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If you know you know, if you get it you get it, if you're an Ottessa fan you're an Ottessa fan. In this episode, we are talking about My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh. Erica is convinced this is one of her favorite books of all time and Katie is not so sure!
We save the plot discussions for the second half, so if you haven't read the book, we'll tell you when to drop off!
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
Honor by Thrity Umrigar
Stay and Fight by Madeline Fitch
The Push by Ashley Audrain
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Girlhood by Melissa Febos
No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura
Pure Colour by Sheila Heti
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Beyond Survival edited by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Ejeris Dixon
I'm not crying, YOU'RE CRYING. Okay, we're all crying. WHEW this book got us right in the heart. in this episode, we cover the last section of The School for Good Mothers. We are then joined by the author Jessamine Chan to talk about the themes of this book!
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Other books, articles, and an influencer mentioned in this episode:
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Mosfegh
New Yorker Article: Where is your Mother by Rachel Aviv
New York Times Article: Foster Care as Punishment: The New Reality of ‘Jane Crow’ by Stephanie Clifford and Jessica Silver-Greenberg
Motherhood by Sheila Heti
Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear by Kim Brooks
Man v. Nature by Diane Cook
Vladimir by Julia May Jonas
Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin
The Rock Eaters by Brenda Peynado
Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
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Girlhood by Melissa Febos
There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Oh boy we are STILL not feeling good! This episode covers chapters 9-14 of The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan! Next week, we are finishing the book and we will be joined by the brains behind this book, Jessamine! We cannot wait!!!
In this episode, we also announce our next book club read, Honor by Thrity Umrigar. Grab you copy from a local bookstore, library, or Bookshop.org. We start reading on April 17th.
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Mosfegh
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
The Small Backs of Children by Lidia Yuknavitch
Girlhood by Melissa Febos
Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
School is in session and we are Not Feeling Good about it!!!!! In this episode, we are discussing chapters 5-8 of The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan. Next week, we are reading chapters 9-14.
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
Vladimir by Julia May Jonas
The Power by Naomi Alderman
A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum
Wahala by Nikki May
Hello friends!! Welcome to the first episode about Jessamine Chan's The School for Good Mothers. In this episode, we chat about the first four episodes. Next week, we are reading chapters 5 through the end of chapter 8!
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
The Push by Ashley Audrain
Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan
Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Mosfegh
Eileen by Ottessa Mosfegh
Intimacies by Katie Kitamura
Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow
Wahala by Nikki May
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
We are talking all about one of our favorite recent reads, The Power by Naomi Alderman. This episode is divided into two sections, first an unspoiled discussion of the themes of this book (the first 26 minutes) and a second section where we get to gab about specific plot points and that ENDING! Next week, we start reading our next book club book - The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan! We are reading chapters 1-4 in the first week. The first episode will come out on 3/13!
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
There, There by Tommy Orange
Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart
Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
Under the Whispering Doors by TJ Klune
This is our fourth and final episode about The Perfect Ruin by Shanora Williams. In the first part of the episode, we discuss the last section of the book including that ENDING! (spoilers included) In the second half of the episode, we are joined by the author, Shanora Williams, to discuss the themes of this book, why she decided to pivot from writing romance novels to writing thrillers, and
Next Sunday, we are releasing a one-off special episode about one of our favorite reads of 2021: The Power by Naomi Alderman. The following Sunday (3/6) we start reading our next book club read, The School for Good Mothers! The first episode for that book club pick will be out on 3/13.
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
An Honest Lie by Tarryn Fisher
Wanting Mr. Cane by Shanora Williams
Dear Mr. Black by Shanora Williams
All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burks and Kevin Carr O'Leary
Eileen by Ottessa Mosfegh
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
How to be Perfect by Michael Shurr
GEORGIA!!! Okay I'm officially out of guesses for where this book is going. But we'll try anyways?! Next week, we are finishing the book and we'll be joined by the author of The Perfect Ruin, Shanora Williams!
We also announce our next book club read in this episode - next up, we are reading The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan!
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis
All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burns and Kevin Carr O'Leary
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different by Chuck Palahniuk
Ohhh Ivy Ivy Ivy... what are we going to do with you??? This episode covers chapters 11-25 of The Perfect Ruin by Shanora Williams. Next week, we are reading all of Part 2 (pg. 190-249).
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez
Welcome to Miamiiiii! In this episode, we are talking about the first 90 pages of The Perfect Ruin. Next week, we are reading pages 91-189.
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Other books mentioned in this episode:
Milk Fed by Melissa Browder
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Weather by Jenny Offill
Consider This by Chuck Palahniuk
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