BSG #6: A Lotta Lotto / Fates & Furies

Can you ever truly know your spouse? The Book Squad tackles relationship conundrums and more as we discuss Lauren Groff’s novel “Fates and Furies.” There’s even a special guest appearance by Ask-A-Man favorite Joe! Plus: We weigh in on BiP/The next Bachelor, read listener feedback about movies that are better than the books, and reveal the lucky winner of a signed copy of “Orphan Island” by Laurel Snyder! 00:25 - Introduction: Lies we’ve told 08:05 - Intro to "Fates and Furies" and the terrible Goodreads summary 10:30 - Our general thoughts: Mary rages 11:55 - Is it pretentious? Is the language too fancy? 18:18 - Fates vs. Furies (spoiler: Furies wins) 20:53 - Discussing an interview with Lauren Groff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4P0Sq2k0lI&t=0s 21:59 - Lauren Groff is so cool 25:28 - You can’t Woody Allen it in the Theatre World 27:05 - Lotto is a misogynist and an idiot 28:33 - My mind is telling me no, but my body’s telling me yes 30:00 - How do we feel about the structure? 31:40 - Bitch, you don’t know her 32:38 - Is Lauren Groff pulling a "Gone Girl?" 33:49 - Are Lotto and Mathilde glamorous? 34:45 - Lotto’s Artist Retreat! 37:00 - Dick-related writing advice 39:40 - Not all marriages! 40:55 - Why don’t we talk about all the sex/the lie? 46:23 - Ask a man! We ask Joe about marriage! 50:20 - Losing your virginity vs. getting your period 52:02 - Can you ever really know your spouse? 55:33 - Listener Letters: Melanie and Justineau 58:00 - "Silver Linings Playbook" 58:42 - Bachelor talk: Dean is a fuckboy & no one likes Arie 01:00:23 - Kelli’s Bachelor Plans 01:01:33 - Bradley Cooper’s face 01:02:45 - "Me Before You" 01:04:30 - "The Shining" 01:09:58 - Things on the blog - ARE YOU THE ONE? 01:11:05 - Fresh off the Boat 01:14:10 - NEXT TIME ON #BSG: STEPHEN KING’S "IT!!!!" 01:16:00 - Next next time: "All the Ugly and Wonderful Things" by Bryn Greenwood 01:18:30 - Future love-pisode about "Room?" 01:20:30 - The Winner of the "Orphan Island" Giveaway!!!