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There are many books that people say are good, or even great, but how to know which ones you should read? Christian and Jonas will help you decide, as they discuss great literature, and decide whether it is actually any good.
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49 - Frankenstein
Welcome to Halloween in December, when we discuss Mary Shelley's classic horror tale, its take on science and queerness, and why we wouldn't want to snuggle up to Lord Byron.
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48 - The Yellow Wallpaper
Things are getting craaaazy in corona lockdown as we discuss depictions of mental illness, horror and bad ideas for a date.
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47 - Flights
A little pandemic doesn't keep us from podcasting! Other stuff did. But we're back, discussing last year's Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk's most celebrated novel Flights. We talk about its obession with human bodies, traveling and the rights of the orcish worker.
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46 - A Christmas Carol
To end the year on a festive note we discuss a Christmas classic by one of the most highly esteemed writers in the English language. We talk religion, politics and corpse eating rats, so basically the same topics as at Christmas dinner with your family.
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45 - The Handmaid's Tale
We live in the end times, so it's only fitting that we talk to dytopian fiction scholar Annika (https://twitter.com/mydystopias) about Margaret Atwood's groundbraking novel, its chilling realism, its flaws, and why some merch is just in bad taste.
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44 - The Great Gatsby
Many people call Fitzgerald's magnum opus THE Great American Novel. Reason enough for us to talk about its treatment of its female characters, the American Dream and why we can’t stop saying “old sport”, old sport.
Customer Reviews
Great podcast
Great podcast guys! I love the commentary and insightful wit as you let loose on these "classic" tales of literature. My favorite so far has been your summary of Twilight, which I wholeheartedly agreed with. Keep up the awesome work! I know you focus on books but I would also be interested to hear you critique movies.
Good preparation for Macbeth
Thanks for the in depth analysis - our book club enjoyed your entertaining and thoughtful comments. Very helpful in preparing for our own discussion.