Read the Book First
At Read the Book First, we love watching book adaptations come alive on screen! Whether a movie, tv show or a YouTube mini-series, there's something magical about seeing someone's interpretation of a book come to life! We do however believe that you should always try to read the book first. Each week we'll read a book and discuss it together. Then we'll watch one or two of the book's adaptations and consider the good, bad, and entertaining choices made throughout the adaptations.
Episodes
Neha returns to discuss the 1993 film adaptation, Much Ado About Nothing. Neha and Jenessa also discuss Anyone But You (2023) and Jenessa briefly recaps Much Ado About Nothing (2012).
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content warning: death, infidelity, innuendo, betrayal
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This week we read our second Shakespeare play for the podcast, Much Ado About Nothing! Neha, from The Novel Tea, joins us to dive into this messy friend group!
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Marissa joins us to discuss Apple TV's Murderbot, Season 1, starring Alexander Skarsgård!
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Marissa joins us as we discuss the award winning novella, All Systems Red by Martha Wells.
We discuss space capitalism, why Jenessa doesn't typically enjoy sci-fi, and what determines sentience.
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Amanda helps us analyze Matilda (1996) and Matilda the Musical (2022).
We discuss the original stage production and how adapting a book into a movie then a stage production and then a movie musical changes a story.
time stamps:
00:00:37 - Matilda (1996)
00:51:51- Matilda the Musical (stage production
00:54:21 - Matilda the Musical (2022)
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Amanda returns to revisit a childhood classic, Matilda by Roald Dahl.
We discuss Matilda's powers, our favorite Roald Dahl books, and whether or not Ms. Honey is a good teacher.
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Ashley of If It Was a Book joins Jenessa to discuss the teenage star-cross lovers movie, Five Feet Apart.
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content warnings: cystic fibrosis, chronic illness, death of a loved one
Join Ashley, from If It Was a Book, and Jenessa as they discuss Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, and Tobias Iaconis.
This book was written at the same time as the film's screenplay, so did the book actually come first? Listen to find out!
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Alyssa and Jenessa discuss the 90s classic starring Angela Bassett and Taye Diggs, How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
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content warning: age gap romance, steamy scenes, cursing
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Alyssa returns to help us dive into the tropical romance, How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan.
We discuss the age gap featured and what is the "groove" Stella was looking to get back.
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Marissa joins us to discuss the 2025 sci-fi film, Mickey 17, directed by Bong Joon Ho and starring Robert Pattinson.
We discuss how cute the creepers were, the accent work done by Pattinson, and the fact that there was too much bodily fluids used.
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Marissa joins us to discuss Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton.
We discuss the Ship of Theseus, the pros and cons of space travel, and how much we enjoyed the "creepers".
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Delaney joins us to dive into the 2016 film directed by Tim Burton, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
This film is known to be controversial to the book fans. Listen to find out our opinions!
Delaney and I filmed a minisode where I had Delaney decide if certain birds were "peculiar" or not". You can watch that video exclusively on our Patreon, patreon.com/ReadtheBookFirst
We started a Patreon! Patreon.com/ReadtheBookFirst
"Why did you start a Patreon?" you may be asking. Well, it's a one woman show over here. Just me, myself, and I. In order to continue the podcast, dedicating time to read, record, edit, and market the podcast, I need some financial help.
Instead of trying to chase the algorithm to monetize my podcast, I've decided to go straight to you, my lovely listeners! I want...
Welcome to Season 4 of Read the Book First! We are so excited for this season's episodes!
Delaney returns to help us dive into Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. We talked about birds, time travel, and the spooky pictures featured throughout the book.
We now have a Patreon! If you like the podcast and want to support us directly, please consider becoming a patron! We will have exclusive episodes, v...
It's our Season 3 finale! Join Amanda and Jenessa as they discuss the Oscar nominated film, The Wild Robot.
Season 4 is in the works and will begin later this Spring. Thank you to every one who listened to Season 3. I love talking about books and the fact I have even one listener brings me such joy!
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It's our last book episode of Season 3!
Amanda joins us to discuss The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. This chapter book was one of my favorite books I read in 2024. It's joyful, heartwarming, and challenging. Listen along to hear all our thoughts!
Peter Brown's blogpost referenced in the episode - https://www.peterbrownstudio.com/the-wild-robot/
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Kara joins us to watch and review the 2013 zomcom, Warm Bodies.
Is this Hollywood's zombie answer to the end of the Twilight craze? Is this a substantial Romeo and Juliet retelling? Does the movie convince us to fall in love with zombie Nicholas Hoult? Listen and find out!
content warnings: zombies, blood, cannibalism, vomit, weapons, war, death
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This week we dive into the zombified world of Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion. Is this a zombie love story? How similar to Romeo and Juliet is it? Is this book really about zombies or hope? Listen to find out!
content warnings: zombies, blood, cannibalism, vomit, weapons, war, death
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Isaac returns to help us discuss the tv show adaptation, Redwall. We revisit a nostalgic favorite of ours and cross our fingers that it holds up! Listen to find out our thoughts.
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