Episode · The Book Review · 2017-12-29
Books mentioned on The Fire Next Time
Gilbert Cruz discussed The Great Quake by Henry Fountain and Firestorm by Edward Struzik. Alexandra Alter recommended American War by Omar El Akkad and The Book of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch and others, and discussed 1984 by George Orwell, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, and Turtles All the Way Down by John Green. Greg Cowles discussed Kill All Normies by Angela Nagle. Lovia Gyarkye discussed Beyond the Horizon by Amma Darko. John Williams discussed The Adversary by Emmanuel Carrère.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Great Quake
Discussed“Henry Fountain will tell us about his new book the great quake”
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Firestorm
Discussed“two books mega fire the race to extinguish a deadly epidemic Flame by Michael cotus and Firestorm how Wildfire will shape our future by Edward strus”
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance, historical denial, and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“there was a period where the bestseller list was dominated by Margaret Atwoods the handmaid's tale George Orwell's 1984 and even stclair Lewis's novel”
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The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel about a totalitarian society where women's rights are stripped away and a select few are forced into reproductive servitude.
Discussed“there was a period where the bestseller list was dominated by Margaret Atwoods the handmaid's tale George Orwell's 1984 and even stclair Lewis's novel”
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It Can't Happen Here
It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis is a 1935 political satire and dystopian novel that explores the rise of fascism in the United States and the election of a demagogic American president.
Discussed“there was a period where the bestseller list was dominated by Margaret Atwoods the handmaid's tale George Orwell's 1984 and even stclair Lewis's novel it can't happen here”
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American War
American War by Omar El Akkad is a dystopian debut novel that imagines a fractured United States caught in the throes of a second civil war in the late twenty-first century.
Recommended“there are a bunch of great books out this year including American War by om alad and Lydia yuknavich is the book of Joan”
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The Book of Joan
The Book of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch is a dystopian science fiction novel set in a ruined, war-torn future where the remnants of humanity orbit a devastated Earth.
Recommended“there are a bunch of great books out this year including American War by om alad and Lydia yuknavich is the book of Joan”
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The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is a powerful young adult contemporary novel that follows a teenage girl grappling with the fatal police shooting of her childhood best friend.
Discussed“the hate you give by Angie Thomas was a debut novel that I wrote about that I thought started some really interesting conversations and it was a big bestseller”
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Turtles All the Way Down
Turtles All the Way Down is a young adult novel by John Green that explores themes of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder through a fictionalized context.
Discussed“and similarly later on in the year we saw a really moving novel from John Green Turtles all the way down which dealt with his anxiety and his obsessive compulsive disorder through a fictionalized context”
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Kill All Normies
Kill All Normies by Angela Nagle is an insightful non-fiction book that examines the rise of angry internet culture and online political subcultures over the past decade.
Discussed“I have a non-fiction book that came out this year called kill all normies online culture War I'll read the subhead because it'll give you more information”
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Beyond the Horizon
Discussed“I'm reading a book called Beyond the Horizon by Amad Darko and it's also a continuation of my personal quest to read more Gan female writers”
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The Adversary
The Adversary by Emmanuel Carrère is a chilling true-crime narrative that chronicles the life and horrific crimes of Jean-Claude Romand, a French man who murdered his entire family after lying to them about his career for decades.
Discussed“yeah exactly there's nothing more fitting to to wrap up the year with and but I'm reading his book The adversary which I think Jen salai talked about earlier in the year”
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