The Bookening

"Lo, there ye stand, my children," said the figure, in a deep and solemn tone, almost sad with its despairing awfulness, as if his once angelic nature could yet mourn for our miserable race. "Depending upon one another's hearts, ye had still hoped that virtue were not all a dream. Now are ye undeceived. Evil is the nature of mankind. Evil must be your only happiness. Welcome again, my children, to the communion of your race."Puritans! Witches! Old Mr. Scratch! Oh my! That's right folks it's ... PART 2 OF OUR WEEKLONG HALLOWEEN SPOOK-TACULAR! Our heroes discuss Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne. SO SCAAAAAARY! DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES LISTEN TO THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT! Support us here!Music: Signs In The Fields by cinematicwaves licensed by a Creative Commons 3.0 license.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

"And now was acknowledged the presence of the Red Death. He had come like a thief in the night. And one by one dropped the revellers in the blood-bedewed halls of their revel, and died each in the despairing posture of his fall. And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all."Our special Monday to Friday foray into short horror stories begins with Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe. Jake and Brandon lack the intelligence to appreciate this story properly. Meanwhile, Nathan wrote this blurb. Support us here! Signs In The Fields by cinematicwaves licensed by a Creative Commons 3.0 license.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this episode of The Bookening, our heroes discuss Henry V. It is a good episode. Listen to it. Support us here! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Hooray, it's our episode on William Shakespeare's Henry IV. Which part you ask? We're doing both parts in one amazing episode. You'll hear our heroes' theories on whether Hal was faking it or he really loved Falstaff, whether Falstaff is still funny in 2019, and whom to reward and whom to punish when you suddenly become king, or manager of McDonalds for that matter. Plus Brandon goes to Washington, Jake works in Apple and Microsoft somehow. All in all, it's an episode of The Bookening. Yay! Listen now. Support us here! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Yay, it's our longest episode ever! (Pretty sure.) And we're closing the loop on C. S. Lewis (for now at least) and Narnia, discussing The Last Battle. Did our heroes like The Last Battle? Spoiler alert, they liked it a lot. They didn't even mind the depiction of heaven at the end. So settle in for our final thoughts on Lewis, those who can't handle criticism of Lewis, and the wonderful land of Narnia. Next week, Shakespeare!Support us here please! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Bookening really enjoyed The Magician's Nephew. That's right, they liked it a ton. Did you know this was the last Narnia book that C. S. Lewis wrote? Even though it was the second to last published, and now some dumb publishers label it as the first book that kids should read? Well, it was. And you can tell, because it feels like C. S. Lewis has the kinks worked out, and is just chillaxed and ready to tell a great Narnia story. Which he does. And we really liked it. Because we do like C. S. Lewis from time to time. Actually lots of the time. Just listen. Thank you. Support us here please!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Thanks, Patrons! The Bookening is returning to Narnia with The Horse and His Boy, a book that is a personal favorite of many a boy and girl. But will it be the personal favorite of The Bookening crew? Our heroes also provide their final thoughts and rankings for The Silver Chair. This could be a controversial episode, beware! But also a big, good, fun one. In our humble opinion. Listen right now. Warhorn Media (employer of both Nathan and Jake) could use help making payroll this month. Make a one-time donation here. And then sign up to support us on Patreon so we can hit that $1000 mark by October 31st, dress as swans, and do Tolkien next year. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this episode our heroes discuss Richard II. More specifically The Hollow Crown version, which they find to be absolutely delightful and awesome and, in a word, good. Support us here! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Support us here! Please!Our heroes take what they hope is a very short hiatus from Narnia, and begin discussing the Henriad by one William Shakespeare. They will be talking about Richard II, Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V, specifically keying off 'The Hollow Crown' production that the BBC did a few years ago. Onward and upward! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our heroines (what???) review Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Support us here! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★