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The Bookshelf Theories

Hello and welcome to The Bookshelf Theories: a podcast about books for book people. Our names are Nic and Michael and we've got lots of thoughts while we read books and we're sure you do too. Tune in each week for thoughts, theories, and reviews of all your favorite books. Yes, that's right one book, every week. We're reading our TBR fast here on The Bookshelf Theories.

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    Fairies and Grief: The Story Collector by Evie Woods

    Sarah is already in the airport when she decides to go to Ireland. The grief she doesn't talk about follows her despite her trying to run from it, but we follow her on her journey to learn how to heal. This week, we read The Story Collector by Evie Woods. It's whimsical and mysterious and a journey about healing and grief.

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    A Dissociative State: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

    The women who walk in red have a special purpose: to bare children. In The Handmaid's Tale, we follow the life of Offred or June as she navigates a new world society where women can't read and are color coded by position. Warning: this episode covers heavy topics, religion, politics, and discussions of rape. Please be careful and listen at your own discretion. Please be safe.

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    Part Five: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

    This week we complete the book and give The Goldfinch its final rating. This episode will be focused on the final part: Part Five.

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    Part Four: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

    This week we continue the reading of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. We will dive deeper into Theo's life and how upside down it has beome. This episode will be focused on Part Four.

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    Part Two and Three: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

    This week we are continuing the Deep Dive. We delve into the new highs and lows of Theo's life in The Goldfinch by Dona Tartt. This episode will be focused on Part Two and Three.

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    Part One: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

    Welcome to the first Deep Dive, where we are dissecting how Theo's life unfolds and crumbles and how he came to have a beautiful painting in his possession in The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. We are reading this book for the month, part by part. This episode will be focused on Part One.

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    Unforgivable: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

    For the last book of Michael's August picks we dive into the unforgivable crime of Humbert Humbert and his twisted fantasies in Lolita by Vladimir Nobokov.

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    The Simplicities of Life: Walden by Henry David Thoreau

    In this 19th Century classic, we explore the simple life and thoughts about society and living beside the Walden Lake in Walden by Henry David Thoreau.

  9. 16

    The Tapeworm Analysis: Filth by Irvine Welsh

    Prepare to be disgusted, intrigued, horrified, confused, and dragged along into the descent of madness and addiction in Filth by Irvine Welsh.

  10. 15

    An Apathetic Life: The Stranger by Albert Camus

    His mother died, his apartment is filled with odd people and weird happenings that we see through an apatheic lense in The Stranger by Albert Camus.

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    Is Anything Real? Supermarket by Bobby Hall

    Time to be turned around, twisted, confused, and dazed in Supermarket by Bobby Hall.

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    Silver-Haired One: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

    Will you survive the Threshing and unfold the mysteries of Basgiath War College with a certain silver-haired Violet in Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros?

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    Sol Survival: The Martian by Andy Weir

    Let's survive with potatoes in the unforgiving martian soil with Mark Watney in The Martian by Andy Weir.

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    Touch Her and Die: Whistleblower by Kay Cove

    This week we dive into the wild world of trying to be HR to a group of assassins with Eden and and Linc in Whistleblower by Kay Cove.

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    Being Akwardly Human: Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin

    This week we will be going on a ride with Enid as she awkwardly tumbles through romance, true crime podcasts, and her paranoia in Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin.

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    Feels Like a Hug: Normal People by Sally Rooney

    This week we will feel the magnetic pull of Connell and Marianne as they navigate university and life itself in Normal People by Sally Rooney.

  17. 8

    He Does What Now? The Roommate by Rosie Danan

    We will explore life with Clara as she meets her new roommate with an interesting job in The Roommate by Rosie Danan.

  18. 7

    8 Hours of Secrets: Five Survive by Holly Jackson

    With a spring break adventure that goes awry, six friends, and the mafia on a kill order, we will found out who survives the night in Five Survive by Holly Jackson.

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    Win Everything Or Lose Everything: Finale by Stephanie Garber

    For the last week in May, we are finishing the Caraval series and saying goodbye to characters in Finale by Stephanie Garber.

  20. 5

    Who is Legend? Legendary by Stephanie Garber

    In a continuation of last week's episode, we will be continuing to explore the world of Caraval in Legendary by Stephanie Garber. We will also be trying desperately to find out just who this Legend really is.

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    Just A Game: Caraval by Stephanie Garber

    This week we are starting a series. We'll be joining the mystical world of Caraval, playing the game, and fearing for Tella right along side Scarlett in Caraval by Stephanie Garber. We also talk about the extra chapter of the Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood because someone finally read it.

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    Experiment in Fake Dating: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

    If you like love and biology and fake dating tropes, you'll love this week's book. We will follow Adam and Olive on their fake dating mishaps in The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood.

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    Echoes of Silence: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

    For the first episode, we're kicking this off with The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. We are going to dive into the unsettling mystery that is Alicia Berensen, her therapist, and the murder of her husband.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Hello and welcome to The Bookshelf Theories: a podcast about books for book people. Our names are Nic and Michael and we've got lots of thoughts while we read books and we're sure you do too. Tune in each week for thoughts, theories, and reviews of all your favorite books. Yes, that's right one book, every week. We're reading our TBR fast here on The Bookshelf Theories.

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Hello and welcome to The Bookshelf Theories: a podcast about books for book people. Our names are Nic and Michael and we've got lots of thoughts while we read books and we're sure you do too. Tune in each week for thoughts, theories, and reviews of all your favorite books. Yes, that's right one...

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