BookShook

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of July’s book, All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld published in 2013 (from Chapter 15 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to [email protected]. The book we’ll be reading for August is Books 1 and 2 of Garguntua and Pantagruel by Rabelais — for the first podcast I'll be reading Book 1 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me) - that episode will be released on 11th August. And the second podcast of August (25th) will be about book 2. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There's no bad language but be aware that there are adult themes in the novel - sexual coercion, prostitution and violence which I may touch upon.

Future Reads:

August: Books 1 and 2 of Garguntua and Pantagruel by Rabelais 

September: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

October: The Machine Stops by EM Forster

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the ’90 best UK Books podcasts worth listening to in 2023’ at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of July’s book, All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld published in 2013 (up to Chapter 15 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 28th July), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Chapter 15). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to [email protected]. The book we’ll be reading for August is Books 1 and 2 of Garguntua and Pantagruel by Rabelais (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There's no bad language but be aware that there are adult themes in the novel - sexual coercion, prostitution and violence which I may touch upon.

Future Reads:

August: Books 1 and 2 of Garguntua and Pantagruel by Rabelais 

September: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

October: The Machine Stops by EM Forster

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the ’90 best UK Books podcasts worth listening to in 2023’ at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of June’s book, The Trilogy: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable by Samuel Beckett (translated from the French by the author and Patrick Bowles) published in 1951 (from Page 209 "I fear I may have fallen asleep again" if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to [email protected]. The book we’ll be reading for July is All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld — we’ll be reading up to Chapter 15 on page 120 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 14th July. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: I've removed any explicit language. There are some adult themes throughout the work (sex and violence) so do check the content of the novel before continuing.

Future Reads:

July: All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld 

August: Books 1 and 2 of François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel (trans. by J.M.Cohen)

September: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (401 pages)

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of June’s book, The Trilogy: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable by Samuel Beckett (translated from the French by the author and Patrick Bowles) published in 1951 (up to Page 209 "I fear I may have fallen asleep again" if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 30th June), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Page 209 "I fear I may have fallen asleep again"). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to [email protected]. The book we’ll be reading for July is All the birds, singing by Evie Wyld (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: I've removed any explicit language. There are some adult themes throughout the work (sex and violence) so do check the content of the novel before continuing.

Future Reads:

July: All the birds, singing by Evie Wyld 

August: Books 1 and 2 of François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel (trans. by J.M.Cohen)

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Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of May’s book, Light by M. John Harrison published in 2002 (from Chapter 18 on page 161 if you're reading alongside). The idea is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then, in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 26th May), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Chapter 18 on page 161). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to [email protected]. The book we’ll be reading for June is The Trilogy Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unmissable by Samuel Beckett (418 pages) so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There's no bad language in the podcast (apologies to Samuel Beckett where I've removed the slightly explicit language from the extract I read out.). The content of the novel deals with adult themes: violence and murder.

Future Reads:

June: The Trilogy Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unmissable by Samuel Beckett (418 pages) 

July: All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (229 pages)

August: Books 1 and 2 of Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais (243 pages)

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I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the top UK Books Podcasts to listen to in 2023 at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of May’s book, Light by M. John Harrison published in 2002 (up to Chapter 18 on page 161 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 26th May), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Chapter 18 on page 161). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to [email protected]. The book we’ll be reading for June is The Trilogy Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unmissable by Samuel Beckett (418 pages) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There's no bad language in the podcast. The content of the novel deals with adult themes: violence and murder

Future Reads:

June: The Trilogy Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unmissable by Samuel Beckett (418 pages) 

July: All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (229 pages)

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the top UK Books Podcasts to listen to in 2023 at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of April’s book, Treacle Walker by Alan Garner published in 2021 (from Chapter 10 (page 75) if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to [email protected]. The book we’ll be reading for May is Light by M. John Harrison (320 pages) — we’ll be reading up to Chapter 18 "The Circus of Pathet Lao" on page 161 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 5th May. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: I've removed all swear words. There is a sexual reference and a reference to murder in the next book, Light, which I introduce towards the end of the podcast.

Future Reads:

May: Light by M. John Harrison (320 pages) 

June: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable by Samuel Beckett (418 pages)

July: All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (229 pages)

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of April’s book, Treacle Walker by Alan Garner published in2021 (up to Chapter 10 (page 75) if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 28th April), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Chapter 10 (page 75)). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to [email protected]. The book we’ll be reading for May is Light by M. John Harrison (320 pages) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Future Reads:

May: Light by M. John Harrison (320 pages) 

June: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable by Samuel Beckett (418 pages)

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of March’s book, The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. Magda Bogin published in 1985 (from Chapter 7 "The Brothers" if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to [email protected]. The book we’ll be reading for April is Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages) published in 2021 — we’ll be reading up to Chapter 10 on page 75 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 14th April. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: I have removed any swear words that are in quotations. There are references to rape and violence throughout the novel. Please check the content of the novel before continuing. There are references to a previous book Pedro Paramo that I make reference to throughout the podcast.

Future Reads:

April: Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages) published in 2021 

May: Light by M.John Harrison (320 pages)

June: The Samuel Beckett Trilogy: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable (418 pages)

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of March’s book, The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. Magda Bogin published in 1985 (up to Chapter 7 "The Brothers" if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 31st March), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Chapter 7 "The Brothers"). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to [email protected]. The book we’ll be reading for April is Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages) published in 2021 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: I have removed any swear words that are in quotations. There are references to rape and violence throughout the novel. Please check the content of the novel before continuing. There are references to a previous book Pedro Paramo that I make reference to throughout the podcast.

Future Reads:

April: Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages) published in 2021 

May: Light by M.John Harrison (320 pages)

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.