EPISODE · Dec 22, 2024 · 1H 24M
27. Reading Wrapped 2024! Our Favourite Books of the Year ft. Mildly Aggressive Bloopers
from Licensed Poetics · host Fung-Ling and Derek
Use the Chapters to navigate this episode! It's the end of 2024, Derek and BFL look back on their year of books and art. Derek drops some opinions about Colleen Hoover and Murakami that will offend most people in the world. BFL talks about a hormone-induced nervous breakdown and (surprisingly) passes a Turing test. Thank you for your support this year! link Works mentioned Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh Passing by Nella Larsen All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque American Psycho and Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis The Color Purple by Alice Walker On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong The Southern Reach Trilogy (Area X) by Jeff VanderMeer The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh Galveston and other short stories by Nick Pizzolatto Sense and Sensibility, screenplay and diaries by Emma Thompson The End of Eddy by Édouard Louis The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim Yellowface by R.F. Kuang Community (TV series) created by Dan Harmon The Hobbit by Peter Jackson Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu Prophet Song by Paul Lynch Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Ready Player One by Ernest Cline National Treasure starring Nicholas Cage The City & the City by China Miéville Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote The Vegetarian by Han Kang Frieren: Beyond Journey's End by Kanehito Yamada The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich Dance, Dance, Dance by Haruki Murakami High Fidelity by Nick Hornby The Nice Guys directed by Shane Black I, Robot starring Will Smith In Bruges directed by Martin McDonagh 00:00 Intro 01:51 Blooper reel of radio play 08:05 How many books? 10:20 Surprise favourite books 14:45 Disappointing books 22:26 Books you wish you have written 30:03 Books that most inspired you 35:28 Books that broke you 38:49 Trends you hate 41:00 Stories that comforted you 44:23 Beginner-friendly books 49:53 Favourite author 53:58 Least favourite author 57:00 DNFs 01:01:22 Fave LP episode 01:03:17 Least favourite books 01:08:19 Favourite books! 01:14:42 Books that made us cry 01:18:42 What to read before end of year 01:19:54 Conclusion 01:23:21 Bloopers
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Use the Chapters to navigate this episode! It's the end of 2024, Derek and BFL look back on their year of books and art. Derek drops some opinions about Colleen Hoover and Murakami that will offend most people in the world. BFL talks about a hormone-induced nervous breakdown and (surprisingly) passes a Turing test. Thank you for your support this year! link Works mentioned Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh Passing by Nella Larsen All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque American Psycho and Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis The Color Purple by Alice Walker On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong The Southern Reach Trilogy (Area X) by Jeff VanderMeer The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh Galveston and other short stories by Nick Pizzolatto Sense and Sensibility, screenplay and diaries by Emma Thompson The End of Eddy by Édouard Louis The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim Yellowface by R.F. Kuang Community (TV series) created by Dan Harmon The Hobbit by Peter Jackson Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu Prophet Song by Paul Lynch Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Ready Player One by Ernest Cline National Treasure starring Nicholas Cage The City & the City by China Miéville Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote The Vegetarian by Han Kang Frieren: Beyond Journey's End by Kanehito Yamada The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich Dance, Dance, Dance by Haruki Murakami High Fidelity by Nick Hornby The Nice Guys directed by Shane Black I, Robot starring Will Smith In Bruges directed by Martin McDonagh 00:00 Intro 01:51 Blooper reel of radio play 08:05 How many books? 10:20 Surprise favourite books 14:45 Disappointing books 22:26 Books you wish you have written 30:03 Books that most inspired you 35:28 Books that broke you 38:49 Trends you hate 41:00 Stories that comforted you 44:23 Beginner-friendly books 49:53 Favourite author 53:58 Least favourite author 57:00 DNFs 01:01:22 Fave LP episode 01:03:17 Least favourite books 01:08:19 Favourite books! 01:14:42 Books that made us cry 01:18:42 What to read before end of year 01:19:54 Conclusion 01:23:21 Bloopers
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