In this week’s episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss Gabrielle Zevin’s 2014 novel The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. Topics include a seemingly lackluster movie adaptation that we definitely will end up watching, the Hallmark movie premise that’s very well written, our desire to monologue in real life, reading short stories, literary fiction vs. genre fiction, chicken pox and shingles, what spices we would be, the elegance of picture books, the triumphs and perils of middle school/high school Englis...
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In this week’s episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss Gabrielle Zevin’s 2014 novel The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. Topics include a seemingly lackluster movie adaptation that we definitely will end up watching, the Hallmark movie premise that’s very well written, our desire to monologue in real life, reading short stories, literary fiction vs. genre fiction, chicken pox and shingles, what spices we would be, the elegance of picture books, the triumphs and perils of middle school/high school Englis...
In this week’s episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss Daphne Du Maurier’s 1938 novel Rebecca. Topics include important plant updates, Kayla’s frustrating pre-pod antics, Flow, the transatlantic accent, the writing prowess of Daphne du Maurier, murder, unhinged Mrs. Danvers, the unbelievable tension in many scenes, the looming figure of Rebecca (who we don’t actually hate!), the surprising complexity of Maxim, and how guilty we feel about rooting for these crazy kids. Plus, we talk about Kayla’s Os...
Literature & Libations
In this week’s episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss Gabrielle Zevin’s 2014 novel The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. Topics include a seemingly lackluster movie adaptation that we definitely will end up watching, the Hallmark movie premise that’s very well written, our desire to monologue in real life, reading short stories, literary fiction vs. genre fiction, chicken pox and shingles, what spices we would be, the elegance of picture books, the triumphs and perils of middle school/high school Englis...
