Jan 31, 2019
In which we have many feelings, especially about the importance of good footnotes and endnotes, as well as our disappointment in Fred, Lydgate, Mr. Garth and Casaubon.
This week's references include:
Folger Shakespeare Library Editions and "The Annotated Alice: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking...
Jan 22, 2019
What Makes a Book "Big"?
We thought that because "Middlemarch" only weighs in at the 700-800 page range (compared to the 1200+ pages of "War and Peace"), there would somehow be less characters and relationships to keep track of...
We were wrong.
Luckily, other intrepid readers have come before us! Charles found and...
Jan 15, 2019
We recorded this week's podcast a day late due to a snowstorm, but nothing could stop our first Sunday night group discussion on Goodreads! Today we got to Tuesday-morning quarterback the discussion.
Shownotes - Shmoop.com is an education website aimed at students. The introduction and character analysis sections...
Jan 8, 2019
Welcome back to the Big Book Club!
In our introductory episode of Season 2, Jennie, Megan and Pete chat about the reading schedule for "Middlemarch" and the discussion format of this season's Big Book Club:
- We're reading for 3 weeks, and then taking a week off to catch up (and repeat)
- We're hosting 2 in person chats in...