Book Reports Sean Gilbertson

In this episode I get so cross with Emily Post for telling us how to balance the number of forks we own with the number of friends we have, I almost defenestrate the book entirely.

Imagine my surprise when I found out I've been screwing up every introduction I've ever made between two human beings my entire life! Actually... have I ever introduced two people before? Phew! Bullet dodged.

The biggest twist of this book is that it ENDS THIS WEEK. In my quest to be totally ignorant of literature, I retained my integrity in the glory of realizing this dang thing is at an end!
Robert Louis Stevenson saved his finest and most reflective prose for this final, action-free chapter. A bold choice.

Have you ever read a book where the climax happens with over a third of the story remaining? *I have*! And now you can too if you listen to this episode! Listen in horror as you find out that someone named their child HASTIE LANYON.

A butler equips an axe! An extremely flusterable lawyer equips a fireplace poker incorrectly! They both go crashing through a door! What do they find? An extra ~long~, exciting, and hysterical 47.5-minute episode of Book Reports!
Come read-listen to chapters 7 and 8 with me!

Recursive letters! Slanted sentences! A mysterious new friend that's obsessed with handwriting! How does this all fit in with a breakneck cycle of reclusion and dinner parties? And why is Mr. Utterson in charge of ignoring a murder inquiry?