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City of Thieves A Novel

David Benioff

Documenting his grandparents' experiences during the siege of Leningrad, a young writer learns his grandfather's story about how a military deserter and he tried to secure pardons by gathering hard-to-find ingredients for a powerful colonel's daughter's wedding cake.

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Pardon My Take

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Pardon My Take

The guest mentioned that this book was his favorite novel from the last 15 years and suggested it was as good as any TV show ever made.

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Benioff wrote my favorite novel the last 15 years, City of Thieves. Even if you're not a reader of novels, go read that book, it's fucking incredible. It's as good as any TV show ever.

— Episode: Rounders And Billions Creator Brian Kopp...

Episode: Rounders And Billions Creator Brian Koppelman, Plu...

The guest mentioned that this book was his favorite novel from the last 15 years and suggested it was as good as any TV show ever made.

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Benioff wrote my favorite novel the last 15 years, City of Thieves. Even if you're not a reader of novels, go read that book, it's fucking incredible. It's as good as any TV show ever.

The NPR Politics Podcast

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The NPR Politics Podcast

The hosts discussed Cory Booker reading this World WarII novel to his partner via FaceTime, noting it is a 250pluspage story set in Leningrad and estimating it would take five to seven hours to read aloud.

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City of Thieves. I don't know this book before but apparently it's a 250 plus page novel set in Leningrad during World War II. Uplifting bedtime stories right there.

— Episode: Weekly Roundup: Friday, October 18

Episode: Weekly Roundup: Friday, October 18

The hosts discussed Cory Booker reading this World WarII novel to his partner via FaceTime, noting it is a 250pluspage story set in Leningrad and estimating it would take five to seven hours to read aloud.

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City of Thieves. I don't know this book before but apparently it's a 250 plus page novel set in Leningrad during World War II. Uplifting bedtime stories right there.

my favorite part of this was the process of reading it this book aloud, City of Thieves would take by moderate estimates five hours. Oh my god. It could even take more like seven.

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

It was highly recommended for its engaging story and was the only book she really loved out of the eight she read this summer.

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The one book that I really loved so far is City of Thieves by David Benioff.

— Episode: The Karol Markowicz Show: The Impact of...

Episode: The Karol Markowicz Show: The Impact of Government...

It was highly recommended for its engaging story and was the only book she really loved out of the eight she read this summer.

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The one book that I really loved so far is City of Thieves by David Benioff.

And it's not like I'm only reading highbrow stuff either. I have beach reads. I have more serious novels. It's a real mix of stuff.

The Daily Stoic

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The Daily Stoic

This book was mentioned as one that evoked strong emotional responses from the speaker, causing them to cry upon completion. The speaker contrasted their experience with this book to their experience with Meditations.

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if you've never read City of Thieves, David Benioff, it's a wonderful story about his grandfather...but I got to the end of that night, cried, and I got to the end of Meditations and I cried

— Episode: Troy Baker, Molly Bloom, Alexander Ludwi...

Episode: Troy Baker, Molly Bloom, Alexander Ludwig, And Cam...

This book was mentioned as one that evoked strong emotional responses from the speaker, causing them to cry upon completion. The speaker contrasted their experience with this book to their experience with Meditations.

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if you've never read City of Thieves, David Benioff, it's a wonderful story about his grandfather...but I got to the end of that night, cried, and I got to the end of Meditations and I cried

Episode: Troy Baker On How Stoicism Helps Him Be A Better A...

The speaker mentioned that they cried upon finishing this book, praising its opening line and overall story.

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if the if the child was not the word of god i think god never spoke is one of the best lines the corporate countries are written

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