Lit in Love

Howdy ho, lit-erinos! We'll never call you that again, we promise. This is just an extra episode since we didn't upload last month. We recorded this alongside the Gone With The Wind Pt. 2 episode (which was great, btw) because we felt like talking about books we had read separately. So if you would enjoy a more casual format, where it's just us rambling about the plots of books you may or may not want to read, press play! Books mentioned: "Emergency Contact" and "Permanent Record" by Mary H.K. Choi, "Carve the Mark" by Veronica Roth, "Pumpkinheads" by Rainbow Rowell, "Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered" by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, and "Her Pretty Face" by Robyn Harding. We also throw out our opinion on a terrible Netflix movie and separately come to the conclusion that a good book will change your life. Happy December!

Original publish date: 10/09/2019

Happy Halloween dear listeners! For you this hallows eve we have a mashup of classically spooky literature, "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, and the YA zombie romance, "Warm bodies" by Isaac Marion. Hayley's Husband Marshall joins us and it's a great time. We hope you enjoy and have a great Halloween holiday. For our next episode we are planning on doing two Rainbow Rowell books , so stay tuned! Bonus: Count how many times Mariah says, "it's so weird." We would genuinely like to know.

Original publish date: 10/31/2019

Here we are, didn't you miss us? We're back from hiatus! If you've stuck with us, then bully for you. We finally drag ourselves through the rest of this biblically long novel and it's actually quite a fun time. You might notice poor audio quality at certain points of the recording, and we sincerely apologize, but we hope you can bear with us. We also discuss Magic Required by H. S. Paisley; find the author on Instagram @hspaisley. And follow us at @litinlovepod. We hope you enjoy and that you'll catch us next episode with Frankenstein and Warm Bodies!

Original publish date: 10/08/2019

Note from the podcasters: We don't feel great about many elements of these GWTW episodes. Racism is everpresent and insidious in everyday media, but it is especially blatant in this novel. A common excuse that people tend to use is that it was a different time, or that it was normal for southern plantation owners to dehumanize and violate the human rights of the people they held captive. It was a culture-shifting novel, as was the movie made based on it, but it was written well after a war fought for human rights that intentionally centered the slaveowner as a protagonist and gave sympathy to Confederate efforts with a palpable hatred for Yankees. Scarlett is a brat, but we are made to picture the glamorous gowns she wears, and we picture Vivien Leigh looking beautiful in a movie still. When Margaret Mitchell could have made a strong stance against slavery, she instead included racist and stereotyped depictions of black men and women who were enslaved by the O'Hara family, slurs used against black people, and mistreatment and injustice as small side notes or humorous anecdotes. It feels uncomfortable to confront the lack of condemnation of slavery in this novel, but we have to do it. We should look at every piece of media through a critical lens, especially when they involve human rights.

Relevant links with great articles to learn more:

https://collider.com/gone-with-the-wind-book-problems/

https://nypost.com/2015/06/24/gone-with-the-wind-should-go-the-way-of-the-confederate-flag/

Buckle up your seatbelts and get ready to rocket/rock it lovely Lit in Love fans. This episode starts our review of Gone With the Wind . An intense southern drama set in the time of the American civil war. A time when the South had weird traditions like taking naps at barbecues, never having any fun after you get married and marrying your cousins. Please enjoy this episode where we try to keep it light in spite of all the war. Next episode we will be continuing our review of this book. Stay tuned and as always thank you for listening. Follow us on Instagram @litinlovepod for fresh literary memes and podcast updates. If you feel like it rate us and subscribe to Lit in Love on Apple Podcasts.

Original publish date: 06/01/2019

Note from the podcasters: We don't feel great about many elements of these GWTW episodes. Racism is everpresent and insidious in everyday media, but it is especially blatant in this novel. A common excuse that people tend to use is that it was a different time, or that it was normal for southern plantation owners to dehumanize and violate the human rights of the people they held captive. It was a culture-shifting novel, as was the movie made based on it, but it was written well after a war fought for human rights that intentionally centered the slaveowner as a protagonist and gave sympathy to Confederate efforts with a palpable hatred for Yankees. Scarlett is a brat, but we are made to picture the glamorous gowns she wears, and we picture Vivien Leigh looking beautiful in a movie still. When Margaret Mitchell could have made a strong stance against slavery, she instead included racist and stereotyped depictions of black men and women who were enslaved by the O'Hara family, slurs used against black people, and mistreatment and injustice as small side notes or humorous anecdotes. It feels uncomfortable to confront the lack of condemnation of slavery in this novel, but we have to do it. We should look at every piece of media through a critical lens, especially when they involve human rights.

Relevant links with great articles to learn more:

https://collider.com/gone-with-the-wind-book-problems/

https://nypost.com/2015/06/24/gone-with-the-wind-should-go-the-way-of-the-confederate-flag/

Well hello, and welcome to our episode on one of Mariah's favorite books, "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston. We talk about Tea Cake and Janie, why someone dying is sometimes not so sad, and what it means to wrap the horizon around you like a big warm hug. Find us on Instagram: @litinlovepod Business Inquiries: [email protected]

Original publish date: 04/27/2019

Please enjoy this episode featuring "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier in which the main character has no name! Please rate, review and share with your friends!

Original publish date: 03/22/2019

Happy Halloween wonderful listeners! We do not have a nickname for you yet but we probably will soon. We hope you enjoy our latest episode featuring the big daddy vampire himself, Dracula. We review all the crazy couples in the novel, talk about our other favorite vampire books and discuss what Dracula is about- it could really be about anything. Also, we are on Apple Podcasts! Please subscribe and give us a rating. We would greatly appreciate it. A little warning for this episode- It contains some discussion about sexual themes. We keep it tame but we wanted to let you know just in case. Let's get Lit.....in Love.

Original publish date: 10/20/18

Hello everybody! We are back from our Hiatus and we offer you a delightful episode all about The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In this episode you will hear about how the roaring twenties are coming around again, some solid banter about the characters of this book and us questioning "Is the American Dream dead?" And as always hear some critique on the literary couples within the novel. We hope you enjoy!

Original publish date: 02/22/2019

Hello again, all of you lovely literature people! Here we go again with Episode 2! This time around we're discussing Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Listen as Hayley and Mariah discuss the intricacies of the couple Jochester (Jane + Rochester) and give you the backstory and plot summary. Consider it a Sparknotes of podcasts. Sparkpod? Podnotes? Remember: we read it so you don't have to! (Or at least to refresh your memory. We would prefer the latter for this book.) We'll jump into some deep character analysis and by the end, you'll know if we ship it or sink it. Thanks for listening! If you would be so kind, leave us a comment on you feel about Jochester and how you deal with missionary cousins with confusing nicknames who want to marry you. Let's get Lit... in Love!

Original publish date: 10/14/18

What a bold and spicy move to review a book that both of the hosts kind of hate. Listen along to hear Mariah and Hayley talk about Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë and rate the famous couple, Catherine and Heathcliff. Quick notes : Frances died of consumption not childbirth, Charlotte Brontë was married but sadly died after 9 months, Also please subscribe and review!! We are completely newborn lambs to this podcasting business. Now let's get Lit... in Love.

Original publish date: 10/14/18