BSG #33: Lower than Doritos and Salsa / Nine Perfect Stra...

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Are you ready to change your life? Join the #BookSquad and special guest Tirzah Price (BookRiot) at Tranquillum House for our discussion of 'Nine Perfect Strangers' by Liane Moriarty. We talk about character development, body image, the “wellness” trend, and most importantly, whether Doritos are good. Head to the #BookSquadBlog for more content, including 'Survivor' recaps, a roundup of fall poems, new TV and movie reviews, and Emily’s Spooktober series. Speaking of spooky things, read along with us for our October 21 #othersode on Grady Hendrix’s novel 'My Best Friend’s Exorcism.' After that, our next #bookpisode will cover Akwaeke Emezi’s debut novel 'Freshwater.' Join us for that discussion on November 4. In the meantime, we want to hear from you! Send feedback on anything to [email protected]!TOC:30 – Special guest intro! 4:28 – A spoiler warning, and icebreaker q14:30 – Summary17:00 – What about Frances? And are the other characters developed?24:15 – Body image 36:40 – First of all, Doritos are not good 43:09 – Wellness as a trend - The Atlantic Goop article: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/08/what-goop-really-sells-women/596773/58:30 – What’s the deal with the smoothies?1:06:15 – Grief and healing 1:14:25 – Ratings!1:21:18 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next? And a plea for feedbackThanks again to our special guest Tirzah Price! Follow her on Twitter @TirzahPrice and check out her out on Bookriot: https://bookriot.com/author/tirzah-price/

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