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Episode 489
The NOs of Books
In this episode, we share listener-submitted nos of books. Some stories leave a plot to be desired, so join us as we debate if listening to an audiobook counts as reading, if bonnet rippers are a green light or a gateway, and if you should, in fact, judge a book by its cover.
In this episode, we share listener-submitted nos of books. Some stories leave a plot to be desired, so join us as we debate if listening to an audiobook counts as reading, if bonnet rippers are a green light or a gateway, and if you should, in fact, judge a book by its cover.
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- Mentions: Jesus Freak by DC Talk | Dan Carlin podcast | Annie B. Jones and The Bookshelf | Bonnet rippers → Redeeming Love → banging the billionaire | sponge daddy | Now Is Not The Time To Panic | Jack Nicholson scene in As Good As It Gets | Claire’s haircut in Outlander
- Great characters written by the other gender: Anna Karenina | Lisbeth Salander | Miss Havisham | Frankenstein | Atticus Finch | Nick Dunne
- Fact check: How long was WWII? | Did a Virginia school really ban The Perks of Being a Wallflower? | The Rabbits’ Wedding and The Three Little Pigs were banned? | Are Hippos Vegetarians?
- Judge away: Cormac McCarthy | Verity, It Starts With Us, It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover | The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama | Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin | All Things Reconsidered by Knox McCoy
- Special thanks to our contributors: kristinjoy2 | val_rose1 | stephmcgee_ | elizabethking214 | benrexharr | brittanysbookreview | naciacg | jrdnmae | chulisbulis | colorsandconstellations | sarah_ann_rose_ | jennas.booknook | fromsarahsbooknook | joannebrasseal | the_karly_chronicles | ash.johnston_ | kristi.brokaw | bentleymaddox | kelly_bandas | jennvanhekken | allielthomas
- Red light mentions: The Kardashians | M&Ms
- Jamie’s baby green lights- Joe Burrow TikTok (see also: Jalen Hurts)
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