23

    Discussed
    “strinberg wrote his world famous play Miss Julie in response to n's idea of the Uber menion the will to power”
    Where to get it
  4. Will to Power

    Friedrich Nietzsche · at 29:48

    Discussed
    “the year after he died she put out a book called the will to power”
    Where to get it
  5. Ulyses

    James Joyce · at 37:48

    Discussed
    “I am still making my way through ulyses”
    Where to get it
  6. The intuitionist

    Colson Whitehead · at 40:54

    The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead is a distinctive debut novel that blends municipal politics, architectural intrigue, and magical realism around the life of a pioneering elevator inspector.

    Recommended
    “I am reading Coulson whiteheads the intuitionist like I confess yes yesterday”
    Where to get it
  7. Invisible Man

    Ralph Ellison · at 41:51

    Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is a powerful, enduring classic of American literature that examines the complex and often alienating experiences of a young Black man coming of age in the 1950s.

    Discussed
    “mean one it has a lot of the same mood as an invisible man which is actually why I wanted to read it because Invisible Man is one of my my favorite novels”
    Where to get it
  8. The Witch Elm

    Tana French · at 46:02

    The Witch Elm by Tana French is a suspenseful psychological mystery novel exploring memory, trauma, and family dynamics following a young man who returns to his ancestral home.

    Discussed
    “and I was really intrigued by a cover review we had very recently that Stephen King wrote over her most recent book the the witchel the witch Elm”
    Where to get it
  9. Faithful Place

    Tana French · at 46:41

    Faithful Place by Tana French is a dark and atmospheric psychological mystery novel that follows an undercover detective forced to confront ghosts from his past when a cold case hits close to home.

    Recommended
    “she pointed to faithful place which is her third book and I think in some in some ways was kind of a from what I could tell from the criticism that I've read was kind of a breakout book for her”
    Where to get it
  10. Warlight

    Michael Ondaatje · at 50:07

    Discussed
    “and it was very easy then to break to read Michael and's latest novel warlight which I read in preparation to interview him last weekend at the Miami book fair”
    Where to get it
  11. Transcription

    Kate Atkinson · at 52:05

    Transcription by Kate Atkinson is a historical spy novel that follows a young woman recruited to monitor British fascist sympathizers during the Second World War.

    Discussed
    “and it reminded me of not in style but in certain ways of transcription by Kate Atkinson”
    Where to get it