Show Notes
Hamnet is a reimagining of the life of William Shakespeare's wife and children. It's an interesting historical fiction thought exercise, and its new movie adaption is drawing in new readers like crazy. Or maybe it's that Paul Mescal is playing the lead... Video: https://youtu.be/GD60VApKgno
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Marcus Kliewer paints a chilling story of suspense with themes of isolation and mental illness in "The Caretaker". Follow the Rites? Leave the scary house? Engage with The Visitors? Every choice seems like the wrong one, but it keeps the pace fast and the story intriguing.
Somehow we are here again. Why do so many trendy books involve cannibalism? "The Lamb" is pretty much entirely about the topic. That's all they do. So do the themes the author weaves in help you stomach the constant eating of people?
With hype around the second "Practical Magic" movie sending readers back to the original book, it seemed like the perfect choice to kick off Spooky Season. It's cozy, and witchy and is about girlhood and sisterhood - but is it as exciting as the movie?
Once again, television has us reading a book before we watch. This time, it's Pride and Prejudice from Mary's POV and then beyond to her own story. But it's quite literally Pride and Prejudice retold and then a whole other story. Is Mary really worth that many pages?
It's truly the book that's been everywhere, and is being read by a variety of reader types. So what's all of the hype about? Is a book full of letters from an old woman truly that exciting?