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Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's look at "Clay" by James Joyce today. From the legendary collection "Dubliners", this is a part of the maturity section. A place where Joyce was exploring the different people of Dublin: their beliefs, their happiness, and more. Let's talk about Hallow's Eve as well as barmbrack and the saucer game in th...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "Cat in the Rain" by Ernest Hemingway. One of his most popular short stories from "In Our Time." Perhaps there are symbols of motherhood, maturity, and communication in this piece. Perhaps it's just a cat in the rain and a tired husband? What do you guys think? Ernest Hemingway Playlist: http...

Short Stories:  3 Japanese Short Stories for #JapaneseJune  ▶▶ Sanshiro by Natsume Soseki  ▶▶ Yam Gruel by Ryunosuke Akutagawa  ▶▶ The Human Chair by Edogawa Ranpo  ▶ The Storm by Kate Chopin   ▶ Raymond's Run by Toni Cade Bambara  ▶ Everyday Use by Alice Walker  ▶ Garden of the Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges  ▶ Cat in the Rain by Ernest Heming...

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Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about "The Way Up To Heaven" by Roald Dahl. An extremely popular story to assign to students. Let's talk about some subtle foreshadowing in the story and what makes this twist so interesting! Is the way to heaven paved with good intentions? Roald Dahl Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is12A...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We are working through "The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories" and today we are looking at "Bee Honey" by Banana Yoshimoto (よしもと ばななor 吉本 ばなな which is the pen name of Mahoko Yoshimoto (吉本 真秀子)). Lots of themes of loss, soothing, and motherhood in this one. But it's all open to interpreta...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This week we talk about the Southern Gothic class, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. Ask a professor what's the best place to start with Faulkner and you maybe this story. This piece has a lot of the Old South vs New South and Southern Belle Tropes as seen in many of Faulkner's work. The most fascinatin...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield's "The Garden Party." A great piece on class divide and power. Many references to Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.  Katherine Mansfield Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HztjIftcNC8&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YCzm9Lyw7b_Hb7FsBzmI9ie Link to Read...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk Nihilism and Existentialism! Krypto talks about whether we should consider this an anti hero book (not antihero) and what all these circular references mean in regards to a purpose in life.  If you're looking for the non-spoiler chat, make sure you head here before reading this book or watchin...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We're going to look at "Good Country People" as our next entry in the "Controversial Authors" series by Flannery O'Connor. We are going to look at Flannery's response to nihilism and how she viewed continual hard work and education as steps towards grace and salvation. Read for Free: http://www.self.gutenberg...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "Spring Break" by John Crowley. It was a 2018 Edgar award with themes of isolation, technology, old and new and more! Did you guys catch the references to Edgar Allan Poe stories in it? Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ====================...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at an excerpt from the novel "Cane" (or short story cycle) called "Becky" which was written by Jean Toomer. An early Harlem Renaissance piece, published in 1923, considered by many to be the first Modernist Novel by a Black Author.  Jean Toomer Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZMk...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about one of the greatest Russian Short Stories of all time this week! The Overcoat (sometimes called The Greatcloak or The Cloak Шинель) by Nikolai Gogol has captured people's hearts with its unique narration and easy to understand themes of old vs new and care for your fellow man. But is there mo...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Channels Mentioned in this Video: Lezlie@TheNerdyNarrative: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXw-rVWALBklE2syuN4myw ==============================...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Original Creator || Mason in the Dark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVGbWVtn5Aw Collider || Lezlie: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXw-rVWALBklE2syuN4myw 1_ The Switch Up: choose two protagonists from two different series that you’d love to see swap     2_ V is for Villainy: choose a vill...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's wrap up the books we read in April and talk about what we're reading for our May TBR. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Channels Mentioned in this Video:  @Christy Luis -...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! One of the greatest examples of American Literature and discussing Racism in the United States of the South. This might be my favorite piece of Southern Literature. What were some interpretations that you took from the story? If you have a Short Story or Novel you think we'd like or would want us to review, l...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This week we look at "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin. A fantastic piece on utilitarianism and guilt. Let's talk about the structure, can you change it?, and compare it a bit to some other popular pieces on it like The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky and The Lottery by Shirley...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We dive deep into "The Sirens of Titan" this week by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.! Let's talk about Loneliness in the Vonnegut family, War and Morality, Free Will, and Religion. 0:00 Introductions 0:51 Publication Info 1:33 Themes 2:53 Plot 9:52 Analysis - Loneliness 16:31 Analysis - Free Will 25:47 Analysis - War &amp...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl was one of Krypto's favorites as a child. It is only fair he can now share that joy wtih his niece.  Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video:...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we do the spoiler tag. Original by Gunpowder, Fiction, and Plot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m26sPugQ34 We were talked about and thus tagged ourselves from Brian's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NihdpHGhDFc 1) What do you consider a Spoiler? 2) Does the genre you're reading impact what you...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This was an interesting one! "The Mark on the Wall" was published 1921 by Virginia Woolf. We oddly didn't get as big of a war vibe here as feminism. We by no means claim to be experts but we focused on that part for the talk. Let's talk about how this hit us and maybe what some of the interpretations can be f...

Today we're looking at "Dry September" by William Faulkner. Let's talk about racism and how that's exhibited by various people in the South in this Southern Literature classic. What did you think? Was there a murder? Did an attack actually happen? 0:00 Introduction and Publication Info 0:27 Overall Thoughts 2:34 Summary and Analysis 20:00 Recommended Reading Check out Bookish's talk about the Unva...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we are doing the Page 112 Tag with Cameron and Matt of the Tipsy Tolstoy podcast! We'll put their links down below, they do plenty of Russian Literature analysis and are an absolute hoot! Originally created by Shawn the Book Maniac: https://youtu.be/IFvQDySElJc Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we finally review "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce. This was a very rewarding book to dive into and analyze. This book can be very polarizing. What was your experience with it? #JamesJoyce Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 You...