087 All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
War novels, magic, and women’s agency
While discussing the 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, Julia and Victoria ask the question on everyone’s mind: are there too many World War II novels? Julia gets stuck on the fact that this story is sort of about a magical gemstone.
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Mentioned in the Episode:
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Janet Jackson’s autobiography True You
About Grace by Anthony Doerr
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Just and Unjust Wars by Michael Walzer
Kristin Harmel Parade article “Words and War: Why WW II Fiction Is so Hot Right Now—and Six Books You Can’t Miss”
Courtney Rodgers Book Riot article “Why I’m Not Reading About WWII Anymore”
Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
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