Show Notes for Bonus Episode 1.5 Check out the free version of the episode below: To get access to full-length bonus episodes, head over to our Patreon. Quick links from the episode: First thoughts: This book is very much like the book of Genesis, and this was a conscious effort on the part of Tolkien. […]
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That Witch King Juju: Tolkien’s The Return of the King
Show Notes for Bonus Episode 1.4 Check out a sample of the full-length episode below! To get access to full-length bonus episodes, head over to our Patreon. Quick Links from the Episode: What did Jennifer read in the past month? Check out the links below for our Bookshop affiliate store: Things in Jars – 5 […]
Show Notes – Bonus Episode 1.3
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Tolkien’s The Two Towers Quick Links from the Episode: What Jennifer was reading this month: Things in Jars & A Heart So Fierce and Broken. We couldn’t remember what tower Frodo was taken to after he was captured at the end of The Two Towers, but it […]
Show Notes – Bonus Episode 1.1
Dwarves are Trash and Other Thoughts on Tolkien’s The Hobbit What is your first memory of reading The Hobbit? Is it super nostalgic for you? Does seeing the classic illustrations or reading the chapter heading “An Unexpected Party” have you reaching for some tissues or staring mistily off into space? Jennifer first remembers her mother […]
February Sneak Peek
Coming up on BBE in February: First, a huge shout out to everyone that tuned in during Big Book Energy’s inaugural month! We hope this coming month is just as entertaining. We’ve lined up some uplifting picks filled with booze, SFF genocide, pandemics, and more muddling in philosophy because apparently past Jennifer really hated all […]