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The Finer Things ClubLord of the Flies | William GoldingWho is the Lord of the Flies? Why is everyone so mean to Piggy :( ?? And is Trump more like Jack or Ralph (based on evidence found via YouTube conspiracy videos)????
We discuss in this, the first episode of the new season of The Finer Things Club. Listen in to hear me hang out with a group of boys on the island that is their kitchen table in the city of Alhambra and TALK ABOUT CLASSIC LITERATURE, MY FRIEND.
During this next season of TFTC, I will be focusing on reading all the classics we were f...2019-04-181h 03
The Finer Things ClubCaptain Marvel | Marvel ComicsWho is Carol Danvers anyway? How does time work in the Marvel Universe? AND WHAT DID NICK FURY TYPE IN THE LAST SCENE OF THE CAPTAIN MARVEL MOVIE?
In this episode of the Finer Things Club, we talk origin stories, old-timey accents, and Captain Marvel's human friend with whom he is cosmically connected. Plus: I have trouble with the word eponymous.
Check us out next time with "Five Feet Apart" by Mikki Daughtry, Rachael Lippincott, and Tobias Iaconis.2019-03-211h 04
The Finer Things ClubYou | Caroline KepnesWhy is everyone so obsessed with Beck? Also, why do we kind of think Joe is a little bit of a cutie?
You've binged the Lifetime turned Netflix YOU and now it's time to talk about the book. What's the difference between the two and how are they better than each other? In this episode of The Finer Things Club, we talk "daddy issues," the act of not wearing a bra, and just a little bit about Millie Bobby Brown.
Next time, we'll be reading the Captain Marvel comics.
2019-03-011h 05
The Finer Things ClubFifty Shades of Grey | E.L. James(An explicit episode for an explicit book)
How rich and obsessed with you does a man have to be for you to deal with being bossed around?
In this special Valentine's Day episode of The Finer Things Club, we talk sexual awakenings, self-slut shaming, and whether or not Jeff Bezos is hot. Are you in or not????
Next time, we'll be reading the original format of the Netflix-binged show "You."2019-02-141h 05
The Finer Things ClubBird Box | Josh MalermanWe read the book so you don't have to! (Though, you should always read the book.)
People with mental illness are immune from going "crazy"??? The book is (sort of) different from the movie???? White Tom has really good ideas??????????????????
This and more. 2019-01-301h 03
The Finer Things ClubTo Kill A Mockingbird | Harper LeeTRIP THINKS THERE'S CHAPTERS WHERE NOTHING HAPPENS and Nick tells us some stuff about Atticus that makes us feel weird in the belly.
Join us for another high school classic with Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird," a book that makes you nostalgic for a time where women weren't allowed to be on a jury and a black man's word was worth nothing -- but also, the summers felt slow and people had lemonade on the porch every midmorning! Refreshing! 2019-01-081h 03
The Finer Things ClubThirteen Reasons Why | Jay AsherThis book as well as this episode deals with issues of suicide and sexual assault.
Anyway, here's the Thirteen Reasons Why episode.
Ratings:
Maddie -- 1.5/5 stars
Trip -- 1.5/5 stars
Zoe -- 3/5 stars ¯\_(ツ)_/¯2018-12-281h 02
The Finer Things ClubThe Bad Beginning | Lemony SnicketI do not yet know how to edit audio, but hey, here's the "A Series of Unfortunate Events" episode.
Next: 13 Reasons Why2018-12-1256 min
The Finer Things Club1984 | George OrwellJoin us on a journey during which I have slightly better audio. Also, we talk all about the plot of George Orwell's "1984" so YOU don't have to read it, twelfth grader with an English assignment (just kidding, you should read it).
Next: A Series of Unfortunate Events (A Bad Beginning)2018-11-281h 02
The Finer Things ClubTwilight | Stephenie MeyerThe Finer Things Club is here and we're talking about Twilight. Whether you disliked the story or you are unconditionally and irrevocably in love with it, we can all agree that making out with someone who has cold, stone-like lips would SUCK.
Be sure to join me next time when some friends and I read George Orwell's "1984" and upset ourselves over the state of our society. Also, by that time, I'll have better sound and a better intro, so things are looking up, my friends!
Also, I would like to say that it was very easy in this episode to...2018-10-241h 04