Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on What to Read in August
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Happiness Falls
Happiness Falls is a contemporary novel by Angie Kim that delves into the complex dynamics of a family in crisis after a father goes missing.
Recommended“um tell us about the last book on your list which is called Happiness Falls”
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Other mentions in this episode (10) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Skippy Dies
“he I think people know him from a previous book called Skippy dies which is a sendup of barding school”
Passing Miracle Creek
“this is a a follow-up novel by Angie Kim who became something of a sensation with her debut Miracle Creek”
Passing Tom Lake
“one of which listeners of the book review podcast should already know about because it was written by a person I interviewed last week that was Tom Lake by an patchet”
Passing The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
“there's also a pretty well-reviewed book by James McBride called the Heaven and Earth grocery store”
Passing The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
“there's also a pretty well-reviewed book by James McBride called the Heaven and Earth grocery store”
Passing The color of water
“and you jimana have talked about James McBride on this very podcast when you talked about reading his Memoir the color of water”
Passing The Good Lord Bird
“but he's also known for a historical novel called the good Lord bird which is about the Civil War era notable figure John Brown”
Passing Deacon King Kong
“and then he was on our 10 best books of 2020 with his book Deacon King Kong”
Passing The shape of water
“he wrote the novelization to the best picture winning film the shape of water”
Passing The Martian
“books that might be similar that that people might have read would be the Martian”