11. Stoner & The Unbearable Lightness of Being

01/30/24 • 57 min

A bittersweet episode of Book Chat has Pandora and Bobby discussing two fittingly bittersweet books: Stoner by John Williams and The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. Also, “some news”, a hearty goodbye, and a look back on some of our Book Chat faves from episodes past.

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Books/articles mentioned:

Stoner and Butcher’s Crossing by John Williams

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang

The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr

Emily, Bella, Harriet, Octavia, Prudence and Imogen by Jilly Cooper

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

One Day by David Nicholls

Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris

Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

The Greatest American Novel You’ve Never Heard Of by Tim Kreider for The New Yorker – https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-greatest-american-novel-youve-never-heard-of

Stoner: the must-read novel of 2013 by Julian Barnes for The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/13/stoner-john-williams-julian-barnes

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Books/articles mentioned:

Stoner and Butcher’s Crossing by John Williams

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang

The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr

Emily, Bella, Harriet, Octavia, Prudence and Imogen by Jilly Cooper

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

One Day by David Nicholls

Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris

Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

The Greatest American Novel You’ve Never Heard Of by Tim Kreider for The New Yorker – https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-greatest-american-novel-youve-never-heard-of

Stoner: the must-read novel of 2013 by Julian Barnes for The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/13/stoner-john-williams-julian-barnes

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Previous Episode

10. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret & The Bluest Eye

We bring two books both published in 1970 to the table. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by “the poet laureate of puberty” Judy Blume, and The Bluest Eye, by the legendary Toni Morrison.

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Books/articles mentioned:

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Forever and Deenie by Judy Blume

The Bluest Eye, Beloved, Tar Baby and Paradise by Toni Morrison

Mona of the Manor by Armistead Maupin

First Love and My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley

Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin

Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe

The Wolf Hall Trilogy by Hilary Mantel

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Books for episode 10:

Stoner by John Williams