On this week's episode we are discussing March's book "Crying in H Mart: A Memoir" by Michelle Zauner. Michelle guides us through a time in her life where she had to navigate restoring her relationship with her mother, while at the same time losing her mother to cancer. It is also a journey of self actualization for Michelle as she try's to unlock the skills she hopes her mother has passed down to her. The journey is also filled with beautiful moments between Michelle and her loved ones and we make sure to discuss our favorites. Michelle's connection to her mother through food is a major theme in her memoir, so in our discussion we try to look at our own lives and relationships with our loved ones and what connects and bonds us to and with them. We wrap up by round robining questions we would love to ask Michelle about her life and story. Mainly where we can get those youtube recipes! Michelle, thank you for sharing your journey with us all! 

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This week the Bookends Boys discuss Carl Jung's 12 Literary Archetypes and choose which type fits each of us. Which one of us is actually the Everyman? Parker is grumpy because he didn't get his napnap though Brett and Dan made sure to tuck him in right after recording because he had a very difficult morning. Next week we will discuss Michelle Zauner's Crying in H Mart so don't miss out!

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*movie trailer voice* In a world, where 3 dumb dumbs fight to survive....and podcast. We are those 3 idiots. This week we're talking everyone's favorite subject, Dystopia! Yay! From horror to YA to fantasy, we traverse the barren apocalyptic world of podcasting. We discuss everything from our favorite takes on dystopia, to what we would like to see change in the genre and along the way we write our very own end of the world adventure. Plus we discuss the present and future of the genre and whether dystopian burnout is in effect. Let us know what you think of the genre and be sure to weigh in on who does it best!

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Do you read Holes by Louis Sachar every single St Patrick's Day? Do you occasionally get the hankerin' to whip out a Percy Jackson novel you've already finished? If you answered yes (or no) to these questions this episode is for you! Join us this week as we talk about everything related to rereading books, there's even a mystical genie involved. 

(I promise we only mention Brandon Sanderson eight times this episode)

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Happy 50th episode! For our semicentennial episode we decided to go all out and have on an incredible creator, Stormlight enthusiast, and all around friend of the podcast! That's right, you guessed it! Ashlee aka StormlightMemes is here!! Ashlee kicks off the pod with some background on her life and her introduction to the Stormlight Archives and Cosmere as a whole. Then we dig into the detail about her experiences as a TikTok (and general social media) creator and the challenges that she faces while juggling parenthood, a full-time job and just having a life outside of content. Along the way we find out about Ashlee's favorite characters, moments, and quotes from the land of Roshar. Ashlee also shares with us the power of Brandon Sanderson's writing on mental health awareness and the impact our favorite characters can have on us all. 

Thank you so much to Ashlee for being an incredible guest on this very special episode! Make sure you follow her on Tiktok and Instagram @StormlightMemes!! 

Thank you all for your interest in and support of this goofy little podcast! We can't wait for what's to come! Especially the next StormlightMemes collab!

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How much can three grown men thirst over Adam Driver? Find out this week as we cover Ali Hazelwood's Love Hypothesis! We discuss our favorite moments of the book as well as the characters we relate to the most (Hint hint Olive's situation would actually happen to Brett) Also we're excited to announce that we will have Ashlee from Stormlight Memes be a guest on the show for our 50th Episode!!

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Have you ever loved a character so much that their death ripped a hole in your heart? Have you ever hated a character so much that their non-death formed an ulcer in your stomach? So have we! On this week's episode we discuss the best and worst character deaths in (mostly fantasy/adventure) literature and how they were achieved. We revisit a recent vendetta Daniel has been leading the charge on and find out how long is long enough to grieve a character's passing. We also have a new segment that we hope to live by week to week, so keep the inspiration coming!

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This week we round table some of our biggest distractions that keep us from reading while also offering little to no help to actually solve these problems. Also hear the inside scoop on Parker's tiktok time and Brett's new nemesis, Publix Tuna Guy... Is Tuna a distraction? Don't forget to pick up Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood for the last episode in February! 

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On this week's illegal episode we put on our sexy leather jackets and ride our communist motorcycles straight towards trouble. Daniel starts us off with a breakdown/history of the processes and procedures of how a book is challenged and/or banned. We then move to a discussion on why books should not be banned, some of the most famously banned books, and finally, we all choose one book that we wouldn't mind seeing banished forever. Let's just say we have a bone to pick with one very specific YA novelist. 

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Join us this week as we discuss The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah! The Nightingale follows the stories of two sisters living in Nazi occupied France and how their lives get entangled within the war. History Professor Brett is here to catch you up on the material that's going to be on the final, Parker finally gets to put his Duolingo training to use, and Dan is still just watching Return of the King on repeat. 

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