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Every book Sarah Lyle recommended on podcasts
Sarah Lyle appeared across multiple episodes of The Book Review to discuss, recommend, and dissect an eclectic array of contemporary fiction, classic children's literature, and psychological thrillers. As a dedicated reader and interviewer, Lyle engaged deeply with authors and their creative processes. She enthusiastically recommended Zadie Smiths sixth novel, The Fraud, a nineteenth-century historical story mostly set in London, urging listeners to purchase both the regular book and the accompanying audiobook. Lyle also shared personal reading experiences, noting that she had just finished listening to the audiobook of Madeleine L'Engles A Wrinkle in Time, which she counted among her all-time favorite books, and she praised several psychological suspense novels by Sophie Hannah, including Little Face and Hurting Distance. In conversation with other guests, Lyle explored broader literary landscapes, discussing Nell Freudenbergers novel Lost and Wanted and examining Ali Smiths novel Autumn as the opening installment of a thoughtfully structured seasonal quartet. Within her discussion of Autumn, she highlighted a memorable scene where a character reads Aldous Huxleys Brave New World while waiting in line at a passport office. Throughout her podcast appearances, Lyle consistently emphasized the joy of immersive storytelling, audio formats, and meticulous character studies.
Books recommended by Sarah Lyle
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A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle is a beloved children's science fantasy novel that follows young Meg Murry on a cosmic journey through space and time to rescue her father from a malevolent dark force.
Recommended“so I recently start I just finished actually yesterday listening to the audio book of A Wrinkle in Time you know one of my all-time favorite books”
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Little Face
Little Face is a psychological suspense novel by Sophie Hannah that explores the harrowing aftermath of a mother's claim that her infant child has been replaced by a stranger.
Recommended“it's I think her first one from 2006 kind of cruel was really good lasting damage”
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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.
Discussed“we're here to talk about her sixth novel The fraud it's on the surface a historical novel set in the 19th century mostly in London”
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a classic children's fantasy novel by Lewis Carroll that follows a young girl named Alice down a rabbit hole into a bizarre underground world populated by peculiar creatures and illogical rules.
Discussed“and that brings us to the book that you've mentioned that you would like to talk about and I'm so thrilled to talk about it because it's a book I read a lot as a child as well it's one of the great examples of absurdus literature it's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland”
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Autumn
Autumn by Ali Smith is a reflective contemporary novel that captures the shifting political and cultural landscape of Great Britain.
Discussed“so this is her seventh book and it's the first in a planned quartet beginning with Autumn around the seasons”
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Brave New World
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a dystopian classic that envisions a futuristic society controlled by technological distraction, pharmacological hedonism, and engineered social conditioning.
Discussed“and she's reading Brave New World while she's waiting she practically reads the whole thing waiting in line for the passport office”
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Kind of cruel
Discussed“it's I think her first one from 2006 kind of cruel was really good lasting damage”
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Lasting Damage
Discussed“it's I think her first one from 2006 kind of cruel was really good lasting damage”
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Lost and Wanted
Discussed“I've never read any books by n freudenberger have you nor have I”
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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”
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The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
Discussed“there's one called the monogram murders there's the killings at king fisher Hill and I would say the little face is one of my favorite”
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The monogram murders
Discussed“there's one called the monogram murders there's the killings at king fisher Hill and I would say the little face is one of my favorite”
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The Red Lotus
Discussed“so the one I I reviewed God not that long ago it seems like forever was called the Red Lotus”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| The Chernobyl Disaster in Full | The Book Review | 2024-07-18 | 2 |
| Neil Gaiman's Myths | The Book Review | 2024-07-18 | 2 |
| Zadie Smith on Her New Historical Novel | The Book Review | 2024-07-18 | 3 |
| Amor Towles Sees Dead People | The Book Review | 2024-07-18 | 1 |
| Huma Abedin Talks About 'Both/And' | The Book Review | 2024-07-18 | 7 |
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Sarah I read n freudenberger lost and wanted”
“Sarah I read n freudenberger lost and wanted”
“books that might be similar that that people might have read would be the Martian”