Anna Karenina

We're back, baby! Sorry for the delay. Thanks for your patience. We're offering some much needed context on one of the best books we've ever done, Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy.   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're back, baby! Sorry for the delay. Thanks for your patience. We're offering some much needed context on one of the best books we've ever done, Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy.  <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Anna Karenina Redux (Part 1)

It's an update! With atrocious audio! Basic message: "We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive!"  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's an update! With atrocious audio! Basic message: "We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive!" <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Vive Le Bookening

"Emma" by Jane Austen is considered a great novel due to its sharp wit, complex characters, and insightful commentary on societal norms and human nature. Austen's writing is known for its irony, subtle humor, and ability to draw readers into the world of her characters. The novel also explores themes of class, romance, self-delusion, and the dangers of interfering in the lives of others. Additionally, the novel's protagonist Emma Woodhouse is a strong, independent woman whose flaws and mistakes make her relatable and endearing to readers. The above description was definitely NOT written by a Chatbot.We loved talking about "Emma" again. Is it Jane Austen's best work? Is Mr Knightley a g-word for shaping the character of a 13 year old girl until she's old enough to marry? Other questions!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

"Emma" by Jane Austen is considered a great novel due to its sharp wit, complex characters, and insightful commentary on societal norms and human nature. Austen's writing is known for its irony, subtle humor, and ability to draw readers into the world of her characters. The novel also explores themes of class, romance, self-delusion, and the dangers of interfering in the lives of others. Additionally, the novel's protagonist Emma Woodhouse is a strong, independent woman whose flaws and mistakes make her relatable and endearing to readers. The above description was definitely NOT written by a Chatbot.We loved talking about "Emma" again. Is it Jane Austen's best work? Is Mr Knightley a g-word for shaping the character of a 13 year old girl until she's old enough to marry? Other questions! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Jane Austen's Emma (Redux)

A salesman who shared his liquor and steered while sleeping... A Cherokee filled with bourbon. A VW no more than a bubble of hashish fumes, captained by a college student. And a family from Marshalltown who head-onned and killed forever a man driving west out of Bethany, Missouri....I rose up sopping wet from sleeping under the pouring rain, and something less than conscious, thanks to the first three of the people I've already named- the salesman and the Indian and the student--all of whom had given me drugs. At the head of the entrance ramp I waited without hope of a ride. What was the point, even, of rolling up my sleeping bag when I was too wet to be let into anybody's car? I draped it around me like a cape. The downpour raked the asphalt and gurgled in the ruts. My thoughts zoomed pitifully. The travelling salesman had fedme pills that made the linings of my veins feel scraped out. My jaw ached. I knew every raindrop by its name. I sensed everything before it happened. I knew a certain Oldsmobile would stop for me even before it glowed, and by the sweet voices of the family inside it I knew we'd have an accident in the storm.   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ 

A salesman who shared his liquor and steered while sleeping... A Cherokee filled with bourbon. A VW no more than a bubble of hashish fumes, captained by a college student. And a family from Marshalltown who head-onned and killed forever a man driving west out of Bethany, Missouri....I rose up sopping wet from sleeping under the pouring rain, and something less than conscious, thanks to the first three of the people I've already named- the salesman and the Indian and the student--all of whom had given me drugs. At the head of the entrance ramp I waited without hope of a ride. What was the point, even, of rolling up my sleeping bag when I was too wet to be let into anybody's car? I draped it around me like a cape. The downpour raked the asphalt and gurgled in the ruts. My thoughts zoomed pitifully. The travelling salesman had fed me pills that made the linings of my veins feel scraped out. My jaw ached. I knew every raindrop by its name. I sensed everything before it happened. I knew a certain Oldsmobile would stop for me even before it glowed, and by the sweet voices of the family inside it I knew we'd have an accident in the storm.  <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Jesus' Son

Cormac McCarthy

Ho ho ho!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Cormac McCarthy's The Passenger 

Our heroes talk about Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien, asking such questions as "did you know there was a Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien?" They also announce their booklist for 2023, baby!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our heroes talk about Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien, asking such questions as "did you know there was a Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien?" They also announce their booklist for 2023, baby! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Tolkien's Christmas Book + Booklist 2023

All the pretty horses ... where do they all come from? All the pretty horses? Where do they all belong?Did you know Cormac McCarthy was born in Rhode Island? He had to work to sort of figure out how to become a southern western gothic writer, or whatever he is. Anyway, The Bookening talks about All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

All the pretty horses ... where do they all come from? All the pretty horses? Where do they all belong?Did you know Cormac McCarthy was born in Rhode Island? He had to work to sort of figure out how to become a southern western gothic writer, or whatever he is. Anyway, The Bookening talks about All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

All the Pretty Horses

For some reason this is our Spooky October episode. Love is ... frightening? Or we dumbly mixed up the Stephen King episode and this one in release order? Who can tell?  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

For some reason this is our Spooky October episode. Love is ... frightening? Or we dumbly mixed up the Stephen King episode and this one in release order? Who can tell? <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Romeo and Juliet

The Green Mile by Stephen King. It’s a book we review.   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Green Mile by Stephen King. It’s a book we review.  <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

The Green Mile

“My mind," he said, "rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession, or rather created it, for I am the only one in the world.” The audio quality is not all there in this one. So think of it more as a bonus episode. You'll get giant Romeo and Juliet and Green Miles episodes very soon. They are already recorded. But we're talking about the world's greatest consulting detective in this one! Will Nathan be a snob again???  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

“My mind," he said, "rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession, or rather created it, for I am the only one in the world.” The audio quality is not all there in this one. So think of it more as a bonus episode. You'll get giant Romeo and Juliet and Green Miles episodes very soon. They are already recorded. But we're talking about the world's greatest consulting detective in this one! Will Nathan be a snob again??? <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Bonus: Sherlock Holmes 

3 guys—a pastor, a scholar, and their gleeful provocateur—discuss the great books. We take God and literature seriously—but the second one not overly so.

I love this podcast! If you love literature, please give it a chance and prepare to be challenged.

The Bookening is the best!

I enjoy listening, took me a few episodes to get into it. Now one of my favs :)

Good podcast

The Bookening

Support The Bookening here! Should Christians read Harry Potter? Our heroes make a decent case today that they should not. But hopefully that's not the last word on the subject or we will have to cancel this series.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

<a href="http://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support The Bookening here!</a> Should Christians read Harry Potter? Our heroes make a decent case today that they should not. But hopefully that's not the last word on the subject or we will have to cancel this series. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

101. Harry Potter, Part 2

SUPPORT US HERE! It's a special MUSIC FREE episode as our heroes begin a discussion of Bleak House.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

<a href="http://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SUPPORT US HERE!</a> It's a special MUSIC FREE episode as our heroes begin a discussion of Bleak House. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

119. Bleak House, Part 1 

Buy Nathan socks! In this episode, our heroes continue to discuss Remains of the Day. It's a pretty great book. Our heroes have wise insights and stuff. Here is your table of contents: 00:00 The episode begins 03:12 Donor Shout-outs 08:00 Diary form 11:49 Useful naval gazing? 13:10 The right choice of form 14:18 Nice little analog metaphor 15:00 Endings 16:27 Gradesaver quiz 26:42 Dignity 31:02 Self-justification and culpability 33:36 Is Darlington evil? 36:10 Guilt 39:44 Willful blindness 43:46 We're all English butlers 45:21 Uh-oh, we're talking about CS Lewis again 46:52 Sophie's choice 49:17 Your hands aren't clean! 51:46 More questions 56:00 Self-knowledge fail 58:57 Ralph Fiennes syndrome 01:02:22 Unreliable narrator 01:05:49 Is it too late? 01:06:51 A bold symbol 01:08:34 CS Lewis tangent 01:10:22 Bookening Seal of Approval 01:13:12 Modern authors  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ 

<a href="http://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buy Nathan socks!</a> In this episode, our heroes continue to discuss Remains of the Day. It's a pretty great book. Our heroes have wise insights and stuff. Here is your table of contents: 00:00 The episode begins 03:12 Donor Shout-outs 08:00 Diary form 11:49 Useful naval gazing? 13:10 The right choice of form 14:18 Nice little analog metaphor 15:00 Endings 16:27 Gradesaver quiz 26:42 Dignity 31:02 Self-justification and culpability 33:36 Is Darlington evil? 36:10 Guilt 39:44 Willful blindness 43:46 We're all English butlers 45:21 Uh-oh, we're talking about CS Lewis again 46:52 Sophie's choice 49:17 Your hands aren't clean! 51:46 More questions 56:00 Self-knowledge fail 58:57 Ralph Fiennes syndrome 01:02:22 Unreliable narrator 01:05:49 Is it too late? 01:06:51 A bold symbol 01:08:34 CS Lewis tangent 01:10:22 Bookening Seal of Approval 01:13:12 Modern authors <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

86. Remains of the Day, Part 2 

The Little House stories ...Narnia ...Goosebumps?!?! What do these three things have to do with each other?Well, they are clearly all series of books. That's for sure.Also, they are all books that may or may not appear on Nathan, Jake, or Brandon's respective lists of their Top Five Favorite Books from Childhood.That's right, our heroes are taking us on an autobiographical journey through their own pasts, revealing the stories and books that molded them into the upstanding gentlemen the are today.You'll find out which story horrified Young Nathan so badly that he spent the next many years of his life trying to recreate the experience. You'll meet young Jake the Jock (Undercover Nerd-in-Training).  And you'll be introduced to Young Brandon, a nerd who was ... not so undercover.Whether you were a public school kid who got to order Boxcar Children Books from the Scholastic catalog, or a home-schooled dork who had to stick with the Cooper Kids or Trailblazers, this episode is sure to evoke some warm memories, and maybe suggest a few books to read with your own children. And maybe a few to avoid.   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Little House stories ...Narnia ...Goosebumps?!?! What do these three things have to do with each other?Well, they are clearly all series of books. That's for sure.Also, they are all books that may or may not appear on Nathan, Jake, or Brandon's respective lists of their Top Five Favorite Books from Childhood.That's right, our heroes are taking us on an autobiographical journey through their own pasts, revealing the stories and books that molded them into the upstanding gentlemen the are today.You'll find out which story horrified Young Nathan so badly that he spent the next many years of his life trying to recreate the experience. You'll meet young Jake the Jock (Undercover Nerd-in-Training).  And you'll be introduced to Young Brandon, a nerd who was ... not so undercover.Whether you were a public school kid who got to order Boxcar Children Books from the Scholastic catalog, or a home-schooled dork who had to stick with the Cooper Kids or Trailblazers, this episode is sure to evoke some warm memories, and maybe suggest a few books to read with your own children. And maybe a few to avoid.  <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Episode 8: Top 5 Childhood Books, Part 1

Our heroes discuss The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis's 'supposal' theory of allegory, whether these books ARE allegory or not, what the book gets wrong and right about the resurrection, the importance of discipline in children's literature, which character Jake may or may not have named a kid after, and more ... Support us here!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our heroes discuss The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis's 'supposal' theory of allegory, whether these books ARE allegory or not, what the book gets wrong and right about the resurrection, the importance of discipline in children's literature, which character Jake may or may not have named a kid after, and more ... <a href="http://www.patreon.com/thebookening%20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us here!</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 

In the final episode re: _Pride and Prejudice, _our heroes wax poetic on why Charlotte Collins (nee Lucas) may NOT have made such a lousy choice of husband after all. Brandon compares P&amp;P to Shakespeare, Jake compares Darcy to Boaz, and Nathan hopes to toss the old pigskin with Jane Austen one day.Then everybody hates on that awful Keira Knightley movie, which they all correctly and sensibly despise as the piece of utterly worthless garbage that it is, effectively saying to the movie,”Could you expect us to rejoice in the inferiority of your Darcy?—to congratulate ourselves on the hope of watching a movie whose hero is so decidedly beneath the novel’s?” In conclusion, we hate that movie. But the book is good.   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In the final episode re: _Pride and Prejudice, _our heroes wax poetic on why Charlotte Collins (nee Lucas) may NOT have made such a lousy choice of husband after all. Brandon compares P&amp;P to Shakespeare, Jake compares Darcy to Boaz, and Nathan hopes to toss the old pigskin with Jane Austen one day.Then everybody hates on that awful Keira Knightley movie, which they all correctly and sensibly despise as the piece of utterly worthless garbage that it is, effectively saying to the movie,”Could you expect us to rejoice in the inferiority of your Darcy?—to congratulate ourselves on the hope of watching a movie whose hero is so decidedly beneath the novel’s?” In conclusion, we hate that movie. But the book is good.  <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Episode 3: Pride and Prejudice, Part 3

Let's get this out of the way. This episode was recorded late at night and is fairly slaphappy. But once it gets going, our heroes do discuss their individual top 7 things about Narnia, and, we daresay, provide some good insight into what makes Narnia so darn magical. Support us here!   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Let's get this out of the way. This episode was recorded late at night and is fairly slaphappy. But once it gets going, our heroes do discuss their individual top 7 things about Narnia, and, we daresay, provide some good insight into what makes Narnia so darn magical. <a href="http://www.patreon.com/thebookening%20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us here! </a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Top 7 Things about Narnia

If you like The Bookening, you should like this episode of The Bookening. And it does contain some of the promised discussion of The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. But the fact is that we got off-topic a little bit and talked about literary style and talent, so we decided to save our more meaty discussion of The Hobbit for next week. But you should still listen to this episode. Love, Us. Support us here!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

If you like The Bookening, you should like this episode of The Bookening. And it does contain some of the promised discussion of The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. But the fact is that we got off-topic a little bit and talked about literary style and talent, so we decided to save our more meaty discussion of The Hobbit for next week. But you should still listen to this episode. Love, Us. <a href="http://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us here!</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

An unexpected podcast 

AVENGERS SPOILERS AT ABOUT 20:00 Our heroes are prepping for a big discussion of The Odyssey. It turns out their old nemesis (?) C.S. Lewis had lots to say about epic poetry, so they begin there. Also they answer a listener query about their Remains of the Day episode. A certain important Pastor who is a Master of Reading is notably absent from this episode, but we promise this will NOT become a thing. 03:00 Donor Shout-out 06:49 Brad asks about Remains of the Day 18:37 Exciting announcement! 19:15 The best thing C.S. Lewis ever wrote 20:00 AVENGERS SPOILERS 21:30 Preface to Preface to Paradise Lost 22:15 Lewis recap 25:00 How to judge an work 34:00 What's an epic? 37:00 No, seriously, what's an epic? 40:58 Poets use common vernacular 42:50 Ritual 44:00 Glory and fate 46:05 What's missing from Homer 49:10 Aside about T.S. Eliot 50:46 Imagination boasters 52:55 The repetitions  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ 

AVENGERS SPOILERS AT ABOUT 20:00 Our heroes are prepping for a big discussion of The Odyssey. It turns out their old nemesis (?) C.S. Lewis had lots to say about epic poetry, so they begin there. Also they answer a listener query about their Remains of the Day episode. A certain important Pastor who is a Master of Reading is notably absent from this episode, but we promise this will NOT become a thing. 03:00 Donor Shout-out 06:49 Brad asks about Remains of the Day 18:37 Exciting announcement! 19:15 The best thing C.S. Lewis ever wrote 20:00 AVENGERS SPOILERS 21:30 Preface to Preface to Paradise Lost 22:15 Lewis recap 25:00 How to judge an work 34:00 What's an epic? 37:00 No, seriously, what's an epic? 40:58 Poets use common vernacular 42:50 Ritual 44:00 Glory and fate 46:05 What's missing from Homer 49:10 Aside about T.S. Eliot 50:46 Imagination boasters 52:55 The repetitions <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

93. C.S. Lewis and Epic Poetry 

Support us here!We're gonna go ahead and call this a bonus episode instead of a real one. It was recorded on a crazy late night in Brandon's kitchen without the best sound quality. But we thought it was worth releasing because there's some good discussion and a good lead in for next week's real poetry episode. Plus you get to hang out with the women of The Bookening.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

<a href="http://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us here!</a>We're gonna go ahead and call this a bonus episode instead of a real one. It was recorded on a crazy late night in Brandon's kitchen without the best sound quality. But we thought it was worth releasing because there's some good discussion and a good lead in for next week's real poetry episode. Plus you get to hang out with the women of The Bookening. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Bonus ep: Poetry at Brandon's House 

Support us here!Chillax and join us for a mellow summer episode. After teaching you how to make the perfect margarita (no, seriously), Nathan walks you through his top ten summer reads. What about Brandon and Jake you ask? Well, one of them is on vacation and one is recovering from surgery. So Nathan decided to do this ultra-rare solo outing. The good news is you get to hear about a great detective, spoooooky psychology, an inimitable humorist, plus Jordan Peterson and Stephen King? Oh my.   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

<a href="http://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us here!</a>Chillax and join us for a mellow summer episode. After teaching you how to make the perfect margarita (no, seriously), Nathan walks you through his top ten summer reads. What about Brandon and Jake you ask? Well, one of them is on vacation and one is recovering from surgery. So Nathan decided to do this ultra-rare solo outing. The good news is you get to hear about a great detective, spoooooky psychology, an inimitable humorist, plus Jordan Peterson and Stephen King? Oh my.  <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Episode 38: As I Lay Dying, Part 2 of 2

Support us here on Patreon! FANNY FOREVER! This is an episode of the greatest literature podcast ever on the subject of Mansfield Park by the one and only Jane Austen. This first episode includes the following things: 00:00 Nathan says something silly while the music starts to play 00:43 The music stops playing and our heroes talk of many interesting things 08:32 Donor Shout-outs!!!!!!!!! 14:02 Contextual Texan Begins 16:10 Jane Austen's Evening Prayer 18:32 The non-irony of Fanny Price 20:15 Jane Austen's Life 27:20 The weird transitional literary time she lived in 29:15: Romanticism! Emotions! Cliffs! 34:48 Free Indirect Style 36:53 The Peerage System 40:39 Slavery 42:47 Landscape Development 44:26 Sublimity is the worst 45:35 A mixed critical response :( 47:41 A Feminist Marxist reading 50:24 Controversy! 51:41 Sorry, Virginia Woolf  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ 

<a href="http://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us here on Patreon!</a> FANNY FOREVER! This is an episode of the greatest literature podcast ever on the subject of Mansfield Park by the one and only Jane Austen. This first episode includes the following things: 00:00 Nathan says something silly while the music starts to play 00:43 The music stops playing and our heroes talk of many interesting things 08:32 Donor Shout-outs!!!!!!!!! 14:02 Contextual Texan Begins 16:10 Jane Austen's Evening Prayer 18:32 The non-irony of Fanny Price 20:15 Jane Austen's Life 27:20 The weird transitional literary time she lived in 29:15: Romanticism! Emotions! Cliffs! 34:48 Free Indirect Style 36:53 The Peerage System 40:39 Slavery 42:47 Landscape Development 44:26 Sublimity is the worst 45:35 A mixed critical response :( 47:41 A Feminist Marxist reading 50:24 Controversy! 51:41 Sorry, Virginia Woolf <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

76. Mansfield Park, Part 1 (Overview) 

Support your local Bookening! In which Brandon provides some much-needed context on Jane Austen's Persuasion. And Jane Austen herself. And we discuss Jane's nephew's memoir of her. It's fun. And educational.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

<a href="http://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support your local Bookening!</a> In which Brandon provides some much-needed context on Jane Austen's Persuasion. And Jane Austen herself. And we discuss Jane's nephew's memoir of her. It's fun. And educational. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Persuasion, Part 1

SUPPORT US HERE! Our heroes get practical as they discuss how to read. Should you underline? If so, pen or pencil? Audiobooks--yes or no? Is skimming okay? Etc. Etc.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

<a href="http://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SUPPORT US HERE!</a> Our heroes get practical as they discuss how to read. Should you underline? If so, pen or pencil? Audiobooks--yes or no? Is skimming okay? Etc. Etc. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

How to read, Part 2 

Thanks, Patrons! The Bookening is returning to Narnia with The Horse and His Boy, a book that is a personal favorite of many a boy and girl. But will it be the personal favorite of The Bookening crew? Our heroes also provide their final thoughts and rankings for The Silver Chair. This could be a controversial episode, beware! But also a big, good, fun one. In our humble opinion. Listen right now. Warhorn Media (employer of both Nathan and Jake) could use help making payroll this month. Make a one-time donation here. And then sign up to support us on Patreon so we can hit that $1000 mark by October 31st, dress as swans, and do Tolkien next year.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Thanks, Patrons! The Bookening is returning to Narnia with The Horse and His Boy, a book that is a personal favorite of many a boy and girl. But will it be the personal favorite of The Bookening crew? Our heroes also provide their final thoughts and rankings for The Silver Chair. This could be a controversial episode, beware! But also a big, good, fun one. In our humble opinion. Listen right now. <a href="http://www.warhornmedia.com/give" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Warhorn Media (employer of both Nathan and Jake) could use help making payroll this month. Make a one-time donation here. </a><a href="http://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">And then sign up to support us on Patreon so we can hit that $1000 mark by October 31st, dress as swans, and do Tolkien next year.</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

The Horse and His Boy 

Here is our first full real Tolkien podcast where we are actually talking about a book. Bilbo Baggins! Gandalf! Thorin Oakenshield! Tolkien poetry! Support us here!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Here is our first full real Tolkien podcast where we are actually talking about a book. Bilbo Baggins! Gandalf! Thorin Oakenshield! Tolkien poetry! <a href="http://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us here!</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

The Hobbit, Part 1 

Support us here! Brandon and Nathan hammer home their recent forays into poetry by reading and examining three poems together: The Wild Swans at Coole, The Art of Losing, and Digging. Next week Jake will be back and we'll start on Narnia!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

<a href="http://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us here! </a>Brandon and Nathan hammer home their recent forays into poetry by reading and examining three poems together: The Wild Swans at Coole, The Art of Losing, and Digging. Next week Jake will be back and we'll start on Narnia! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Revenge of the poetry 

Stephen King

As I Lay Dying part 2 is still coming tomorrow.  But today we have a BONUS EPISODE about three ABSOLUTE LITERARY CLASSICS that are all on TV or coming to movie screens soon. We've got our hot take on the books they are based on. Also ... Give us money!!! Please and thank you.   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

As I Lay Dying part 2 is still coming tomorrow.  But today we have a BONUS EPISODE about three ABSOLUTE LITERARY CLASSICS that are all on TV or coming to movie screens soon. We've got our hot take on the books they are based on. Also ... <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Give us money</a>!!! Please and thank you.  <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Episode 37: Handmaid’s Tale, Stephen King’s It and The Dark Tower

The Bookening really enjoyed The Magician's Nephew. That's right, they liked it a ton. Did you know this was the last Narnia book that C. S. Lewis wrote? Even though it was the second to last published, and now some dumb publishers label it as the first book that kids should read? Well, it was. And you can tell, because it feels like C. S. Lewis has the kinks worked out, and is just chillaxed and ready to tell a great Narnia story. Which he does. And we really liked it. Because we do like C. S. Lewis from time to time. Actually lots of the time. Just listen. Thank you. Support us here please!   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Bookening really enjoyed The Magician's Nephew. That's right, they liked it a ton. Did you know this was the last Narnia book that C. S. Lewis wrote? Even though it was the second to last published, and now some dumb publishers label it as the first book that kids should read? Well, it was. And you can tell, because it feels like C. S. Lewis has the kinks worked out, and is just chillaxed and ready to tell a great Narnia story. Which he does. And we really liked it. Because we do like C. S. Lewis from time to time. Actually lots of the time. Just listen. Thank you. <a href="http://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us here please! </a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebookening" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

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