Currently Reading A Journey to Three Pines - Episode 6: Bury Your Dead
We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you've read the book before listening to the episode.
As you've come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped except for broad sections, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode.
1:56 - Putting the Book Into Context
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Published Sept. 28, 2010 by Minotaur Books
4.36 rating on Goodreads
Seasonal setting - Winter
Book Awards: Anthony Award for Best Novel in 2011, The Agatha Award, The New Blood Dagger Award, The Arthur Ellis Award, The Barry Award, and the Dilys Award
Critic Reviews
Meredith's and Roxanna's encounters with the book
7:20 - The Setup
16:22 - A Deeper Exploration
Setup and first paragraph
The pacing of the novel
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
Quebec vs American History
Anglophone vs. Francophone history and culture
Themes: "bury your dead", "with time"
P.345 - Not everything buried is actually dead.
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
One bit of lightness in the entire novel
Location, Location, Location
Relationship between Beauvoir and Ruth Zardo
Who leaked the video?
Enneagram Corner
The Ending
1:14:36 - Superlatives
Favorite Scene
Character MVP
Biggest loser
Best food description
Favorite Quote
No spoilers this episode!
The next book will be A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
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