Better Left Unread

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Ethan makes a few puns, Ken wants to fight a dead man, and they both aren't fans of this racist book! 

(Ken does read a passage from the novel that includes racist language, please be aware)

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Ethan mounts a noble defense for the ending of the novel, Ken begins sentences and then just sort of… and there is a surprising amount of baseball scouting jargon.

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Part 1 of the discussion of “The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton

Ken has a hot mic, Ethan has leading question, and they both have a new favorite protagonist. 

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Part 2 of the discussion of “The Magnificent Ambersons” by Booth Tarkington

Ken and Ethan are not impressed with this novel, and they spend some time talking about all the ways in which it let them down. Come for the bloopers, stay for the breakdown of the Emirates Gran Premio Dell'emilia Romagna. 

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In This Episode:

Part 1 of the discussion of “The Magnificent Ambersons” by Booth Tarkington

Ethan and Ken talk (rant?) about an unlikable protagonist, a suspiciously absent plot, and a serious case of ‘Pulitzer-bait’.

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The 1918 Pulitzer Prize Winner, “His Family" by Ernest Poole.

Ken and Ethan discuss the back-half of the novel and share their final thoughts. Ethan has some questionable phrasing when attempting to “dunk” on Italian fascists.

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In This Episode:

The 1918 Pulitzer Prize Winner, "His Family" by Ernest Poole

Ethan and Ken have read through the first-half of the novel, and come together to discuss the life of an old man. The two also offer some predictions for the back-half of the story. 

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