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Grown-Up Book Report

14 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 10 ratings

A podcast where two snarky librarians read each other's book recommendations. Haven't read this episodes book? Don't worry Carly and Lisa will go over the plot, characters and themes so you have the context you need to understand our cleaver - and often flippant - observations. The librarians alternate between literary and horror titles every other Sunday.

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Definition of Horror and Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

November 21, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

Time to talk about what Horror is...which we've been discussing all along and will continue to debate in perpetuity. Plus Lisa made Carly read The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Trembly.  Description of Cabin at the End of the World: Seven-year-old Wen and her parents, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote cabin on a quiet New Hampshire lake. Their closest neighbors are more than two miles in either direction along a rutted dirt road. One afternoon, as Wen catches grasshopper...

Big Fish by Daniel Wallace

October 10, 2021 22:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MB

This week Carly made me read Big Fish by Daniel Wallace. If you haven't read Big Fish, don't worry. We'll go over the plot, book report style, so you get the context you need to understand our clever observations. Surprisingly, Big Fish is a pretty G rated book. So we have no content warnings. We will keep our discussion G rated as well to match the book. For more about Big Fish, see the description below.  In his prime, Edward Bloom was an extraordinary man. He could outrun anybody. He nev...

The Hunger by Alma Katsu, Part 3

September 26, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MB

Welcome to Part 3 of GUBR reads The Hunger by Alma Katsu. Please listen to part 1 & 2 first.   The Hunger is a novel based on the historic, ill-fated wagon train known as The Donner Party. As this book is big and complicated, it will take us 3 parts to cover it all. We will accelerate our usual schedule and release each part on a consecutive Sunday. If you haven't read The Hunger, don't worry, we're going to go over everything including the exhausting number of characters in this book. And f...

The Hunger by Alma Katsu, Part 2

September 19, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MB

Welcome to Part 2 of GUBR reads The Hunger by Alma Katsu. Please listen to part 1 first.   The Hunger is a novel based on the historic, ill-fated wagon train known as The Donner Party. As this book is big and complicated, it will take us 3 parts to cover it all. We will accelerate our usual schedule and release each part on a consecutive Sunday. If you haven't read The Hunger, don't worry, we're going to go over everything including the exhausting number of characters in this book. And for ...

The Hunger by Alma Katsu, Part 1

September 12, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MB

This week I made Carly read The Hunger by Alma Katsu. The Hunger is a novel based on the historic, ill-fated wagon train known as The Donner Party. As this book is big and complicated, it will take us 3 parts to cover it all. We will accelerate our usual schedule and release each part on a consecutive Sunday. If you haven't read The Hunger, don't worry, we're going to go over everything including the exhausting number of characters in this book. And for the truly uninitiated, this book conta...

The Secret History by Donna Tartt, Part 2

August 29, 2021 02:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MB

Welcome to Part 2 of our Grown-Up Book Report on Donna Tartt's The Secret History. Please listen to Part 1 before listening to this one or you will have no idea why this episode begins with a funeral. 

The Secret History by Donna Tartt Part 1

August 15, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MB

This week Carly made me read The Secret History by Donna Tartt. I have so many thoughts that it will take 2 pods to cover it all. If you haven't read The Secret History, don't worry, we'll go over the whole plot so you get our clever - or flippant - observations. And just in case you know nothing about this novel be aware that it contains violence, sexuality, incest and suicide. Here's the publisher's description:Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever,...

Horns by Joe Hill Part 2

August 01, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MB

Welcome to the very first part 2 episode of Grown-Up Book Report. In this episode Lisa, a snarky Horror loving librarian made Carly, a snarky literary-loving librarian read Horns by Joe Hill. If you haven't read Horns, don't worry. Carly will summarize the whole plot so you get the context you need to understand the librarian's clever and flippant observations. And since Horns has a whole lot of plot, it's been split into two parts. This is part 2, please listen to part 1 first. For those w...

Horns by Joe Hill Part 1

July 18, 2021 06:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MB

Welcome to the very first two-part episode of Grown-Up Book Report. In this episode Lisa, a snarky Horror loving librarian made Carly, a snarky literary-loving librarian read Horns by Joe Hill. If you haven't read Horns, don't worry. Carly will summarize the whole plot so you get the context you need to understand the librarian's clever and flippant observations. And since Horns has a whole lot of plot, it's been split into two parts. Part 2 will upload in two weeks. For those who know not...

Work Shirts for Madmen by George Singleton

July 04, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 47 MB

This week Carly made me read Work Shirts for Madmen by her good buddy George Singleton. Work Shirts for Madmen was published in 2008. It has never been a film or, as we will note, an audiobook. Check out the description below. Renegade artist Harp Spillman is lower than a bow-legged fire ant. Because of an unhealthy relationship with the bottle, he’s ruined his reputation as one of the South’s preeminent commissioned metal sculptors. And his desperate turn to ice sculpting might’ve led to a...

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

June 20, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MB

Once again I've roped Carly into reading a horror novel she never imagined would be part of her life - The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. The Exorcist was a bestseller upon its release fifty years ago. The first film adaptation starred Linda Blair in 1973. Both the novel and the film became horror classics. Description of the novel below: Originally published in 1971, The Exorcist remains one of the most controversial novels ever written and went on to become a literary phenomenon. Inspir...

Joe by Larry Brown

June 06, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MB

Welcome to Grown-Up Book Report, a podcast where two snarky librarians read each other's book recommendations. In this episode, Carly - the literary lover - made Joe by Larry Brown. Joe was originally published in 1991. It was made into a film starring Nicholas Cage in 2014.  Description: Joe Ransom is a hard-drinking ex-con pushing fifty who just won’t slow down--not in his pickup, not with a gun, and certainly not with women. Gary Jones estimates his own age to be about fifteen. Born luck...

The Shining by Stephen King

May 22, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MB

Welcome to the second episode of Grown-Up Book Report, a podcast where two snarky librarians read each other's book recommendations. In this episode, Lisa - the horror lover - made Carly read The Shining by Stephen King. The Shining was originally published in 1977 and became a film starring Jack Nicholson and  Shelley Duval in 1980.  Description: Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, ...

Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell

May 21, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MB

Welcome to the premiere episode of Grown-Up Book Report, a podcast where two snarky librarians read each other's book recommendations. In this episode, Carly - the literary lover - made me read Winter's Bone, a literary novel set in the Ozarks. Winter's Bone was published in 2006 and became a film starring Jennifer Lawrence in 2010. Daniel Woodrell's modern classic is an unforgettable tale of desperation and courage that inspired the award-winning film starring Jennifer Lawrence. Ree Dol...