Is The Secret History Actually That Good? A Deep Dive

The Most Performative Book on The Internet?

What happens when one of the internet’s most aesthetic books is actually read properly? In this deep dive episode,  we unpack The Stranger by Albert Camus the slim philosophical classic that has become a cultural obsession online. From performative reading culture and celebrity book clubs to absurdism, existentialism, alienation, mental health, internet culture, and modern emotional burnout, this episode explores why The Stranger still feels terrifyingly relevant today. If you’ve ever seen someone reading The Stranger on the train and wondered what it actually means this is the episode for you. Perfect for fans of literary analysis, classic literature, philosophy, dark academia, booktok, existential fiction, and deep-dive book podcasts. 📚 Books & authors discussed: 👇 All books mentioned are linked below 👇 The Stranger 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=The+Stranger [https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=The+Stranger] The Myth of Sisyphus 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=The+Myth+of+Sisyphus [https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=The+Myth+of+Sisyphus] The Secret History 👉 https://amzn.to/48MawUD [https://amzn.to/48MawUD] Assembly 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Assembly&crid [https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Assembly&crid] Waiting for Godot 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Waiting+for+Godot&crid [https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Waiting+for+Godot&crid] Nausea 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Nausea&crid [https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Nausea&crid] Notes from Underground 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Notes+from+Underground&crid [https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Notes+from+Underground&crid] 👍 Like, subscribe, and turn on notifications for more bookish conversations with Chaya & Sophie. Sponsored by London Notropics ⁠https://londonnootropics.com [https://londonnootropics.com] #AlbertCamus #TheStranger #BookPodcast #DarkAcademia #Philosophy #Existentialism #Absurdism #ClassicBooks #BookTok #LiteraryPodcast #FranzKafka #Dostoevsky #BookTube #Literature #DeepDivePodcast #TheBiblioFiles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Is Yesteryear Trashing Us All

Why is everyone obsessed with Yesteryear right now? 👀 This week we unpack the book everyone seems to be reading from trad-wife culture and influencer motherhood to religion, feminism, identity, and the dark reality behind perfectly curated online lives.  We debate one of the most divisive female protagonists we’ve read in years, discuss the ending that split readers, and explore why this debut has sparked such a huge cultural conversation. 📚🎙️ 👇 All books mentioned are linked below 👇 Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke 👉 https://amzn.to/3P7DHv4 [https://amzn.to/3P7DHv4] True Grit by Charles Portis 👉 https://amzn.to/4nvJtDq [https://amzn.to/4nvJtDq] Strangers by Belle Burden 👉 https://amzn.to/4wvp3yh [https://amzn.to/4wvp3yh] Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center by Bell Hooks 👉 https://amzn.to/4eIubJ8 [https://amzn.to/4eIubJ8] 👍 Like, subscribe, and turn on notifications for more bookish conversations with Chaya & Sophie. Sponsored by London Notropics ⁠https://londonnootropics.com⁠ Discount code for 20% off  Biblio Discount Code For Bubble BIBLIO15: ⁠https://bubble.onelink.me/nnib/signup?deep_link_sub2=BIBLIO15.T&Cs⁠ £15 off first childcare booking. Not valid in conjunction with other promo codes or account credit. Valid until 01.11.26. #books #booktok #booktube #bookreview #booklover #bookstagram #bookish #bookrecommendations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Books We Would Sell Our Souls To Read Again For The First Time?

What’s the one book you wish you could read again for the very first time? In this episode, we dive into the books that completely consumed us the stories that altered our brains, broke our hearts, changed how we see the world, and left us chasing the feeling long after the final page. From surreal labyrinths and devastating literary epics to obsessive dark academia, emotional masterpieces, and books with twists that genuinely left us breathless… these are the books we would do anything to experience again. 👇 All books mentioned are linked below 👇 Star Side by Alex Aster 👉 https://amzn.to/49eYfII [https://amzn.to/49eYfII] Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 👉 https://amzn.to/48P1pmh [https://amzn.to/48P1pmh] Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 👉 https://amzn.to/4wgxSfp [https://amzn.to/4wgxSfp] The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien 👉 https://amzn.to/4d8y8EB [https://amzn.to/4d8y8EB] A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 👉 https://amzn.to/4tpOBuf [https://amzn.to/4tpOBuf] Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 👉 https://amzn.to/42lyGBV [https://amzn.to/42lyGBV] I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 👉 https://amzn.to/48NYI4u [https://amzn.to/48NYI4u] A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth 👉 https://amzn.to/48MnE [https://amzn.to/48MnE] Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 👉 https://amzn.to/4cV3Y8T [https://amzn.to/4cV3Y8T] The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 👉 https://amzn.to/3P3lleC [https://amzn.to/3P3lleC] Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 👉 https://amzn.to/4trtbwF [https://amzn.to/4trtbwF] Alchemised by SenLinYu 👉 https://amzn.to/4d9UdTb [https://amzn.to/4d9UdTb] Night Bitch by Rachel Yoder 👉 https://amzn.to/3QUD1cS [https://amzn.to/3QUD1cS] What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt 👉 https://amzn.to/4uwc918 [https://amzn.to/4uwc918] A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G Summers 👉 https://amzn.to/4duyt5K [https://amzn.to/4duyt5K] Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu 👉 https://amzn.to/4wlO13o [https://amzn.to/4wlO13o] Matrix by Lauren Groff 👉 https://amzn.to/4tXZlAQ [https://amzn.to/4tXZlAQ] The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 👉 https://amzn.to/4uySUUS [https://amzn.to/4uySUUS] Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall 👉 https://amzn.to/3QQ3SqB [https://amzn.to/3QQ3SqB] In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 👉 https://amzn.to/4etAi3S [https://amzn.to/4etAi3S] We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver 👉 https://amzn.to/3QLjBHv [https://amzn.to/3QLjBHv] The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 👉 https://amzn.to/3P0pP5H [https://amzn.to/3P0pP5H] 👍 Like, subscribe, and turn on notifications for more bookish conversations with Chaya & Sophie. Sponsored by London Notropics ⁠https://londonnootropics.com⁠ Discount code for 20% off  Biblio Discount Code For Bubble BIBLIO15: ⁠https://bubble.onelink.me/nnib/signup?deep_link_sub2=BIBLIO15.T&Cs⁠ £15 off first childcare booking. Not valid in conjunction with other promo codes or account credit. Valid until 01.11.26. #books #booktok #booktube #bookreview #booklover #bookstagram #bookish #bookrecommendations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

We Read The Most Unhinged Reviews Of Our Favourite Books

When was the last time you read a book… without checking the reviews first? In this episode, we read the funniest, harshest, and most unhinged one-star reviews including brutal takedowns of classic books we love. It’s hilarious… until it isn’t. Because beneath the chaos, there’s a bigger question: Are we still thinking for ourselves or letting the internet decide what we like? 👇 All books mentioned are linked below 👇 Pride and Prejudice 👉 https://amzn.to/4eKSxSn [https://amzn.to/4eKSxSn] The Great Gatsby 👉 https://amzn.to/4eILoSE [https://amzn.to/4eILoSE] Frankenstein 👉 https://amzn.to/4efizx6 [https://amzn.to/4efizx6] Crime and Punishment 👉 https://amzn.to/4n1AbyS [https://amzn.to/4n1AbyS] Wuthering Heights 👉 https://amzn.to/3R79kVS [https://amzn.to/3R79kVS] The Divine Comedy 👉 https://amzn.to/3OGUPaJ [https://amzn.to/3OGUPaJ] 1984 👉 https://amzn.to/48vrC9j [https://amzn.to/48vrC9j] Everything’s Fine 👉 https://amzn.to/4cB4Orf [https://amzn.to/4cB4Orf] A Prayer for Owen Meany 👉 https://amzn.to/4vTHJrc [https://amzn.to/4vTHJrc] Never Let Me Go 👉 https://amzn.to/48Y62dK [https://amzn.to/48Y62dK] Wolf Hall 👉 https://amzn.to/4ud7UaL [https://amzn.to/4ud7UaL] The Bell Jar 👉 https://amzn.to/3OM9KAs [https://amzn.to/3OM9KAs] A Little Life 👉 https://amzn.to/4mZm3Gf [https://amzn.to/4mZm3Gf] A Discovery of Witches 👉 https://amzn.to/4wbQFsm [https://amzn.to/4wbQFsm] Empire of Pain 👉 https://amzn.to/4mTBOyx [https://amzn.to/4mTBOyx] Still Life 👉 https://amzn.to/4tNDJXV [https://amzn.to/4tNDJXV] The Song of Achilles 👉 https://amzn.to/4cTfMr0 [https://amzn.to/4cTfMr0] Penance 👉 https://amzn.to/4ueNNZF [https://amzn.to/4ueNNZF] 👍 Like, subscribe, and turn on notifications for more bookish conversations with Chaya & Sophie. Sponsored by London Notropics https://londonnootropics.com [https://londonnootropics.com] Discount code for 20% off  Biblio Discount Code For Bubble BIBLIO15: https://bubble.onelink.me/nnib/signup?deep_link_sub2=BIBLIO15.T&Cs [https://bubble.onelink.me/nnib/signup?deep_link_sub2=BIBLIO15.T&Cs] £15 off first childcare booking. Not valid in conjunction with other promo codes or account credit. Valid until 01.11.26. #books #booktok #booktube #bookreview #booklover #bookstagram #bookish #bookrecommendations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Are We All in Denial About Who We Are?

In this episode, we dive into two unforgettable reads that explore love, identity, and the stories we tell ourselves. We sit down with Madeleine Gray, author of Chosen Family, to unpack the emotional complexity behind her novel from queer identity and self-loathing to the power of chosen relationships and modern motherhood. Then we turn to a true classic: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin a novel that left us completely shaken. We explore its themes of shame, desire, and emotional conflict, and why it still feels so relevant today. 👇 All books mentioned are linked below 👇  Chosen Family  👉 https://amzn.to/4mIvARQ [https://amzn.to/4mIvARQ] Giovanni’s Room 👉 https://amzn.to/3OI98eZ [https://amzn.to/3OI98eZ] Yesteryear  👉 https://amzn.to/3OFvHRt [https://amzn.to/3OFvHRt] True Grit 👉 https://amzn.to/4sMbF5N [https://amzn.to/4sMbF5N] 👍 Like, subscribe, and turn on notifications for more bookish conversations with Chaya & Sophie. Sponsored by London Notropics https://londonnootropics.com Discount code for 20% off  Biblio  #books #booktok #booktube #bookreview #booklover #bookstagram #bookish #bookrecommendations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]