• 5. Memorial & The Virgin Suicides

  • 2023/04/01
  • 再生時間: 41 分
  • ポッドキャスト

5. Memorial & The Virgin Suicides

  • サマリー

  • Welcome to episode 5! On the menu today is Memorial by Byran Washington, which just slips over our '2 years old' threshold - the hype is arguably still hyping - and The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides, which was written 30 years ago and yet still, the hype hypes (StudioCanal just released a sparkly new version of the film.)


    We discuss Memorial's literary take on the 'meet the parents' romcom, the 'traumedy' genre, and why Mitsuko is one of the best characters ever written; and why The Virgin Suicides' big themes - adolescent mental health, the male gaze, the American Dream - still feel as prescient today.


    You can get in touch bookchatpod@gmail.com

    Sound by Joel Grove and production by Pandora Sykes


    Books/articles mentioned:

    Memorial by Bryan Washington

    The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

    Bewilderment by Richard Powers

    Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

    Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid

    White Noise by Don DeLillo

    Memorial review by Maria Marchinkoski for The Harvard Review

    Memorial review by Tash Aw for The TLS

    Memorial review by Ron Charles for The Washington Post

    Jeffrey Eugenides interview at The Strand bookstore

    Does The Virgin Suicides still hold up 25 years later? By Emily Temple for LitHub

    Pre-order Isaac and the Egg in paperback


    Books for episode 6:

    When I Hit You by Meena Kandasamy

    A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan



    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    続きを読む 一部表示

あらすじ・解説

Welcome to episode 5! On the menu today is Memorial by Byran Washington, which just slips over our '2 years old' threshold - the hype is arguably still hyping - and The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides, which was written 30 years ago and yet still, the hype hypes (StudioCanal just released a sparkly new version of the film.)


We discuss Memorial's literary take on the 'meet the parents' romcom, the 'traumedy' genre, and why Mitsuko is one of the best characters ever written; and why The Virgin Suicides' big themes - adolescent mental health, the male gaze, the American Dream - still feel as prescient today.


You can get in touch bookchatpod@gmail.com

Sound by Joel Grove and production by Pandora Sykes


Books/articles mentioned:

Memorial by Bryan Washington

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

Bewilderment by Richard Powers

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid

White Noise by Don DeLillo

Memorial review by Maria Marchinkoski for The Harvard Review

Memorial review by Tash Aw for The TLS

Memorial review by Ron Charles for The Washington Post

Jeffrey Eugenides interview at The Strand bookstore

Does The Virgin Suicides still hold up 25 years later? By Emily Temple for LitHub

Pre-order Isaac and the Egg in paperback


Books for episode 6:

When I Hit You by Meena Kandasamy

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5. Memorial & The Virgin Suicidesに寄せられたリスナーの声

カスタマーレビュー:以下のタブを選択することで、他のサイトのレビューをご覧になれます。