Episode 011: I’m Thinking of Ending Things

07/12/2018 57 min Episodio 11
Episode 011: I’m Thinking of Ending Things

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Thank you for joining us this month for our discussion of I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid.In this episode we mentionedIain Reid’s sisterRBC Taylor Emerging Writer award-winner“Thoughts become words. Words become deeds” and variationsGet Out movieEaster EggsFingernails falling out and symbolism: “If you dream of your nails falling out, it could mean that you are concerned about your ability to defend against some kind of emotional attack or aggression.”Movies that are better than the books: The Prestige by Christopher Priest, Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumCan You Tell Me A Book You Would Also Like?Erica: Foe by Iain ReidTrevor: Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierKirsten: Women Talking by Miriam Toews and the true storyAlan: Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukNerd Word for Word NerdsErica: Oversight and the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformTrevor: Sloppy JoesKirsten: Single-Use and other Words of the Year https://www.collinsdictionary.com/wotyAlan: Appalachia and Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance and Coalfields to Cornfields  — Appalachia: The Pronunciation MattersWPL Programs and Services MentionedUgly Sweater Ornaments teen programJordan Wheeler our Writer-in-Residence***The Time to Read LIVE Anniversary Party***Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Your hosts today were Alan Chorney, Kirsten Wurmann, Erica Ball, and Trevor Lockhart. Our social media guru is Reegan Breu. Audio production and music by Dennis Penner.Next month we are reading Beartown by Fredrik Backman.We want to talk about what you want to talk about. Get in touch on social media or email us at [email protected] with suggestions for what to read, and comments about the book for our next show.