This episode is a review of novels I’ve read recently that you might enjoy over the summer. I also discuss; why you should read classics, the trouble with falling asleep when you’re reading, remembering what you’ve read, thinking you’re insane, reading nihilist novels, and finding comfort in characters.
Books discussed
A Little Life - Hanya Yangaihara
Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse
Siddartha by Herman Hesse
Damned by Chuck Palahniuk
Confederacy of Dunces by John O’Toole
A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
Faking Friends by Jane Fallon
Worst Idea Ever by Jane Fallon
Adults by Emma Jane Umbridge
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffery Eugenides
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Life For Sale by Yukio Mishima
Animal Farm by George Orwell (on Audible)
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
BONUS: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
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