Unpopular Book Opinions

04/18/23 • 54 min

Today we're sharing our deepest, darkest unpopular book opinions! We've also solicited listener comments on Instagram and dived into the comments section on Reddit to gather even more unpopular opinions.
To watch a semi-cringey video of Rupi Kaur's poetry, click here.
Books We've Read Lately:
Abigail: A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Emily: The Circle and The Every by Dave Eggers
For our next episode, we'll be doing a full recap of Happy Place by Emily Henry, so be sure to pre-order if you want to read along with us!

Previous Episode

Book Talk: Reading Updates, Daisy Jones TV Show Thoughts, & a Review Controversy Recap

Today's episode is our first ever "Book Talk" episode, where we're just catching up on all book-related topics we've been wanting to talk about.
First, we're sharing how our reading journeys have been going so far this year. Here is a list of books mentioned:

Then, we're looking forward to books being released in April/books that were recently released:

(29:45) We then go into a deep discussion about the Daisy Jones and the Six TV adaptation. After finishing the full series, what were our thoughts?
(45:37) Finally, we wrap up the episode by talking about the recent review controversy where author Lucy Bloom went onto a bookstagrammer's account (@booksthroughmyveins_) to angrily reply to a thoughtful review. What is an author's place on bookstagram/booktok? How should they respond to readers' reviews? We're discussing all of that and more!

Next Episode

BONUS: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

In honor of this beloved book hitting the big screen this week, we're dropping our first ever BONUS episode to discuss Judy Blume's classic novel, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Neither of us actually read this book as children, so we're coming to it for the first time as seasoned adults.
Books We've Read Recently:
Abigail - Carrie Soto is Back and Malibu Rising by TJR
Emily - Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke