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Fully Booked Eric Reuss

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Always wanted to be part of a book club? Join ours. We split novels new and old into sections and discuss the content every two weeks. Take part in the conversation on Discord and tune in every Tuesday for a new episode, just make sure you keep up with the reading!

    The Big Sleep Ep. 1 (First Half)

    The Big Sleep Ep. 1 (First Half)

    _The Big Sleep Topics of Discussion
    _
    - 00:40 - First Impressions
    - 03:14 - Marlow's Pay
    - 05:03 - Marlow's Values
    - 06:56 - Marlow's World
    - 10:10 - 1930's Books
    - 11:00 - Problematic elements, representation of women and LGBTQ characters
    - 16:30 - Masculine and Feminine Power in the book
    - 22:42 - Why the title? Discussing 'The Big Sleep'
    - Predictions for second half of the book


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    • 28 min
    The Great Alone Ep. 2

    The Great Alone Ep. 2

    Episode Notes

    1:03 - Intro
    2:04 - First Impressions
    4:04 - Josh gets three guesses at the plot
    10:10 - Plot Explained
    32:20 - Ratings and What's Next


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    • 34 min
    The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah Pt. 1 (CH. 1-16)

    The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah Pt. 1 (CH. 1-16)

    Episode Notes

    0:00 - INITIAL THOUGHTS
    5:38 - CINEMATIC SHALLOWNESS
    8:20 - DISCUSSION OF ERNT
    10:25 - NONSENSE PLOT
    11:17 - BACK TO ERNT
    13:50 - FEMINIST NOT FEMINIST BOOK
    22:40 - SHALLOWNESS REVISITED
    23:48 - PREDICTIONS FOR END OF THE BOOK


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    • 28 min
    Herzog by Saul Bellow Pt. 3 (Pg. 200 - Final)

    Herzog by Saul Bellow Pt. 3 (Pg. 200 - Final)

    _Episode Notes: _


    00:00 - Intro
    4:10 - Josh Goofs
    05:40 - Court Cases and Herzog's character
    07:51 - Court cases and impact on Herzog
    10:04 - Herzog and his daughter
    11:28 - The Philosophy of Death
    17:21 - What cures Herzog
    21:34 - Ramona, Sexuality and Marriage
    28:20 - Depictions of other women in the book
    29:17 - More on Death
    34:00 - Overall Ratings


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    • 37 min
    Herzog by Saul Bellow Pt. 2 (100-201)

    Herzog by Saul Bellow Pt. 2 (100-201)

    *Fully Book discusses: *



    Herzog's Philosophy references

    Eisenhower

    Herzog's personal issues

    Romana and possible redemption

    Bellow's writing prowess

    Predictions for the end of the book



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    • 29 min
    Herzog by Saul Bellow Ep. 1 (Pgs. 1-101)

    Herzog by Saul Bellow Ep. 1 (Pgs. 1-101)

    Conversation starts with what's up with Herzog and end with predictions about the rest of the novel.

    • 35 min

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