Brandon Chasteen
Brandon Chasteen has most of a PhD (ABD) in English literature, although now he works in land and oil. He’s a down-home-Texas boy-made-good who just happens to know everything about literature and literary history and literary theory. He podcasts for The Bookening.
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Jane Austen’s Emma (Redux)
“Emma” by Jane Austen is considered a great novel due to its sharp wit, complex characters, and insightful commentary on societal norms and human nature. Austen’s writing is known for its irony, subtle humor, and ability to draw readers into the... read more
The Passenger
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Tolkien’s Christmas Book + Booklist 2023
Our heroes talk about Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien, asking such questions as “did you know there was a Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien?” They also announce their booklist for 2023, baby! SUPPORT US HERE! Subscribe to... read more
The Green Mile
The Green Mile by Stephen King. It’s a book we review. SUPPORT US HERE! Subscribe to the podcast here! Listen to the episode at a separate link here! read more
Sherlock Holmes
“My mind,” he said, “rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull... read more
A Farewell to Arms/The Stranger
The senselessness of life. The meaninglessness of death. Those moments where you murder someone in cold blood for no particular reason. Hope you like existential stuff. Because Ernest Heminway and Albert Camus sure do, as we talk about in this mega-stuft episode of... read more