Book Gossip Podcast

In this episode we discuss the novel Snow Flower and The Secret Fan by Lisa See.  Then we dive into wedding rituals and the Tinder of 1984. Sources: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8966942&sc=emaf https://listverse.com/2017/10/25/10-bizarre-facts-about-lotus-feet/   https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/sdu-singles-singapore-dating-total-fertility-rate-marriage-...

In this mini episode we discuss the US film version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.  Then there's a mini dive into the author of the novel, Stieg Larsson.  Source: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-mystery-of-the-dragon-tattoo-stieg-larsson-the-worlds-bestselling-and-most-enigmatic-author-231910/ 

In this episode we discuss The Sellout by Paul Beatty.  Then we dive into whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable and what the Supreme Court thinks about it.  Sources: Strange Supreme Court Cases with Lasting Impacts Oct. 11, 2014 by Damien B https://listverse.com/2014/10/11/10-strange-supreme-court-cases-with-lasting-impacts/ "Dred Scott v. Sandford." Oyez, www.oyez.org/cases/1850-19...

In this episode we’re bringing you cozy comedy with a Q & A guessing game about our book styles and habits. Our source for most of the questions: https://bonafidebookworm.com/conversation-questions-about-books-and-reading/

In this episode we discuss City of Thieves by David Benioff.  We dive into on a concert during war and talk about library candy with a sprinkle of cannibalism.   Sources: Orchestral manoeuvres https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/nov/25/features.magazine57   Bread in those days was like gold!” A survivor account of the Siege of Leningrad https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/bread-in-those-da...

This is a mini episode about the film The Kite Runner. In it we discuss our reactions to the movie and touch on some controversy surrounding it. Sources: https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/life-in-the-raw-20080106-ge6kn6.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2   The 2007 movie The Kite Runner The 2003 Novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

In this episode we discuss Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and gossip about clones and social media. Sources: Ethical aspects and laws of reproduction cloning in humans https://www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/ticash-19/125940616   Ethical guidelines for the evaluation of living organ donors  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3211588/   Organo donations and donations still face obst...

In the second episode we cover our second part of The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman, dive deep, and finish off with our book hangover rating.  Sources: The World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts https://wepa.unima.org/en/heinrich-von-kleist/   On the Marionette Theatre  By: Heinrich von Kleist 1810 https://southerncrossreview.org/9/kleist.htm   ‘His Dark Materials’ Explained: What’s the Deal with...

In this episode we discuss our first part of The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman and start our rant about Mrs. Coulter. Our Sources:  The World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts https://wepa.unima.org/en/heinrich-von-kleist/   On the Marionette Theatre  By: Heinrich von Kleist 1810 https://southerncrossreview.org/9/kleist.htm   ‘His Dark Materials’ Explained: What’s the Deal with Daemons? By Abbey Mo...