Growing up watching the movie over and over, it wasn't until adulthood that we learned that the classic movie was based on a movie. Having managed to locate a copy, how does the book hold up to the movie? Especially since the author wrote the screenplay.

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00:41 Background

02:58 Age Level

03:48 Content Warning

04:18 Judge a Book by It's Cover

05:51 Discussion

45:49 General Thoughts

48:17 One Question for the Author

51:26 Rating

52:49 Read Again?

52:58 Outro

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After there was the Twilight empire, Stephanie Meyer returned to her world, asking the question "But what if Bella was a boy?" Continuing in that vain, we ended up getting "Life and Death"... but was it worth it?

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00:45 Background

05:15 Age Level & Content Warning

06:17 Judge a Book By It's Cover

08:42 Discussion

49:36 General Thoughts

51:50 Read Again

51:57 One Question for the Author

54:40 Rating

55:56 Final Thoughts

57:42 Outro

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Poirot vacating in the beautiful beachside of Cornwall. Once again attempting to retire, Poirot finds a mystery the intrigues him. Lively Nick has had several attempts on her life, but doesn't seem to be taking them all that seriously. Can Poirot save her from her fate? Or is trying to solve a murder before it happens too much for the aging detective?

00:00 Intro

00:40 Historical Context

05:03 Background

05:10: Age & Content Warning

05:39 Judge a Book by It's Cover

07:01 Discussion

01:02:09 General Thoughts

01:03:27 One Question for the Author

01:06:53 Rating

01:07:41 Read Again?

01:08:35 Favorite of the Series so Far

01:08:56 Outro

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The final Crosstime Traffic book is here, but how does Turtledove choose to end the series? Is the post-apocalypse really the best setting to end things? Did Turtledove even know this would be the last book?

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Frey is back on home ground, but she quickly realizes that she might know the city she grew up in as well as she thought she did. After navigating the criminal underground, social cliques, and radiation poisoning, will Frey finally get the show down with her father that she was hoping for?

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02:03 Background

02:44 Age Level & Content Warning

03:39 Judge a Book By It's Cover

04:38 Discussion

01:00:11 General Thoughts

01:00:52 One Question for the Author

01:03:11 Rating

01:04:11 Read Again?

01:04:56 Favorite of the Series so Far?

01:05:11 Outro

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There are many great stories, and anyone attempting to list them could not skip this nod to the classic epics and fairytales of earlier days. But how does a simple story about rabbits earn so much critical praise? Well, it all starts with two rabbits: Hazel and Fiver.

00:00 Intro

01:15 Background

03:33 Age Level & Content Warning

05:55 Judge a Book by It's Cover

06:58 Discussion

01:11:51 General Thoughts

01:13:05 One Question for the Author

01:17:28 Rating

01:18:46 Bunny Facts

01:21:05 Read Again

01:21:53 Outro

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The original Cat Who trilogy was published in the 1960's, and then no more books came until 1986. Where did the author go? We'll never know, but now that our favorite cats and mustache has returned, how did the break affect the series?

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01:31 Background

02:03 Age Level & Content Warning

03:15 Judge a Book by It's Cover

05:19 Discussion

48:36 General Thoughts

50:37 One Question for the Author

51:24 Rating

52:15 Read Again?

53:55 Outro

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Agatha Christie has inspired many writers, Alice Feeney being one. How does her book compare to it's inspiration "And Then There Were None"? And should you be picking it up for this year's Halloween read?

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00:49 Background

03:08 Age Level & Content Warning

03:50 Judge a Book By It's Cover

04:54 Discussion

48:39 General Thoughts

50:35 One Question for the Author

51:27 Rating

53:10 Read Again?

54:50 Outro

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Over a 100 years after The Island of Doctor Moreau is published, Silvia Moreno-Garcia has extended the conversation. Now including the female perspective, mental health, different types of love, colonization, and many more perspectives to the original tale, is the book ready to shoulder this weight, or is it overburdened?

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00:42 Background

02:35 Age Level & Content Warning

03:05 Judge a Book by It's Cover

03:41 HG Wells - Island of Doctor Moreau

10:42 Daughter of Doctor Moreau

53:03 General Thoughts

59:33 One Question for the Author

01:00:57 Rating

01:01:48 Read Again?

01:02:32 Outro

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The third book by the "modern day Agatha Christie" is here! A haunted island, an angry goddess, a famed actress suddenly retiring at the height of her fame for unsaid reasons and we're going to ignore most of that. Instead, listen to the same scenes four times. What could possibly go wrong?