Episode · The Book Review · 2022-06-10
Tom Perrotta on The Book Review: books mentioned
Tom Perrotta on the Return of Tracy Flick
John Williams recommended Saturday Night and Sunday Morning by Alan Sillitoe, and discussed Tracy Flick Can't Win by Tom Perrotta and The Foundling by Ann Leary. Tom Perrotta discussed Election by Tom Perrotta. Elizabeth Harris recommended frank: sonnets by Diane Seuss. Greg Cowles recommended Life Between the Tides by Adam Nicolson, and discussed The Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Tracy Flick Can't Win
Tracy Flick Can't Win by Tom Perrotta is a satirical novel that catches up with the famously ambitious protagonist of Election as she navigates the complexities of middle age and professional stagnation.
Discussed“Tom parda joins us to discuss the return of a famous protagonist in his new novel Tracy flick can't win”
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Election
Election by Tom Perrotta is a sharp satirical novel about high school politics, ambition, and corruption, which gained widespread acclaim through its Oscar-nominated film adaptation starring Reese Witherspoon.
Discussed“but the the other big change I think and this this is where the book actually begins is that people who have read election will know that Tracy had a sexual relationship with a high school teacher and in the book election and movie election she doesn't seem to have a lot of regrets”
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The Foundling
Discussed“Ann Larry joins us now her new and fourth novel the foundling Tells A riveting story set about a century ago”
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frank: sonnets
frank: sonnets by Diane Seuss is a celebrated poetry collection that recently won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for its profound and striking verse.
Recommended“I am reading Frank sonnets by Diane Seuss which just won the Pulitzer”
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Life Between the Tides
Life Between the Tides by Adam Nicolson is a poetic and contemplative exploration of the natural world, focusing on the mysterious and vibrant ecosystems found where land meets sea.
Recommended“I've been reading a book it's not poetry but it's very poetic it's a book we reviewed a few months ago called life between the tides by a guy named Adam Nicholson”
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The Edge of the Sea
Discussed“but I think you'd also have to mention Rachel Carson's the edge of the sea or in a more recent vein I would also add Robert McFarlan to the list”
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is a classic British social realist novel by Alan Sillitoe that explores the rebellious life of a young, working-class machinist in Nottingham during the post-World War II era.
Recommended“one is the one I'm reading which is a novel called Saturday night and Sunday morning which was made into a movie starring Albert finny”
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Other mentions in this episode (10) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he's the author of many acclaimed novels including children which he adapted into an Oscar nominated screenplay the leftovers which later became a series for HBO and election which was turned into a movie starring a very memorable Reese Witherspoon as its lead character”
“he's the author of many acclaimed novels including children which he adapted into an Oscar nominated screenplay the leftovers which later became a series for HBO and election which was turned into a movie starring a very memorable Reese Witherspoon as its lead character”
“he's the author of many acclaimed novels including children which he adapted into an Oscar nominated screenplay the leftovers which later became a series for HBO and election which was turned into a movie starring a very memorable Reese Witherspoon as its lead character”
“Tracy is back now in pda's new novel Tracy flick can't win and he joins me now to talk about it”
“the book again is Tracy flick can't win Tom PDA thanks so much for being here to talk about it”
“and the new book again is the foundling and Larry thanks so much for being here to talk about it”
“what I love about that is that another contemporary of silos Kings Ley Amos has I think one of the great hangover scenes in Lucky Jim his novel”
“I read Frank sonnets by Diane Seuss”
“I read life between the tides by Adam Nicholson”
“and I'm reading Saturday night and Sunday Morning by Alan Silo”