Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-02-06
Books mentioned on What Relationships Would You Want, if You Believed They Were Possible?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Get Married
Get Married by Brad Wilcox is a sociological exploration of family structures and marriage that examines the benefits of traditional marital arrangements and offers strategies to prevent divorce.
Discussed“and then on the flip side there were people you know more on the right or the center like Brad Wilcox who literally has a book called get married that's coming out and he really is trying to prevent divorce and so on”
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How should a person be?
How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti is a semi-autobiographical novel that blends fiction, memoir, and philosophical inquiry as its protagonist navigates art, friendship, ambition, and the messy pursuit of an authentic life.
Discussed“yeah this is from Sheila H's novel how should a person be”
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Far From the Tree
Far From the Tree is a comprehensive nonfiction book by Andrew Solomon that explores how parents navigate raising children who are profoundly different from them in identity, ability, or background.
Recommended“so my first book Is by Andrew Solomon it's called far from the tree and it made a huge impact on me”
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Thy Neighbor's Wife
Thy Neighbor's Wife is a non-fiction book by Gay Talese that explores the changing sexual landscape and cultural attitudes toward sex in the United States through immersive reporting on various communities and figures.
Recommended“my third book is thy neighbor's wife by gay Tois which is about 40 years old and it's a book that's looking at these twin impulses in American culture to be both sex obsessed and also very puritanical”
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