Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Twilight's Last Gleaming?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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What's the Matter with Kansas?
What's the Matter with Kansas? by Thomas Frank is a political critique examining why working-class voters in conservative heartland regions often support political platforms that appear counter to their own economic interests.
Discussed“it's like a a version of that old Thomas Frank book what's the matter with Kansas”
Where to get it
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Fire and Fury
Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff is a bestselling political non-fiction book that examines the inner workings of Donald Trump's White House and the chaos surrounding his administration.
Discussed“because in fire and fury michael wolf suggests strongly that he didn't ever expect necessarily even want to become president”
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Just like us
Discussed“so in my first book just like us I was writing about four young women whose families had come from Mexico”
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The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James is a classic 1881 novel following the spirited young American heiress Isabel Archer as she navigates European society, independence, and a disastrous marriage.
Discussed“yep I am reading Henry James's the portrait of a lady um which people have probably heard of”
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The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl by Henry James is a complex, late-period psychological novel that explores betrayal, marriage, and moral ambiguity among a small circle of wealthy Americans in Europe.
Critiqued“I had a similar early negative Henry James experience with the Golden Bowl in college which I think I I read read like chapter of um before casting it aside”
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Bluebird, bluebird
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke is a gripping mystery novel set in the rural landscape of East Texas.
Recommended“but I'm reading Atta Lock's bluebird bluebird it is a mystery um it is part of a series of mysteries that she's writing all set in East Texas”
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Personal history
Discussed“so I'm reading Katherine Graham's personal history I went to see the post I guess two weeks ago”
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A Good Life
Discussed“as listeners may recall Ben Bradley's book a good life I think it was last year as a kind of CounterPoint”
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Other mentions in this episode (13) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“David from argues yes in his new book trumpocracy the corruption of the American Republic”
“the book again is trumpocracy the corruption of the American Republic”
“she is the author of soldier girls and just like us it is written for the Times magazine as well as other places”
“she is the author of soldier girls and just like us it is written for the Times magazine as well as other places”
“the principal said I read your first book just like us”
“so fire and fury of course is still at number one for the third week in a row”
“so fire and fury of course is still at number one for the third week in a row”
“at number two former New York Times Reporter David K Johnston has his new book it's even worse than you think”
“it's interesting because that's sort of the same approach as David fromm's trumpocracy which debuts at number six where he's saying like let's let's stop focusing on the character of President Trump and actually look at the actions”
“and then at number five Together We rise by the women's March organizers and con Nast”
“at number seven how democracies die which our critic Jennifer salai reviewed in the paper last week together with trumpocracy”
“at number 11 Neil Ferguson's the square and the tower again not totally political but it's about Network Theory”
“at number 11 Neil Ferguson's the square and the tower again not totally political but it's about Network Theory”