Under the always watching gaze of eyes above plays out a scene full of gaudiness and glamour. On this side of the earth, privileged people roam the ground aimlessly in search of their next distraction. It is on this stage that one man has spent his life trying to be a player and has spent his money trying to earn the love of one woman, Daisy Buchanan.
While quarantined, we're excited to share with you this, our very first episode, originally released to a small group of test listeners in 2019. We like to think the quality of our show has improved since then, but this is still one of our favorite episodes! Enjoy!
This week we’re skipping YA and going all the way to the baby book aisle for a lovable true tale (who knows. Maybe.) about a farm, an intelligent spider, and a piglet with a heart of gold. Truth be told, we selected this book to give our brains a break this week. However, we were pleasantly surprised to find our hearts sincerely moved by this classic, Charlette’s Web, by E.B. White.
Toni Morrison’s classic short Sula is about life coming of age in a town where a dream can only go as high as the bottom and where who you want to be is more important than who you are.
Before diving into this haunting story, we discuss our own friendships and try to find an answer to the question, “What makes a real friend?”
Elizabeth Bennet knows a thing or two about shame. Her mom’s a gold-digging cow and most of her sisters are attention-seeking idiots. Will these lame lilies ruin Lizzy’s only shot at true love?
This week, we're featuring the most Orwellian book we’ve ever read, Animal Farm. It’s hard out here for a pig, ya’ll. In this classic allegorical story, the animals take over their farm only to learn domination is a downer, no matter who wears the pants.
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