Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Zadie Smith on Her New Historical Novel
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Blackouts
Discussed“blackouts by Justin torus who wrote We the animals which was his debut it became a bestseller”
Where to get it
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We the Animals
Discussed“blackouts by Justin torus who wrote We the animals which was his debut it became a bestseller”
Where to get it
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Friday black
Friday black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is a piercing short story collection that confronts modern consumerism, systemic racism, and violence with sharp speculative energy.
Discussed“Nan kuame AJ Brena whose short Story collection Friday black was a big hit and he came out with a novel this”
Where to get it
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Chain Gang All Stars
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is a gripping futuristic dystopian novel that explores institutionalized violence and the American prison-industrial complex through a high-stakes gladiatorial combat program.
Recommended“Chain Gang All Star which is in the same vein of kind of futuristic sci-fi social satire and it's it's wonderful”
Where to get it
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The Fraud
The Fraud by Zadie Smith is a rich historical novel set in Victorian London during the era of Charles Dickens, centering around the famous Tichborne claimant case and themes of complicity and imposture.
Recommended“I commend it to our listeners to immediately go and buy the audio book as well as the regular book and finally”
Where to get it
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The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison is a powerful and haunting debut novel that examines the tragic experiences of a young Black girl growing up in post-depression America who desperately longs for blue eyes.
Discussed“you said recently that your favorite novel to teach was The Bluest Eyes by Tony Morrison which weirdly I just read last week”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he did white teeth and he said I will never do that again it is that book is too long”