Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on True Crime Starring the Creator of Sherlock Holmes
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Conan Doyle for the Defense
Conan Doyle for the Defense by Margalit Fox is a true crime book detailing a sensational British murder, a quest for justice, and the world's most famous detective writer.
Recommended“it's called Conan Doyle for the defense the true story of a sensational British murder a quest for justice and the world's most famous detective writer by Margalit fox”
Where to get it
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The Riddle of the Labyrinth
The Riddle of the Labyrinth is a fascinating work of nonfiction by Margalit Fox that explores the thrilling historical quest to decipher an ancient and mysterious script from the world before classical Greece.
Discussed“and then in 2013 when my previous book the riddle of the labyrinth came out and I was casting about for something to do there was the Oscar Slater story still in that corner of what Holmes calls the brain attic”
Where to get it
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They Came Like Swallows
They Came Like Swallows by William Maxwell is an exquisite autobiographical novel that captures the profound ripple effects of the 1918 influenza epidemic on a Midwestern family through the shifting perspectives of its members.
Discussed“and I think the first time I did this was with the times's full page now very rare but full page biography of William Maxwell which led me directly to they came like swallow”
Where to get it
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Give Me Your Hand
Discussed“oh my gosh that is a tough one I actually I think I might like this new one give me your hand the best”
Where to get it
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Candy
Candy by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg is a wildly irreverent satirical novel that mirrors and mocks the classic picaresque themes of Voltaire’s Candide.
Recommended“so anyway my recommendation for this week is Candy by Terry Southern and Mason hoffenberg”
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Morning, noon, and night
Morning, Noon, and Night is a poignant autobiographical work by Spalding Gray, capturing the distinct voice and reflective storytelling of the late monologist.
Discussed“uh morning noon and night which i hadn't read since it had come out um and inadvertently got drawn back in”
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