Log in

goodpods headphones icon

To access all our features

Open the Goodpods app
Close icon
Red Fern Book Review by Amy Tyler - The Book of Form and Emptiness, Parakeet and Lincoln in the Bardo

The Book of Form and Emptiness, Parakeet and Lincoln in the Bardo

Red Fern Book Review by Amy Tyler

03/18/22 • 27 min

plus icon
bookmark
Share icon

Send us a text

Three magical realism novels, The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki, Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino and Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, are reviewed.

Books and Resources Discussed:

Only Murders in the Building, Hulu and Disney+
Everything is Alive, podcast
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

Follow Red Fern Book Review:

Website: https://www.redfernbookreview.com/
Instagram: @redfernbookreview
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redfernbookreview/
Newsletter: https://redfernbookreview.com/newsletter
Book Subscription Box: The Red Fern Book Review Spring Book Box

Affiliate Links

I participate in affiliate marketing programs where I receive a small commission when products are purchased through links on my website. Your cost remains unchanged. Thank you for supporting Red Fern Book Review by clicking on these links to make your purchases!

Follow Red Fern Book Review:
Website and to leave a voicemail: https://www.redfernbookreview.com
Instagram: @redfernbookreview
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redfernbookreview/
Newsletter: https://www.redfernbookreview.com/newsletter

03/18/22 • 27 min

plus icon
bookmark
Share icon

Red Fern Book Review by Amy Tyler - The Book of Form and Emptiness, Parakeet and Lincoln in the Bardo

Transcript

Amy Mair

He said without giving anything away, let me say this. I made a bunch of ghosts. They were sort of cynical. They were stuck in this realm called the Bardo, from the Tibetan notion of a sort of transitory purgatory between rebirth stuck because they be unhappy or satisfied in life. The greatest part of their penance is that they feel utterly essential and capable of influencing the living.

Amy Mair

Hello,

Generate a badge

Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode

Select type & size
Open dropdown icon
share badge image

<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/red-fern-book-review-by-amy-tyler-225012/the-book-of-form-and-emptiness-parakeet-and-lincoln-in-the-bardo-25539783"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to the book of form and emptiness, parakeet and lincoln in the bardo on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>

Copy