If aesthetics, British aristocracy and nostalgia sounds like an appealing combination, Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh is the book for you. In today's episode, we talk through the key themes, relationships, Waugh's stated purpose for writing Brideshead, and we ask: is Brideshead Revisited a satire or a novel with satirical elements? Plus, today’s pairings include a fantasy novel, historical fiction and a psychological thriller.
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Books Mentioned:
The Other Significant Others by Rhaina Cohen
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
This Must Be the Place by Maggie O’Farrell
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles
Also Mentioned:
Downton Abbey
Brideshead Revisited Mini Series
The Crown
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147. The limits of satire & A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
146. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
145. Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare with Traci Thomas
143. Seasonal book pairings for new releases in spring 2024
142. The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
141. Bookish pairings for our favorite period dramas
140. Five tips for reading television and movies with a critical lens
139. The best, the backlist, and the buzziest books of 2023
138. The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges
137. Entering Edith Wharton's Gilded Age
136. To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
135. A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
134. Blind Owl by Sadeq Hedayat
133. The modern reader's guide to historical fiction
132. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
131. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
130. Backlist book pairings for an abundant Autumn reading season
129. What is public scholarship?
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