Long Distance Book Friends

Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash

Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash. They talk about the otherworldly, cartoonish vibe this book brings, whether any of the stakes are actually real, and compare it (perhaps unfairly) to the Bee Sting. Next up, The Imagined Life by Andrew J Porter.

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. They talk about Lucy's childhood crush and how it may have impacted her enjoyment of the book; Lucy also blows out the levels on her mic when she realizes they have both diagnosed Agnes as a manic pixie dream girl.  Spoiler alert: the husband is William Shakespeare.  Leave a comment or email us at longdistancebookfriends@gmail.com. Next up: Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash. Also: live video of Crash unjustly winning the Best Picture Oscar over Brokeback Mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAADWfJO2qM

Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach

Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach.  They discuss this book’s misleading opening paragraph (nevertheless - a banger), internet rabbitholes on true crime psychics, and when Lucy accidentally became a rabbit breeder in Year 9.  Spoilers throughout.  Leave a comment or email us at longdistancebookfriends@gmail.com.  Next up, Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell.

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss The Bee Sting by Paul Murray. They discuss how the Great Recession in Ireland created a lot of failed businesses but also a fertile literary environment; the (perhaps excessive) foreshadowing in this novel, and why shame is the most destructive emotion. Spoilers throughout. Leave a comment or email us at longdistancebookfriends@gmail.com. Next up, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach.

Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson

"The edge is a shantytown filled with gold-seekers." Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson. Lucy reveals that she was a psychic grifter as a child, they discuss the ethics of self-plagiarism, and how they'd react to Ann Patchett being behind a Satanic panic. This is a banger of a book; run, don't walk to read it. Spoilers throughout. Leave a comment or email us at longdistancebookfriends@gmail.com. Next up: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray.