A Novel Review Podcast

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com   A haunting novel where ghosts whisper, memories return, and every silence echoes with unresolved longing. Juan Rulfo's Pedro Páramo uncovers haunted landscapes, fractured time, and unforgettable voices, revealing how the past refuses burial.   Painting: Today I painted a skull under Pedro Paramo’s hat   Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:   Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo     Substack: https://substack.com/@alexanderwoolven Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #BookPodcast, #BookTube, #BookLovers, #ReadingCommunity, #LiteraryPodcast, #BooksAndSociety, #ReadingForChange, #LiteratureLovers, #ReadersOfYouTube, #PodcastEpisode, #SeasonalContent, #ThoughtfulReading, #BookDiscussion, #CulturalConversation

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com In a world where Artificial Friends are needed to sustain and nurture human relationships A.I is not the problem but rather, the result of a larger issue. Only a world that is socially adrift and suffering under the weight of a loneliness epidemic would reply on such a technology to try mimic genuine feeling and relation. Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, “Klara and the Sun” explore this society where relations are fractured and people struggle to know each other and themselves.   Painting: Today I painted the sun   Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:   Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro     Substack: https://substack.com/@alexanderwoolven Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #BookPodcast, #BookTube, #BookLovers, #ReadingCommunity, #LiteraryPodcast, #BooksAndSociety, #ReadingForChange, #LiteratureLovers, #ReadersOfYouTube, #PodcastEpisode, #SeasonalContent, #ThoughtfulReading, #BookDiscussion, #CulturalConversation

 To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com What connects Gogol's The Overcoat, Seán O'Faoláin's The Fur Coat, and Vladimir Voinovich's The Fur Hat? In this episode, I explore how three stories from different countries, cultures, and historical periods share a remarkably similar narrative structure. Through coats, hats, and other items of clothing, these writers examine identity, status, dignity, and the human desire for recognition. From Tsarist Russia to postwar Ireland and the Soviet Union, the same anxieties continue to shape human experience. Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include: The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol The Fur Hat by Sean o Faolain The Fur Hat by Vladimir Voinovich Substack: https://substack.com/@alexanderwoolven Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #BookPodcast, #BookTube, #BookLovers, #ReadingCommunity, #LiteraryPodcast, #BooksAndSociety, #ReadingForChange, #LiteratureLovers, #ReadersOfYouTube, #PodcastEpisode, #SeasonalContent, #ThoughtfulReading, #BookDiscussion, #CulturalConversation

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com   The Goldilocks book: not too long, not too short - just enough time to leave a lasting punch. In this episode, I explore great books under 200 pages: compact stories packed with depth, emotion, and unforgettable ideas. Across a wide range of genres, these books give both the author and the reader enough space to truly sink their teeth into a world, a character, or a question, before pulling you back out again wanting more. Proof that a great book doesn’t need hundreds of pages to stay with you long after the final line. Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:   I’m the King of the Castle by Susan Hill Class Trip by Emanuel Carrere The Moustache by Emanuel Carrere The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. le Guin Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid Earwig by B Catling Dream Story by Arthur Schnitzler The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint Exupery     Substack: https://substack.com/@alexanderwoolven Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #BookPodcast, #BookTube, #BookLovers, #ReadingCommunity, #LiteraryPodcast, #BooksAndSociety, #ReadingForChange, #LiteratureLovers, #ReadersOfYouTube, #PodcastEpisode, #SeasonalContent, #ThoughtfulReading, #BookDiscussion, #CulturalConversation

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com   In I Who Have Never Known Men, Jacqueline Harpman turns isolation into existential suspense, following imprisoned women who know less about humanity than your average search algorithm. Part dystopian sci-fi, part feminist nightmare, this cult classic asks what survives when society disappears: language, memory, or simply the stubborn urge to keep asking questions. Perfect for fiction lovers craving thought-provoking storytelling. Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman   Substack: https://substack.com/@alexanderwoolven Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #BookPodcast, #BookTube, #BookLovers, #ReadingCommunity, #LiteraryPodcast, #BooksAndSociety, #ReadingForChange, #LiteratureLovers, #ReadersOfYouTube, #PodcastEpisode, #SeasonalContent, #ThoughtfulReading, #BookDiscussion, #CulturalConversation

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com   In this episode, I dive into All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. A haunting and deeply human portrayal of World War I through the eyes of young German soldier Paul Bäumer. This brutal anti-war novel explores the psychological toll of combat, the loss of innocence, and the brutal realities of life on the front lines. A novel that sadly appears to be timeless touches upon the dehumanization of soldiers, the illusion of patriotism, and the emotional scars left long after the battlefield falls silent.     Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:   All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin     Substack: https://substack.com/@alexanderwoolven Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #BookPodcast, #BookTube, #BookLovers, #ReadingCommunity, #LiteraryPodcast, #BooksAndSociety, #ReadingForChange, #LiteratureLovers, #ReadersOfYouTube, #PodcastEpisode, #SeasonalContent, #ThoughtfulReading, #BookDiscussion, #CulturalConversation #AllQuietOnTheWesternFront #BookPodcast #WW1Literature #ClassicBooks #ErichMariaRemarque #LiteraryAnalysis #WarNovels #BookReview #PodcastEpisode

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com There is no hand holding for readers starting Gardens of the Moon – Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson. A sink or swim fantasy novel that starts with a mage battle assaulting a floating continent. A rapidly expanding story, though which way is it expanding? Time will tell in this massive 10 book series. Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include: Gardens of the Moon – Malazan Book of the Fallen Deadhouse Gates – Malazan Book of the Fallen Substack: https://substack.com/@alexanderwoolven Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #BookPodcast, #BookTube, #BookLovers, #ReadingCommunity, #LiteraryPodcast, #BooksAndSociety, #ReadingForChange, #LiteratureLovers, #ReadersOfYouTube, #PodcastEpisode, #SeasonalContent, #ThoughtfulReading, #BookDiscussion, #CulturalConversation

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com   In this episode, I dive into Assassin’s Quest, the final novel in Robin Hobb’s Farseer Trilogy, sharing my thoughts on its tone and payoff. While the journey has moments of depth and beauty, the tonal structure didn’t land for me, and the ending felt like it missed the satisfying conclusion I expected, leaving the trilogy’s resolution more muted than impactful.   Painting: Today I painted a Dragon   Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:   ·      Assassin’s Apprectice ·      Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb ·      Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb     Substack: https://substack.com/@alexanderwoolven Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #BookPodcast, #BookTube, #BookLovers, #ReadingCommunity, #LiteraryPodcast, #BooksAndSociety, #ReadingForChange, #LiteratureLovers, #ReadersOfYouTube, #PodcastEpisode, #SeasonalContent, #ThoughtfulReading, #BookDiscussion, #CulturalConversation

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com   On this episode of our book podcast, I explore Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, the Nobel Prize–winning author. Blending literary mystery, environmental themes, and dark humor, this discussion unpacks the novel’s eccentric narrator, animal rights philosophy, astrology and the haunting Polish landscape, trying to unravel why Tokarczuk’s unconventional thriller continues to fascinate readers worldwide.   Painting: Today I painted a deer   Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk       Substack: https://substack.com/@alexanderwoolven Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #BookPodcast, #BookTube, #BookLovers, #ReadingCommunity, #LiteraryPodcast, #BooksAndSociety, #ReadingForChange, #LiteratureLovers, #ReadersOfYouTube, #PodcastEpisode, #SeasonalContent, #ThoughtfulReading, #BookDiscussion, #CulturalConversation

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com   Enter the chaotic court of the Six Duchies with Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb, where loyalty is lethal and magic always has a price. In this episode, I unpack Fitz’s disastrous diplomacy, as he navigates love against duty and one very inconvenient wolf bond. Expect political chaos, slow-burn heartbreak, and feelings sharper than a royal blade.     Painting: Today I painted Nighteyes   Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:   Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb     Substack: https://substack.com/@alexanderwoolven Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #BookPodcast, #BookTube, #BookLovers, #ReadingCommunity, #LiteraryPodcast, #BooksAndSociety, #ReadingForChange, #LiteratureLovers, #ReadersOfYouTube, #PodcastEpisode, #SeasonalContent, #ThoughtfulReading, #BookDiscussion, #CulturalConversation

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com   Who gets to tell history? Just because we have a story doesn’t mean we have the truth. History is a woven tapestry of perspectives, one that grows richer and more honest the more voices we allow into it. Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn presents a narrative where side characters exist largely to serve Huck’s moral journey. In contrast, Percival Everett’s James reclaims the identity of one of those marginalised figures, shifting the perspective and challenging the reader to reconsider what was left unsaid. No longer a character in service of plot, James explores the duality of perception, the power of narrative voice, and the nature of silence, especially how history forgets those who did not speak, even when silence itself was an act of self-preservation. In this episode, I compare Huckleberry Finn and James to examine perspective, narrative authority, race, and the ways literature shapes our understanding of truth and history.   Painting: Today I painted Huck and James on a raft along the Mississippi   Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:   The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain James by Percival Everett What is History by E.H. Carr Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe     Substack: https://substack.com/@alexanderwoolven Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #BookPodcast, #BookTube, #BookLovers, #ReadingCommunity, #LiteraryPodcast, #BooksAndSociety, #ReadingForChange, #LiteratureLovers, #ReadersOfYouTube, #PodcastEpisode, #SeasonalContent, #ThoughtfulReading, #BookDiscussion, #CulturalConversation

 To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com In this episode, I dive into Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb, exploring who FitzChivalry Farseer really is and whether he ever truly knows himself. From isolation and duty to identity and belonging, it is clear that Fitz uncertainty of himself allows others to take advantage and shape him as they see fit. Painting: Today I painted a deer on a shield Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include: Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb   Substack: https://substack.com/@alexanderwoolven Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #BookPodcast, #BookTube, #BookLovers, #ReadingCommunity, #LiteraryPodcast, #BooksAndSociety, #ReadingForChange, #LiteratureLovers, #ReadersOfYouTube, #PodcastEpisode, #SeasonalContent, #ThoughtfulReading, #BookDiscussion, #CulturalConversation

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com   Some stories don’t just trace characters arcs - they wrestle with human nature itself. In East of Eden, John Steinbeck explores the nature of good and evil, and the choices that define who we become. Set against the backdrop of the biblical story of Cain and Abel across generations, asking one powerful question: are we bound by our past, or do we have the freedom to choose our own path?   Painting: Today I painted a globe coming out of a book   Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:   East of Eden by John Steinbeck   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Substack: https://substack.com/@alexanderwoolven Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/   Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com Substack link: Reflections on a world book tour https://alexanderwoolven.substack.com/p/reflections-on-a-world-book-tour   In 2025 for the podcast, I wanted to try something different to bring meaning to the podcast. Having grown up in a typical Anglo household, my upbringing was surrounded by the normality of Western books. This is in no way a criticism of something that couldn’t be helped, especially because those books are colourful, wonderful and the reason I fell in love with literature.     Painting: Today I painted a globe coming out of a book   Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:   Italy The Moon and the Bonfires by Ceasare Pavese A Girl Returned by Donatella Di Pietratntonio Germany I Was There by Hans Peter Richter A Girl in Berlin by Anonymous Chile The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende Space Invaders by Nona Fernandez Japan Days at the Morasaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagasawa Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto Nigeria Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo Afghanistan The Kite Runner by Khaleed Hosseini The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi United States of America Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy The Colour Purple by Alice Walker China Chronicle of a Blood Merchant by Yu Hua Naked Earth by Eileen Chang India The White Tiger by Avind Adiga The God of the Small Things by Arundhati Roy England Watership Down by Richard Adams The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald The Netherlands The Assault by Harry Mulisch Midnight Blue by Simone Van Der Vlugt Australia Wake in Fright by Kenneth Cook My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin   Additional segments throughout the podcast include:   Mantle Piece Moments What are you reading? On that Quote   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #BookPodcast, #ChristmasPodcast, #HolidayPodcast, #BookTube, #BookLovers, #ReadingCommunity, #LiteraryPodcast, #BookishChristmas, #HolidayReading, #BooksAndSociety, #ReadingForChange, #LiteratureLovers, #ReadersOfYouTube, #PodcastEpisode, #SeasonalContent, #ThoughtfulReading, #BookDiscussion, #CulturalConversation, #EndOfYearReflection, #ChristmasSpecial

  To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com   Curl up with a warm drink for a very Christmassy episode of the podcast! This festive season its books stories that spark reflection, and how reading can inspire us to show up more thoughtfully in society. As the year comes to a close, this time of year encourages empathy, responsibility, and active participation in our communities. From small everyday actions to bigger conversations that matter, because being part of society isn’t just about observing; it’s about engaging, questioning, and caring.     Painting: Today I painted a candle   Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:   Advent by Gunar Gunnarsson A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson The Wax Child by Olga Ravn   Additional segments throughout the podcast include:   Mantle Piece Moments What are you reading? On that Quote   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #BookPodcast, #ChristmasPodcast, #HolidayPodcast, #BookTube, #BookLovers, #ReadingCommunity, #LiteraryPodcast, #BookishChristmas, #HolidayReading, #BooksAndSociety, #ReadingForChange, #LiteratureLovers, #ReadersOfYouTube, #PodcastEpisode, #SeasonalContent, #ThoughtfulReading, #BookDiscussion, #CulturalConversation, #EndOfYearReflection, #ChristmasSpecial

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com   Some seek isolation for its freedom, but for Sybylla Melvyn, the open space of the Australian Outback only serves to drown her. Miles Franklin’s first novel, My Brilliant Career captures the lack of agency young girls and women growing up in rural Australia would have felt towards the turn of the 20th century. A country on the cusp of its own independence still saw half the population oppressed. Dreaming of a brilliant career, Sybylla’s frank attitude, and quick wit often gets her into trouble in a world where submission is a norm.   Painting: Today I painted a gum tree in the outback   Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:   Wake in Fright by Kenneth Cook My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin   Additional segments throughout the podcast include:   Mantle Piece Moments What are you reading? On that Quote   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #WakeInFright #KennethCook #Duality #Indulgence #LackOfJudgment #Outback #AustralianGothic #LiteraryAnalysis #PsychologicalThriller #BookAnalysis #feminsim

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com Support Indie fiction and booksellers: https://radiantpress.ca/?srsltid=AfmBOopCrOHhz5NfAY5DMu-m3Urp8COR7JSSirFvEiRk26RRq1MXmad9 Mockingjay is the final instalment of Suzanne Collins Hunger Games trilogy. A story that delves deeper into the political issues of a rebellion and the true cost of the face of war. Where propaganda is rife and for Katniss Everdeen, it becomes clearer as time passes that children are a political currency both sides are happy to spend.   Painting: Today I painted a Mockingjay pin   Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:   Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Into the D/ark by David Elias Assassins Apprentice by Robin Hobb  I Was There by Hans Peter Richter   Additional segments throughout the podcast include:   Mantle Piece Moments What are you reading? On that Quote   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com   Is the isolated outback town of Bundanyabba a paradise of absolute freedom or a living nightmare? This week, Kenneth Cook's novel, Wake in Fright, explores the disturbing duality at the heart of the story and how the lack of judgment in The Yabba can make hell of heaven in a life of excess and indulgence - a dangerous freedom that strips away social constraints. For the locals, this is heaven; a life free from moral scrutiny, for John Grant it is a nightmare he spirals into until the thing he wants to escape is the fabric of a town he is now intimately part of.   Painting: Today I painted a beer   Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:   Wake in Fright by Kenneth Cook My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin The Moustache by Emanuel Carrier   Additional segments throughout the podcast include:   Mantle Piece Moments What are you reading? On that Quote   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #WakeInFright #KennethCook #Duality #Indulgence #LackOfJudgment #Outback #AustralianGothic #LiteraryAnalysis #PsychologicalThriller #BookAnalysis

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com   Midnight Blue by Simone Van Der Vlught unfolds with a swift and unflinching frankness. The story of a widowed woman trying to understand and find her place in this new found world, while also trying to distance herself from her past. Difficult to outrun who you were when it is the path that lead you to where you are.   Painting: Today I painted some blur florals   Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:   Midnight Blue by Simone Van Der Vlught The Assault by Harry Mulisch The Evenings by Gerard Reve Wake in Fright by Kenneth Cook My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin   Additional segments throughout the podcast include:   Mantle Piece Moments What are you reading? On that Quote   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #ANovelReview #bookpodcast #podcast #book #novel #stories #shortstories #poetry #literature #books #novels #booktok #bookstagram #bookwitter #books #novels #literaryfacts #podbean #LiteraryLovers #whatareyoureading #BookLaunch #Literature #PodcastAndChill #BookBoost #BookLover #Art #Watercolour #WatercolourArt #TinyArt #WW2 #WorldWarTwo #NaziGermany #Education #Fantasy #Gormenghast

To follow and support us, click here: http://anovelreviewpodcast.com   Catching Fire, the burning sequel to Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games, ignites the spark of rebellion in this near perfect sequel. We are back in Panem and Katniss has survived the Hunger Games. But, in that survival, the seeds of rebellion have been sown as Katniss understands that the real game has only just begun.   Painting: Today I painted Katniss rising to be the Mockingjay   Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:   The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins   Additional segments throughout the podcast include:   Mantle Piece Moments What are you reading? On that Quote   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5 Podbean: https://anovelreviewpodcast.podbean.com   Twitter: https://twitter.com/novelreviewpod Email: anovelreviewpodcast@gmail.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/  -------- #ANovelReview #bookpodcast #podcast #book #novel #stories #shortstories #poetry #literature #books #novels #booktok #bookstagram #bookwitter #books #novels #literaryfacts #podbean #LiteraryLovers #whatareyoureading #BookLaunch #Literature #PodcastAndChill #BookBoost #BookLover #Art #Watercolour #WatercolourArt #TinyArt #WW2 #WorldWarTwo #NaziGermany #Education #Fantasy #Gormenghast