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Are you there God? It's us, the Book B's.Season 2, Episode 1: "Baby Teeth"Hey babes! We are here for SEASON 2! This season we are starting with another horror novel (typical) and a lot of shit talking about the one main guy character (also typical). "Baby Teeth" by Zoje Stage is about a 7 year old named Hanna determined to off her mother and keep her father all to herself. While the plot sounds pretty simplistic the author does a dope ass job of discussing: mother-daughter relationships, the complexities of motherhood and chronic illnesses.
This is a novel we've both read more than once; it's short, it's sweet, and is it fucked u...2022-08-021h 14
Are you there God? It's us, the Book B's.Episode 12: "Nightmare Alley"What's up, Book Bitchettes!
In this episode, we dish about the Eyebrow Disaster of 2016, add Toni Collette to our list of stone cold foxes, and try to figure out why Marissa hates British people. Eventually we do get around to discussing Nightmare Alley by William Lindsey Gresham, our chosen novel for this episode and take a deep dive into spiritualism, carnivals, and, strangely enough, Arthur Conan Doyle. We strongly recommend that you image search "Cottingley Fairies" before you start the episode.
Obligatory spoiler alert as we do discuss this novel in its entirety as well a...2022-05-011h 04Are you there God? It's us, the Book B's.Episode 11: "A Touch of Jen"Hello friends and (potential) foes!
We are here talking about why this guy Remy fuckin' sucks in this fantastic debut novel, "A Touch of Jen" by Beth Morgan. Please join us for a round of psychedelic horror and what a "bushel" really is. Please note that we discuss the plot pretty thoroughly and therefore there are a number of spoilers but frankly, this novel is so damn wacky that we had to do it.
Thank you for the constant support and for listening to our podcast and tune in next time as we discuss "Nightmare Al...2022-03-2257 minAre you there God? It's us, the Book B's.Episode 10: The Very Nice BoxIn this episode we're dishing about "The Very Nice Box" (by Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman), a funny and serious book about romance soured by male entitlement. Along with this novel, we talk about Drew Barrymore, Elizabeth Holmes' Hair, and Denice's Lack of Friends--- which are, in our humble opinion, equally heavy hitting topics. Dedicated to our women and non-men out there, we made sure to rake men over the coals as much as possible so make sure to grab your AirPods and listen to your heart's content.
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Riding in...2022-01-241h 11Are you there God? It's us, the Book B's.Episode 9: 2021 RecapI hope you bad bitches popped some bottles for the New Year because we are here to bring you our 2021 recap of our top 5 books! They are listed down below and we used a couple different book retailers: Barnes and Noble, Thriftbooks.com, and Book of the Month to buy most of these. This episode we are talking about the most important topics: great books, why Denice is annoyed with Marissa, and fucking up Target. 🎯
Seriously though, thank you so much for listening to a podcast about books.
Denice's TOP...2022-01-101h 07Are you there God? It's us, the Book B's.Episode 8: A Christmas CarolLast year, Marissa tried to get her 11th graders to read this story and shortly realized that they would be better off watching the Disney version of "A Christmas Carol". With that being said, Happy Holidays, you book bitches! 🤚 We are so excited to share our thoughts on this Christmas classic and also the Bill Murray version "Scrooged".
Do you like contemplating your deepest life regrets and mistakes? The good thing is that while we are not licensed professionals we do think this podcast is the place to air our Christmas-themed dirty laundry. So here...2021-12-2048 minAre you there God? It's us, the Book B's.Episode 7: Flowers in the AtticIn this episode we are stepping into V.C. Andrews' notorious novel "Flowers in the Attic" and its sequel "Petals on the Wind". It's an equally sexy and skeevy episode in which we discuss the Gothic tradition, the incest scale, and the puberty sweats. With that said, this is an official content note (CN) that we discuss rape and incest in this episode so tread lightly if these are sensitive subjects for you. We recommend, if possible, that you listen to this episode with your sibling.
Media Referenced:
Silkwood (film)
...2021-11-221h 01Are you there God? It's us, the Book B's.Episode 6: The Only Good Indians and My Heart is a ChainsawAfter an unexpected hiatus that was completely unnecessary, we are back and sexier than ever. Take a deep dive with us into Stephen Graham Jones (potential sex symbol), 80's slasher films, and Heather Graham (definite sex symbol). In episode 6, we are talking about biases against Native Americans and comparing two of Jones' most recent novels, "My Heart is a Chainsaw" and "The Only Good Indians". We recommend that this episode be played alongside 80's synth-pop in order to invoke the truest slasher spirit.
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2021-11-1158 minAre you there God? It's us, the Book B's.Episode 5: "The Exorcist"Hello you spooky, scary bitches! It is the month of October and we re-read "The Exorcist" just for you. (Plus Marissa re-watched it and scared the crap out of herself FOR YOU GUYS). All this to say that we are talking about hot priests, demon possession, and that time our friend Aaron watched The Exorcist.
Episode 5 talks about a range of sensitive subjects including religion and the mental health system in the 70's so consider this a trigger warning. If you're interested in looking up the real case that the Exorcist was based on w...2021-10-261h 00Are you there God? It's us, the Book B's.Episode 4: "Nothing to See Here"Whoa episode 4 is here! Today we are discussing the novel "Nothing to See Here" by Kevin Wilson, an American magical realism novel set in Tennessee and featuring our main protagonist, Lillian, an old pen pal, generic US politician, and some fire children.
We would also like to link a really good article about magical realism here by Vox:
https://www.vox.com/2014/4/20/5628812/11-questions-youre-too-embarrassed-to-ask-about-magical-realism
Other books mentioned:
Different Seasons by Stephen King
Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard
The Princess Bride by William Gold...2021-10-041h 00Are you there God? It's us, the Book B's.Episode 3: Razorblade TearsCan you believe we committed to this project? Neither can we (according to our horoscopes, attachment styles, and enneagram it was against the odds 😅).
Episode 3 is about "Razorblade Tears" by S.A. Cosby, a revenge tale involving two (kind of) dope dads.
Books mentioned:
- The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
- My Heart is a Chainsaw
- The First Wives Club
Thank you so much for listening to episode 3! Sorry in advance for our White Claw buzzed ramblings but come back in two weeks for Episode 4: "Nothing to See Here" by Kevin Wilson.
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@glassceiling.gsoell2021-09-2057 minAre you there God? It's us, the Book B's.Episode 2: The Other Black GirlHello, hello, helloooo
Ok here's the deal, in this podcast we are talking about the book ("The Other Black Girl" by Kakiya Dahlila Harris), intersectional feminism, white supremacy, and people writing bad reviews.
Books we highly recommend along with this one:
"Kindred" by Octavia Butler
"Ring Shout" by P. Djèlí Clark
"Leave the World Behind" by Rumaan Alam 2021-09-0659 minAre you there God? It's us, the Book B's.Episode 1: "The Final Girl Support Group"Oh hey! It's us, the Book Bitches! Today we are talking about "The Final Girl Support Group" by Grady Hendrix, a newly released horror novel. In this episode we talk about Jamie Lee Curtis (like an alarming amount), Final Girls, and classic horror movies.
Disclaimer: We have a few small spoilers but do not discuss a majority of the plot.
We mention a couple of other books in this podcast:
- "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens
- "Small Sacrifices" by Ann Rule
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