Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of May’s book, The Animals in that Country by Laura Jean McKay published in 2020 (up to page 140 “I need a rinse under the tap and a lie-down” 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. And then in the second podcast (published on the last Friday of the month - 27th May), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from page 140). 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 June is Howard's End by E.M. Forster (382pp) (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger
Content Warning: There are adult themes in the novel (and some swearing). I have removed any swear words from dialogue. Please check the content of the novel before listening to the podcast.
This episode will be available until August but all episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpg
Future Reads:
June: Howard's End by E.M. Forster (382 pages)
July: Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (902 pages)
August: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones - 266 pages)
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