Useless Doctors Book Club

For our tenth (!!) episode, we read one of Sarah's favorite books, Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Marukami. Since both Sarah and Pooja read this one last year and Pooja's wasn't as much of a fan, Harshini is the official tiebreaker of how good this book really was. We break down the whole plot, talking about the oedipal prophecy, the characters we loved and hated, and all the things that confused us. Listen to find out what we thought! 

Happy almost Halloween! The spooky vibes are well underway in our latest read. For our last Spooktober novel, we chat about the classic haunted house story, The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Along the way, we talk about Harshini’s love for "cozy" and "nice" ghost stories, toxic friendships, and whether we would ever go to a haunted mansion if invited. Hope you enjoy!

This episode we delve into behind-the-scenes drama at a publishing house in the book, The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris. We discuss our love for wholesome friendships in books, as well as, the best way to overthrow a secret organization. We attempt to decipher what happened in the ending and our thoughts on the book's overall messages. Did we finally hit the mark for a thriller this spook-tober? Listen to find out!

For the overlap of Hispanic Heritage Month and Spooktober, we discussed Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. In a very rare occurrence, all three of us agreed on our exact rating of this book! While we thought the variety of vampires and their cool powers were promising, we had many thoughts on how this book could have been more satisfying. We also pitch an idea for a sequel of the book and want to know if it’s ever going to be made into a movie!

Hey hey hey, we are back with episode 6! In this episode we discuss It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover. Along the way we chat about Ellen DeGeneres, our crush on one of the side characters, and Harshini’s qualms with unoriginal baby names. As this book is on the heavier side, we’d like to give a content warning. This book has graphic depictions of abuse and we discuss some of these scenes in depth in this podcast. Nonetheless, if you read this book, we’d love to hear your thoughts! 

In this episode, we read our first book by an Indian American author!! Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian features magical lemonade (yes, gold melted down for the characters to drink) and some typical brown boy behavior. We judge how unlikable the main character is and laugh at how Pooja thought this book was hilarious when Harshini and Sarah did not. This book also contained some Hindi and Marathi phrases with no translation, so you might need to pull up a translation website every so often. But if you're Indian American, you will definitely be able to relate to things like the kids hanging out in the basement at parties and parents comparing their kids constantly. Tell us what you thought of the book and our reviews!

In this episode, we delve into the book Newcomer by Keigo Higashino. Throughout this episode, we gush over all the wholesome moments in this murder-mystery and expose our crush for the competent lead detective. Could it be possible that we've found a book that no one has any qualms with? Impossible! Enjoy!

For the start of the new school year, Episode 3 of the Useless Doctor’s Book Club is here with a campus crime novel! In this episode we chat about the book, The Maidens by Alex Michaelides. We also discuss how many stabs is too many stabs, why men shouldn’t write women characters in thriller books, and our past plans to have our own secret society.

For our second episode, we read Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder. This novel explores the life of a new mother who’s convinced she’s turning into a dog. Yes, you read that right. Despite some significant confusion, we try to unpack the symbols and explore an unsteady theory. Enjoy!

Welcome to our podcast! In our first episode we discuss the book, Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto. Along the way we talk about our qualms with tropes in love stories, unrealistic murder expectations and why aunties are always coming in clutch.