Useless Doctors Book Club

We are back this week with a wildly popular book that recently became an Amazon Prime series, Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid! A story inspired by the rock & roll bands of the 70s, this book seems to be beloved by everyone. But I know you're more concerned about whether we liked it. Well, I guess you'll just have to listen to find out ;)

In today's episode, we read the BookTok famous book, Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune. The book follows Wallace after he passes away and he visits a tea shop to cross over to the afterlife. Will we agree with BookTok? Listen to find out!

For this week's episode, we read a thriller (Harshini's pick ofc) by the popular author, Riley Sager, titled The Only One Left. This book follows a woman named Kit who starts working as a home nurse for Lenora, an elderly woman whose entire family was murdered back in 1929. As Kit spends time with Lenora, she begins to uncover her wild story. As a group that's pretty tough on thrillers, did we enjoy this highly-rated, full-of-twists book? Listen to find out!

In the second episode of season 6, we get into the fall vibes with an atmospheric, witchy book called Slewfoot by the author and artist Brom. Pooja had a LOT of thoughts on this book, arguably too many, leading to some rants and rambles. But listen in if you want to hear our thoughts on this revenge story with a twist!

We are back with season 6! This season we are doing something a little special — we are only reading books that have 4 stars or higher on Goodreads (because Harshini is officially done with bad reads). In this episode, we read the wildly popular book, A Secret History by Donna Tartt. A Secret History follows six classics students in a small liberal arts college and their relationships as a friend group. This book is considered one of the main books to popularize dark academia. Can we get behind everyone's love for the book? Listen to find out!

In this episode, we watch the show The Other Black Girl which is based off the book The Other Black Girl which we read back in Season 1 Episode 8. The book/show follow Nella Rogers who works at Wagner Books as an editorial assistant. She is excited when Hazel joins Wagner Books also as an editorial assistant since Hazel would be the second black employee Wagner Books has, other than Nella herself. The story follows their dynamic as they learn more about each other. Does the show ring true to the book? Listen to find out!

For our second-to-last episode of season 5, we decided to pick another spooky season book: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson. We read Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House two years ago, all the way back in season 1. And as a bonus, we also discussed The Lottery, a short story by Jackson that both Sarah and Pooja read in school. Did Shirley Jackson finally win us over? Listen to find out!

Welcome back to our listeners! In this week's episode, we discuss 'The Great Believers' by Rebecca Makkai. The story follows a young gay man named Yale living in 1980s Chicago during the height of the AIDs epidemic. This book is very different from the previous Rebecca Makkai book read on this podcast, 'I Have Some Questions For You', which was a mystery thriller that was well-received by us in season 4. But the question here is, how did we feel about 'The Great Believers'? Listen in to find out!

In today's episode, we read the book The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange. The book follows Tara as she navigates life after being released from prison. She lives with her siblings again and is trying her best to find a job and integrate back into society. The book even features an unexpected romance. Will the romance satisfy the romances grinches? Listen to find out!

For this episode, we read another cozy, fun mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. This book follows Vera, an elderly woman running a "world-famous" tea shop when one day, she finds a man dead in her shop. She uses her amazing ability to cook lots of delicious food to investigate suspects and makes some cute friendships along the way. Note: do NOT read this book when you're really hungry! Listen to find out what we thought about Jesse Q. Sutanto's latest book and our own ideas for our tea shop!