
Tear This Book a New One
Sarah and Jack are siblings and non-professional book readers. Together they will tackle the so-called "classics" in an effort to demystify these literary behemoths - hopefully, even take them down a few pegs.
Episodes
7 episodes
The Age of Gild
After a brief hiatus, we are back with more book content. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, Book 1. Words fail to encapsulate the experience of listening to this hour of deep, thoughtful, and articulate conversation. Enjoy with a fine glas...
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58:51

Tom Sawyer's Cave of Wonders
Part 3 of our series on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. In this episode, we cover chapters 22 through 35 and finish the book. We would like to formally apologize for the length of this episode. It was very indulgent of us and for th...
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Tom Sawyer Licked Me
Welcome to Part 2 of our series on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. In this episode, we cover chapters 11 through 21 and discuss: Should we write a Sid-based fanfiction? Why does Twain hate little girls? And will Tom ...
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49:40

Tom Sawyer Sucks Eggs
Welcome to Part 1 of our series on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. In this episode, we cover chapters 1 through 10 of the novel. Tune in to find out the answers to these hard-hitting questions:Should you wear shoes on a Frid...
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1:02:47

Fartist
Part 3 of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. In this episode, we cover section 5, the final part of the novel, and answer life-altering questions such as the following:Are we actually stupid?Is Stephen D...
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