Episode · The Book Review · 2022-03-04
Books mentioned on Two New Memoirs About Affliction
Pamela Paul discussed The Beauty of Dusk by Frank Bruni, The Invisible Kingdom by Meghan O'Rourke, and Born Round by Frank Bruni. Alexandra Jacobs recommended The Founders by Jimmy Soni. John Williams discussed Something for the Pain by Gerald Murnane.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Beauty of Dusk
The Beauty of Dusk by Frank Bruni is a memoir chronicling the author's sudden partial loss of vision due to a stroke in his eye and his subsequent journey toward adapting to a new physical reality.
Discussed“Frank bruny joins us to talk about his new Memoir the beauty of dusk”
Where to get it
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The Invisible Kingdom
The Invisible Kingdom by Meghan O'Rourke is a profound exploration of chronic illness that reimagines how society and medicine understand mysterious, long-term ailments.
Discussed“Megan overwork will be here to talk about her book The Invisible Kingdom”
Where to get it
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Born Round
Discussed“second time you've done so in book form your first Memoir was a big bestseller born round”
Where to get it
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The Founders
The Founders by Jimmy Soni is the gripping chronicle of PayPal and the ambitious entrepreneurs who ultimately shaped the modern technology landscape of Silicon Valley.
Recommended“it's called the founders it's the story of PayPal and the entrepreneurs who shaped Silicon Valley”
Where to get it
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Something for the Pain
Something for the Pain by Gerald Murnane is an evocative memoir centered on the author's lifelong fascination with horse racing and listening to race broadcasts on the radio while constructing elaborate imaginary worlds.
Discussed“he writes these books about some about horse racing which is I'm reading his Memoir something for the pain which is about uh basically about his life as a as as someone who listened to horse racing on the radio growing up and kind of made this whole world out of it in his head”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he is the author of several books including most recently the beauty of dusk on Vision lost and found”
“so there is a meatloaf in every oven Two chatty Cooks one iconic dish and dozens of recipes for moms to Mario bal's which you co-wrote with Jennifer steinhauer”
“there is ambling into history the unlikely Odyssey of George W bush”
“obvious followup to the meatloaf born round a story of family food and a ferocious appetite”
“and where you go is not who you'll be an antidote to the college admissions Mania”
“and oor is also the author of a previous Memoir the long goodbye and several collections of poetry”