Terrible Book Club
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Hope Never Dies (An Obama Biden Mystery) by Andrew Shaffer *Patron's Choice* - Episode 189
April 09, 2024 04:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBToday's episode features a book that many folks have asked us to read, but it took our brave Patron Miles to finally force us to do it. At last, we've read the famous satirical Obama/Biden crime thriller from 2018 and, honestly, it could've been a lot worse. Thanks so much for your support, Miles, and we hope you like the episode! Remember that if you, too, would like to have us read and review a book of your choice on the show, you can gain that power by joining our Patreon at the appro...
Dear America: Down the Rabbit Hole - The Diary of Pringle Rose by Susan Campbell Bartoletti - Episode 188
April 02, 2024 05:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBToday's episode is Part 2 of our childhood nostalgia retrospective! We each chose a book for each other from a series we loved as kids. Paris remembered reading several books in the Dear America series, so Chris chose Down the Rabbit Hole - The Diary of Pringle Rose for our second nostalgia adventure. We actually found ourselves really enjoying this one, so this week's episode is a completely different experience from last week with The Hardy Boys.
The Witchmaster's Key (The Hardy Boys #55) by Franklin W. Dixon - Episode 187
March 26, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBToday's episode is Part 1 of our childhood nostalgia retrospective! We each chose a book for each other from a series we loved as kids. Chris remembered reading all of The Hardy Boys series, so Paris chose The Witchmaster's Key for our first return trip to childhood. Prepare yourselves for 1970s Satanic Panic absurdity in the UK, complete with evil dentists, rubber masks, the reddest of herrings, and a scene straight out of Misery! Join us next week for Part 2 where we discuss our experien...
Butch by Jay Rayn - Episode 186
March 12, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBWe read Butch for today's episode at the request of listener Os who emailed us last year saying,"A while ago, I read a book that, while incredibly badly written, still somehow left me feeling for the protagonist, because all the other characters are (in every sense of the word) ridiculously homophobic. It's called "Butch" by Jay Rayn. It's a "life story thus far" type of book about a butch woman who constantly ights discrimination in the most cartoonish ways possible and romances just about ...
How it Unfolds (Far Reaches Book 1) by James S.A. Corey - Episode 185
February 27, 2024 05:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBThis time, we read How it Unfolds (Far Reaches Book 1) by James S.A. Corey, published by Amazon Original Stories in 2023. Chris really enjoyed The Expanse by Corey, so he was looking through other works by them and found this short story. Unfortunately, though, it had a description that made him think it was more suitable for TBC than for his personal reading adventures. Today's episode includes our usual barnyard language along with some discussions of sex and relationship dynamics.
Valentine's Day for Baby Zeke: An Unofficial Minecraft Book by Dr. Block - Episode 184
February 13, 2024 05:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MBParis & Chris dive back into children's literature and find that Dr. Block may have written some of the healthiest relationship dynamics in all of the books we've reviewed so far for the show.
Wicked by Gregory Maguire: Part Two *Special Guest The Good Witch of the Northeast* - Episode 183
February 06, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 89 MBWe had so much to say about Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire that we needed two episodes and an extra person to do it! If you haven't listened to Part One, we recommend going back and listening to last week's episode before listening to this one. This was recommended to us by The Good Witch of the Northeast, who made time to float in on a bubble to be our special guest for this two-part episode. In addition to our usual barnyard language, toda...
Wicked by Gregory Maguire: Part One *Special Guest The Good Witch of the Northeast* - Episode 182
January 30, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBWe had so much to say about Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire that we needed two episodes and an extra person to do it! We'll finish up our discussion in Part Two which will be out next Tuesday. This was recommended to us by The Good Witch of the Northeast, who made time to float in on a bubble to be our special guest for this two-part episode. In addition to our usual barnyard language, today’s episode includes discussion or mention of: ableis...
Double Feature: Rathew Love Story: A Love Story by Argus G. + Curiosity: A Book for Curious Minds by Bookinsky* - Episode 181
January 16, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBWe've got another Amazon Double Feature for you! Today, we tackle two more pieces of book-like debris that Chris found in the bowels of an Amazon search, the criteria of which has been lost to time: Rathew Love Story: A Love Story by Argus G. Curiosity: A Book for Curious Minds by Bookinsky* (yes, the asterisk is in the author name) Paris goes on a methodology queen adventure as she and Chris discuss whether both of these authors are actually just AI. They also ponder if Paris will l...
The Getting Even of Tommy Dodd by William Hope Hodgson *Special Guests: Antiques Freaks* - Episode 180
January 02, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBRing in the new year with the Terrible Antique Book Freaks! The Antiques Freaks join us today to do a live read of The Getting Even of Tommy Dodd by William Hope Hodgson, a cross-dressing revenge fantasy on the high seas. We know it's not a Carnacki, and we know it's not even scary, but it's the best we can do having read all the 'nacks already. As usual, we're using Eye of Argon rules to read this and we encourage you to get out your Carnacki bingo cards and help us re-tool them for more ge...
Special Holiday Bonus: Less Terrible Book Club 2023 - Episode XX
December 22, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBIt's winter holiday time again, so you all get a little gift from TBC! Please enjoy this special edition of Less Terrible Book Club. People often wonder what else we’re reading in a given year so we figured it was worth a brief discussion and rating of our Non-TBC reads from 2023. We wish you a lovely winter and/or holiday time if that's what you get up to at this time of year! See you soon for Season 9. Hail Terriblo. Chris’s 2023 Non-TBC Reading List: The Music Lesson by Victor Woot...
You Are Becoming A Galactic Human by Virginia Essene and Sheldon Nidle - Episode 179
December 19, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBKen of Antiques Freaks suggested that we read this and the time is nigh. Come along with us to Atlantis and Lemuria while we try to figure out why all of sentient life in the cosmos is organized like your local Target. The return of LMJ. Additionally, we are baffled as to why authors never seem to be able to cite a quote from a famous person that's actually real. In addition to our usual barnyard language, today’s episode contains: aliens, a touch of racism/eugenics, and dangerously high l...
The Energy Conspiracy by David C Seman *Patron’s Choice* - Episode 178
December 05, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 88 MBFor today's episode, we read The Energy Conspiracy by David C Seman, vanity published in 1981. This was requested by our patron beastwiththeleast, who had this to say: "Here's to another year of Terriblo's blessings and curses. I hereby submit my patron book request for you guys to read at some point next year...I haven't read the book in full, but I skim-read a few of the extremely short chapters. It looks like the sort of thing Ted Cruz would badger his wife into reading to him as a bedt...
Jam by Yahtzee Croshaw *Patron's Choice* - Episode 177
November 21, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBWe read Jam by Yahtzee Croshaw this week at the request of our Patron Of the Void (The Taco-Eating Unicorn). We bring you a gray goo apocalypse dyed red atop a bland satire about how lame both terminally online and terminally corporate people are. The Taco-Eating Unicorn from the Void would like to dedicate today's episode to his sister, Jade B., for being amazing through everything he's gone through recently, despite being in a different state. Yay Jade! Today’s show includes out usual ...
Beginnings: A Christian Fantasy Short Story Collection (Daughters of Tamnarae) by M.H. Elrich - Episode 176
November 07, 2023 04:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBBeginnings: A Christian Fantasy Short Story Collection by M.H. Elrich was self-published earlier this year. Chris found it while on an Amazon Short Reads dive and we figured a Christian fantasy collection was worth a review since we haven't read anything from this genre for the show before. Each of the 5 stories features a human-animal friendship with elements of magic and seem to be geared towards young readers or parents reading to young children. Today's episode just includes our usual...
The Golden Basement by David Norman Lewis - Episode 175
October 24, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 95.2 MBThis time we read The Golden Basement by David Norman Lewis, self-published in March of 2023. This was recommended by long-time listener, first-time caller Max who sent us a wonderful email recommending that we read this saying, "A few months ago you might have noticed a poem titled "$Reward$If$Found$" stapled up all over Cambridge, there were a couple reddit threads about it. On going back to my hometown of Seattle, WA I found out the poem is from a local self-published book...The author ha...
Campfire Stories of Western Canada by Barbara Smith - Episode 174
October 10, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBGet your flannels, ciders, and s'mores ready for this week's discussion of Campfire Stories of Western Canada by Barbara Smith! Paris’s friend Kristina recommended this for the show 6 years ago and we finally found a nice spot for it on the schedule. Thanks for sending us on this silly autumnal adventure, Kristina! Today’s show includes our usual barnyard language plus cartoon-level “spooky” stuff like a beheaded ghost, sasquatch, and spectral french fries.
One Hundred Proofs that the Earth is Not a Globe by William M. Carpenter - Episode 173
September 26, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 78 MBOne Hundred Proofs that the Earth is Not a Globe was written and self-published by William M. Carpenter in 1885. However, Chris found this on a homeschooler’s Twitter page where it was recommended for teaching children in 2023, so we figured it was worth a review. Folding Ideas: In Search of a Flat Earth Science of Our Spherical Earth: Neil deGrasse Tyson Demonstrates Absurdity of Flat Earth Dave Explains: The Earth is Definitely Not Flat Dave Explains: The 10 Things That All Flat Eart...
The 9th Colony by Colin Curtis - Episode 172
September 12, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBThe 9th Colony by Colin Curtis was vanity published through AuthorHouse UK in February of 2023. We received an email from a podcast PR rep asking us to have the author on the show as a guest. We don't have authors on the show, but we get a lot of these emails because some PR companies just send blanket form emails without actually having any idea what the podcasts or other entities they’re contacting actually do. Normally we just skim and delete, but this one caught our eye because it sugges...
His Majesty’s Hope by Susan Elia MacNeal *Patron’s Choice* - Episode 171
August 29, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBIf you're interested in our take on a WWII popcorn spy thriller, it's here! It's hard for us to say no to reviewing a book when you mail it to us. We got a copy of His Majesty's Hope through the magnificence of the US postal system from our Patron EasternSwiss. They asked us to read it for their Patron’s Choice episode this year, telling us that this book is about, "a British tutor [who] becomes a spy to fight Nazis, but neglects her duties, gets her partner killed over dumb shit, and nev...
Interview with the Devil (Part 1 - Victor’s Account) by Skylerr Darren - Episode 170
August 15, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBWe've got another reddit find for you this week! Paris found this when perusing the latest "What's the worst book you've ever read?" post that surfaces a few times each year in various literary subreddits. In one response, redditor u/lydiardbell explained that Interview with the Devil (Part 1 - Victor's Account) was indeed the worst book they've ever read. What made it really memorable was that the author threatened to burn their house down for the review they wrote for the book. In additi...
Golden (The Golden Wolf Series Book 1) by Shannon Mayer *Patron's Choice* - Episode 169
August 01, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBThis week, we discuss our experience reading Golden (The Golden Wolf Series Book 1) by Shannon Mayer at the request of our Patron Robin. Robin said, “It looks truly abysmal. I can't wait to hear your summary.” Golden is a shifter romance where a wolf is cursed to be a golden retriever and gets wrapped up in the events of Ragnarök (the end of the Norse cycle of renewal) and everything's got a little nü-metal flavor. Paris goes full red-strings-on-corkboard to try to figure out how the element...
The Man Without Qualities by Morris Berman - Episode 168
July 18, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBThe Man Without Qualities by Morris Berman was recommended by listener (and author!) O.F. Cieri back in December of 2020. It was recommended to them by a friend who said this book "would change America" and that "we were all going to look at each other differently "- "a new culture would emerge from this book!" Although this book is supposedly intended as satire, it left us wondering how much of it or what elements were supposed to be funny. Check out O.F. Cieri's urban fantasy, Lord of Th...
Waldo Beyond the Walls: Adventures in the Galaxy by Bill Shook - Episode 167
July 04, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBWaldo Beyond the Walls: Adventures in the Galaxy by Bill Shook was recommended by an anonymous fan who has been a devoted listener to the podcast for 5 years. Thanks, anonymous friend! We very much appreciate your devotion. Our wonderful anonymous listener here recommended this book because, “It read not like…someone's first pass at writing something...It was so utterly abysmal that it deconstructed my brain…and put me off reading for a wh[o]le week…I ran the [book] by [4 family members, one...
Splattering Yet Endearing by Phillip Yang - Episode 166
June 20, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBChris found this being discussed on various subreddits related to men writing female characters. The book was pulled from Amazon and other platforms shortly after the internet criticism began, but someone managed to save it on an archive.org page. Thanks to them, our minds are now poisoned - and yours can be, too! In addition to our usual barnyard language, this episode includes mentions or discussion of nearly every heinous thing you can imagine, some of which include: auto-cannibalism, b...
First, Impressions (Book #1 of Last Intentions) by SJ Saunders *Patron’s Choice* - Episode 165
June 06, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBOur Patron Julius the Nice Dragon requested today's book saying, “I want to nominate...“First Impressions” by SJ Saunders…It’s the first of three installments in a rather short trilogy I found floating on audible, but it never found an audience. Several years later it has about five total reviews online! So I think the question [for] this book is - Why did it flop the YA “dystopia” space? Is it too mediocre? Just got bad and irrelevant? Good but undiscovered?" We return to The Dunks! This ...
Pears and Perils by Drew Hayes *Patron’s Choice* - Episode 164
May 23, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBOur Patron Lucek requested today's book saying, “Drew Hayes is becoming one of my favorite comedic authors. His NPCs and Fred the Vampire account series are very good. . . but we all have to start somewhere. So, I was hoping you'd read his first published novel, Pears and Perils.” Join us on the island of Kenowai for a Scooby Doo-esque friendship adventure including a cat who is king, a magical pear, and capitalist buffonery.
The Long Moonlight (Nightvale Book #1) by Razörfist *Patron’s Choice* - Episode 163
May 09, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBThis week, we were asked to review The Long Moonlight by our Patron Arrant with nary another word. Such mystery - why was this recommended for the show? Why is this moonlight so very löng? Many thanks to Arrant for their longtime patronage of the show! In addition to our usual barnyard language, this episode includes discussion of general fantasy violence/gore.
Things in Jars by Jess Kid *Patron’s Choice* - Episode 162
April 25, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 91 MBOur Patron Donnie wrote to us to request Things in Jars saying that neither he nor his wife - nor anyone in their neighborhood book club - was able to finish it, find it enjoyable, or even determine exactly what was happening within the plot. He wanted to know if it was just them or if this book did indeed have a terrible tinge. We were happy to take the case this week and ended up having a lot to discuss in the realms of good, bad, and beyond. Thank you, Donnie - we very much appreciate ...
Sword Woman by Robert E. Howard *Patron's Choice* - Episode 161
April 11, 2023 05:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBThis time, our Patron Austin requested that we read Sword Woman by legendary fantasy author Robert E. Howard. We learn that Chris doesn't know how to use a Table of Contents and Paris confesses her fear of reading Howard and potentially inviting the fury of her entire musical subculture. Our thanks go out to Austin for this recommendation because it was (a) not porn and (b) didn't suck!
Millennium University by J. Shuntal - Episode 160
March 28, 2023 05:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBThis week's review of Millenium University is the product of another of Chris's Amazon Short Reads explorations. Join us this time for some true book sins, like writing out counts for arm stretches, accidentally sentient kitchens, and pacing whiplash!
Dancing with Cats by Burton Silver & Heather Busch - Episode 159
March 14, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes - 40.7 MBTanner's basement book pile produces a new treasure - but at a cost. We just wanted to play with our cats and now we're in another cult. Why does this keep happening to us?
Afterlife Love by Niles MacFlouer - Episode 158
February 28, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBListener and friend-of-the-show Charlotte donated Afterlife Love to the show and one look at the cover was enough to secure it a place on the schedule for 2023. This week, we take a trip back to Arizona in 1999 and then onward to all of the etheric and astral planes! Content Warnings: In addition to our usual barnyard language, this episode includes discussion of: cults, dangerous levels of woo-woo, astral travel, pyramid/MLM schemes, sex, and sexual assault/r*pe.
The Wives by Tarryn Fisher - Episode 157
February 14, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBIt’s Valentine’s Day so we thought, "Why not celebrate with multiple wives?" Friend-of-the-show Tris recommended Tarryn Fisher's The Wives to us after she read it in 2021 and wondered how the ending could've been quite so bad. We're back from our nearly 3 month winter break and re-entry to our 8th year of terrible books was a painful one. Content Warnings: In addition to our usual barnyard language, today’s episode includes discussion or mention of: domestic violence, mental health struggl...
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in His Adventure on Earth by William Kotzwinkle *Special Guest Mary Parker* - Episode 156
January 31, 2023 05:00 - 50 minutes - 58.5 MBIt's Paris's birthday today so Chris gave her the gift of skipping this episode! Instead, Mary Parker is here with Chris to discuss their experience reading this novelization of the popular 80s Spielberg film. Even though this book is supposed to be based on Melissa Mathison's screenplay, Kotzwinkle really took some wild "I'm-a-dude-in-the-80s" liberties with her story. Content Warnings: aliens, government abductions, medical torture, and interspecies MILF longings.
The Adventure of the Creeping Man by Sherlock Holmes *Special Guests: Antiques Freaks* - Episode 155
January 17, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBSince the well of terrible Carnacki stories has run dry, the Antiques Freaks are here today with us to read a terrible Sherlock Holmes story! The Adventure of the Creeping Man is less of an adventure and more about young people being upset that older people have sex. Content Warnings: In addition to our usual barnyard language, this episode includes: mild sexual humor, mention of drugs, and various bad Victorian ideas and opinions.
Pepper's Quest (Bella Sara #8) by Felicity Brown *Patron’s Choice* - Episode 154
January 03, 2023 05:00 - 48 minutes - 55.5 MBHappy New Year, listeners! We're starting Season 8 with Pepper’s Quest by Felicity Brown at the request of our Patron Dee (that’s right, Dee of Antiques Freaks also has Patron rights and boy - do they know how to pick ‘em!) These books were created to flesh out the Bella Sara horse toy/video game/trading card universe that you are probably familiar with if you’ve been to a toy store or near children in the last few decades.
The Labyrinth Of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers *Patron’s Choice* - Episode 153
December 20, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBThis time, we read The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers, translated by John Brownjohn. This was recommended to us by our patron Martin who recommended it because this book made fans of Moers question his actual existence - surely, Moers must be a collective of authors whose best member(s) left or perhaps Moers died! Join us in Bookholm this week for another round of us attempting to sing the fake songs featured in the book. Thank you, Martin - this was a great recommendation for...
Delirium by Lauren Oliver *Patron’s Choice* - Episode 152
December 06, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 71.6 MBWe're back this week with another Patron's Choice episode for Patricia! She asked that we review Delirium by Lauren Oliver, a book where love is illegal and you have to get a lovebotomy around the age of 18. Thanks for this recommendation, Patricia!
Star Wars: Red Harvest by Joel Schreiber *Patron's Choice & Special Guest Adam* - Episode 151
November 22, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBChris's brother Adam is here (gasp) instead of Paris to review another novel from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. This review comes at the request of our Patron Crimson Paladin, who said, "There's a book in the legends canon called Red Harvest. It's a horror book set in the Star Wars universe that involves a Sith Academy, zombies, a sentient flower, and a wookie. I wouldn't say it's bad by the usual standards of your show, but it's definitely bizarre." Many thanks to Crimson Pal...
Skullduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy *Patron’s Choice* - Episode 150
November 08, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 77.2 MBIn this week's Patron's Choice episode, we encounter yet another undead detective skeleton in Skullduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy. This was requested by our patron Of The Void (The Taco-Eating Unicorn). He was hoping that this book would be pleasant (heh) for us, or at least less painful than some of our other fare. Although that may have only been partially true, we still thank you for your patronage, Mr. Taco-Eating Unicorn!
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Daniel E. Bandmann *Patron's Choice & Special Guests: Antiques Freaks* - Episode 149
October 25, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBFor our 2022 Halloween special, we bring you our radioplay of the 1888 play Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Daniel E. Bandmann with our very best podfriends, the Antiques Freaks! This episode was inspired by our Patron Miri who sent us a message in May of last year, saying, “If you want a non-postmodern play (A linear plot!) with a truly absurd backstory, I suggest Daniel Bandmann's adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, written in 1888. It was the losing (and worse) adaptation in an internationa...
Man, F*ck This House by Brian Asman *Patron's Choice* - Episode 148
October 11, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBThe time is upon us for creepy Craftsmans! This week we discuss our experience reading Man, Fuck This House by Brian Asman and our feelings about haunted houses in general. Our Patron Will chose this for us to read this year and we cannot thank Will enough both for his patronage and his great recommendations. Content Warnings: In addition to our usual barnyard language, this episode includes discussion of: action-movie level violence, gore, demonic children, ghosts, haunted houses, mental ...
Ain’t a Hero: Season 1 by Bryan W. Schuder *Patron’s Choice* - Episode 147
September 27, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBIt's another week and another Patron asked us to read their own work for the show! In this episode we discuss our experience reading Season 1 of Ain't a Hero, a web series by Bryan W. Schuder. It's an ongoing "Slice of Life Science Fantasy" set 1,000 years in the post-apocalyptic future where magic and tech are both advanced and accessible. You can read Ain't a Hero for free at aintahero.com and comment along with other fans at r/AintAHero . We thank Bryan for his generous and long-time su...
Identity Switch: Becoming The Woman Who Gets What She Wants by April & Adrianna Mason - Episode 146
September 13, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBWe take a brief reprieve this week from our slew of Patron requests to dive back into the deep, dark waters of Amazon Short Reads. Chris pulled Identity Switch: Becoming the Woman Who Gets What She Wants by April & Adrianna Mason from the depths because it appeared to be pulsing with Ho Tactics vibes. Beneath these initial vibes, though, Paris & Chris discover that this is actually a self-help book they can almost get behind. Content Warnings: In addition to our usual barnyard language, to...
Arabiolosis by Nathen Mazri *Patron’s Choice* - Episode 145
August 30, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBOur patron Lynn requested that we read Arabiolosis by Nathen Mazri, the man who brought the world GarfieldEATS. We were soon launched into an endless downward internet spiral of Garficcinos and rancid lasagna to discover what toxic amounts of privilege can unleash upon the world. Content Warnings: In addition to our usual barnyard language, today’s episode includes discussion or mention of: gender and sexual politics in Saudi Arabia and HIV/AIDS.
Drag Queen Dino Fighters by MP Johnson *Patron’s Choice* - Episode 144
August 16, 2022 04:00 - 52 minutes - 48.7 MBWe return to the wild land of bizarro fiction this week to discuss Drag Queen Dino Fighters by MP Johnson. This was requested by our patron Robin, who then provided us with the Amazon Kindle file when we let them know the book was out of print and unavailable through any used book sellers. Thank you, Robin! Content Warnings: In addition to our usual barnyard language, today’s episode includes discussion or mention of: animal violence, extraterrestrials, hunting, gore, sex, and general horr...
So I’m A Spider, So What? Vol 7 By Okina Baba *Patron’s Choice* - Episode 143
August 02, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBOne of our anonymous patrons asked us to choose a light novel for their Patron's Choice episode this season, so we chose this because the title made us laugh. We, uh, got volume 7 instead of 1 because we thought the 7 was a 1. So what!? Strangely enough we read a different light novel a few episodes ago for a different patron and they happen to be from the same publisher. Can TBC survive another light novel so soon after the last one? Content Warnings: In addition to our usual barnyard lan...
Dating & Crypto by Gabriel Bell - Episode 142
July 19, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBChris went on another deep dive into the “Short Reads” category on Amazon and found Dating & Crypto, a brand new self-help guide which promises to teach you how to use cryptocurrency to boost your dating game. Although we learned nothing useful about crypto or dating, we did learn that a side hustle making low-level e-books on Amazon for $9.99 might be worth pursuing. Content Warnings: In addition to our usual barnyard language, today’s episode includes discussion of heteronormative dating...
All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai *Patron’s Choice* - Episode 141
July 05, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBWe read All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai for our Patron Lucek as our tribute to his patronage for 2022! He said, “I'm kinda requesting this one for my sanity. I read the reviews, went in hopeful, and then well. . . I'm now wondering if I read the same book. If I'm not remembering it wrong or psychotic. . . I'm sorry.” There's a lot to like about this book, but we fell out of love with it as the novel wore on. Content Warnings: In addition to our usual barnyard language, today’s episod...