Episode Fifty-Five: "Six of Crows" & Top 6 of 2016
In This Episode:
After a rough couple months, the guys decide to escape into some fantasy. Their choice: Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows duology! They discuss it, general escapism, and then pivot to the show's Top 6 of 2016!
Other Highlights:
* Perfect winter drinking suggestions
* Turns out, we really love books by authors we have on the show
* Reading different as a wee one vs. as an "adult"
* What a year, gang. What a year.
LISTEN:
THE EP. 55 BOOKSHELF
(CONTAINING ALL THE BOOKS DISCUSSED WHILE RECORDING)
THIS EPISODE'S BOOKS:
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
WHAT'D YOU BUY?:
Drew: 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster and Normal by Warren Ellis
Christopher: The Summer That Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel
ALSO MENTIONED:
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
A Song of Ice & Fire by George R. R. Martin
The Magicians Trilogy by Lev Grossman
The Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
No Coins, Please by Gordon Korman
THE SMDB TOP 6 OF 2016:
Nutshell by Ian McEwan
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
Listen to Me by Hannah Pittard
The Wangs vs. The World by Jade Chang
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
Barkskins by Annie Proulx