Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of December’s book, Dune by Frank Herbert published in 1965 (up to page 234 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 - 31st December), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from P234 (‘Muad’dib could indeed see the future’)). 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 January is An Island by Karen Jennings (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: It is an adult novel and there are themes of sexual coersion and violence. Please check the content of the novel before proceeding.All episodes can be listened and discussed at the BookShook YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UchFXG7hqzGyGQ7l1YIpgFuture Reads:January: An Island by Karen Jennings February: The Quiet American by Graham GreeneMarch: Bewilderment by Richard Powers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.