Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of January’s book, An Island by Karen Jennings published in 2021 (up to 50% on my kindle - that's half way, or the chapter beginning 'Samuel rose from the couch' if you're reading alongside). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first podcast, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half of the book. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 28th January), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from 50% -- the chapter beginning 'Samuel rose from the couch...'). 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 below or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. Just so you’re prepared, the book we’ll be reading for February is The Quiet American by Graham Greene (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). You can check out the podcast at bookshook.buzzsprout.com. Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger
Content Warning: There are some violent scenes in the book. Please check the content before proceeding.
Future Reads:
February: The Quiet American by Graham Greene
March: Bewilderment by Richard Powers
April: For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
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