There Will Be Books

Hello! It's been awhile but we are back to talk books. We start by knocking off the rust with random observations (longtime listeners will know this a ruse to not become too successful) before we delve into Ernest Hemingway's short story "Hills Like White Elephants." After that we nominate a great collection of books to add to our famous TBR. (We add more than one...)

As always thanks for listening and happy reading!

Books Added:

Ripley Under Ground by Patricia Highsmith

Turn, Magic Wheel by Dawn Powell

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This week we celebrate the best in the books we read in the past year. It's time for the Book Oscars!! We debate fun categories such as best villain and best scene before announcing the winners for best book, best character, and best author. We love doing this episode and this year was no different.

Also, if you like upcoming book news we have a bit of that in the beginning. Thanks for listening and enjoy!

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Since we started this podcast we have read one Flashman book a year. This year we read book five, "Flashman in the Great Game." This time we follow Flashman to India as he becomes involved in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. But before we discuss our latest Flashman book, Matt makes a point about Christmas and Peter discusses texting Matt's Dad about books.

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This week we're adding and subtracting. First, we nominate some new books to add to our TBR. I always say this but lots of interesting titles. Lastly, the main attraction, a new game called, the bookshelf purge. Each of us brought a stack of books to discuss this week, revolving around the question of should I keep this book? Let us know if you liked this segment, and do you agree with the books we kept and got rid of?

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This week we begin with a little AI chat before discussing a fantastic novella. In 1977, Lady Caroline Blackwood published, "Great Granny Webster," a biting, bleak, hilarious take down of a "great" house. Full of fantastic characters and brilliant prose this book impressed us both immensely.

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We're back after winter break to talk about a books! We begin by discussing "The Spectre of Alexander Wolf" by Gaito Gazdanov. A book with a tremendous premise but we discuss why the book fails to build on that.

Next we add a bunch of short stories to our TBR. Lots of interesting selections to look forward too.

Short Stories added to TBR:

-”The Reticence of Lady Anne” by Saki

-”Mrs. Packletides” by Saki

-”The Ravages of Spring” by John Gardner

-”Enoch Soames” by Max Beerbohm

-”Victory Lap” by George Saunders

-”When We Were Nearly Young” by Mavis Gallant

-”The Snows of Kilimanjaro” by Ernest Hemingway

-”A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” by Ernest Hemingway

-”Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway

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This week we're discussing the successful debut from Rachel Joyce, "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry." A charming, sad, and poignant novel that surprised and pleased us greatly. We had a great time discussing this novel...spoilers ahead!

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This week we are discussing the much taught and discussed 1927 novel by Hermann Hesse, "Steppenwolf." Going in we didn't quite know what to expect but we both agreed we were pleasantly surprised by this enlightening, thought provoking, and surreal novel.

We discuss our favorite quotes and passages. Also, what we each took away from the book. Finally, we answer the question, "is this book only for young people?"

Episode note- Peter here. Sorry for my coughing during the episode I did my best to mute myself but didn't get every cough. We powered through in the name of podcasting and books. Cheers. (Should have brought more cough drops to the attic)

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We are back from a nice fall break. Peter went to the big apple and Matt stayed around, working on his sourdough starter. While we were away we both have been reading books on the side, and we begin this episode discussing some of our fall reading highlights.

And finally we end by picking an October book to read. Will we continue to pick a horror book or will we go another direction?

Thank you for listening and happy reading!

Books Recommended:

Mina's Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa

The Bookshop by Evan Friss

Gambler by Billy Walters

The Fellowship by Philip Zaleski and Carol Zaleski

Books Added:

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Great Granny Webster by Caroline Blackwood

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We begin by discussing Matt's recent reads, courtesy of his losing sports teams. Then we dive into another installment of nominating and selecting new books to add to our TBR. Lots of serious literary choices this time around. Also discussed; Sally Rooney, NYC bookstores, and twitter feuds. Thanks for listening. Enjoy!

TBR Additions

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

The Spectre of Alexander Wolf by Gaito Gazdanov

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