Episode · Pod Save America · 2021-12-28
Books mentioned on We Reveal Our 2022 Resolutions & The Worst Takes of 2021 | Pod Save America Podcast
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Klara and the Sun
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro is a dystopian novel narrated by an artificial intelligence companion observing the shifting human world.
Recommended“clar in the sun you go dan you go first”
Where to get it
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Harlem Shuffle
Harlem Shuffle is a 2021 novel by Colson Whitehead that follows Ray Carney, a furniture salesman in 1960s Harlem navigating a double life involving low-level crime and heists.
Recommended“uh two books uh one Harlem Shuffle by Coulson Whitehead and oh razor blade tear by sa Cosby”
Where to get it
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Razorblade Tears
Razorblade Tears by S.A.
Recommended“uh two books uh one Harlem Shuffle by Coulson Whitehead and oh razor blade tear by sa Cosby uh both are sort of very very well done”
Where to get it
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The Nickel Boys
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historical novel depicting the brutal abuses suffered by teenage boys at a reform school in the Jim Crow-era American South.
Discussed“was it nickel boy yeah it it came out this year that was very good very dark but very good”
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The Sympathizer
The Sympathizer is a Pulitzer Prize-winning debut novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen that follows a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during and after the Vietnam War.
Discussed“I was late on this but I read the sympathizer this year I believe uh it's as good as everyone said it was takes like 50 pages to get into cuz there's whatever”
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A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking is a landmark popular science book that explores complex cosmological concepts such as black holes, the Big Bang, and the nature of time in an accessible manner.
Discussed“I have a couple books that I'm just like constantly slogging through A Brief History of Time by Steven Hawking”
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Reaganland
Reaganland by Rick Perlstein is a sweeping historical work that chronicles the rise of Ronald Reagan and the conservative movement in America during the turbulent 1970s.
Discussed“and then Reagan Land by Rick pearlin you guys have heard me talk about Rick before”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I took I took an edible and read Nixon land”