Episode 52: The Bear and the Nightingale: Two Rants for the Price of One

Susan loves Crazy Rich Asians, so we had to discuss film adaptations! Are they ever better than the book? Jeannette and Meredith may have Feelings about this. Then we talk The Bear and the Nightingale, Vasya’s house elves, and country bumpkins who end up in cities.
Discuss The Bear and the Nightingale with us on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/68328-eclectic-readers)!
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28862387-the-bear-and-the-nightingale) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Bear-Nightingale-Novel-Winternight-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00X2FDZKW/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1536805412&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Bear+and+the+Nightingale)
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18373213) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345803787/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0345803787&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2.Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Phoenix) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439358078/ref=x_gr_w_glide_ku_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_ku_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0439358078&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
Anne of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77391.Anne_of_Ingleside) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553213156/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0553213156&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8909152-attachments) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525951989/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0525951989&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11090793-don-quixote) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004UK2MQG/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004UK2MQG&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30809786-a-reaper-at-the-gates) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0448494507/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0448494507&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
(Don’t) Call Me Crazy by Kelly Jensen on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39895169-don-t-call-me-crazy) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616207817/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1616207817&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
The Fantasy Fiction Formula by Deborah Chester on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26265753-the-fantasy-fiction-formula) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0719097061/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0719097061&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20613470-heir-of-fire) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1619630656/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1619630656&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25953369-hidden-figures) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062363603/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0062363603&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
Warcross by Marie Lu on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29385546-warcross) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0399547967/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0399547967&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
Lady Cop Makes Trouble by Amy Stewart on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28114478-lady-cop-makes-trouble) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0544409949/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0544409949&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
The Martian by Andy Weir on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18007564-the-martian) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0804139024/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0804139024&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
The Princess Bride by William Goldman on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21787.The_Princess_Bride) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Princess-Bride-Morgensterns-Classic-Adventure-ebook/dp/B003IEJZRY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536806499&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Princess+Bride+book)
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15931.The_Notebook) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553816713/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0553816713&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6224935-this-is-where-i-leave-you) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/052595127X/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=052595127X&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
Jaws by Peter Benchley on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126232.Jaws?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400064562/ref=x_gr_w_glide_hasdeal_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_hasdeal_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1400064562&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
Forrest Gump by Winston Groom on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186190.Forrest_Gump?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743453255/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0743453255&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34.The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618346252/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0618346252&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
The Maze Runner by James Dashner on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6186357-the-maze-runner?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385737947/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0385737947&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23807.The_Silence_of_the_Lambs?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0099446782/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0099446782&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)
Next Episode’s Book: The Round House by Louise Erdrich on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13602426-the-round-house) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062065246/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0062065246&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2)

Susan loves Crazy Rich Asians, so we had to discuss film adaptations! Are they ever better than the book? Jeannette and Meredith may have Feelings about this. Then we talk The Bear and the Nightingale, Vasya’s house elves, and country bumpkins who end up in cities.

Discuss The Bear and the Nightingale with us on Goodreads!

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden on Goodreads and Amazon

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan on Goodreads and Amazon

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling on Goodreads and Amazon

Anne of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery on Goodreads and Amazon

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell on Goodreads and Amazon

Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes on Goodreads and Amazon

A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir on Goodreads and Amazon

(Don’t) Call Me Crazy by Kelly Jensen on Goodreads and Amazon

The Fantasy Fiction Formula by Deborah Chester on Goodreads and Amazon

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas on Goodreads and Amazon

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly on Goodreads and Amazon

Warcross by Marie Lu on Goodreads and Amazon

Lady Cop Makes Trouble by Amy Stewart on Goodreads and Amazon

The Martian by Andy Weir on Goodreads and Amazon

The Princess Bride by William Goldman on Goodreads and Amazon

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks on Goodreads and Amazon

This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper on Goodreads and Amazon

Jaws by Peter Benchley on Goodreads and Amazon

Forrest Gump by Winston Groom on Goodreads and Amazon

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien on Goodreads and Amazon

The Maze Runner by James Dashner on Goodreads and Amazon

Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris on Goodreads and Amazon

Next Episode’s Book: The Round House by Louise Erdrich on Goodreads and Amazon