Difficult Summer Reading
Wonder Cabinet
Wonder Cabinet Productions
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 July 2019
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Summer reading lists are full of so-called "beach books." But if you’ve got enough time to lounge by a pool or swing in a hammock, why not tackle something more substantial?
Guests:
Colleen Leahy, Makini Allwood, Jorge Luis Borges, Orhan Pamuk, Maryanne Wolf, Codex Seraphinianus, Emily Parker, Junot Diaz, Ricardo Pitts-Wiley, Charles Miers
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, Anne here. Quick question. What's the most important thing to pack before you go on vacation? |
| 0:10.8 | If you're like me, you spend more time deciding on your books than you do deciding on your clothes. |
| 0:17.2 | But it's got to be the right books, or actually maybe just one book, one really good, solid, serious book. |
| 0:27.7 | This week, we've got you covered with the TT book difficult summer reading list. |
| 0:34.1 | After this. |
| 0:42.4 | Wisconsin Public Radio. |
| 0:49.7 | It's to the best of our knowledge. |
| 0:51.0 | I'm Anne Strain Champs. |
| 0:58.6 | Music I'm Anne Strain Champs. Every summer, publishers flood the market with the latest crop of beach reads. |
| 1:03.4 | Page turners in popsicle colors. |
| 1:05.9 | Heavy on plot? |
| 1:07.2 | Light on everything else. |
| 1:09.8 | I like those books as much as the next person, but... |
| 1:13.6 | If you've got three hours of uninterrupted time and a beach blanket or an Adirondack |
| 1:21.7 | chair with a view, why would you waste that on something forgettable? Lazy summer afternoons deserve big books. |
| 1:31.3 | Books you can sink your teeth into. |
| 1:34.0 | Sentences with so many subordinate clauses you have to start over halfway through. |
| 1:38.6 | Yes, it's summertime. |
| 1:40.2 | The living is easy, but the reading shouldn't be. |
| 1:44.0 | So today, welcome to the TT book Difficult Summer Reading Show, |
| 1:50.3 | stories about big books and the readers who've tackled them. |
| 1:54.3 | And we'll start right here with everyone's favorite difficult novel. |
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