Welcome to BookShook! This podcast is all about the first half of July’s book, Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro published in 2021 (up to the little square dot on page 156 if you're reading alongside — if you’re kindling, that should be 50 percent). The idea of the podcast is that we’ll read the first half of a book together (that I and perhaps you have 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 - 30th July), I'll discuss the second half of the book (in this case from the square dot on p.156 - 50%). 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 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger
Content Warning: 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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