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168: Reading Snapshot, Moving Edition (Sept '21)

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In This Episode:

Christopher and Drew talk about getting rid of books, and trying to be more in the present, and the logic of owning a lot of books.

Also, a digression into Gary Paulsen's work.

 

The Ep. 168 Bookshelf

WHAT'D YOU BUY?:

Drew: Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri, trans. by Morgan Giles // Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge, trans. by Jeremy Tiang
Christopher: Nothing. Except a snack, some Picard chip nuts (thanks to Bill Oakley)

ALSO MENTIONED:

The Simpsons
Disenchantment
Appleseed by Matt Bell
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Lost on a Mountain in Maine by Don Fendler
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
The River by Gary Paulsen
Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulen
Brian’s Return by Gary Paulsen
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Drew: Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney // Taskmaster (2015-present)
Christopher: Marigold by Sara Gran // The White Lotus (2021)

The Damn Bar

 
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