BookShook

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BookShook is a first impressions literature podcast. I'll read the first half of a book together and I'll share my thoughts (and yours hopefully) on the first half - perhaps make a few predictions about what may happen. And in the following podcast, I'll release a discussion of the second half and we’ll decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend. You don’t have to read the book. you can listen to it, or just follow along since I’ll be summarising what happens - but be aware - there may be spoilers.

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The Offing

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of June’s book, The Offing by Benjamin Myers (from ch.7 to the end if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together (that I've never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from ch.7 to the e...

Jun 25, 2021•18 min•Ep. 10

The Offing Review

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of June’s book, The Offing by Benjamin Myers (up to the end of ch.6 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together (that I've never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month - 25th June), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from c...

Jun 11, 2021•30 min•Ep. 9

Norwegian Wood

Welcome to BookShook! This is all about the second half of May's book, Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (from chapter 7 if you're reading alongside) . The idea is that we’ll read the first half of a book together (that I've never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month), I'll discuss the second half of the book. We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide w...

May 28, 2021•39 min•Ep. 8

Norwegian Wood

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of May's book, Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (up to the end of ch.6 if you're reading alongside) . The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together (that I've never read) and then I'll share my thoughts in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month - 28th May), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case fr...

May 14, 2021•53 min•Ep. 7

East of Eden

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of April's book, East of Eden by John Steinbeck (from chapter 25 if you're reading alongside) . The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together and then I'll share my thoughts (and yours hopefully! - email bookshook@yahoo.com) in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month (April 9th). And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month - 30th April), I'll discuss the seco...

Apr 30, 2021•58 min•Ep. 6

East of Eden

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of April's book, East of Eden by John Steinbeck (up to the end of ch.24 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together and then I'll share my thoughts (and yours hopefully! - email bookshook@yahoo.com) in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month (April 9th). And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month - 30th April), I'll discuss the...

Apr 09, 2021•58 min•Ep. 5

The Moon and the Bonfire

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of March's book, The Moon and the Bonfire by Cesare Pavese (from ch.16 if you're reading alongside) . The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together and then I'll share my thoughts (and yours hopefully! - email bookshook@yahoo.com) in part 1 of the podcast published on the second Friday of the month (March 12th). And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month - 26th March), I'll discuss t...

Mar 26, 2021•28 min•Ep. 4

The Moon and the Bonfire

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of March’s book, The Moon and the Bonfire by Cesare Pavese (up to the end of ch.15 if you're reading alongside) . The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together and then I'll share my thoughts (and yours hopefully! email bookshook@yahoo.com) in part 1 of the podcast - and perhaps make a few predictions about what may occur in the second half. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month ...

Mar 12, 2021•23 min•Ep. 3

Where the Crawdads Sing

Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of February’s book, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Ch. 27 to the end if you're reading alongside) . The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together and then I'll share my thoughts (and yours hopefully! email bookshook@yahoo.com) in part 1 of the podcast - and perhaps make a few predictions about what may occur in the second half. And then in part 2 (published on the last Friday of the month ), I...

Feb 26, 2021•40 min•Ep. 2

Where the Crawdads Sing

Welcome to BookShook and the first half of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together and I'll share my thoughts (and yours) on the first half of the book and perhaps make a few predictions about what may occur in the second half. Two weeks later, I'll upload the second half and we’ll decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend. You don’t have to read the book. you can listen to it, or just follow along, I’ll be ...

Feb 12, 2021•34 min•Ep. 1

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