The CodeX Cantina

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "Spring Break" by John Crowley. It was a 2018 Edgar award with themes of isolation, technology, old and new and more! Did you guys catch the references to Edgar Allan Poe stories in it? Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= #JohnCrowley #SpringBrea TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:36 Publication, Author, + Themes 1:15 Plot Summary 3:02 Analysis 18:15 Wrap Up and Ratings Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at an excerpt from the novel "Cane" (or short story cycle) called "Becky" which was written by Jean Toomer. An early Harlem Renaissance piece, published in 1923, considered by many to be the first Modernist Novel by a Black Author.  Jean Toomer Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZMkgeahkTc&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YDWC_ZJSu9KLz4AodaTWZdX Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: "Cane" by Jean Toomer Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= #JeanToomer #Cane #SouthernLiterature #Modernist TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:42 Publication, Author, + Themes 1:57 Plot Summary 2:35 Analysis 11:00 Wrap Up and Ratings Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about one of the greatest Russian Short Stories of all time this week! The Overcoat (sometimes called The Greatcloak or The Cloak Шинель) by Nikolai Gogol has captured people's hearts with its unique narration and easy to understand themes of old vs new and care for your fellow man. But is there more there? Let's talk about Bureaucracy, Blizzards and Fate, and the translations of the names that many miss in a translation.  Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Nikolai Gogol Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuQl7MtZdJk&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YBaraHX7luwSsvtEvPWuJqa TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:37 Publication Info 2:06 Plot Summary 4:41 Analysis 22:04 Wrap up and Ratings #NikolaiGogol You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Channels Mentioned in this Video: Lezlie@TheNerdyNarrative: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXw-rVWALBklE2syuN4myw ================================= Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Original Creator || Mason in the Dark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVGbWVtn5Aw Collider || Lezlie: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXw-rVWALBklE2syuN4myw 1_ The Switch Up: choose two protagonists from two different series that you’d love to see swap     2_ V is for Villainy: choose a villain that you would like to see get their own story    3_ The Adaptation: Choose a character or a story that exists in another type of media that you’d like to see novelized.    4_ The Crossover: choose two characters from two universes that you’d love to see crossover.    5_ The Tonal Shift: choose a story that you would like to give a different tone or genre to.    6_ Tagging: tag somebody  @Bookish    @Steve Donoghue    @The Library of Allenxandria   The Contradictorian: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPZMGlMTwnC7h-NHAiMDkQA Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Channels Mentioned in this Video: Lezlie@TheNerdyNarrative: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXw-rVWALBklE2syuN4myw ================================= Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's wrap up the books we read in April and talk about what we're reading for our May TBR. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Channels Mentioned in this Video:  @Christy Luis - Dostoevsky in Space    @The Nerdy Narrative   Jack The Rambling Raconteur: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYJoqMxWfnqqttRZa-qkeDQ Faulkner Reading: BookishBryants https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCycCocdRz054goHbRI5c9sA Cozy Reading with Quaker Cats: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN3n2ZLhhPE3H2hRl5K0BeA Knitting, Books, etc: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsUr8yiR-I2sWvxyXWhA0jQ Sina Beating Around the Books: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC61bA8SxHgoE9O9JgAQouQw ================================= Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! One of the greatest examples of American Literature and discussing Racism in the United States of the South. This might be my favorite piece of Southern Literature. What were some interpretations that you took from the story? If you have a Short Story or Novel you think we'd like or would want us to review, let us know here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA 0:00 Introduction 1:57 Initial Thoughts 5:28 Quotes 9:10 Analysis #WilliamFaulkner Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/theCodexCantina Instagram: http://www.instagram/theCodexCantina

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This week we look at "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin. A fantastic piece on utilitarianism and guilt. Let's talk about the structure, can you change it?, and compare it a bit to some other popular pieces on it like The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: "The Wind's Twelve Quarters: Stories" by Ursula K. Le Guin https://amzn.to/3ecnu16 Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= #UrsulaKLeGuin #TheOnesWhoWalkAwayfromOmelas #SFFBooktube TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:35 Publication, Author, + Themes 2:55 Plot Summary 4:50 Analysis 21:32 Wrap Up and Ratings Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We dive deep into "The Sirens of Titan" this week by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.! Let's talk about Loneliness in the Vonnegut family, War and Morality, Free Will, and Religion. 0:00 Introductions 0:51 Publication Info 1:33 Themes 2:53 Plot 9:52 Analysis - Loneliness 16:31 Analysis - Free Will 25:47 Analysis - War & Morality 41:00 Analysis - Religion #KurtVonnegut #Booktubesff Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl was one of Krypto's favorites as a child. It is only fair he can now share that joy wtih his niece.  Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= #RoaldDahl #JamesandtheGiantPeach TABLE OF CONTENTS 0:00 Introductions 0:42 Publication, Author, & Themes 1:11 Discussion 9:25 Wrap Up and Ratings Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8James and the Giant Peach talk with a Five-Year Old