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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

It was written by Carrie Swenson's mother and was motivated by the media's romanticization of Carrie's kidnappers as folk heroes, highlighting how the family felt victimized further.

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In 1989, Carrie's mother publishes a book called Victims, the Carrie Swenson story.

— Episode: 319 - Horse Camp

Episode: 319 - Horse Camp

It was written by Carrie Swenson's mother and was motivated by the media's romanticization of Carrie's kidnappers as folk heroes, highlighting how the family felt victimized further.

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In 1989, Carrie's mother publishes a book called Victims, the Carrie Swenson story.

The Rest Is History

The hosts named this book as part of the modern selection of titles they planned to cover on their book-focused podcast.

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So Game of Thrones, Normal People, The Hunger Games, Hamnet, all manner of exciting stories.

— Episode: 646. The Fall of the Incas: Death to the...

Episode: 646. The Fall of the Incas: Death to the Emperor (...

The hosts named this book as part of the modern selection of titles they planned to cover on their book-focused podcast.

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So Game of Thrones, Normal People, The Hunger Games, Hamnet, all manner of exciting stories.

Episode: 649. The Fall of the Incas: The Last Emperor (Part...

Normal People was listed among the contemporary books the hosts intend to discuss.

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And then also some more modern stuff. So Game of Thrones, Normal People, The Hunger Games, Hamnet, all manner of exciting stories.

The Toast

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The Toast

The hosts said they had read the book and felt the TV show was better, noting they did not love the novel. They also described the adaptation as staying true to the book's dialogue while adding new scenes.

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I watched the first five episodes because, um, you, I heard actually great things. And I read the book, and I didn't love the book, but I heard, and the show is better than the book.

— Episode: S3 Ep96: The Law Is Reason Free From Pas...

Episode: S3 Ep96: The Law Is Reason Free From Passion: Tues...

The hosts said they had read the book and felt the TV show was better, noting they did not love the novel. They also described the adaptation as staying true to the book's dialogue while adding new scenes.

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I watched the first five episodes because, um, you, I heard actually great things. And I read the book, and I didn't love the book, but I heard, and the show is better than the book.

It really is true to the book, down to conversations, and they haven't added, like, little fires everywhere. Just, like, complete storylines that didn't exist.

Lovett or Leave It

It was discussed as a show based on a book, with a main character described as not conventionally beautiful, but the show cast a beautiful actress in the role, which the speaker felt was a missed opportunity for inclusivity.

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Normal People is the story of two young people in Ireland who struggle to communicate their desires, and I dislike it because I only like to watch very easy-to-digest basic shows like, I don't know, S...

— Episode: Burn After Tweeting

Episode: Burn After Tweeting

It was discussed as a show based on a book, with a main character described as not conventionally beautiful, but the show cast a beautiful actress in the role, which the speaker felt was a missed opportunity for inclusivity.

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Normal People is the story of two young people in Ireland who struggle to communicate their desires, and I dislike it because I only like to watch very easy-to-digest basic shows like, I don't know, Schitt's Creek and The Politician or whatever trash I'm always talking about.

In certain photographs, she appears not only plain, but garishly ugly, bearing her crooked teeth for the camera like a piece of vermin.

The entire premise of the show is that a hot jock falls in love with a person who doesn't fit traditional standards of beauty, and he's embarrassed because of it, so if she's cast to be an incredibly beautiful, rich person, it doesn't make any sense.

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Bowen Yang started watching the show after resisting for a while because he disliked the book; he found the show to be very affecting and beautiful, especially the well-crafted romantic elements.

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I Started finally pulled the trigger started normal people on Hulu

— Episode: "Laughin n' Whackin" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

Episode: "Laughin n' Whackin" (w/ Matt & Bowen)

Bowen Yang started watching the show after resisting for a while because he disliked the book; he found the show to be very affecting and beautiful, especially the well-crafted romantic elements.

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I Started finally pulled the trigger started normal people on Hulu

I was resisting it for a while because the book really flayed my ass

I want to I want to be in love and I'm just like I'm just like very like Westfall and melancholic and I'm just like oh man, like look at this. This is isn't this so beautiful.

It's very quick to get through 25 minute episodes 12 episodes.

If you love heterosex in a story, I mean this is that's normal people You're gonna love it and God you you really have to okay.

Episode: "Spooky, Kooky, Crazy" (w/ Taylor Trensch)

One of the hosts recommended this book, which was described as being a heterosexual read, to another host. The recommendation was accepted.

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It's hetero but I liked it a lot. I can actually read a hetero piece.

Note: The book recommendations on this page are discovered automatically from podcast transcripts, and may be incorrect or incomplete.