Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the second half of July’s book, Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro published in 2021 (from the square dot on p.156 - 50% 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 end). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at the BookShook YouTube channel (link below) or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for August is Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart — we’ll be reading up to chapter 18. That's half way. The first podcast will be on 13th August. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger
Content Warning: I have removed any swear words from dialogue. Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.
All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg
Future Reads:
August: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart
September: Piranesi by Susannah Clarke (245 pages)
October: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (translated by Natasha Wimmer, 893 pages)
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