Show Notes
Inspired by the New York Times' list of the 100 greatest books of the 21st Century, Alice and Bethany each compile their own top 10s, and find they have only one book in common, but don't agree on what that book is about...
Bethany's list:
The Fact of a Body - Alex Marzano-Lesnevich What I Loved - Siri Hustvedt Manhattan Beach - Jennifer Egan Beyond Black - Hilary Mantel Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides Crimson Petal & The White - Michel Faber Fingersmith - Sarah Waters Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro Life After Life - Kate Atkinson
Alice's list:
A Visit from the Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata (trans. Ginny Tapley Takemori) Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi In the Dream House - Carmen Maria Machado Just Kids - Patti Smith Lanny - Max Porter My Year of Rest and Relaxation - Ottessa Moshfegh Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl - Andrea Lawlor Station Eleven - Emily St John Mandel What I Loved - Siri Hustvedt
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[Content note: several of the books discussed in this episode involve sexual violence] Alice and Bethany had a big reading month, though it was very heavy on the non-fic. We even read one book in common!