Summary: Bookrageous Episode 35; Swamplandia! [notes: NSFW, trigger warning] Intro Music; Swamp Thing by Sun Hotel What We’re Reading Jenn [1:32] The Voice of the River, Melanie Rae Thon (recommended by Betsy Burton of The King’s English Bookshop) [3:31] Night Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko [5:06] Control Point, Myke Cole [6:55] The Heroes, Joe Abercrombie Josh [8:04] The Girls from Planet 5, Richard Wilson (found at The Green Hand Bookshop) [9:47] Mr. President, Ray Raphael [10:55] The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Carter, July 2012 [11:45] Drop Dead Healthy, AJ Jacobs, April 10 2012 [12:50] Jacked, David Kushner, April 3 2012 Rebecca [13:45] Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison [15:00] The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg [16:30] Foreskin’s Lament, Shalom Auslander [17:45] Heading Out to Wonderful, Robert Goolrick, June 1 2012 — Break Music; Florida Sunshine by As Fast As — Swamplandia! Spoiler-Free Section [20:55] The story refresher; St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, Karen Russell [22:40] The Tournament of Books’ take [23:08] Warning: DARKNESS AHEAD [25:00] Kiwi vs. Ava [28:50] Magic realism vs. surrealism [30:50] Swamp-goth! [32:29] Rebecca needs more anger [36:20] The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls Spoiler Zone [38:15] So. Well. Written. [43:11] So Much Pretty, Cara Hoffman [44:14] Once Upon a River, Bonnie Jo Campbell; Tender Morsels, Margo Flanagan [47:00] Problems with the ending [50:30] Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood, Margaret Atwood [54:10] Is it actually legit to “spoiler-warning” for this book? Verdict: Karen Russell made us feel all the feelings. Summer Bookrageous Book Club Pick: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Shehan Karunatilaka (out May 8 2012) — Outro; Swamp Thing by Sun Hotel — Find Us! Bookrageous on Tumblr, Podbean, Twitter, Facebook, Spotify, Zazzle (for the Bookrageous 2011-2012 calendar), and leave us voicemail at 347-855-7323 Find Us Online: Josh, Rebecca, Jenn Bookrageous Book Club Pick: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Shehan Karunatilaka (out May 8 2012), 10% off from WORD for listeners! Just write BOOKRAGEOUS in the comments field. Get Bookrageous schwag at CafePress Note: Our show book links direct you to WORD, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn. If you click through and buy the book, we will get a small affiliate payment. We won't be making any money off any book sales -- any payments go into hosting fees for the Bookrageous podcast, or Bookrageous projects like our calendar. We promise
