To Read or Not to Be

The Hunger Games

What are the differences between the books and the movies? What role does the Revolution play? What are other books, movies or TV series you might enjoy if you like The Hunger Games? Join us for our second episode as we discuss The Hunger Games by American author Suzanne Collins. Thanks for reading To Read or Not to Be! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Last Read - Current Read - Next Read Lina’s Reads * Haunting Adeline by H. D. Carlton * Twisted Games by Ana Huang * Insomnia by Lea Nemezia Nina’s Reads * The Scorch Trials by James Dashner * King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo * Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan Lucie’s Reads * Animal Farm by George Orwell * Emma by Jane Austen * Persuasian by Jane Austen Céline’s Reads * The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold * Le Liseur by Bernhard Schlink * Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer Thanks for reading To Read or Not to Be! This post is public so feel free to share it. In this podcast episode, you are hearing background music by MaJiKer: Serenetudes [https://insighttimer.com/majiker/guided-meditations/serenetude-for-peace] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cdfpodcastclub.substack.com [https://cdfpodcastclub.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

It's Only the End of the World

Made famous to a whole new generation by filmmaker Xavier Dolan, It’s Only the End of the World (original title: Juste la fin du monde) began as a play by Jean-Luc Lagarce — a playwright who died before he ever became truly celebrated. Lagarce wrote the short avant garde play while confronting the possibility of his own death, and somehow that tension lives inside every line: people talking endlessly, desperately, circling the truth they cannot say out loud. A son comes home after years away to tell his family something devastating… but the real catastrophe might be everything left unsaid. Join us for our very first episode as we talk about silence, family violence disguised as love, and how Lagarce turned miscommunication into tragedy. The book is available here, in its original French form: It’s Only the End of the World [https://www.amazon.fr/Juste-fin-monde-PROGRAMME-personnelle/dp/2081518449/ref=asc_df_2081518449?mcid=bea08183cace332b967da98d700cca25&tag=googshopfr-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=701546762527&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10633100201391068723&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9056550&hvtargid=pla-932320850565&psc=1&hvocijid=10633100201391068723-2081518449-&hvexpln=0] Last Read - Current Read - Next Read Lucie’s Reads * Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (English [https://www.amazon.fr/Pride-Prejudice-Jane-Austen/dp/1676097708/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=21EIYOWGWOLXD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WDjE5vaOubEoOA_ptIFfxKV2TlLa26miLh6Yv39N2IM8J9NtdNeqzOTAIaxeLj8uR5a7_KtnPqzFLxBzivcae19afCYOIpprbDstnF8v4lavpmDNvpY7h3luJ7x47BMGpoERM2X_g_4wCgp7XqOfKOPb-tUpsiXQ87gN3Vn7Q9BpNa1FfwbrBpi6w9iHCRhcmxWTudu7sPeNhc99FF72HRz3JihUZM2kJ78N2Pc6t0g.ftPh_IeBD21oDBiZGtdn8Wle1afjxQDEUWDQTHpkwG0&dib_tag=se&keywords=pride+and+prejudice&qid=1768991768&s=books&sprefix=pride+and+preju%2Cstripbooks%2C292&sr=1-1-spons&aref=nkB3O5GJAF&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1] / French translation [https://www.amazon.fr/Pride-Prejudice-Jane-Austen/dp/B09TQYFGTD/ref=sr_1_3?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=1Q0Y0PL25Q0BO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.g0KueW1usbt3nd0Xj4mWJsLY_w92I67RZX8USw90zAFbuWGqMb80Ha0kThgMlTRWqeg6Cnd5dDKh_4FLkoBrBsjueaTQvV0ohuLNONaocNqWOqNiq7ApVdAPQgR0M3f1SOCgrxyebHtY4fBK9VVv5jq0BzoKu8XD0liv3lTrnwQm5biPtF6ltOYxvK9QgWSv3VkNLgt0V2784VkALhEAV7rwW990a_2oR2veoSMrMSU.LIXapWsB3WqUnGVvqyEwDGB0Zj1XWEVvKGH7sXwYtaw&dib_tag=se&keywords=pride+and+prejudice+francais&qid=1768991796&s=books&sprefix=pride+and+prejudice+franca%2Cstripbooks%2C247&sr=1-3]) * Circe by Madeline Miller (English [https://www.amazon.fr/Circe-Madeline-Miller-ebook/dp/B076ZRJQ8N/ref=books_amazonstores_desktop_mfs_aufs_ap_sc_dsk_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=qD7rW&content-id=amzn1.sym.7741bfb3-2035-4225-8f91-65e1edbde262&pf_rd_p=7741bfb3-2035-4225-8f91-65e1edbde262&pf_rd_r=257-0305460-1162861&pd_rd_wg=h2d5Q&pd_rd_r=35ed547c-c643-42f6-8cd4-ad2123c03303] / French translation [https://www.amazon.fr/Circ%C3%A9-Madeline-MILLER/dp/2266278630/ref=books_amazonstores_desktop_mfs_aufs_ap_sc_dsk_0?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=qD7rW&content-id=amzn1.sym.7741bfb3-2035-4225-8f91-65e1edbde262&pf_rd_p=7741bfb3-2035-4225-8f91-65e1edbde262&pf_rd_r=257-0305460-1162861&pd_rd_wg=h2d5Q&pd_rd_r=35ed547c-c643-42f6-8cd4-ad2123c03303]) Celine’s Reads * Numéro 2 by David Foenkinos (French [https://www.amazon.fr/Num%C3%A9ro-deux-David-Foenkinos/dp/2073001963/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32ZB1331BAWX2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3Ao2YXlrv84f-x-FIFSjwZW0lnldgi0oYRJlsja_skLGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.UMHlvmLJO2Tvt7Yz8mmqjBz7949xlrDJ8Nk1q9I0OUQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=num%C3%A9ro+2+foenkinos&qid=1768991886&sprefix=2+foen%2Caps%2C242&sr=8-1]) * Le Parfum by Patrick Süskind (French [https://www.amazon.fr/Parfum-Patrick-S%C3%BCskind/dp/2253044903/ref=sr_1_2?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=328LKM06B3P1C&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JigaH_Z9gcnXEqtNgIdCUajJMOqfQpxxdMnM6OdxBR1rNdv2_Nd8mNtfYBXm2HpzCrMtITWPDVbF8ZFWWs6X8_KsLQU2pF-NtMqh4ON-Obz-kE0mVXlKCWh8a2JI1i5T-J6_w-K0dzeUjPU2eFrz6IY9GRqcOpi6R2ZWi00j5f-gsphOyPdosuS3kYBl95wl7s9FtvcfeAHyzslrWu4ZXpCLcyOdIRDSX9dV18aj4yB9PLK5SjhxHmZew0ST3SkKmDncMNZRrwrunL0Bpbl0nwrw-zV4o1kbTixMM2vKtTE.F6M8OR81RWV-mVm_8HOKCBx7JD4t3O_ejL45rh5oIoA&dib_tag=se&keywords=le+parfum&qid=1768991904&sprefix=le+parfu%2Caps%2C283&sr=8-2]) * Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (English [https://www.amazon.fr/Lovely-Bones-Picador-Classic-English-ebook/dp/B00M440668/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=1ZQI1C0ZPLZFU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.tRSUwYqhRy2uv8jkhSHyp-fIlMnfwJbsjlRl0qLsUs6j7l3rRpnY6lIwwGiUPTdlPM8q5ZwYCGfSuOumzP3W1psrRejC59JRM9E56fEnK1LH0cpFsUAis59XtCt9hAI-FHuv9xNUkYv1cXFX-NAZE5NV8eiTMgNYHgsJaeAoqbMmH07w8v8sQj4DwwbAjcec_s9QfcuwX0zyJGrFHEHy87Nowcj8yT31BUO0pfIKA7g.1GbKzEtGLnzxt1TUvrFEDtLgPZfXtzFYr-QydDW_IV0&dib_tag=se&keywords=lovely+bones&qid=1768991969&s=books&sprefix=lovely+bones+francais%2Cstripbooks%2C229&sr=1-1]) Lina’s Reads * Romance de l’avent - Cosy Love & Christmas Crime by Anouk Filippini (French [https://www.amazon.fr/Cosy-love-Christmas-crime-Romance/dp/B0DN9L8MBW]) * Pole Position by Luna Joice (French [https://www.amazon.fr/Saga-Pole-position-Johnson-romance/dp/2378154429/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=378UV1ENAUT8H&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xPu59YqKE2BUjkfh5qGkQi6kd_862_NmUJx7GWyF5Hz7JfoFKlwklWy3Z2s4ncEBzikv1Ue5uXHIcZ7D0S7VxB59Kr9aBxp_GHFRTy5aSkEI3thTVevMJ3D5oYzPoOl0j2gNTrVPW6-6r7HkTTtEpSehGcN-ugwL6qtAE2BOJZS2vT6ssJvpd-v9pkeUlSRshdzcOesG9hMrMQh7O3hOthTuYr5BN-CMAjr0owe4c7c.R1ANHIcbmcjNByZLXxX81yfL6YLJ2POlHHK8PbC3DBA&dib_tag=se&keywords=pole+position&qid=1768992183&s=books&sprefix=pole+position%2Cstripbooks%2C212&sr=1-1]) * Animal Farm by George Orwell (English [https://www.amazon.fr/Animal-Farm-George-Orwell/dp/0008322058/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=3Q320MIV604YO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yZ4JlKedOrEXRphegDQbTsqBD9c3idsc0J_kDcJj1uGYs_zzquvGP-VWe0LXsM_Bb9NXJ99Jld9-3W6499Y2BbnUQt8aM9YShdKA4jQIlZh3DE_yQiVTZylSowAUw3-VMPsSiVE3RSriE45WoyEtHj_H6vmCoYlJ9QkXO9Ev8LfBbK9x8qf2-RmjoRH-HpDEDyro9--Wi2lroAJLCjO4d5E44iQG-YDwPylnvBW0BPAL0ycqKygrM0MCTdv56cCrdQyESHHamvQAwOte54xJ3MzG9FEx7iG579i-oGKDNSo.ggtbFJpKw_8rBOpM5UPJZylGC6iHvz2t2dl2reRHEtI&dib_tag=se&keywords=animal+farm&qid=1768992272&sprefix=animal+far%2Caps%2C227&sr=8-1]/ French translation [https://www.amazon.fr/ferme-animaux-George-Orwell/dp/2072921414/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=1I9HR1I1LT8X6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.uXAFKlSdTUBYxkAjtSLSSsEkxie_t8CCY1uEvB-nzK8HiLmz1B540Dtb4jH4qXvu8zY0sYCBdh98mdqzg4NjzF5J_F2ZyPTD3VZh9t3ukefraG3mNwFvSfGwOs-doGpBdoTz4Ksjd_-33tRaC7Njo0Xs39M-9G0Z1jqDXQHQyA83sOtnv7vZ-AMIEU5lpQhxOP80V8Hr9AOibLujR2NFG_YmGnTouTXI_U8y3HBdoKEVVBoO7-DrMzA70F0rUr_Fp6hzNSuOUj0oS3F7oxcRFRB4yDFSZWZlxKZ4rTcMvcA.BAjENL3VauYGk80RwydcSon3snxdc4EcmnPkrF1JWss&dib_tag=se&keywords=animal+farm+francais&qid=1768992294&sprefix=animal+farm+francai%2Caps%2C221&sr=8-1]) Take it a little further… We created a playlist of songs inspired by It’s Only the End of the World, songs that can accompany and deepen your journey, either as you read it or as you contemplate it: Available here on Deezer [https://link.deezer.com/s/32gnApZ4ZLgai2jjO5sQZ]. In this podcast episode, you are hearing background music by MaJiKer: Serenetudes [https://insighttimer.com/majiker/guided-meditations/serenetude-for-peace] Thanks for reading To Read or Not to Be! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cdfpodcastclub.substack.com [https://cdfpodcastclub.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]