Useless Doctors Book Club The Useless Doctors

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!

In this week's episode, we revisit an author whom we've had a mixed record with, the one and only Colleen Hoover! This book, titled 'Too Late', originally began as a story on Wattpad and follows a young woman named Sloan who is in an abusive relationship with her drug dealer boyfriend, Asa. Little does she know a young DEA agent, Carter, is working undercover in an attempt to take down Asa's operation. Things get "complicated" when they begin to have feelings for each other. Classic.

Did we love this book or did we loathe it? We make UDBC podcast history with this one, so give it a listen to find out what happens!