Breaking Down Bad Books

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...

Join me as I break down Chapter 18 of Eclipse, 'Instruction', in which Bella attempts to manifest bad luck, she remembers that Victoria exists, and then gets a new cellphone... '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 Roth's Divergent sequel, I...

Join me as I break down Chapters 16 and 17 of Eclipse, 'Epoch' and 'Alliance', in which Bella has nothing to wear to graduation, Ms Cope can't cope with the alphabet, and Alice hosts a party with an instinctive edginess in the air... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's third entry into the Twilig...

Join me as I break down Chapters 14 and 15 of Eclipse, 'Declaration' and 'Wager', in which Bella entertains the concept of human sacrifice, Jacob makes a shocking confession, and no one gives a damn about Bella's broken hand... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's third entry into the Twilight Sag...

Join me as I break down Chapters 12 and 13 of Eclipse, 'Time' and 'Newborn', in which Bella forgets what month it is, Alice can't see what is going on in Seattle but can predict concert tickets, and Jasper tells us a story about the southern part of North America in the Western Hemisphere... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Curre...

Hi everyone, just dropping in an example of the bonus content that is available on Patreon. This is Episode 1 of the Insurgent 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 Veronica Roth's Insurgent with new episodes every Friday. You can also access my previ...

Join me as I break down Chapter 11 of Eclipse, 'Legends', in which Stephenie Meyer commits cultural theft of the Quileute Tribe. To understand more of the misconceptions and appropriation of the Quileute Tribe by the Twilight Saga, you can visit Truth Versus Twilight , a collaboration between the Burke Museum and the Quileute Tribe, at https://www.burkemuseum.org/static/truth_vs_twilight. 'Breakin...

Join me as I break down Chapters 9 and 10 of Eclipse, 'Target' and 'Scent', in which a missing pillow presents an unexplained mystery, the treaty line moves inexplicably, and Jacob finally reveals that he is freeballing in those jean shorts... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's third entry into...

Join me as I break down Chapter 8 of Eclipse, 'Temper', in which Quil should not be allowed near schools, playgrounds or wherever children gather, and Bella and Edward christen the new bed with some Mormon approved dry humping... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's third entry into the Twilight S...

Join me as I break down Chapters 5 and 6 of Eclipse, 'Switzerland' and 'Unhappy Ending', in which Bella is both stalked and kidnapped, Rosalie takes us back to sunny, optimistic and prosperous 1933, and Angela finally sends out those damn graduation announcements... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Me...

Join me as I break down Chapters 4 and 5 of Eclipse, 'Nature' and 'Imprint', in which Bella struggles with fridge magnets and metaphors, has another panic attack about ageing, and Jacob tells us the tragic tale of Leah Clearwater and her disfigured cousin... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Stephenie Meyer's th...