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Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's review "Nailbiter" today by Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson! One of Image Comics' horror comics. We will have this chunked out like a reading blog to get our takes fresh off the press of reading them.

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Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video:

Nailbiter by Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson

Channels Mentioned in this Video:

Lezlie@TheNerdyNarrative: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXw-rVWALBklE2syuN4myw

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#Nailbiter

#MikeHenderson

#JoshuaWilliamson

#ImageComics

#ComicReview

#ReadingBlog

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"music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9zE4cLSgSgNailbiter READING VLOG by Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson - Comic Summary

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Happy Bloomsday! We're celebrating this year by doing "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce along with our friends Noah and Lucas. Lots of people have asked for tips on reading Joyce and the best place to start reading James Joyce. If you chose this book, let's talk about some of the background elements such as Nationalism and Religion. The Catholic Church has a huge influence on this semi-autobiography. Are you thinking about reading this book? Let us know what attracted you to it in the comments below. We trie to keep it as Spoiler Free as possible.

Read "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce for Free: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4217

0:00 Introductions

1:26 Publication Info

3:56 Why the Text is Important

9:06 Resource for Reading

11:28 Autobiography

15:25 Writing Technique

19:38 Historical Context-- Ireland and the Catholic Church

22:56 Historical Context-- Nationalism and the British Rule

28:51 Themes + the Road Ahead

Fellow Portraiters: 

Lucas-Bits of Lit Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ0W29lsDyNkU0HIhcwDojQ

Noah-Everyone Who Reads It Must Converse: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoBTBTgX2aDpqZ5hNIRxlLA

#JamesJoyce

#APortraitoftheArtistasaYoungMan

Recommended Resources:

James Joyce by Richard Ellmann: https://www.amazon.com/James-Joyce-Oxford-Richard-Ellmann/dp/0195033817/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=james+joyce+ellmann&qid=1592170107&sr=8-1

Joyce Annotated by Don Gifford: https://www.amazon.com/Joyce-Annotated-Dubliners-Portrait-Artist/dp/0520046102/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=james+joyce+don+gifford&qid=1592170147&sr=8-5

James Joyce: A Portrait of a Dubliner (Graphic Biography) by Alfonso Zapico: https://www.amazon.com/James-Joyce-Portrait-Dubliner-Biography/dp/1628726555/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=james+joyce+portrait+of+a+dubliner&qid=1592170178&sr=8-2

Help my Unbelief: James Joyce & Religion by Geert Lernout: https://www.amazon.com/Help-My-Unbelief-James-Religion/dp/1441131086/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Help+my+Unbelief%3A+James+Joyce+%26+Religion+by+Geert+Lernout&qid=1592170230&sr=8-1

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Artist: Valence

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Parnell Picture

Public Domain

Mathew Brady - Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection.

95 Theses: Public Domain

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1925

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "The Thing Around Your Neck" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. An amazing piece that I think will resonate with a lot of people and allow them to see themselves or have a window into a life that is different than theirs. Let's talk about what is the thing around your neck and what does it mean? With some questions on defining your future and performance for your race and others, we have a good talk planned today!

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#TheThingAroundYourNeck 

#ChimamandaNgoziAdichie

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 Introduction

1:00 Publication, Author, & Themes

2:52 Plot Summary

4:10 Analysis

16:04 Wrap Up and Ratings

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Song: Infinite

Artist: Valence

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Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about some class commentary and mortality in James Joyce's "The Dead" this week.

Read for Free: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2814/2814-h/2814-h.htm

0:00 Introductions

0:18 Publication Info

4:07 Context

7:15 Analysis

9:10 Analysis - Class Interactions

18:28 Analysis - Mortality

#JamesJoyce

#Dubliners

#Bloomsday

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Song: Infinite

Artist: Valence

Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies

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Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about "The Memory Police" this week by Yoko Ogawa. I think this piece can be hard for many to feel comfortable in offering an interpretation. We think the marketing of this one was tough with it appealing to SciFi as well as Literary Fiction fans. Maybe it sat between genres? Maybe there are many meanings? Let's talk about how she pulled this off and some of the possible interpretations to help bring meaning to our reading.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 Introductions

0:50 Publication Info

4:48 Plot Summary

7:31 Discussion

33:20 Wrap Up and Ratings

#YokoOgawa

#BooktubeSFF

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====Copyright Info====

Song: Infinite

Artist: Valence

Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies

Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk March Wrap up and April TBR as well as Krypto's phobia.

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Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video:

Novels:

 Wrapped in Rainbows by Valerie Boyd

 The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

 The Orthodox Church by Timothy Ware

 As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

 Second-Hand Curses by Drew Hayes 

Manga/Comics:

 Nailbiter by Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson (w/ Lezlie)

Short Stories:

 The Blizzard by Alekander Pushkin

 The Man to Send Rain Clouds by Leslie Marmon Silko

 Everything that Rises Must Converge - Flannery O'Connor

 The Lady with a Dog - Anton Chekhov

 The Thing Around Your Neck – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

 Muttsy by Zora Neale Hurston

 Report on the Thing by Clarice Lispector

 In Search of Dignity by Clarice Lispector

April TBR:

Fun:

 Hopefully an Awards Show

 Spoiler Tag

Novels:

 As I Lay Dying videos will come out

 Slaughterhouse 5! by Kurt Vonnegut

Short Stories:

 A Perfect Day for Banana Fish by J.D. Salinger

 A Once Perfect Day for Banana Fish by Mieko Kawakami

 The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K Le Guin

 Becky by Jean Toomer

Channels Mentioned in this Video:

Lezlie@TheNerdyNarrative: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXw-rVWALBklE2syuN4myw

Christy Luis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vxlV9uzt6efrwo-p1mh9g

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====Copyright Info====

Song: Infinite

Artist: Valence

Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies

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Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we jump into Books 8 (Mitya), 9 (The Preliminary Investigation), 10 (The Boys), 11 (Ivan), 12 (A Judicial Error), and the Epilogue of "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. We're going to move at lightning speed through just some of the analysis points we want to talk to. Let's be honest, you could make this video 12 hours and you still couldn't cover it all! In fact, you could probably spend that whole time just on "Ivan's Dream" and just trying to answer what does Ivan's Dream mean? 

The Brothers Karamazov Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hXT6MQxZxg&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YDNylYYSLmmBzhjWlfsMkzW

If you started here, make sure you go back and check out the "Before you Read..." video on this book!:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hXT6MQxZxg

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Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video:

"The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Channels Mentioned in this Video:

Special thanks to the hosts of #BrothersKaramazov2021

Christy Luis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vxlV9uzt6efrwo-p1mh9g

Peg: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC90shWXVdNwYDSPfDbc4OSw

Victoria: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtmDLavsVHRuHZCEMBoUxnw

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#FyodorDostevsky

#TheBrothersKaramazov

#RussianLiterature

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 Introductions

0:37 Book 8

13:02 Book 9

19:29 Book 10

29:15 Book 11

42:29 Book 12

46:50 Epilogue

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Song: Infinite

Artist: Valence

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We talk about Free Indirect Speech and a little bit of James Joyce's past in this video. Eveline makes a lot of choices in this piece and at a young age. Did you guys connect with this character at all? Let us know in the comments below.

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#JamesJoyce

#Dubliners

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 Introduction

0:27 Publication Info

0:50 Overall Thoughts

2:27 Plot Summary

3:38 Analysis

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Song: Infinite

Artist: Valence

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Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! "Report on the Thing" (Original title is "O relatório da coisa") was published in "Where Were You at Night" by Clarice Lispector. A very original work. Maybe there was no intent but we take that on as readers to see if something has value in our lives. We're going to explore our view of this story!

Clarice Lispector Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HHpPJOiAPA&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YC6N8nEmLSIHflBO1PoIueM

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Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video:

"Where Were You at Night" by Clarice Lispector

Channels Mentioned in this Video:

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#ClariceLispector

#ReportontheThing

#WhereWereYouAtNight

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

0:00 Introductions

1:01 Publication, Author & Themes

4:11 Plot Summary

4:23 Analysis

16:38 Ratings and Wrap Up

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====Copyright Info====

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Artist: Valence

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Is Shirley Jackson's The Lottery America's Greatest Short Story?

Read for Free: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1948/06/26/the-lottery

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