Breaking Down Bad Books

Join me as I break down Chapters 40, 41, 42 and 43 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Dan Brown gives us the backstory on banking, we learn what a driveway is, and Sophie the cryptologist suffers from number related short-term memory loss... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The D...

Join me as I break down Chapters 36, 37, 38 and 39 of The Da Vinci Code, in which hundreds of vampire sex-workers in the Bois de Boulogne distract Robert from giving Sophie a history lesson, the Holy Grail is a metaphor for something, and Noah was an albino... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's histor...

Join me as I break down Chapters 32, 33, 34 and 35 of The Da Vinci Code, in which the Champs-Élysées is the Fifth Avenue of Paris, Sophie chooses this moment to flashback to her grandfather's orgy, and Robert mourns dropping some cash on his escape route... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historica...

Join me as I break down Chapters 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Lieutenant Collett outsources his job, Silas gets punked by a Bible verse, and Sophie holds a Da Vinci hostage... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and James Dashner's laby...

Join me as I break down Chapters 23, 24, 25 and 26 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Sophie searches through her grandfather's sex drawer, we learn all the secrets of a secret society, and Robert Langford teaches art appreciation to prison inmates... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccu...

Join me as I break down Chapters 20, 21 and 22 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Sophie had a shit childhood, we learn far too much about Robert Langdon's favourite number, and the big reveal is just an anagram... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and James Das...

Hi everyone, just dropping in an example of the bonus content that is available on Patreon. This is Episode 1 of the The Maze Runner coverage that was released to patrons about a month ago. You can sign up to be a patron at www.patreon.com/breakingdownbadbooks for exclusive bonus episodes where I will be breaking down James Dashner's The Maze Runner, with new episodes every Friday. You can also ac...

Join me as I break down Chapters 16, 17, 18 and 19 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Sophie kink shames her grandfather, an active crime scene is recklessly abandoned, and we learn all about the most eccentric building in Paris... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Co...

Join me as I break down Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Sophie is playing hide and seek in the Louvre, we learn what GPS is, and the cliffhangers are running out of steam... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and James Dashner's...

Join me for a book club style discussion of some good books! In a change of pace, I'm bringing some positivity to the podcast and talking about a couple of recent books that I have actually enjoyed. First up, Black River by Matthew Spencer, and then The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang. You can read my full reviews of these good books at www.breakingdownbadbooks.com/reviews and www.goodreads.com/...

Join me as I break down Chapters 8, 9 and 10 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Dan Brown outs Leonardo Da Vinci as Leonardo Da Homo, Fache is a fascist, and Silas' backstory is ripped from the pages of Les Miserables... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and Jam...

Join me as I break down Chapters 5, 6 and 7 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Bishop Aringarosa breaks aviation laws, Robert Langdon thinks the floor of the Louvre is prettier than the Mona Lisa, and Sister Sandrine ignores her women's intuition... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccura...

Join me as I break down Chapters 2, 3 and 4 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Silas is BDSM adjacent, Robert Langdon gives us a tour of Paris and its many landmarks, and Dan Brown exposes the Louvre's security flaws... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and Jame...

Join me as I break down the Prologue and Chapter 1 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Dan Brown tells us all the facts, Louvre security are on a smoko, and Robert Langdon is a sex-symbol symbologist.... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and James Dashner's labyr...

Join me as I break down two pieces of Eclipse inspired fan fiction, in which Jacob has vascular phalanges, Bella gets exposed to the elements, and then she has her cake and eats it too... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and James Dashner's labyrinthine sci...

Join me as I break down the film adaptation of Eclipse, in which Riley is the main character, there's no glitter budget, and Renee continues to give the worst gifts.... Just a reminder that from next week, I will be analysing Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and on the Patreon feed I will be recapping James Dashner's dystopian sci-fi The Maze Runner. 'Breaking Down Bad Books'...

Join me as I break down Chapter 27 and the Epilogue of Eclipse, 'Needs' and 'Choice', in which Charlie ignores his daughter's distress, Alice has a wedding to plan, and everybody hates Leah... Plus! An announcement about the next books I'll be covering on the podcast. On the public feed, I will be analysing Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and on the Patreon feed I will be re...

Join me as I break down Chapter 26 of Eclipse, 'Ethics', in which Alice is interested to see how it all turns out, Charlie starts noticing things, and Bella breaks up with someone she's not even dating... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's third entry into the Twilight Saga, Eclipse, and Veronic...

Join me as I break down Chapter 25 of Eclipse, 'Mirror', in which it's been Victoria all along, the Volturi make an unexpected pop in, and we witness the end of Bree Tanner's notoriously short second life... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's third entry into the Twilight Saga, Eclipse, and Vero...

Join me as I break down Chapter 24 Eclipse, 'Snap Decision', in which Edward worries that he can't fill all of Bella's holes, everything goes just as Alice said it would until it doesn't, and Victoria has a baby voice... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's third entry into the Twilight Saga, Ecli...

Join me for a book club style discussion of some good books! In a change of pace, I'm bringing some positivity to the podcast and talking about a couple of recent books that I have actually enjoyed. First up, Nine Lives by Peter Swanson, and then Little Nothings by Julie Mayhew. You can read my full reviews of these good books at www.breakingdownbadbooks.com/reviews and www.goodreads.com/breakingd...

Join me as I break down Chapter 23 Eclipse, 'Monster', in which Jacob doesn't want to be Best Man, the plan to protect Bella goes out the window, and Seth refuses to indulge Bella with non-verbal communication... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's third entry into the Twilight Saga, Eclipse, and...

Join me as I break down Chapters 21 and 22 of Eclipse, 'Trails' and 'Fire and Ice', in which Alice worries that Bella will get married wearing sweatpants, there's a storm coming, and Jacob pops a boner while Bella sleep narrates... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's third entry into the Twilight...

Join me as I break down Chapter 20 of Eclipse, 'Compromise', in which Bella desperately wants to lose her virginity, she flirts while in the foetal position, and Edward makes another demand/proposal... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's third entry into the Twilight Saga, Eclipse, and Veronica R...

Join me as I break down Chapter 19 of Eclipse, 'Selfish', in which Edward airs the wolves' dirty laundry, Bella attempts to weaken the Cullen/Pack alliance, and Jacob is much more appealing in dog form... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's third entry into the Twilight Saga, Eclipse, and Veronic...