Adult Book Club Russell MacDougall

Welcome to the 72nd Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features Deer Hunting with Jesus by Joe Bageant. Discussion of the book starts at the 14th minute. This episode is set up differently as this book is a collection of essays so we take time going through each one and have a larger discussion throughout. The book is heavy into politics, religion, and the American lifestyle so our conversation is veered towards those topics and can be heavy at times. We do not intend to anger or hurt anyone with our opinions and just wanted to make note of that from the beginning. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 71st Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley. Discussion of the book starts at the 10th minute. Spoilers are between the 41 and 1:16 minute marks. We discuss the difficulties we had with this story trying to connect with its characters and visualize our setting. In spoilers we talk about the mysteries and magic of the world and how some of the revelations came too late for us. We finish with a brief segment sections and another surprise book for the next episode. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 70th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Discussion of the book starts at the 12th minute. Spoilers are between the 50 and 1:30 minute marks. We discuss our strong female lead and supporting cast of a few good men at length and then in spoilers get into how we thought Reid did portraying the tennis matches, romance, and comeback of Carrie Soto. We gush about how well this book was written and the flawless choices the author made and then finish up with our usual segments Enjoy!

Welcome to the 69th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty. Discussion of the book starts at the 16th minute. Spoilers are between the 1:02 and 1:51 minute marks. We discuss our middle aged, legendary protagonist at length while getting into the style of how the book was written and what we took away from it. In spoilers we talk about our villains in this story as well as what we thought of her representation of magic in this world. We finish with our usual segments and have another mystery book for next episode. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 68th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Discussion of the book starts at the 15th minute. Spoilers are between the 53 and 2:05 minute marks. We discuss at length the different hosts our protagonist inhabits throughout the story as well as how different and exciting the set up for the novel was. In an extra-long spoilers section, we discuss how Turton tied up all the loose ends and avoided the usual follies involved in time travel stories. We then finish with our usual segments. Enjoy!

Welcome to the 67th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features Bone Smith by Nicki Pau Preto. Discussion of the book starts at the 9th minute. Spoilers are between the 36 and 1:32 minute marks. We discuss our characters, history, and magic of this world at length and tell you which Smith we would most like to be. In spoilers we go over the multiple discoveries throughout the novel and how most, if not all, felt a little too predictable. We finish with our usual segments and a surprise book for next episode. Enjoy!