Book Chat

11. Stoner & The Unbearable Lightness of Being

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. You can get in touch <a href="mailto:bookchatpod@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bookchatpod@gmail.com</a>  Books/articles mentioned:<a href="https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/john-williams/stoner/9780099561545" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stoner</a> and <a href="https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/john-williams/butcher-s-crossing/9780099589679" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Butcher’s Crossing</a> by John Williams<a href="https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/milan-kundera/unbearable-lightness-of-being/9780571135394" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Unbearable Lightness of Being</a> by Milan Kundera<a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/land-of-milk-and-honey-c-pam-zhang/7419911?ean=9781529153668" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Land of Milk and Honey</a> by C Pam Zhang<a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-science-of-storytelling-why-stories-make-us-human-and-how-to-tell-them-better-will-storr/1378226?ean=9780008276973" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Science of Storytelling</a> by Will Storr<a href="https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/jilly-cooper/emily/9780552102773" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emily</a>, <a href="https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/jilly-cooper/bella/9780552104272" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bella</a>, <a href="https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/jilly-cooper/harriet/9780552105767" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harriet</a>, <a href="https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/jilly-cooper/octavia/9780552148924" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Octavia</a>, <a href="https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/jilly-cooper/prudence/9780552108782" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prudence</a> and <a href="https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/jilly-cooper/imogen/9780552111492" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Imogen</a> by Jilly Cooper<a href="https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/f-scott-fitzgerald/great-gatsby/9781853260414" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Great Gatsby</a> by F. Scott Fitzgerald<a href="https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/elizabeth-strout/my-name-is-lucy-barton/9780241248782" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">My Name Is Lucy Barton</a> by Elizabeth Strout<a href="https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/david-nicholls/one-day/9780340896983" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">One Day</a> by David Nicholls<a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/black-butterflies-the-exquisitely-crafted-debut-novel-that-captures-life-inside-the-siege-of-sarajevo-priscilla-morris/7333742?ean=9780715654613" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Butterflies</a> by Priscilla Morris <a href="https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/taffy-brodesser-akner/fleishman-is-in-trouble/9781472267078" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fleishman is in Trouble</a> by Taffy Brodesser-Akner The Greatest American Novel You’ve Never Heard Of by Tim Kreider for The New Yorker – <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-greatest-american-novel-youve-never-heard-of" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-greatest-american-novel-youve-never-heard-of</a>  Stoner: the must-read novel of 2013 by Julian Barnes for The Guardian – <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/13/stoner-john-williams-julian-barnes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/13/stoner-john-williams-julian-barnes</a>  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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