This week, Carly and Caroline talk about Stephen King’s masterpiece, The Shining, and the horror of limited choices. We talk about our different reactions to the book as teenagers and then as adults, whether or not Jack has the shining and the intentions of The Overlook Hotel.

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Caroline and Carly discuss class and how women have had their social status dependent on the children they cared for. They explore whether the governess narrator hallucinated the ghosts or if the house was really haunted.

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Our second episode is about The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Caroline and Carly talk about the author’s skill at revealing things unsaid, the corrosive effects of loneliness, found family, awkward introvert moments and queer coding. They start with the question, is Hill House itself lonely? This book has been an inspiration for writers and filmmakers, and our hosts both recognize its charm. This book also inspired our Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ztxVPgZdmQFjOoY4U25nt?si=9b8ca41a05a34997&pt=fdff8b1081113a1b7548448416f206f4

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In this first book discussion, Caroline and Carly talk about 99 Fear Street: The First Horror by R.L. Stine, a classic haunted house story. It’s a short book chock full of disgusting, shocking and bloody phenomena tormenting the Fraser family. After giving a summary of the story, we discuss the opening question: Is the ending of the story a shift in the way the haunting works? Do ghosts require haunted houses and vice versa?

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Announcing a new podcast about reading and discussing books in depth!  Hosts Carly and Caroline read several books with a similar theme, begin their discussions with an opening question, and consider listener feedback. The first season is about haunted houses. Start reading 99 Fear Street: The First Horror and send your thoughts about the book to [email protected]. Subscribe now so you won't miss our first episode, dropping in two weeks.