Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on The Fictional World of Edward P. Jones
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Luster
Luster is a striking debut novel by Raven Leilani that explores the complexities of youth, race, art, and modern intimacy.
Recommended“I'm reading luster by Raven Leilani”
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The Known World
The Known World by Edward P.
Discussed“you could probably do that with the Known World also”
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The Memory Police
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa is a haunting dystopian novel about an island where objects and concepts systematically disappear from collective consciousness.
Recommended“and I read Yoko ogawa's the memory police”
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All Aunt Hagar's Children CD
All Aunt Hagar's Children CD is a masterful collection of short stories by acclaimed author Edward P.
Recommended“well it's a good question because the two books in a way demand to be read all the way through because each one they mirror each other each one is 14 stories and they're sort of matched so that the the first story in both volumes is about some of the same characters but I would say the one that”
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Lost in the city
Discussed“that is the world of Lost In The City the world of of contemporary modern 20th century black Washington”
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Midnight Sun
Discussed“Stephanie Meyer's new book midnight sun which continues her Twilight vampire Saga this time from the perspective of the vampire Edward sold more than a million copies in its first week”
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Rage
Rage by Bob Woodward is an investigative journalism book that delves into the inner workings of the Trump administration, focusing heavily on national security crises, race relations, and the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discussed“the next Bob Woodward book was just announced so you have to imagine like it's going to be yet another one of these runaway non-fiction books from an established name”
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The executioner's song
Norman Mailer's monumental true-crime masterpiece The Executioner's song is a sweeping, meticulous examination of the life and execution of Gary Gilmore.
Recommended“I'm reading the Executioner song by Norman mailer”
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Shot in the heart
Discussed“journalist wrote A Memoir called shot in the heart about about Gary and about the situation and I really liked the book”
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The Diving Pool
Discussed“last summer I went on vacation I I took her book the diving pool which is a collection of three novellas and that was that was really great”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“that you don't look at anak corena for example to like read about I don't know the limitations of women in the 19th century in Russia”
“he is also the author of a book called Better Living Through criticism”
“in my mind you know I think I probably read that around the same time that I read in Cold Blood you know just like that sort of teenage early 20s like fascination with you know like Terrible Things”