Episode 54 - Book 9
Added 2019-09-12 15:00:05 +0000 UTCWe're on our ninth book! We now have enough bad books to field a baseball team or form our own personal Wu-Tang Clan of crappy literature. No reason to delay any further, hit play to find out what we're reading next, as well as what we'll be discussing at our September 18th live show in Minneapolis!
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I got the audio version and it says it's unabridged. I think that means it's the unabridged audio of the abridged text, but there's a chance I will be listening to a VERY different book than the rest of y'all
nomzod
2019-09-23 18:52:55 +0000 UTCA THOUSAND HORSES!
Anonymous Person
2019-09-21 06:19:15 +0000 UTCMy first impression, as I am starting to read it - an Austrailian is told to pack up his stuff and come to rural England to receive a massive inheritance. He meets a total stranger and they head off. As an outsider, how is this guy NOT end up folded into a barrel and all his stuff missing, having been taken away by his 'great uncle'? OR! An old man sends a missive to some guy, meets another man, a total stranger, who introduces himself as his nephew. How is there not a barrel not stuffed full of nephew back in Austrailia while Talented Mr Ripley Down Under gets his inheritance on?
Daniel Laird
2019-09-21 05:42:39 +0000 UTCI know, right!? Mongoose is stealing the show.
Emily Brown
2019-09-19 15:58:55 +0000 UTCSo far I could care less about the the human characters, and the titular White Worm, for that matter. I just want to read about mongooses.
Theodore Lehman
2019-09-18 14:18:33 +0000 UTCI just could not keep track of who was being talked about or sometimes even who was doing the talking in Bram Stoker's endless parade of characters (some with names, some without), never-ending asides and tangents and historical references to kings, kingdoms, nunneries and place names, so I gleaned what I could from the text and wrote it all out for myself. Here's the google doc I created. If you're having the same difficulty I am, maybe this will help you. Also, if you read it, please let me know if there are any glaring errors. Thanks! https://bit.ly/2kmAqcR
Christopher Dazey
2019-09-17 21:19:05 +0000 UTCChapter two has the most epic Jim Dahlin line ever to be written... my God
Jacob Grudzina
2019-09-17 15:58:50 +0000 UTCSo far, I can only read this thing by doing it out loud with a terrible Michael Caine impression.
Jacob Grudzina
2019-09-17 15:02:40 +0000 UTCThe 372 Effect!
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
2019-09-17 12:53:39 +0000 UTCI've already fallen into voicing Richard in the most foppish Peter Cushing voice and Adam as Doug McClure making almost no effort at an Australian accent. There's a real Journey to the Center of the Earth vibe between them.
Mike Truman
2019-09-17 02:24:21 +0000 UTCOver at Amazon, customers who bought this item also bought ,,,, Trucking Through Time and The Forensic Certified Public Accountant and the Cremated 64-SQUARES Financial Statements. What do these books all have in common?
The Putka
2019-09-17 00:50:20 +0000 UTC...and so many dead mongeese.
Anonymous Person
2019-09-16 23:05:00 +0000 UTCIt turns from turgid British manfeels gently restrained and held back by ageless ceremony to good old fashioned "Lovecraft would be proud" baseless purposeless deep, deep racism. Purple racism if that can be a thing.
Anonymous Person
2019-09-16 23:04:34 +0000 UTCJust finished chapter 7, this is definitely the chapter to skim if you want to avoid the blatant racism(as opposed to the occasional racism in previous chapters). I can imagine we’ll see more of what’s introduced here in the chapters to come.
Jeremy Rieske
2019-09-16 20:16:00 +0000 UTCConfession: I’m five chapters in and I’m liking the book so far, but as a fan of Lovecraft I am a sucker from pulpy gothic lit. I’ll have to see if this holds up for another twenty chapters.
Jeremy Rieske
2019-09-16 19:46:12 +0000 UTCJust started the audiobook with it and the quality has been good so far. Just note the first minute or two they leave the into music playing while the reading starts but goes away.
Jeremy Rieske
2019-09-16 18:23:42 +0000 UTCWhat're the odds of having at least three "settle down" moments in the first reading? Because I just started Chapter One and I think I hit one already.
Theodore Lehman
2019-09-16 17:46:35 +0000 UTCPet peeve: Kindle books claiming to be "annotated" when they've just cut-and-pasted the Wikipedia entry and tacked it to the front.
Moviegique
2019-09-15 05:01:02 +0000 UTCHeads up: You can get the Kindle version for $0 and it includes an Audible version for $1.99. Not bad.
Dr. Worm
2019-09-15 03:31:58 +0000 UTCIs discussing the ChristianMingle film still happening at the live show? I haven't seen it, but I know that it's considered typical Christian thinking among people with Clineian ideas about Christianity.
Theodore Lehman
2019-09-15 00:57:19 +0000 UTCFor those who prefer to listen to their books, there are two free audio versions on LibriVox.org
LeRenardRoux
2019-09-14 17:42:28 +0000 UTCGrandpa NOOOOOOOOOO!
Mike Truman
2019-09-14 17:34:08 +0000 UTCWh...Wha....WHAT??????
Scott Stefanski
2019-09-14 15:30:32 +0000 UTCI'm only in Chapter 2, but I already think Bram Stoker could have been Charles E's grandfather.
Bryan Olive
2019-09-14 14:40:21 +0000 UTCI wonder this too. I just downloaded a PDF from bramstoker.com and have no clue which version it is.
M Williams
2019-09-14 01:49:43 +0000 UTCThe internet that was invented at the end of the 60s? We used usenet and telnet, but gopher was the real user friendly “site” protocol
M Williams
2019-09-14 01:48:50 +0000 UTCSean Pean stated he has versions of his books which are confusing and that the published versions are focused and concise
The Putka
2019-09-14 00:04:47 +0000 UTCI'm so sorry. I hope your relationship can survive Ernest Cline's spoken word poetry.
Richard Leavelle
2019-09-13 17:35:45 +0000 UTCI didn't even finish the podcast; I immediately paused it and began my hunt for said book. I will read this one, dammit!! Okay, I will if it's not so fucking awful my eyes will leap out of my head, like Bob Honey. In the beginning of the podcast, I was worried that yinz were going to read the utter ridiculous that is Bob Honey. Even if he's a nice guy (charity work in Haiti? not gonna google it), his writing stinks.
Emily Brown
2019-09-13 11:23:28 +0000 UTCI would hope they’d do the unabridged version so we can all have the true experience.
Jens Dietrich
2019-09-13 03:53:18 +0000 UTC“Blah! Vhere did all ziss come from?! Blah!” ... Yes, I imagine that Stoker himself is a vampire and admit it, so do you!
Taylor Conner
2019-09-13 03:44:37 +0000 UTC“Count Dracula, at your service!”
Taylor Conner
2019-09-13 03:41:55 +0000 UTCAnyone know which kindle version is equivalent to the version they are reading?
Maji
2019-09-13 03:27:40 +0000 UTCOn what internet was someone looking up books in 1988? :-)
andrew
2019-09-13 03:25:47 +0000 UTCWatching this tonight
Kelly Long
2019-09-13 00:38:24 +0000 UTCI almost died after the double-double take! I had purchased the book just before I heard JK we’re reading bob honey 😆😆😆
Kelly Long
2019-09-13 00:32:49 +0000 UTCI didn’t catch it; are we reading the abridged or unabridged version? :D Edit: nvm found out haha
Carson Heschle
2019-09-12 22:32:04 +0000 UTCThe film is currently available on Prime. It’s wild. A personal favorite of mine. Ken Russell being Ken Russell. Also, the D’Ampton Worm song will get stuck in your head.
Chris Swindell
2019-09-12 22:16:21 +0000 UTCRe: the Ernest Cline book, you could also do the "Eye of Argon" game. Read until you laugh or get tripped up because what you're reading makes no sense, then pass it to the next person.
Kerry S.
2019-09-12 21:37:12 +0000 UTCI looked on a wiki page on bad books, and the "see also" list at the bottom has a link to 372 Pages. Congratulations guys, you've hit the big time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_considered_the_worst#20th_century
Kerry S.
2019-09-12 21:17:34 +0000 UTCSweet. Now when people ask what I'm reading, I can condescendingly say, "Bram Stoker. Not Dracula.... YOU probably haven't heard of it."
Kerry S.
2019-09-12 21:14:45 +0000 UTCI can't wait until Brant Stoker sees next month's royalties check!
RotoLando
2019-09-12 20:57:14 +0000 UTCwelcome aboard!
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
2019-09-12 20:20:27 +0000 UTCHooray! This is the first book where I get to participate in real time! Already ordered!
Mike Truman
2019-09-12 20:03:05 +0000 UTCAt the risk of detracting from our “372 Pages effect” on Amazon, Project Gutenberg has a free app for those who don’t have/want Amazon or a Kindle.
Elizabeth Clark
2019-09-12 18:23:56 +0000 UTCfirst 8 chapters!
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
2019-09-12 17:53:41 +0000 UTCDidn’t catch the reading assignment. Was it given?
Robert Wentworth
2019-09-12 17:31:59 +0000 UTCIt is free on the Kindle app and you don’t need Kindle Unlimited. https://www.amazon.com/Lair-White-Worm-Bram-Stoker-ebook/dp/B0082RUU76/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Christopher Dazey
2019-09-12 17:23:41 +0000 UTCYou can call Mary Shelly a one hit wonder if you want, but fair warning, you will be swarmed by The Last Man fans.
Lucas Neumeyer
2019-09-12 17:05:06 +0000 UTC372 Bookie: what episode does Mike's English accent make it's first appearance for this book?
RotoLando
2019-09-12 16:37:30 +0000 UTCI really hope that live recording works out this time, it sounds like a horror show and I am so excited to hear it.
Chaos Shadow
2019-09-12 16:10:00 +0000 UTCIf anyone is interested in taking a look at the 1911 unabridged version: http://www.bramstoker.org/pdf/novels/12wormhc.pdf
Emma Schroeder
2019-09-12 16:02:14 +0000 UTCHere is the copy we bought: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1519304269/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 But it's also available free here in various formats: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1188
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
2019-09-12 15:58:06 +0000 UTCMust be seen to be believed: https://i.imgur.com/rWRI9JF.jpg
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
2019-09-12 15:51:38 +0000 UTCI'm bringing a buddy who hasn't listened to the podcast at all to the live show... so please don't scare her off. Mostly because she's letting me crash on her couch that night. LOL
Emma Schroeder
2019-09-12 15:35:44 +0000 UTChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu0R96OZy6w
Jacob Grudzina
2019-09-12 15:30:56 +0000 UTCIt should be noted that LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM movie was directed by Ken Russell, the same man who gave us the film adaptation of The Who's TOMMY and ALTERED STATES. So it's no surprise to me that the same director who gave us Ann-Margret swimming in baked beans and William Hurt turning into a were-caveman would think turning Bram Stoker's worst book into a movie would be a potentially good idea. Plus, it has pre-fame Hugh Grant before he broke out in the mid-90s, so perhaps his stutter was at a manageable level back in those days. Very excited for this one! Should be a great read to get us in the mood for the "Halloween season", as Johnny Longbow would call it.
Jesse Shade
2019-09-12 15:29:41 +0000 UTCYou had me at "tall, white shaft."
Mark Burger
2019-09-12 15:26:22 +0000 UTC
