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Every book Vicky Constantine Croke recommended on podcasts
Vicky Constantine Croke appeared on The Book Review podcast to discuss Helen Macdonald's acclaimed book 'H Is for Hawk'. Croke highlighted the tremendous amount of critical acclaim the book had already garnered, noting its major literary achievements, including winning both the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize and the Costa Prize in the United Kingdom. Beyond its commercial and critical success, Croke praised the intrinsic qualities of the text itself, describing it as an absolute dream to read. She emphasized that the book is beautifully written and successfully accomplishes what many authors strive for but rarely achieve, praising Macdonald's background as both a poet and an academic in bringing the work to life.
Books recommended by Vicky Constantine Croke
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H Is for Hawk
H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald is a critically acclaimed memoir that chronicles the author's harrowing journey through grief following the sudden death of her father, which she processes by training a notoriously aggressive goshawk.
Discussed“this book is um first of all it's a dream to read it's just it's beautifully written and it does something that a lot of books hope to do but don't quite accomplish and that is so Helen McDonald uh is a poet and an academic”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘H Is for Hawk’ | The Book Review | 2024-07-18 | 2 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
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“she had always been fascinated by them partly through the work of th white Sword and the stone and partly because she was interested again in this belong”