Episode · The Book Review · 2023-08-11
Books mentioned on What to Read in August
Joumana Khatib recommended The Bee Sting by Paul Murray, The Visionaries by Wolfram Eilenberger, Pet by Catherine Chidgey, and Happiness Falls by Angie Kim.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Bee Sting
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray is a contemporary novel exploring the complex dynamics of an Irish family facing financial ruin and hidden secrets.
Recommended“tell us about the beasting oh I love the beasting”
Where to get it
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The Visionaries
The Visionaries is a compelling collective biography written by Wolfram Eilenberger that examines the lives and philosophical contributions of four prominent female thinkers.
Recommended“and he's back with a new book called The Visionaries this is a group portrait of four female philosophers over pretty significant decade for all of them which is 1933 through 1943”
Where to get it
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Pet
Pet is an atmospheric and psychological novel written by New Zealand author Catherine Chidgey that explores tension, perception, and complex relationships.
Recommended“okay pet by Katherine Chi she is a New Zealand writer”
Where to get it
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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”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (10) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he I think people know him from a previous book called Skippy dies which is a sendup of barding school”
“and I think a lot of people loved his earlier book which was time of The Magicians where he focused on some male philosophers and so this is a not quite a sequel but it's a counterpart to it”
“this is a a follow-up novel by Angie Kim who became something of a sensation with her debut Miracle Creek”
“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”
“there's also a pretty well-reviewed book by James McBride called the Heaven and Earth grocery store”
“and you jimana have talked about James McBride on this very podcast when you talked about reading his Memoir the color of water”
“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”
“and then he was on our 10 best books of 2020 with his book Deacon King Kong”
“he wrote the novelization to the best picture winning film the shape of water”
“books that might be similar that that people might have read would be the Martian”