HeyJaredBooks are Good, Actually
A monthly-ish book club podcast! Get a beverage and listen to us ramble about a book!
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Ordinary Monsters (opens the original)
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For September, we read Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro! We discuss our favorite characters and moments, what the world lacked and Angela slowly poisoning the well on Jimmy's enjoyment. Upcoming Books - October: Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser
Frankenstein (opens the original)
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For August, we read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein! We discussed our history with Frankenstein's media, the Ao3 connection, we analyze if it truly captured critiqued capitalists or was it about stupid men, and finally the incest. Upcoming Books - September: Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro October: Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser
Blood in the Machine (opens the original)
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A very late July episode of Books are Good Actually! We read Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant. We discuss our history with Luddites (very little), Andrew Yang, parallels to the modern world and who is a modern Ned Ludd. Upcoming Books - August: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley September: Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro October: Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by Caroline Fraser
How to Sell a Genocide (opens the original)
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For June, we read How to Sell a Genocide by Adam H. Johnson. We discussed our relationship with mainstream media, surprising facts of the book, how we can counter biased media and how to inform our friends and family about it. July: Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant
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