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Every book Rosamund Pike recommended on podcasts
Rosamund Pike appeared as a guest on The Book Review to discuss the enduring brilliance of classic literature and her experience recording a new audiobook. Reflecting on her earlier years, Pike recalled how discovering American novels genuinely excited her, noting in particular that Jack Kerouac's iconic novel On the Road completely blitzed her brain when she first read it as a youth. Shifting her focus to nineteenth-century literature, Pike spoke at length about Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Although she had previously starred in a cinematic adaptation of the story, Pike expressed profound renewed admiration for Austen's masterpiece while encountering the text again through the process of recording the new audiobook. She repeatedly marveled at the sheer brilliance of the novel, emphasizing to listeners just how remarkably well-crafted the book truly is. Through these reflections, Pike bridged the gap between youthful literary awakenings and mature artistic appreciation, demonstrating how revisiting beloved texts through different mediums can deepen an actor's or reader's respect for foundational works of fiction across both American and British literary traditions.
Books recommended by Rosamund Pike
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On the Road
On the Road by Jack Kerouac is a seminal novel chronicling the cross-country road trips and jazz-fueled adventures of its narrator and his peers.
Discussed“I didn't you know I think when books really excited me at a younger age it was often American novels I mean on the road I remember just sort of blitzing my brain when I read that”
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Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is a classic 1813 comedy of manners that follows the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy as they navigate issues of class, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the British landed gentry.
Discussed“but encountering Pride and Prejudice again this way obviously I did the film and but doing it this way I mean I just marveled really at at the Brilliance of it it's so good it's such a good book”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inside The New York Times Book Review: Reading ‘Pride and Prejudice’ | The Book Review | 2024-07-18 | 3 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
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“well they were Hardy novels I mean I did a lot a lot of Classics actually domas Hardy Tesla derville George Elliot Adam bead”