Buddy Book Club

The buddies enter the world of globe trotting assassins' in Mark Greaney's, The Gray Man.  The action thriller, which which many (read: one person) described as, "a mix between Jason Bourne and Jackie Chan in Rush Hour" had the buddies hotly debating topics. Namely: why you never want to get between a Kazakh/Cossack and their gun,  why blood type is fake and the many benefits o...

The buddies enter the fictional (some say non-fictional) world of Greek mythology following the story of Patroclus and Achilles in The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. The book inspired the buddies to make some movie connections as it followed closely to the movie Troy and also had obvious parallels to Austin Powers and Varsity Blues.  Make a sacrifice to a god, grab a spear,  jump on a centau...

The buddies jump into the life of high finance, corruption, and murder in the non-fiction thriller Red Notice by Bill Browder.  This episode covers a number of topics ranging from, empathizing with multi-millionaires to teaching autocracy 101.  Austin Powers and Harry Potter were not mentioned, quoted, or used as a comparison in this episode, breaking a 15 episode streak. The buddies vow to do bet...

The buddies dive into the mystery genre starting off with the 'Queen of Mystery' herself, Agatha Christie in "And Then There Were None". The buddies reminisce about the good ol' days when being a doctor was a lot easier, how spam mail could have saved lives, and why tongue is best served cold. Next Book: RED NOTICE by BILL BROWDER

The Buddies rant and rave their way through the most recent episode on Laura Dave's, 'The Last Thing He Told Me'.  The buddies go full scorched earth, taking on piggy banks, bad parenting, and Reese Witherspoon and everything in-between. We suggest avoiding this episode if you were a big fan of the book. Next Book: AND THEN THERE WERE NONE by AGATHA CHRISTIE

The Buddies jump into the zero-gravity world of Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. They touch on some hot button topics such as: bullying, working from home, video games, and motivation through dire consequences, namely: starvation, torture and violence. They finish off the episode with some deep philosophical questions from listeners. Next Book: THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME by LAURA DAVE

The Buddies jump into the many worlds of Dark Matter, a page-turning psychological thriller by Blake Crouch. The Buddies pretty much become scientists as they delve into a number of topics ranging from Schrödinger's Cat to the exact smell of a Whole Foods. They also manage to  offend a number of professions including: artists, ER doctors, authors and actual scientists. Next Book: ENDER'S...

The Buddies discuss one of their all-time favorite books in Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn. They go into detail about their admiration/awe/lust for Mitch Rapp, come up with a new saying for "bad guy", and find a correlation between Volvo's and Millers Lite. They also touch on some lighter subjects like torture, sexism, and destroying family relationships. Next Book: DARK MATTER by...

The Buddies dive into N. K. Jemisin Hugo Award Winning book, The Fifth Season. The Buddies found themselves once again playing stock market advisors, helping our fellow listeners buy or sell V8, unconventional relationship dynamics, and dramatic last lines.  The Buddies also played dictionariers, defining pantomime (emphasis on the pant), fulcrum, and the many meanings of lip licking. Next Book: T...

Alright, alright, alright, the buddies dive into Matthew McConaughey biography/self-help book/poetry collection. They once again chat about the importance of physical abuse,  peeing on road trips, and speak to the younger audience about being in-touch with plants. Next Book – The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Buddies discuss David Benioff’s City of Thieves.  This amazing World War 2 novel had the buddies asking deep personal questions like, when is the last time they had a bowel movement, would they eat human meat, and if you're actually "reading" an audiobook.

The Buddies discuss Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. They chat about P vs V consumption, go to orders at a diner, the sniff test, angel lust and ultimately if they’re actually smart enough to read/understand everything that went on in this epic book.

The Buddies read Andy Weir's (author of The Martian) second book Artemis. They discuss 'Ocean 11 crew coming together' scenes, space vacations, uncomfortable sex puns, the 'moral' economics of smuggling and much more in this cathartic episode 6.

The buddies discuss Stephen Kings Novella (not short story) and dive into their favorite characters, talk Good Will Hunting parallels (in their Boston accents), and the importance of cooking raw meat before it hits the danger zone. The buddies also touch on lighter topics such as physical abuse, the NRA, serial killers and projectile vomiting/shitting.

The buddies finish up The Hunting Party and discuss their past predications and feelings on the book. They take on the role of stock advisors, re-write the ending (they're now authors) and discuss respecting women and fried egg nipples.

The buddies read the first half of The Hunting Party and discuss possible murderers and murderees.  They dive deep into killer babies,  British slang, red herrings (fish, not birds) and casting the Hunting Party movie.

The Buddies discuss Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.  They dive into what life would be like in the dystopian future, unlikeable characters, Judi Dench vs Marisa Tomei, and  how to effectively govern your totalitarianism society.

The inaugural episode covers Holes by Louis Sachar.  The buddies discuss Stanley Yelnats parents, erroneous math(s), onion nutritional facts, shoe size discrepancies and reading between the lines when it comes to "pigs".

We’re regular guys that like to read books and then nitpick, dissect, rant, and rave about our thoughts.  We found that after finishing a particularly good or bad book it was hard to just move on. We always wanted to talk about a funny scene or question how a chapter played out. We don’t claim to be the smartest (Keith can barely read, he listens to audiobooks), and we don’t claim to understand th...