Steve at 43.39 was scarier than the last three Stephen King novels put together !

Jeff, that Gravity Falls comparison piqued my interest! Just downloaded the Kindle sample based on this fun book chat.

Thank you, Steve. I wish that every time Woodward’s name was mentioned it led to the same, totally earned bashing. 👍

I know better than to ask if Steve has read her, but I'd love to hear Steve's opinion of the novels of Julie Myerson. 😉

Find all the Colleen Hoover, Sally Rooney and Cormac McCarthy you can find Jeff 😈

Hey Jeff! You're still winning the wild card portion by showing books that regular readers read. Keep it up!!

I love these conversations! You guys always make my day better!

Thanks for the show! I say keep it contentious!

Thank God, you’re back. I need you in the run-up to the election. I live in Pennsylvania. It’s hard to get a respite from the tension.

You guys are the greatest!

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I loved the puppy talk. ❤

I read The Road for the first time this year and I thought it was incredible. I think it has more than a good chance to remain in the canon (as does a handful of Cormac McCarthy’s other books).

~ "Don't train a puppy but bombard them with unconditional love." -- Steve Donoghue Puppy love, laughs and lots of learning. Thanks, boys!

I loved The Road back in the day! It was the first (and I think only) book that I immediately reread... I'm keen to check out the graphic novel adaptation, I spied it on my hoopla last week, and need to get to it.

at least when you get fired on a Monday the unemployment office is open the next day

I prefer you do books rather than movies. Sorry.

Please either add the movies to your normal set or once a month a whole video comparing, ranting or recommending adaptations 🙏

Thank you gentlemen, what a lovely way to start my week.

If McCarthy had used a mother and daughter, The Road would have been a warmer, chattier narrative. 😁

Great episode, please do more movie talk next week! Now excuse me, I have to go find this Beowulf movie..

I showed that version of Beowulf to my high school seniors, assuming they hadn’t bothered to read it since 99% of them wouldn’t have been able to even if they wanted to. No, I hadn’t watched it before showing it to them. No, I didn’t run it by admin. No, I didn’t have very many years of teaching under my belt. And no, I am no longer a teacher 😂 we were all extremely disturbed. I quickly accepted that none of them would ever believe me that Beowulf is a beautiful story that involves no naked succubi. Oh well!

You knock him so hard. Say thanks for The Village Voice.

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.

Vivek Ramaswamy sez hi.

"I don't know what to call it. It is a black hole of causality. It IS the singularity" -Steve Donoghue's blurb on "Melania"

I would love to hear your thoughts on Kairos. That book failed me because I felt unqualified and too stupid to read it. And I’m angry about that.

Great episode! - #freejeff

Nicholas Sparks? Kill me now.

Very happy to see the new episode posted, and looking so good! It almost makes me regret THUNDEROUSLY FIRING you ...

Interesting review. His books are a bit hit or miss for me--I've concluded that they (at least for me) have depreciating value. The more of his books I read, the less I like them. But I think any one of his books in isolation is a lot better, because they are all quite singular. As a novelist myself I can't imagine writing a book about what it means to be one. Great points made here, and now I think I might pass on this book. There is a series of essays in a book called "Light the Dark" about writing and that might be the best one that I've read.

Every time you talk about not finishing books I think of Julie Myerson.

This episode has me laughing out loud multiple times. Such a joy to listen to you two having so much fun!

I thought I would never see a video of intelligent people giving this Best of List the trouncing it deserved. Endless thanks!

How does Steve have 18k+ subs and so few here? A great show, thank you!

Can I understand this video without knowing anything at all about anything?

Abner Uribe

"Cocktail," indeed.

Inconceivably, the producer is crazier than the critic. I love it. Thanks boys and queens. The Brattle does start with brat. I want more in the worst way.

On the Beach by Stanley Kramer is a great film? gah!!!!!

I reread Nine Stories recently and thought they’d held up beautifully.

I liked Of Human Bondage. Even more, I liked The Razor's Edge.

Captain Kangaroo & Mr Goodbody! That’s a throwback

This might be my favourite episode. P. S. I liked Of Human Bondage.

Just released by Penguin Publishing: new edition of The Pied Piper to be released in by Penguin Classics. Don't say you don;t have influence.

I had a hard time putting my finger on what I didn't like about Ring Lardner, but "Look, Ma! I'm writin'!" pretty much nails it.

Wonderful video!

Decades ago I read “The Magic Mountain.” I loved it so much that I decided to read all of Thomas Mann. “Joseph and His Brothers” killed that dream.

Steve, you really do sound like a fool. Those bodies were never confirmed to be the twins. I'm not on either side, but there is no evidence. 2 bodies are all bones. Not no DNA test was ever done on them, so please don't sit there and act like it's fact. You're making me lose all respect for you.

Ah, a fellow vending machine shaker. The rage they can inspire....