{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65b4203cc662e6001772878e/6a40fa206b6690f46a7b4efa?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Girly Swot & War Bore's Big Summer Holiday Watch!","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65b4203cc662e6001772878e/1782643228721-94c74567-71e5-4bcc-a422-cdbd73b05e73.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Konnichiwa Readers!</p><p><br></p><p>We interrupt our scheduled Summer shorts for a not so short review of the big summer blockbuster that everyone is talking about! No - not Spiderman, its Christopher Nolan's hotly anticipated version of <a href=\"https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/the-odyssey-2026\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Odyssey</a> - adapted from the translation by <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-odyssey-homer/22feedad00eccb?ean=9780393356250&amp;bkshp-astro=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Wilson</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Get ready to hear what the pair of nerds thought about this adaptation, and hold onto your hats! They may be on their holibobs but they arent holding anything back!</p><p><br></p><p>As promised in the pod, here is the link to Emily Wilson's article in the London Review of Books that Vic and Chris mention - <a href=\"https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/emily-wilson/an-uncomplicated-man\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">An Uncomplicated Man</a></p><p><br></p><p>We will be back very soon with or our next episode where Vic will be challenging Chris to read <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-song-of-achilles-madeline-miller/7310395?ean=9781408891384&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller</a> and in the meantime we will be keeping you in content over on our instagram and <a href=\"https://substack.com/@thingswereadinstead\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">substack</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support.&nbsp;To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thingswereadinstead/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> and get in touch via email at <a href=\"mailto:thingswereadinstead@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thingswereadinstead@gmail.com</a>,</p>","author_name":"Victoria Cargill-James & Chris Simpson"}