BookShook

A discussion of the first half of The Awakening published in 1899 and written by the American author, Kate Chopin.I take a book, split it in two, and discuss each half in consecutive podcasts. I’ll briefly summarise the half alongside my thoughts and reactions and raise any ideas that resonated with me. But be warned - there will be spoilers - but only up to half way. I’d love to share your thoughts on the book so send an an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. Also, let me know if any book suggestions you may have. Welcome to BookShook

This episode of BookShook is all about the second half of The Death of Ivan Ilyich published in 1886 written by the Russian author, Leo Tolstoy.I take a book, split it in two, and discuss each half in consecutive podcasts. I’ll briefly summarise the half alongside my thoughts and reactions and raise any ideas that resonated with me - be warned - there will be spoilers. I’d love to share your thoughts on the book so send an an email to bookshook @yahoo.com. My next read will be The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Also, let me know if any book suggestions you may have. Welcome to BookShook.

This episode of BookShook is all about the first half of The Death of Ivan Ilyich (up to Chapter 6 on page 61) by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy (translated by Anthony Briggs), first published in 1886.In the podcast, I take a book, split it in two, and discuss each half in consecutive shows. I’ll briefly summarise the half alongside my thoughts and reactions and raise any ideas that resonated with me. But be warned - there will be spoilers - (but for this show only up to half way). I’d love to share your thoughts on the book so send an an email to bookshook @yahoo.com. Also, let me know if any book suggestions you may have. Welcome to BookShook”Next books on my ‘to read’ list:Satantango by László KrasznahorkaiI'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the top UK Books podcasts’ at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

This episode is all about the second half of The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster published in 1928 (from Part 2 The Mending Apparatus if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half in consecutive podcasts. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. 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 youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The next book I'll be reading is The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy (106 pages) —I'll be reading up to half way for the next episode. Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerNext Reads:The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy The Awakening Kate ChopinSatantango László KrasznahorkaiI'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the ’90 best UK Books podcasts worth listening to in 2023’ at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/)

This episode of BookShook is all about the first half of The Machine Stops (up to Part 2 ‘the Mending Apparatus) by, EM Forster, first published in 1928.In the podcast, I take a book, split it in two, and discuss each half in consecutive shows. I’ll briefly summarise the half alongside my thoughts and reactions and raise any ideas that resonated with me. But be warned - there will be spoilers - but in this episode only up to halfway. I’d love to share your thoughts on the book so send an an email to bookshook @yahoo.com. Also, let me know if any book suggestions you may have. Welcome to BookShook”Next books on my ‘to read’ list:The Death of Ivan IlyichSatantangoPhilippa Bailey’s review: https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/18/tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-by-gabrielle-zevin-review-when-game-boy-meets-game-girl Bill Gates’ review: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Tomorrow-and-Tomorrow-and-Tomorrow I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the top ’30 best UK Books podcasts’ at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of September’s book, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin published in 2022 (from Chapter 5 'Pivots' on page 211 if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half in consecutive podcasts. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) 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 youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. Going forward with the podcast, I’d like to read books that you suggest. So if you have one, let me know and I’ll do a podcast on it. Send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. So the next podcast will be about a book you suggest. Can't wait to hear your suggestions.Content Warning: There are adult themes throughout the first half: suicide, violence, sexism and misogyny. I don't use any foul language in this podcast. Please check the content of the novel before proceeding.Article "The Unquenchable Thirst to Understand" by Yvonne Merritt http://itech.fgcu.edu/&/issues/vol2/issue2/rabelais.htmYoutube video of Simon McBurney discussing Rabelais: https://youtu.be/iIy9AEtHYXcI'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the ’90 best UK Books podcasts worth listening to in 2023’ at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of September’s book, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin published in 2022 (up to Chapter 5 'Pivots' on page 211 if you're reading alongside). The idea is that I split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - $Part2EpisodeDate$ September), we’ll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Chapter 5 'Pivots' on page 211). 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 youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for October is The Machine Stops by EM Forster (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: There are adult themes throughout the first half: suicide, violence, sexism and misogyny. I don't use any foul language in this podcast. Please check the content of the novel before proceeding.Article "The Unquenchable Thirst to Understand" by Yvonne Merritt http://itech.fgcu.edu/&/issues/vol2/issue2/rabelais.htm Youtube video of Simon McBurney discussing Rabelais http://itech.fgcu.edu/&/issues/vol2/issue2/rabelais.htmI'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the ’90 best UK Books podcasts worth listening to in 2023’ at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of August’s book, Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais published in the 1530s (book 2 ‘Pantagruel’ if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I’ve never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I’ll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. 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 youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we’ll be reading for September is Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - 401 pages — we’ll be reading up to Chapter V 'Pivots' on page 211 (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 8th September. Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: There are very adult themes throughout. It’s not a book for children. There are Scenes of sexual coercion. a lot of sexism and mysogony. I would check the content of the novel before reading it. You have been warnedFuture Reads:September: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - 401 pages October: The Machine Stops by EM ForsterI'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the ’90 best UK Books podcasts worth listening to in 2023’ at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/