From Norman Swan’s health guide to grim fiction: what to read this week
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By Kerryn Goldsworthy and Steven Carroll
July 30, 2021 2.00pm
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Kerryn Goldsworthy and Steven Carroll have cast their eyes over a batch of recently released fiction and non-fiction books. Here, they share their recaps and reviews.
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Talk to Me,
Bloomsbury, $29.99
Living with chimpanzees is a subject that many fiction writers have tackled, notably Peter Goldsworthy in his 1995 novel
Wish and Karen Joy Fowler in 2013 with
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves. Both authors are fearless about exploring some dark ethical and moral considerations, and about following a line of thought to its natural conclusion.
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Non-fiction: So You Think You Know What’s Good for You? and more
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Norman Swan, Hachette, $32.99
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This guide to healthier living, by the ABC health guru Dr Norman Swan, covers the waterfront. Much of it is about what to eat and drink – he’s a big coffee fan, saying it’s good for you, but predictably disappointing on how much wine you can have – and parts of it may be familiar. Vegetables, especially red and green, doused in olive oil and slow roasted, are a good way to go, so too slow-cooked meats. But this is far more than a cooking guide, Swan goes into such health factors as anxiety, debilitating conditions such as endometriosis, and sex, fertility, pornography, screen addiction and more. Along the way he explodes the Paleo diet myth and shares aspects of his Jewish, Glaswegian upbringing. Entertaining, knowledgeable, full of common sense