61 Gargantua and Pantagruel - 1st half discussion

Welcome to BookShook! This booktube is all about the first half of August’s book, Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais published in the 1530s (book one if you're reading alongside). The idea is that I split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we’ll discuss the first half of the book. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 25th August), we’ll look at book 2 ‘Pantagruel’). We’ll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it’s a book we’d recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don’t have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I’ll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment below or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. Just so you’re prepared, the book we’ll be reading for September is Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - 401 pages (so get that ready if you’re going to read alongside). You can check out the episode at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast.... Thanks for listening to BookShook! Roger Content Warning: There's adult themes throughout the book. Future Reads: September: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - 401 pages October: The Machine Stops by EM Forster The Unquenchable Thirst to Understand: Francois Rabelais’ Satire of Medieval and Renaissance Learning In Gargantua and Pantagruel by Yvonne Merritt http://itech.fgcu.edu/&/issues/vol2/i... I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the ’90 best UK Books podcasts worth listening to in 2023’ at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_pod...