BookShook

The Awakening

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 15:39:12 GMT

This episode is about the second half of The Awakening published in 1899 and written by the American author, Kate Chopin.

I take a book, split it in two, and discuss each half in consecutive podcasts. I’ll briefly summarise the half alongside my thoughts and reactions and raise any ideas that resonated with me - be warned - there will be spoilers . I’d love to share your thoughts on the book so send an an email to bookshook @yahoo.com. Also, let me know if any book suggestions you may have. Welcome to BookShook.

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The Awakening Review

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:00:56 GMT

A discussion of the first half of The Awakening published in 1899 and written by the American author, Kate Chopin.

I take a book, split it in two, and discuss each half in consecutive podcasts. I’ll briefly summarise the half alongside my thoughts and reactions and raise any ideas that resonated with me. But be warned - there will be spoilers - but only up to half way. I’d love to share your thoughts on the book so send an an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. Also, let me know if any book suggestions you may have. Welcome to BookShook

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The Death of Ivan Ilyich

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:00:25 GMT

This episode of BookShook is all about the second half of The Death of Ivan Ilyich published in 1886 written by the Russian author, Leo Tolstoy.

I take a book, split it in two, and discuss each half in consecutive podcasts. I’ll briefly summarise the half alongside my thoughts and reactions and raise any ideas that resonated with me - be warned - there will be spoilers. I’d love to share your thoughts on the book so send an an email to bookshook @yahoo.com. My next read will be The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Also, let me know if any book suggestions you may have. Welcome to BookShook.

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The Death of Ivan Ilyich Review

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 12:00:53 GMT

This episode of BookShook is all about the first half of The Death of Ivan Ilyich (up to Chapter 6 on page 61) by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy (translated by Anthony Briggs), first published in 1886.

In the podcast, I take a book, split it in two, and discuss each half in consecutive shows. I’ll briefly summarise the half alongside my thoughts and reactions and raise any ideas that resonated with me. But be warned - there will be spoilers - (but for this show only up to half way). I’d love to share your thoughts on the book so send an an email to bookshook @yahoo.com. Also, let me know if any book suggestions you may have. Welcome to BookShook”

Next books on my ‘to read’ list:

Satantango by László Krasznahorkai

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The Machine Stops

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:00:00 GMT

This episode is all about the second half of The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster published in 1928 (from Part 2 The Mending Apparatus if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half in consecutive podcasts. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The next book I'll be reading is The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy (106 pages) —I'll be reading up to half way for the next episode. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Next Reads:

The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy

The Awakening Kate Chopin

Satantango László Krasznahorkai

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The Machine Stops Review

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 11:00:21 GMT

This episode of BookShook is all about the first half of The Machine Stops (up to Part 2 ‘the Mending Apparatus) by, EM Forster, first published in 1928.

In the podcast, I take a book, split it in two, and discuss each half in consecutive shows. I’ll briefly summarise the half alongside my thoughts and reactions and raise any ideas that resonated with me. But be warned - there will be spoilers - but in this episode only up to halfway. I’d love to share your thoughts on the book so send an an email to bookshook @yahoo.com. Also, let me know if any book suggestions you may have. Welcome to BookShook”

Next books on my ‘to read’ list:

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

Satantango

Philippa Bailey’s review: https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/18/tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-by-gabrielle-zevin-review-when-game-boy-meets-game-girl Bill Gates’ review: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Tomorrow-and-Tomorrow-and-Tomorrow

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:00:40 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of September’s book, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin published in 2022 (from Chapter 5 'Pivots' on page 211 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half in consecutive podcasts. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. Going forward with the podcast, I’d like to read books that you suggest. So if you have one, let me know and I’ll do a podcast on it. Send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. So the next podcast will be about a book you suggest. Can't wait to hear your suggestions.

Content Warning: There are adult themes throughout the first half: suicide, violence, sexism and misogyny. I don't use any foul language in this podcast. Please check the content of the novel before proceeding.

Article "The Unquenchable Thirst to Understand" by Yvonne Merritt http://itech.fgcu.edu/&/issues/vol2/issue2/rabelais.htm

Youtube video of Simon McBurney discussing Rabelais: https://youtu.be/iIy9AEtHYXc

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Review

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 11:00:20 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of September’s book, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin published in 2022 (up to Chapter 5 'Pivots' on page 211 if you're reading alongside). The idea is that I split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - $Part2EpisodeDate$ September), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Chapter 5 'Pivots' on page 211). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for October is The Machine Stops by EM Forster (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Article "The Unquenchable Thirst to Understand" by Yvonne Merritt http://itech.fgcu.edu/&/issues/vol2/issue2/rabelais.htm Youtube video of Simon McBurney discussing Rabelais http://itech.fgcu.edu/&/issues/vol2/issue2/rabelais.htm

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Gargantua and Pantagruel

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:00:51 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of August’s book, Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais published in the 1530s (book 2 ‘Pantagruel’ if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for September is Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - 401 pages — we’ll be reading up to Chapter V 'Pivots' on page 211 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 8th September. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are very adult themes throughout. It’s not a book for children. There are Scenes of sexual coercion. a lot of sexism and mysogony. I would check the content of the novel before reading it. You have been warned

Future Reads:

September: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - 401 pages

October: The Machine Stops by EM Forster

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Gargantua and Pantagruel Review

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:00:04 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of August’s book, Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais published in the 1530s (book one ‘Gargantua' if you're reading alongside). The idea is that I split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 25th August), we’ll look at the book 2 ‘Pantagruel'). Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for September is Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - 401 pages (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Future Reads:

September: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - 401 pages

October: The Machine Stops by EM Forster - 55 pages

The Unquenchable Thirst to Understand: Francois Rabelais’ Satire of Medieval and Renaissance Learning In Gargantua and Pantagruel by Yvonne Merritt http://itech.fgcu.edu/&/issues/vol2/issue2/rabelais.htm

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All the Birds, Singing

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 11:00:54 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of July’s book, All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld published in 2013 (from Chapter 15 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for August is Books 1 and 2 of Garguntua and Pantagruel by Rabelais — for the first podcast I'll be reading Book 1 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me) - that episode will be released on 11th August. And the second podcast of August (25th) will be about book 2. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There's no bad language but be aware that there are adult themes in the novel - sexual coercion, prostitution and violence which I may touch upon.

Future Reads:

August: Books 1 and 2 of Garguntua and Pantagruel by Rabelais

September: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

October: The Machine Stops by EM Forster

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All the Birds, Singing Review

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 11:00:23 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of July’s book, All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld published in 2013 (up to Chapter 15 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 28th July), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Chapter 15). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for August is Books 1 and 2 of Garguntua and Pantagruel by Rabelais (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There's no bad language but be aware that there are adult themes in the novel - sexual coercion, prostitution and violence which I may touch upon.

Future Reads:

August: Books 1 and 2 of Garguntua and Pantagruel by Rabelais

September: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

October: The Machine Stops by EM Forster

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Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 11:00:04 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of June’s book, The Trilogy: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable by Samuel Beckett (translated from the French by the author and Patrick Bowles) published in 1951 (from Page 209 "I fear I may have fallen asleep again" if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for July is All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld — we’ll be reading up to Chapter 15 on page 120 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 14th July. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: I've removed any explicit language. There are some adult themes throughout the work (sex and violence) so do check the content of the novel before continuing.

Future Reads:

July: All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld

August: Books 1 and 2 of François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel (trans. by J.M.Cohen)

September: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (401 pages)

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Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 11:00:19 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of June’s book, The Trilogy: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable by Samuel Beckett (translated from the French by the author and Patrick Bowles) published in 1951 (up to Page 209 "I fear I may have fallen asleep again" if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 30th June), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Page 209 "I fear I may have fallen asleep again"). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for July is All the birds, singing by Evie Wyld (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: I've removed any explicit language. There are some adult themes throughout the work (sex and violence) so do check the content of the novel before continuing.

Future Reads:

July: All the birds, singing by Evie Wyld

August: Books 1 and 2 of François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel (trans. by J.M.Cohen)

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Light

Fri, 26 May 2023 11:00:33 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of May’s book, Light by M. John Harrison published in 2002 (from Chapter 18 on page 161 if you're reading alongside). The idea is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then, in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 26th May), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Chapter 18 on page 161). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for June is The Trilogy Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unmissable by Samuel Beckett (418 pages) so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There's no bad language in the podcast (apologies to Samuel Beckett where I've removed the slightly explicit language from the extract I read out.). The content of the novel deals with adult themes: violence and murder.

Future Reads:

June: The Trilogy Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unmissable by Samuel Beckett (418 pages)

July: All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (229 pages)

August: Books 1 and 2 of Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais (243 pages)

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Light

Fri, 12 May 2023 11:00:17 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of May’s book, Light by M. John Harrison published in 2002 (up to Chapter 18 on page 161 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 26th May), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Chapter 18 on page 161). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for June is The Trilogy Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unmissable by Samuel Beckett (418 pages) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There's no bad language in the podcast. The content of the novel deals with adult themes: violence and murder

Future Reads:

June: The Trilogy Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unmissable by Samuel Beckett (418 pages)

July: All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (229 pages)

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Treacle Walker

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 11:00:35 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of April’s book, Treacle Walker by Alan Garner published in 2021 (from Chapter 10 (page 75) if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for May is Light by M. John Harrison (320 pages) — we’ll be reading up to Chapter 18 "The Circus of Pathet Lao" on page 161 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 5th May. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: I've removed all swear words. There is a sexual reference and a reference to murder in the next book, Light, which I introduce towards the end of the podcast.

Future Reads:

May: Light by M. John Harrison (320 pages)

June: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable by Samuel Beckett (418 pages)

July: All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (229 pages)

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Treacle Walker

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 11:00:49 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of April’s book, Treacle Walker by Alan Garner published in2021 (up to Chapter 10 (page 75) if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 28th April), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Chapter 10 (page 75)). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for May is Light by M. John Harrison (320 pages) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Future Reads:

May: Light by M. John Harrison (320 pages)

June: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable by Samuel Beckett (418 pages)

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The House of Spirits

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:00:39 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of March’s book, The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. Magda Bogin published in 1985 (from Chapter 7 "The Brothers" if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for April is Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages) published in 2021 — we’ll be reading up to Chapter 10 on page 75 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 14th April. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: I have removed any swear words that are in quotations. There are references to rape and violence throughout the novel. Please check the content of the novel before continuing. There are references to a previous book Pedro Paramo that I make reference to throughout the podcast.

Future Reads:

April: Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages) published in 2021

May: Light by M.John Harrison (320 pages)

June: The Samuel Beckett Trilogy: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable (418 pages)

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The House of Spirits

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:00:04 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of March’s book, The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. Magda Bogin published in 1985 (up to Chapter 7 "The Brothers" if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 31st March), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Chapter 7 "The Brothers"). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for April is Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages) published in 2021 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Future Reads:

April: Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages) published in 2021

May: Light by M.John Harrison (320 pages)

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 12:00:22 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of February’s book, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn trans. Ralph Parker published in 1953 (from page 72 "The shop was quiet" if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for March is The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. by Magda Bogin — we’ll be reading up to Chapter 7 The Brothers (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 10th March. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are scenes of severe hunger, cold, and harsh prison life in sub zero degree temperatures. I have removed any swear words.

Future Reads:

March: The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. by Magda Bogin

April: Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages)

May: Light by M.John Harrison (320 pages)

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

The idea about 'augit' was mentioned in the following article:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/10/lessons-from-my-dying-therapist-care-less-have-fun-accept-the-inevitable

Lessons from my dying therapist: care less, have fun – and accept the inevitable

In watching my beloved counsellor die, I finally learned how to live

Phoebe Greenwood

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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:00:58 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of February’s book, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn trans. Ralph Parker published in 1953 (up to page 72 "The shop was quiet" if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 24th February), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from page 72 "The shop was quiet"). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for March is The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. by Magda Bogin (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are scenes of severe hunger, cold, and harsh prison life in sub zero degree temperatures. I have removed any swear words.

Future Reads:

March: The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. by Magda Bogin

April: Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages)

May: Light by M.John Harrison (320 pages)

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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Pedro Páramo

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 12:00:20 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of January’s book, Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo (trans. Margaret Sayers Peden) published in 1955 (from page 71 "The weather must be changing up there." if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for February is Alexandr Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life fo Ivan Denisovich (143 pages) — we’ll be reading up to Page 72 "The shop was quiet." (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 10th February. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: I have removed any swear words. Their are adult themes of sexuality, abuse of power and death/dying throughout the novel.

Future Reads:

February: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life fo Ivan Denisovich (143 pages)

March: The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. Magda Bogin (491 pages)

April: Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages)

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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Pedro Páramo

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of January’s book, Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo (trans. Margaret Sayers Peden) published in 1955 (up to page 71 "The weather must be changing up there." if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 27th January), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from page 71 "The weather must be changing up there."). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for February is Alexandr Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life fo Ivan Denisovich (143 pages) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There will be spoilers up to 50%. It is quite spooky and there are adult themes throughout the novel

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Vagabonds

Fri, 30 Dec 2022 12:00:46 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of December’s book, Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang trans. Ken Liu published in 2020 (from 'Medal' on page 332 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the youtube.com/@BookShook (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for January is Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo (trans. Margaret Sayers Peden) (139 pages) — we’ll be reading up to page 72 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 13th January. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

All episodes can be listened and discussed at youtube.com/@BookShook

Future Reads:

January: Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo (trans. Margaret Sayers Peden) (139 pages)

February:One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn trans. Ralph Parker(143 pages)

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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Vagabonds

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:00:23 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of December’s book, Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang trans. Ken Liu published in 2020 (up to page 332 'MEDAL' if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 30th December), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from 'Medal' on page 332). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for January is Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo (trans. Margaret Sayers Peden) (139 pages) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Future Reads:

January: Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo (trans. Margaret Sayers Peden) (139 pages)

February: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn trans. Ralph Parker(143 pages)

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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The Castle

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 12:00:28 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of November’s book, The Castle by Franz Kafka trans. J.A.Underwood published in 1926 (from page 146 - chapter 14 'Frieda's Reproach' if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for December is Hao Jingfang's Vagabonds trans. Ken Liu(594pages) — we’ll be reading up to Page 332, the chapter entitled 'Medal' (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 9th December. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There will be spoilers.

Future Reads:

December: Hao Jingfang's Vagabonds trans. Ken Liu (594pages)

January: Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo (139 pages)

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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The Castle

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 12:00:12 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of November’s book, The Castle by Franz Kafka trans. J.A.Underwood published in 1926 (up to Chapter 14 ("Frieda's Reproach") if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 25th November), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from page 146 - chapter 14 'Frieda's Reproach'). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for December is Hao Jingfang's Vagabonds trans. Ken Liu(594pages) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There will be spoilers.

This episode will be available until $ThisMonth+3$ but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

December: Hao Jingfang's Vagabonds trans. Ken Liu(594pages)

January: Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo (139 pages)

Links:

Guardian Article on Wide Sargasso Sea: https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/jul/15/book-beach-wide-sargasso-sea-jean-rhys

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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Wide Sargasso Sea

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 11:00:26 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of October’s book, Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys published in 1966 (from page 77 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for November is The Castle by Franz Kafka (280 pages) — we’ll be reading up to Chapter 14 'Frieda's Reproach' (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 11th November. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: It is assumed that you have read the first half of the novel so their may be spoilers up to 50%. I also read Jane Eyre in preparation for this podcast, and although I’ve tried to alert to any possible spoilers where possible, if you hate spoilers, my advice would be to read that book before listening. There are references to the following topics in the book: arson, mental illness, racism. I don’t use any swear words in this podcast. The n-word is used widely throughout the novel and any quotations from the novel that contain this word have been replaced with the phrase “n-word”. Also, apologies for not pronouncing Jean correctly. If there is anything I have missed, do let me know. This podcast as always, is a learning process for me. I’m learning from the novels , and also learning how to communicate effectively the ideas in the novels. Thanks.

All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

November: The Castle by Franz Kafka (280 pages)

December: Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang (trans. by Ken Liu) 642 pages

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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Wide Sargasso Sea

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 11:00:41 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of October’s book, Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys published in 1966 (up to page 77 beginning "After I had waited half an hour" if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - $Part2EpisodeDate$ October), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from page 77). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for November is The Castle by Franz Kafka (280 pages) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: It is assumed that you have read the first half of the novel so their may be spoilers up to 50%. I also read Jane Eyre in preparation for this podcast, and although I’ve tried to alert to any possible spoilers where possible, if you hate spoilers, my advice would be to read that book before listening. There are references to the following topics in the book: arson, mental illness, racism. I don’t use any swear words in this podcast. The n-word is used widely throughout the novel and any quotations from the novel that contain this word have been replaced with the phrase “n-word”. If there is anything I have missed, do let me know. This podcast as always, is a learning process for me. I’m learning from the novels , and also learning how to communicate effectively the ideas in the novels. Thanks.

All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

November: The Castle by Franz Kafka (280 pages)

December: Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang (trans. by Ken Liu) 642 pages

January: $ThisMonth+3Book+Author+PageCount$

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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The Corrections

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 11:00:00 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of September’s book, The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen published in 2001 (from Page 325 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together — one that I and perhaps you have never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for October's is Journey to the end of the Night, The book of disquiet, the wide sargasso sea, The Castle — we’ll be reading up to page 77 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on 14th October's. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

Content Warning: There may be spoilers up to 50% of the book. I don’t use any swear words in this podcast.

This episode will be available until December but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

October: Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys

November: The Castle, Franz Kafka

Links: https://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/5794/

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The Corrections

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:00:00 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of September’s book, The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen published in 2001 (up to Page 325 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first podcast, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 30th September), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Page 325). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for October's is The Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There may be spoilers up to 50% of the book. I don’t use any swear words in this podcast.

This episode will be available until December but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

Future Reads:
October: The Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:00:00 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of August’s book, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by The Polish author Olga Tokarczuk (trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones published in 2009 (from Chapter 9 on page 138 to the end if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together — one that I and perhaps you have never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for September is The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (623pp) — we’ll be reading up to page 325 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on 9th September. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are some violent scenes in the book. Please check the content before proceeding.

This episode will be available until November but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

September: The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (623pp)

October: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (152pp)

November: The Castle by Franz Kafka (280pp)

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:00:00 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of August’s book, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by The Polish author Olga Tokarczuk (trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones published in 2009 (up to Ch.9 ‘The Largest in the Smallest’ if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first podcast, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 26thAugust), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Chapter 9 on page 138 to the end). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for September is The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (623pp) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are some violent scenes in the book. Please check the content before proceeding.

This episode will be available until November but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

September: The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (623pp)

October: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (152pp)

November: The Castle by Franz Kafka (280pp)

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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Gravity's Rainbow

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 11:00:00 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of July’s book, Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon published in 1973 (from Page 455 (US,383 - Part3 Section 8 - the paragraph starting 'A soft night') if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together — one that I and perhaps you have never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for August is Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones) — we’ll be reading up to Ch.9 on p.138 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on 12th August. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: I've removed obscene swear words (apologies to Pynchon). There are some very adult themes in the novel covering topics of sex, war and oppression.

This episode will be available until October but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

August: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones) 266pp.
September: The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (644pp.)
October: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (152pp.)

I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

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Gravity's Rainbow

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 11:47:31 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of July’s book, Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon published in 1973 (up to Page 455 (US,383 - Part3 Section 8 - the paragraph starting 'A soft night') if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first podcast, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 29th July), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Page 455 (US,383 - Part3 Section 8 - the paragraph starting 'A soft night')). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube Channel or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for August is Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: I've removed obscene swear words (apologies to Pynchon). There are some very adult themes in the novel covering topics of sex war and oppression.

Future Reads:

August: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones)

September: The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (644pp.)

October: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (152pp.)

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34 Howards End - 2nd half discussion

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:51:57 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of June’s book, Howards End by E.M. Forster published in 1910 (from chapter 21 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together — one that I and perhaps you have never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for July is Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (902 pages) — we’ll be reading up to page 455 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on 8th July. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: I’ve removed any swear words and I only raise themes already present in the novel.

This episode will be available until September but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

July: Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (902 pages)

August: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Olga Tokarczuk (trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones) (266 pages).

September: The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (644 pages)

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33 Howard's End - 1st half discussion

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:08:26 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of June’s book, Howards End by E.M. Forster published in 1910 (up to Chapter 21 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first podcast, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 24th June), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from chapter 21). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment at the BookShook YouTube Channel or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for July is Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Future Reads:

July: Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (902 pages)

August: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Olga Tokarczuk (trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones) (266 pages).

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Olga Tokarczuk

September: The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (644 pages)

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32 The Animals In That Country - 2nd half discussion

Fri, 27 May 2022 19:17:41 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of May’s book, The Animals in that Country by Laura Jean McKay published in 2020 (from page 140 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together (that I and perhaps you have never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation below or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. You can check out the podcast at bookshook.buzzsprout.com. The book we’ll be reading for June is Howard's End by E.M. Forster (382pp) - we’ll be reading up to Chapter 22 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on 10th June. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are adult themes in the novel (and some swearing). I have removed any swear words from dialogue. Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.

Future Reads:

June: Howard's End by E.M. Forster (382pp) July: Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (902 pages)

August: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones) - 266 pages

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31 The Animals In That Country - 1st half discussion

Fri, 13 May 2022 10:06:05 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of May’s book, The Animals in that Country by Laura Jean McKay published in 2020 (up to page 140 “I need a rinse under the tap and a lie-down” if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first podcast, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 27th May), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from page 140). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for June is Howard's End by E.M. Forster (382pp) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are adult themes in the novel (and some swearing). I have removed any swear words from dialogue. Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.

This episode will be available until August but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

June: Howard's End by E.M. Forster (382 pages)

July: Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (902 pages)

August: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones - 266 pages)

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30 For Whom The Bell Tolls - 2nd half discussion

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:11:35 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of April’s book, For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway published in 1940 (from chapter 19 on Page 266. if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together — one that I and perhaps you have never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for May is The Animals In That Country by Laura Jean McKay (277 pages) — we’ll be reading up to page 140 "I need a rinse under the tap..." (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on 13th May. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: The novel covers the difficult themes of war, rape, murder. There are no swear words in the podcast.

This episode will be available for 3 months but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

May: The Animals In That Country by Laura Jean McKay (277 pages)

June: Howards End by EM Forster (382 pages)

July: Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (902 pages)

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29 For Whom The Bell Tolls - 1st half discussion

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:25:28 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of April’s book, For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway published in 1940 (up to Ch.19 (page 266) if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first podcast, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 29th April), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from chapter 19 on Page 266.). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for May is The Animals In That Country by Laura Jean McKay (277 pages) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: The novel covers the difficult themes of war, rape, murder. There are no swear words in the podcast.

This episode will be available until July but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

May: The Animals In That Country by Laura Jean McKay (277 pages)

June: Howards End by EM Forster (382pages)

July: Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (902 pages)

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28 Bewilderment - 1st half discussion

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 11:28:24 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of March’s book, Bewilderment by Richard Powers published in 2021 (p147 "ROBBIE EVEN ENJOYED INFLATING THE BOAT" to the end if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together — one that I and perhaps you have never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for April is For Whom the Bell Tolls by Earnest Hemingway (504pp) — we’ll be reading up to Ch. 19 (that's half way) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on 8th April. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are adult themes in the novel. I have removed any swear words. Please check the book content before listening.

This episode will be available until June but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

April: For Whom the Bell Tolls by Earnest Hemingway (504pp)

May: The Animals in that Country by Laura Jean McKay (277pp)

June: Howards End by EM Forster, (382pp)

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27 Bewilderment - 1st half discussion

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 11:31:26 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of March’s book, Bewilderment by Richard Powers published in 2021 (up to page 447 “ ROBBIE EVEN ENJOYED INFLATING THE BOAT” if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first podcast, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 25th March), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case p147 "ROBBIE EVEN ENJOYED INFLATING THE BOAT" to the end ). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for April is For Whom the Bell Tolls by Earnest Hemingway (504pp) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are adult themes in the novel. I have removed any swear words. Please check the book content before listening.

This episode will be available until June but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

April: For Whom the Bell Tolls by Earnest Hemingway (504pp)

May: The Animals in that Country by Laura Jean McKay (277pp)

June: Howards End by EM Forster, (382pp)

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26 The Quiet American - 2nd half discussion

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 11:39:16 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of February’s book, The Quiet American by Graham Greene published in 1955 (from Part 2 chapter IV on page 99 or 50% if you're kindling if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together — one that I and perhaps you have never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for March is Bewilderment by Richard Powers (288 pp.) — we’ll be reading up to 50% (page 144) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on 11th March. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are some violent scenes in the book. Please check the content before proceeding.

This episode will be available until May but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

March: Bewilderment by Richard Powers (288 pp.)

April: For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (504 pages)

May: The Animals in that Country by Laura Jean McKay (277 pages)

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25 The Quiet American - 1st half discussion

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:43:02 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of February’s book, The Quiet American by Graham Greene published in 1955 (up to Pt2 Chapter IV on Page 99 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first podcast, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 25th February), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Part 2 chapter IV on page 99 or 50% if you're kindling). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for March is Bewilderment by Richard Powers (288 pp.) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are some violent scenes in the book. Please check the content before proceeding.

This episode will be available until May but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

March: Bewilderment by Richard Powers (288 pp.)

April: For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (504 pages)

May: The Animals in that Country by Laura Jean McKay (277 pages)

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24 An Island - 2nd half discussion

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:46:27 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of January’s book, An Island by Karen Jennings published in 2021 (up to 50% on my kindle - that's half way, or the chapter beginning 'Samuel rose from the couch' if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first podcast, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 28th January), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from 50% -- the chapter beginning 'Samuel rose from the couch...'). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for February is The Quiet American by Graham Greene (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are some violent scenes in the book. Please check the content before proceeding.

This episode will be available until April but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

February: The Quiet American by Graham Greene

March: Bewilderment by Richard Powers

April: For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

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23 An Island - 1st half discussion

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:48:15 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of January’s book, An Island by Karen Jennings published in 2021 (up to 50% on my kindle - that's half way, or the chapter beginning 'Samuel rose from the couch' if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first podcast, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half of the book. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 28th January), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from 50% -- the chapter beginning 'Samuel rose from the couch...'). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment below or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. Just so you’re prepared, the book we’ll be reading for February is The Quiet American by Graham Greene (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). You can check out the podcast at bookshook.buzzsprout.com. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are some violent scenes in the book. Please check the content before proceeding.

Future Reads:

February: The Quiet American by Graham Greene

March: Bewilderment by Richard Powers

April: For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

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22 Dune - 2nd half discussion

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 11:51:06 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of December’s book, Dune by Frank Herbert published in 1965 (from P234 (‘Muad’dib could indeed see the future’) if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together — one that I and perhaps you have never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for January is An Island by Karen Jennings — we’ll be reading up to 50% up to the chapter beginning 'Samuel rose from the couch' (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on 14th January. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: It is an adult novel and there are themes of sexual coersion and violence. Please check the content of the novel before proceeding.

This episode will be available until March but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

January: An Island by Karen Jennings

February: The Quiet American by Graham Greene

March: Bewilderment by Richard Powers

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21 Dune - 1st half discussion

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 11:53:43 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of December’s book, Dune by Frank Herbert published in 1965 (up to page 234 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first podcast, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 31st December), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from P234 (‘Muad’dib could indeed see the future’)). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for January is An Island by Karen Jennings (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: It is an adult novel and there are themes of sexual coersion and violence. Please check the content of the novel before proceeding.

All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

January: An Island by Karen Jennings

February: The Quiet American by Graham Greene

March: Bewilderment by Richard Powers

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20 The Bluest Eye - 2nd half discussion

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:58:47 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of November’s book, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (from page 108 — the chapter beginning “SEEMOTHERMOTHERISVERYNICE” to the end” if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together (that I've never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from ch.7 to the end). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for December is Dune by Frank Herbert (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on 10th December. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are adult themes in the novel (racism, sexual abuse). I have removed any swear words from dialogue. Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.

All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

December: Dune by Frank Herbert

January: An Island by Karen Jennings

February: The Quiet American by Graham Greene

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19 The Bluest Eye - 1st half discussion

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:01:33 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of November’s book, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (up to page 108 — the chapter beginning “SEEMOTHERMOTHERISVERYNICE” if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together (that I've never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month - $Part2PodcastDate November), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from page 108 — the chapter beginning “SEEMOTHERMOTHERISVERYNICE” to the end”). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for December is Dune by Frank Herbert (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are adult themes througout the novel including racism, sexism, child abuse. Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast. I have removed any swear words.

All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

December: Dune by Frank Herbert

January: An Island by Karen Jennings

Feburary: The Quiet American by Graham Greene

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2666

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:03:45 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of October’s book, 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (from the dot on page 445 (where the new sentence mentions ‘Calle Santa Catarina) to the end if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together (that I've never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from ch.7 to the end). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for November is The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). We’ll be reading up to page 107 (up to the chapter that begins “SEEMOTHERMOTHERISVERYNICE…) - just over half way. The first podcast will be on 12th November. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are adult themes in the novel (rape and murder). I have removed any swear words from dialogue. Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast

All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

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2666

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 11:09:44 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of October’s book, 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (up to the dot on page 445 where the new sentence mentions ‘Calle Santa Catarina’ - That’s exactly half way if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together (that I've never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month - 29th October), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from the dot on page 445 (where the new sentence mentions ‘Calle Santa Catarina) to the end). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for November is The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are many references to murder and rape. Please check the content of the novel before proceeding with the podcast.

All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

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Piranesi

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:13:56 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of September’s book, Piranesi by Susannah Clarke published in 2020 (from part 3 (page 24 in my copy) to the end if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together — one that I and perhaps you have never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for October is 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (trans. Natasha Wimmer) — we’ll be reading up to $NextReadUpTo$ (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on $NextMonths1stPodcastDate$ October. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: I have removed any swear words but please check the content of the novel in case their are themes you may find distressing.

All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

October: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (trans. Natasha Wimmer) 894pp

November: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 212pp

December: Dune by Frank Herbert 550pp

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Piranesi

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:15:57 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of September’s book, Piranesi by Susannah Clarke published in 2020 (up to the end of Part 3 (page 124 in my copy) if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first podcast, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 24th September), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from part 3 (page 24 in my copy) to the end). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for October is 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (trans. Natasha Wimmer) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: I have removed any swear words but please check the content of the novel in case their are themes you may find distressing.

All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

October: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (trans. Natasha Wimmer)

November: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño trans. Natasha Wimmer

December: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

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Shuggie Bain

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:16:49 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of August’s book, Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart published in 2020 (from ch.18 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together — one that I and perhaps you have never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for September is Piranesi by Susannah Clarke — we’ll be reading up to the end of part 3 on page 124 - around 50% on Kindle (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on 10th September. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are some very adult themes throughout the novel (eg. physical and sexual violence). I have removed any swear words. Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.

All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

September: Piranesi by Susannah Clarke 245pp.

October: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (translated by Natasha Wimmer)

November: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

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Shuggie Bain

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:23:27 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of August’s book, Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart published in 2020 (up to the end of ch. 17 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first podcast, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 26th August), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from ch.18). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for September is Piranesi by Susannah Clarke (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

September: Piranesi by Susannah Clarke

October: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (translated by Natasha Wimmer)

November: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

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Klara and the Sun

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:28:03 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of July’s book, Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro published in 2021 (from the square dot on p.156 - 50% if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together (that I've never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from ch.7 to the end). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for August is Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart — we’ll be reading up to chapter 18. That's half way. The first podcast will be on 13th August. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: I have removed any swear words from dialogue. Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.

All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

August: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart

September: Piranesi by Susannah Clarke (245 pages)

October: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (translated by Natasha Wimmer, 893 pages)

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Klara and the Sun

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 11:29:47 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of July’s book, Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro published in 2021 (up to the little square dot on page 156 if you're reading alongside — if you’re kindling, that should be 50 percent). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together (that I and perhaps you have never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month - 30th July), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from the square dot on p.156 - 50%). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for August is Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.

All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg

Future Reads:

August: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart

September: Piranesi by Susannah Clarke (245 pages)

October: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (translated by Natasha Wimmer, 893 pages)

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The Offing

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:31:38 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of June’s book, The Offing by Benjamin Myers (from ch.7 to the end if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together (that I've never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from ch.7 to the end). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for July is Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on 9th July. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are adult themes in the novel (war and suicide). I have removed any swear words from dialogue. Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.

All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel.

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The Offing Review

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:33:05 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of June’s book, The Offing by Benjamin Myers (up to the end of ch.6 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together (that I've never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month - 25th June), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from ch.7 to the end). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for July is Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). The first half podcast will be published on 9th July. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are adult themes throughout the novel (mental health, sexual violence and suicide). I have removed any swear words from dialogue. Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.

This episode will be available until August but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel.

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Norwegian Wood

Fri, 28 May 2021 11:35:46 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This is all about the second half of May's book, Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (from chapter 7 if you're reading alongside) . The idea is that we’ll read the first half of a book together (that I've never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation below or send an email to bookshook @yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for June 2021 is The Offing by Benjamin Myers (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on 11th June. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are adult themes throughout the novel (mental health, sexual violence and suicide). I have removed any swear words from dialogue. Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.

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Norwegian Wood

Fri, 14 May 2021 11:37:27 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of May's book, Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (up to the end of ch.6 if you're reading alongside) . The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together (that I've never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month - 28th May), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from ch.7 to the end). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at this channel or send an email to bookshook @yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for June is The Offing by Benjamin Myers (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

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East of Eden

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:39:24 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of April's book, East of Eden by John Steinbeck (from chapter 25 if you're reading alongside) . The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together and then I'll share my thoughts (and yours hopefully! - email bookshook@yahoo.com) in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month (April 9th). And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month - 30th April), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from ch.25 to the end). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation below or send an email to bookshook @yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for May 2021 is Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on 14th May. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are adult themes throughout the novel (arson, sexual and physical violence, animal cruelty). I have removed any swear words from dialogue. Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.

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East of Eden

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:40:46 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of April's book, East of Eden by John Steinbeck (up to the end of ch.24 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together and then I'll share my thoughts (and yours hopefully! - email bookshook@yahoo.com) in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month (April 9th). And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month - 30th April), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from ch.25 to the end). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at this YouTube channel or send an email to bookshook @yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for May 2021 is Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first podcast will be on 14th May. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

Content Warning: There are adult themes throughout the novel (arson, sexual and physical violence). I have removed any swear words from dialogue. If you are not reading alongside, please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.

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The Moon and the Bonfire

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:43:05 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of March's book, The Moon and the Bonfire by Cesare Pavese (from ch.16 if you're reading alongside) . The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together and then I'll share my thoughts (and yours hopefully! - email bookshook@yahoo.com) in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month (March 12th). And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month - 26th March), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from ch.16 to the end). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel or send an email to bookshook @yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for April 2021 is East of Eden by John Steinbeck (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). I'll publish that on 10th April. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

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The Moon and the Bonfire

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:44:33 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of March’s book, The Moon and the Bonfire by Cesare Pavese (up to the end of ch.15 if you're reading alongside) . The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together and then I'll share my thoughts (and yours hopefully! email bookshook@yahoo.com) in part 1 of the podcast - and perhaps make a few predictions about what may occur in the second half. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month - 26 March), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from ch.16 to the end). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel or send an email to bookshook @yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for April 2021 is East of Eden by John Steinbeck (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

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Where the Crawdads Sing

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:45:59 GMT

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of February’s book, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Ch. 27 to the end if you're reading alongside) . The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together and then I'll share my thoughts (and yours hopefully! email bookshook@yahoo.com) in part 1 of the podcast - and perhaps make a few predictions about what may occur in the second half. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month ), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from Ch.27 to the end). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation here or send an email to bookshook @yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for March 2021 is The Moon and The Bonfire by the Italian, Cesare Pavese (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The Part 1 will be published on 12th March. See you then. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger

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Where the Crawdads Sing

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:47:14 GMT

Welcome to BookShook and the first half of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together and I'll share my thoughts (and yours) on the first half of the book and perhaps make a few predictions about what may occur in the second half. Two weeks later, I'll upload the second half and we’ll decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend. You don’t have to read the book. you can listen to it, or just follow along, I’ll be summarising what happens in the book just for you - but be aware - there may be spoilers. The next book will be The Moon and the Bonfire by Cesare Pavese - so get that one at the ready. Take care. Roger

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