Book Club Juxtapositions: Recent Episodes
Kimberly Andi & Tracey Maye
Hello, and welcome to the Book Club Juxtapositions podcast! A book club where each month we discuss two pieces of literature and juxtapose them based on theme, plot, author style, societal norms and basically just how the book grabs ya!
Warning: Spoiler's Abound....
In this episode we explore the theme of betrayal in the thrillers, The Couple Next Doorby Shari Lapena vs. The Silent Patientby Alex Michaelides.
The Couple Next Door is the story of a young couple whose lives are thrown into the worst kind of Hell when their baby is kidnapped while they are at a next door neighbor’s dinner party.
**Clips and Highlights from Episode 16 The Couple Next Door
FYI... Trailer and Episode are Spoiler-Filled.
In this episode we juxtapose the theme of betrayal in the psychological thrillers,
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
vs
The Couple Next Door** by Shari Lapena.
**Available June 1, 2020
Music from Zapsplat.com**
FYI... Trailer and Episode are Spoiler-Filled.
In this episode we will juxtapose the theme of betrayal in the psychological thrillers, TheSilent Patient by Alex Michaelides vs The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena.
The Silent Patient is the story of Alicia Berenson, an artist with a troubled past, who is arrested and sentenced to confinement in an asylum for the murder of her husband, and the psychotherapist who is bound and determined to set her free from her self-imposed silent exile from life.
**Clips and Highlights from Episode 15 The Silent Patient
FYI... Trailer and Episode are Spoiler-Filled.
In this episode we juxtapose the theme of betrayal in the psychological thrillers,
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
vs
The Couple Next Door** by Shari Lapena.
Available May 18, 2020
Music provided by Zapsplat.com
In this episode we examine the theme of the Power of Nature through through the literary lens of Masaru Emoto's The Hidden Messages in Water vs Mary Shelly's Frankenstein.
The Hidden Messages in Water provides a scientific framework for how words, feelings and intentions can influence water crystals and, therefore, it stands to reason, because humans are made up of 90% water, human's physical and mental health.
Clips and Highlights from Episode 14 The Hidden Messages in Water.
In this episode we examine the theme of the power of nature through the literary lens of Masaru Emoto's The Hidden Messages in Water vs Mary Shelly's Frankenstein.
Available May 4, 2020
Music provided by Zapsplat.com
In this episode we examine the theme of power of nature through the literary sense of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein vs. Masaru Emoto's The Hidden Messages in Water.
Considered by many to be the first Science Fiction novel, Mary Shelly's Frankenstein is the story of Dr. Victor Frankenstein, whose scientific ambitions drive him to invent a new species, but a lack of love and acceptance fuels his creation to commit murder.
The power of nature is paradoxically a force of creation and destruction. Such a power deserves awe and reverence. One ignores the magnitude of its duality at his or her own peril.
Clips and Highlights from Episode 13 Frankenstein.
In this episode we examine the theme of the power of nature through the literary lens of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein vs Masaru Emoto's The Hidden Messages in Water.
Available April 20, 2020
Music provided by Zapsplat.com
In this episode we discuss the following works of Dorothy Parker: Horsie, The Waltz and Mrs. Post Enlarges on Etiquette.
All of us have an internal voice that at times we dare not share with the external world for fear of judgment or oppression. The genius of these two strong female writers is how brilliantly they rip the bandaid off and show the ugly truth about the truth.
Clips and Highlights from Episode 12- Dorothy Parker
In this episode we discuss the following works of Dorothy Parker:Horsie, The Waltz and Mrs. Post Enlarges on Etiquette.
Juxtaposed with Episode 11- A Room of One's Own- Virginia Woolf
Available April 6. 2020
In this episode we examine, Virginia Woolf’s: A Room of One’s Own, an extended essay, which argues that women need a physical and metaphorical place in order to write and how oppression of these voices causes a contrast between feminine internal voices to their patriarchal external realities.
Clips and Highlights from Episode 11- A Room of One's Own
Juxtaposed with Episode 12- Dorothy Parker: Horsie, The Waltz and Mrs. Post Enlarges on Etiquette.
Available March 23. 2020
In this episode we juxtapose the quest for power in The Prince by Niccolo Machivelli vs. Sun Tzu's The Art of War.
The Prince is a 16th Century treatise or perhaps more accurately political philosophy by Niccolo Machiavelli which has become synonymous with its cynical, win at all costs, view on power and those who hold it.
Clips and Highlights from Episode 10 The Prince- Machiavelli
juxtaposed with Episode 9 The Art of War
Available March 9, 2020
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The Art of War by Sun Tzu is an ancient Chinese treatise on military strategies and tactics.
In this episode we juxtapose the quest for power in The Art of War by Sun Tzu and The Prince by Nicole Machiavelli as told through different literary characters.
We reached out to Noelle Salazar- author of The Flight Girls and she was gracious enough to chat with us and answer some questions and allow us to record our conversation so we could share it with all of you.
Clips and Highlights from Episode 9: The Art of War
juxtaposed with Episode 10: The Prince-Machiavelli
Available February 24, 2020“Music from https://www.zapsplat.com“
A Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead is a true story of 230 women in the French Resistance during World War 2 who were sent to Nazi death camps and their courageous struggle for survival.
Clips and Highlights from Episode 8- A Train in Winter
juxtaposed with Episode 7: Flight Girls
Available February 10, 2020
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Patriotism. Sacrifice. Love. Duty. A country on the verge of war. A lifelong love of flying. Her country needed her. She would serve, no matter what the cost.
In this month’s episodes we will explore the theme of Female Perseverance in the face of danger or death using the books The Flight Girls vs. A Train in Winter.
Does gender influence how you love and serve your country? Or how you approach a goal, or an obstacle? Who are you deep down? What are you made of during a country’s most dire of moments? The women who served in World War Two are icons of Female Perseverance in the face of danger or death.
Clips and Highlights from Episode 7: The Flight Girls
juxtaposed with Episode 8: A Train in Winter
Available January 27, 2020
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The roaring 20’s. Gold dreams. Glitz. Glamour. Jazz. Flappers. Prohibition. A world of possibilities ? Look closer. All that glitters isn’t gold. See it? Careless exploitation. Lies, and Death. The Great Gatsby.
In this month’s episodes we are examining The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald vs.The Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell where we will discuss the idea of Fate vs. Free will.
Fate vs. Free Will. There is an inference behind Free Will that we mere mortals have control over our lives. Whereas, fate presupposes we are passengers in a car. Can there be a balance between the two paradoxical forces?
Clips and Highlights from Episode 6: The Great Gatsby
juxtaposed with Episode 5: Outliers
Available January 13, 2020
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An impossibly random series of events converges to create genius. A convergence of luck? A trick played on us by the gods? Do we mere mortals have control over our destinies by exerting our own free will? Or are we mere puppets to fate?
Today’s episode:Outliers is a thought-provoking book that examines some narratives, we as a society, hold about the nature of success and uses scientific studies and those famous for being outstanding in their field to argue the inaccuracies of our preconceived notions.
Clips and Highlights from Episode 5: Outliers
juxtaposed with Episode 6: The Great Gatsby.
Available December 23, 2019
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Three little words. A small question. Are you happy? A harmless question, right? Or is it an earthworm burrowing its way into your brain with a never-ending hunger for a compliant existence that you can’t even remember choosing?Fahrenheit 451, the classic science fiction dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury, is the story of Guy Montag, a fireman tasked to burn books, and thus critical thinking, decides to fight back.
In this month’s episodes we will examine change as an epic force in the lives of Guy Montag from Fahrenheit 451 and Count Alexander Rostov from A Gentleman in Moscow, two very different male protagonists, one very timeless struggle.
Clips and Highlights from Episode 4: Fahrenheit 451
juxtaposed with Episode 3: A Gentleman in Moscow.
Available December 9, 2019
A Clip from Episode 1: The Tell-Tale Heart
juxtaposed with Episode 2: The Cask of Amontillado
Available October 28, 2019.
Routine. Status quo. Fixed obsessions with societal norms and customs? Are those things that we cling to in the face of utter madness, chaos, the real opiates of the masses? What do you cleave to maintain some sense of control, normalcy, when all else is in ruins? Is the very act of maintaining a status quo , rebellion or cowardice?
In today’s episode we will discuss the New York Times Bestseller A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. This is the story of Count Alexander Rostov, a Russian noble sentenced to life confinement in the Metropol, a hotel for Moscow’s and the world’s elite, for crimes against the Revolution. It is a beautifully told character-driven story of his existence for over 30 years behind its walls.
Clips and Highlights from Episode 2: The Cask of Amontillado
juxtaposed with Episode 1: The Tell-Tale Heart.
Available November 11, 2019.
Clips and Highlights from Episode 3: A Gentleman in Moscow
juxtaposed with Episode 4: Fahrenheit 451
Available November 25, 2019
A podcast series that compares books by theme, posted by Tracey Maye and Kimberly Andi.
Family loyalty. A worthy and noble pride, right? No one could blame you for being angry when some jerk insults your family name, your blood, your very identity. But what if that devotion to your identity becomes an obsession? Could that obsession be satiated with revenge? Would it be sweet?The Cask of Amontillado, a recounting, of a man waxing lyrical about his carefully executed murder of his nemesis by bricking him up in a catacomb.
In this month’s episodes we will examine the theme of obsession in Edgar Allan Poe’s undeniably iconic short horror stories, The Cask of Amontillado and The Tell-Tale Heart.
Check out our BLOG about Episodes 1 & 2.
Hello, and welcome to the Book Club Juxtapositions podcast! A book club where each month we discuss two pieces of literature and juxtapose them based on theme, plot, author style, societal norms and basically just how the book grabs ya!
Our first episode, The Tell-Tale Heart, we discuss the story of a caretaker, who becomes infatuated with his charge’s eye. The eye of a vulture. His charge, merely a host for the cursed eye, is irrelevant. The eye must be destroyed. This disturbingly awesome narrative is a window into the mind of a narrator’s obsession. An obsession so powerful that murder is the only release.
In this month’s episodes we will examine the theme of obsession in Edgar Allan Poe’s undeniably iconic short horror stories, The Tell-Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado.Check out our BLOG about Episodes 1 & 2.