Reminder: this is a spoiler-filled podcast. So if you’re not into that kind of thing, read the books first and come back later.

Ep.6: "Room with a View" & "Sex and Vanity"

For this episode we read both the 1908 novel “A Room with a View,” by E.M. Forster, and Kevin Kwan’s 2020 novel “Sex and Vanity.” As foundational texts go, "A Room with a View" is an Edwardian era novel – there are trains, and horses and carriages – setting it later than our recent foundational texts. Reminder: this is a spoiler-filled podcast. So if you’re not into that kind of thing, read the book first and come back later.

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Episode Links

• “Sex and Vanity” by Kevin Kwan
• “Room with a View” by E.M. Forester
• Vague reference made to the steampunk WWI YA novel "Leviathan" by Scott Westerfeld
• Book list: I Like Big Books (and I cannot lie)
• Book list: For Fans of Yellowjackets

We're Reading

• Jennie – “The Eighth Life (for Brilka)” by Nino Haratischvili
• Pete – “Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers” by James Miller and “Final Girl Support Group” by Grady Hendrix

Upcoming Books*:

“Fool” by Christopher Moore and “King Lear” by William Shakespeare

*Note: this is a change from the original schedule; "Beowolf" and "The Merewife" will now be in May.