Two Book Ramblers

We might be biased, but we believe the book is almost always better than the book. However, an infographic with instances to the contrary, made us dedicate an episode to those books whose movie adaptation have been considered to be better.

All books discussed and links to all the topics mentioned in this episodes can be found in the show notes at www.twobookramblers.com

At our page, you can also check our Cover Gallery and join us in Book vs. Book, Six-Word Reviews, and GuessWork.

You can purchase any book we mentioned in the show by visiting our TBR Bundles.

In this episode we discuss books which might take you 20 minutes, or less, to read. If an audiobook is available, we will let you know, since those will make great companions for a short commute.

All books discussed and links to all the topics mentioned in this episodes can be found in the show notes at www.twobookramblers.com

At our page, you can also check our Cover Gallery and join us in Book vs. Book, Six-Word Reviews, and GuessWork.

You can purchase any book we mentioned in the show by visiting our TBR Bundles.

Like one-name celebrities, there are books with one-name titles. The sole mention of such titles is evocative of all the feelings, good or bad, that the eponymous character represents. A list like Carrie, Hamlet, Rebecca, or Ulysses would be sufficient to prove this point, but we will elaborate:

All books discussed and links to all the topics mentioned in this episodes can be found in the show notes at www.twobookramblers.com

At our page, you can also check our Cover Gallery and join us in Book vs. Book, Six-Word Reviews, and GuessWork.

You can purchase any book we mentioned in the show by visiting our TBR Bundles.

Lists commending books abound. Annually, we get a rank of the best books every year from different sources, there are countless lists for the 1,000 or 1,001 novels to be read, and the list of literary prizes and awards gets longer as you read this. However, even books in those ultimate 1000-long lists do not always enjoy good reviews. In fact, Bill Henderson has compiled Rotten Reviews Redux, a book containing very unfavorable reviews given to titles you might not expect to be harshly criticized. In a very ironic turn of events, it turns out Bill Henderson's book has itself received unfavorable criticism; you can read some of them in Goodreads. 

We have compiled a list of books receiving very unfavorable reviews that we want to share with you.

All books discussed and links to all the topics mentioned in this episodes can be found in the show notes at www.twobookramblers.com

At our page, you can also check our Cover Gallery and join us in Book vs. Book, Six-Word Reviews, and GuessWork.

You can purchase any book we mentioned in the show by visiting our TBR Bundles.

Like one-name celebrities, there are books with one-name titles. The sole mention of such titles is evocative of all the feelings, good or bad, that the eponymous character represents. A list like Carrie, Hamlet, Rebecca, or Ulysses would be sufficient to prove this point, but we will elaborate.

All books discussed and links to all the topics mentioned in this episodes can be found in the show notes at www.twobookramblers.com

At our page, you can also check our Cover Gallery and join us in Book vs. Book, Six-Word Reviews, and GuessWork.

You can purchase any book we mentioned in the show by visiting our TBR Bundles.

Maybe it was serendipity? Recently we came across two articles which gave us the idea for this episode: to talk about books being written by authors despite problems with their eyesight.
All books discussed and links to all the topics mentioned in this episodes can be found in the show notes at www.twobookramblers.com
At our page, you can also check our Cover Gallery and join us in Book vs. Book, Six-Word Reviews, and GuessWork.
You can purchase any book we mentioned in the show by visiting our TBR Bundles.

Once upon a time...we read an article listing the 100 Best First Lines in literature. The article includes all the ones you expect: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,...", "Call me Ishmael.", "It is a truth universally known...",  "Somewhere in La Mancha,...", and "Happy families are all alike;...". But the list also contained some unorthodox and brilliant ways to start a novel, so we decided to talk about those odd ones in this episode.

All books discussed and links to all the topics mentioned in this episodes can be found in the show notes at www.twobookramblers.com

At our page, you can also check our Cover Gallery and join us in Book vs. Book, Six-Word Reviews, and GuessWork.

You can purchase any book we mentioned in the show by visiting our TBR Bundles.

When characters become part of our collective consciousness, their stories transcend time and place, and their tales get told and retold. It is also often that these stories are reimagined and recounted from the point of view of another character, sometimes the villains, making for some entertaining and creative books. In this episode, we will discuss book retellings from a different perspective, that of a different character in the original book.

All books discussed and links to all the topics mentioned in this episodes can be found in the show notes at www.twobookramblers.com

At our page, you can also check our Cover Gallery and join us in Book vs. Book, Six-Word Reviews, and GuessWork.

You can purchase any book we mentioned in the show by visiting our TBR Bundles.

Colors, in general, have been associated with many feelings, holidays, ideas, even individuals. But the symbolism associated with red is probably one of the oldest and better known. Such a symbolic color had to find its way into books, and in a prominent place since several authors have chosen RED to be part of the titles of their books. In this episode, we offer you a list of such instances.

All books discussed and links to all the topics mentioned in this episodes can be found in the show notes at www.twobookramblers.com

At our page, you can also check our Cover Gallery and join us in Book vs. Book, Six-Word Reviews, and GuessWork.

You can purchase any book we mentioned in the show by visiting our TBR Bundles.

In this episode, we talk about books featuring writers as the main characters. How is that for an inside job?

All books discussed and links to all the topics mentioned in this episodes can be found in the show notes at www.twobookramblers.com

At our page, you can also check our Cover Gallery and join us in Book vs. Book, Six-Word Reviews, and GuessWork.

You can purchase any book we mentioned in the show by visiting our TBR Bundles.