The CodeX Cantina

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! ✨Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Join our Patreon to pick our reads. 📖 Join our PATREON!: https://www.patreon.com/thecodexcantina ☕️ Buy Us a...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! With existentialist themes and the search for who we are vs who we want to be, "The Killers" is a tight, dialogic story from American writer Ernest Hemingway. Ernest Hemingway Playlist: https://www.y...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about parents, identity, and coming of age with "Reunion" by John Cheever. John Cheever Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjbKalXQhI8&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YD6iPWwn1gby6HECTTJ9LG...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about the titular story "Gorilla, my Love" from the same-titled collection by Toni Cade Bambara. A story that explores identity, authority, and names. Toni Cade Bambara Playlist: https...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! As usual, there is too much to cover today. We talk about Hegelian Dialectics, Determinism, Free Will, Social Masks, Historical Recurrence, and more with "The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero" by Jo...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about romanticism and coming of age with "A White Heron" by Sarah Orne Jewett. There are many angles to approach this including from an Eastern Philosophy of enlightenment. Sarah Orne...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Emily Dickinson and one of her most famous works "Because I Could Not Stop For Death" tells a story of a woman on the precipice of life and death. Emily Dickinson Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/wa...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! One of his shorter pieces! "The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allan Poe is a gothic literature flash fiction packed with many of the classic themes we love in Poe's writing. Edgar Allan Poe Playlist: h...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about the spooky "The Pale Man" by Julius Long today! Julius Long Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzhOqtDrlZY&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YBd1zTCw43mVBoBIajiQUiE ✨Do you have a Shor...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! One of Edgar Allan Poe's finest works, today we talk "William Wilson". A great story that really demonstrates the deep and piercing psychological insight he had. The usage of doppelgangers is bes...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about English author Neil Gaiman and his short story "Troll Bridge" today. Neil Gaiman Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiCT-o_pe0w&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YDH1NGzqt_XVf79HQ7bSvT0...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we talk about "The Form of the Sword" (also translated to "The Shape of the Sword") by Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges. I had originally planned to talk more about Will and Represe...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! We are going to work through Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's "Friday Black" story-by-story. We start from the beginning with The Finkelstein 5. Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Playlist: https://www.youtube.c...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! An amazing Argentine writer, Julio Cortazar and his "Blow Up" short story are up for discussion today. Julio Cortazar Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aroXTqHktnc&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YAq4Arr...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! ✨Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Join our Patreon to pick our reads. 📖 Join our PATREON!: https://www.patreon.com/thecodexcantina ☕️ Buy Us a...

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Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about Columbian author Gabo, aka Gabriel García Márquez. One of the most famous writers. Today we talk about his short story "One of These Days." Gabriel García Márquez Playlist: https...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we cover "Tell them not to kill Me!" by Mexican author Juan Rulfo. Juan Rulfo Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5ly_MupWdM&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YCLkkJ600B9Y0ZF8TLMMmGa ✨Do you have a S...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Langston Hughes Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMet0ADPNZI&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YA78br-dPR_Aj0FFXVN_Ogj Harlem BY LANGSTON HUGHES What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Let's talk about Brazilian master writer Machado de Assis's "Father Against Mother" short story today! Machado de Assis Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHxq4-TAGqQ&list=PLHg_kbf...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we cover "A Pair of Silk Stockings" by Kate Chopin. Kate Chopin Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W0B6N5BNqE&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YBnXXvGuPT4Qe0QZY7gkuE8 ✨Do you have a Short Story or...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! "A Clean Marriage" by Sayaka Murata. A controversial and taboo subject up for discussion today. Sayaka Murata Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDSfISt2uNs&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YB7AtZEQEjq_PD5...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Today we talk "The Smallest Woman in the World" by Clarice Lispector. Clarice Lispector Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlTHJw_fkuA&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YC6N8nEmLSIHflBO1PoIueM ✨Do you have...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! Our first story by Brazilian author Nelida Pinon. Nelida Pinon Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9zuk2aTkZo&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YCzxVXM9xJ8q7RzlfZuz8M9Short Stories by Latin American Women Playlist: h...

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! We do something differing today with an essay discussion. It's a 2020 essay from Granta Magazine by Mieko Kawakami titled "The Flowers Look More Beautiful Now Than Ever" dealing with the Coronavi...