Ep 342 - Native Son, by Richard Wright

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Craig Getting, Arts, Books, Podcasts, Literature, Comedy, Andrew Cunningham

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Richard Wright's Native Son has been called a "pamphlet" or "protest novel" by writers like James Baldwin, and while there are sections of the book that justify the label, Bigger Thomas and his deeds and motivations defy easy summation.

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0:00.0	This is a head gum podcast.
0:06.0	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told
0:10.3	tale, they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:16.5	Plus these are books you should have read by now.
0:30.0	Turns out sometimes you don't have to open your show with a bit.
0:45.4	Sometimes you can just open the show.
0:47.4	Welcome to Overdoot, it's a podcast by the books you've been meaning to read.
0:50.5	My name is Craig.
0:51.7	My name is Andrew.
0:53.8	And that's it.
0:54.8	You don't always have a bit.
0:56.7	Nope.
0:57.7	And even when we think we do, rarely is it a good one.
1:01.4	We are going to talk about a book this week like we do every week on the show.
1:06.7	One of us has read it.
1:07.7	They're going to talk to you and the other person about it.
1:11.1	Andrew, what did you read?
1:14.0	I read the book Native Sun by the author Richard Wright.
1:18.1	Sure.
1:19.1	Thanks to Patreon supporter Rosalind for recommending this book to us.
1:23.3	Find out more about how you can do that at patreon.com.
1:25.7	Do you have her message pulled up?
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