A Novel Review Podcast

Ep 63. “Zulaikha” by Niloufar-Lily Soltani

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A war that divides a family, divides a city and a country. A girl that grows into a woman moulded by her experiences, but never letting them define who she is. Zulaikha moves through life with an honesty towards it, but a resilience to what it throws at her. This sweeping debut novel explores the resilience of humanity in the face of destruction and offers the reader a glimpse into the beauty that is all around.
Painting: I painted the city, because it is the city that hold true beauty in this story.
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“Zulaikha” by Niloufar-Lily Soltani
“A Moveable Feast” by Ernest Hemmingway
“The Hunchback of Notre Dame” by Victor Hugo
“Notre Dame: The Soul of France” by Agnès Poirier
“Paris 1874 ABC of Impressionism
“Leaf by Niggle” by J.R.R Tolkien
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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Ep 62. "The Power that Preserves: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" by Stephan Donaldson

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The final chapter in the First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant and unsurprisingly, he is still as unpleasant as always. Unaccepting of his situation and blaming everyone along the way, Thomas takes the back seat to his own story. The land faces all-out war in this brutal tale of attrition where only those that have something to fight for, will prevail
Painting: I painted the eyes of Lord Foul how they were described in his creche
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“The Power that Preserves” by Stephan Donaldson
“The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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Ep 61. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" by J.K. Rowling

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We are back at Hogwarts for Harry’s 4th years of mischief and mayhem. Between battling dragons, dodging Death Eaters, and navigating the treacherous waters of the Yule Ball, Harry juggles more than just curses. As the Triwizard Tournament unfolds, he learns that Voldemort’s return is as inevitable as Snape’s snarky remarks in this next instalment.
Painting: I painted a dragon because Tolkien said that any fantasy story without a dragon is a story not worth telling.
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“The Goblet of Fire” by J.K. Rowling
“The Order of the Phoenix” by J.K. Rowling
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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Ep 60. "The Sense of an Ending" by Julian Barnes

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‘You don’t get it Tony, you never did.’ Words that echo through this book and we too as the reader become Tony, unsure of what we are missing. A blend of history and the self- delusions of our past, this Booker Prize winning novel delicately unnerves you through the infernal mystery of time and life, and how they interplay within our own memories.
Painting: I painted time as best i could
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“The Sense of an Ending” by Susanna Clarke
“Weyward” by Emilia Hart
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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Ep 59. "Piranesi" by Susanna Clarke

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A world of infinite halls where Piranesi roams and makes his home. There are 16 people from this world with only two alive – himself and ‘The other’. In this world, they lead different lives as Piranesi tracks the events of the years that pass. But as we delve deeper into the cavernous halls, we also delve into the life of Piranesi and page by age we begin to learn that this world is not all it seems, and Piranesi is not who he thinks he is.
Painting: I painted a statue at the centre of a spiral to mimic a labyrinth
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“Piranesi” by Susanna Clarke
“Big Swiss” by Jen Beagin
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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Ep 58. "Yom Kippur in a Gym and In Sickness and in Health" by Nora Gold

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Two novellas for the price of one and it's a bargain with the skill of Nora Gold on full display. Two stories that navigate different issues in two very different ways. But both the stories are similar in that they require inflection and honesty - an inflective process and honesty that transfers to the reader with every page turned.
Painting: I painted A sick woman in a bed because that is essentially what one story entails, but i also added in honey, because the other story discusses honey cake, and it made me hungry!
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“Yom Kippur in a Gym” by Nora Gold
“In Sickness and in Health” by Nora Gold
“Gilden-Fire” Stephan Donaldson
“The Goblet of Fire” by J.K. Rowling
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908
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Ep 57. "The Illearth War: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" by Stephan Donaldson

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We are back in The Land, and Thomas is just insufferable and unbelieving in his situation. Assuming He is living through a dream sequence, he rejects the dream in a bid to not commit to a growing madness in his mind. But this existential exploration of action vs inaction lays out across the Land and the scope of this book making it one of the most defeating books.
Painting: I painted the great forest of Garroting Deep which plays an integral role in the brutality of the end of this story
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“The Illearth War” by Stephan Donaldson
“The Power that Preserves” by Stephan Donaldson
“Human Happiness” Blaise Pascal
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908
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Ep 56. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban sees a shift in the series from a form of fantasy detective fiction in the first two stories, to a story that explores the slow building pressure of a psychological thriller. Harry, now into his teen years is faced with a radically different scenario at Hogwarts. He is no longer seeking out the drama. Instead, the drama is seeking him, stalking him, haunting him…
Painting: I painted Harry performing the petronus charm because that is a great scene
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“The Prisoner of Azkaban” by J.K. Rowling
“Big Swiss” by Jen Beagin
“This Other Eden” Paul Harding
“Trimalchio’s Feast” Petronius
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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Ep 55. "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar" is the novel that delves into the mental intricacies of the human mind. The page by page decent of madness sees Esther become increasingly abstracted from the world, but as this is happening, I felt myself more and more abstracted from the story. Tune in this week to hear my thoughts on Plath’s only novel.
Painting: I painted a silhouette of a city because the opening lines to this novel hooked me.
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath
“Yom Kippur in a Gym” by Nora Gold
“In Sickness and in Health” Nora Gold
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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Ep 54. "Yellowface" by R. F. Kuang

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R.F. Kuang’s Yellowface. Complex to a degree, problematic to a degree, controversial to a degree. Kuang's narrative delves into the intricacies of racial identity and the absurdities of cultural appropriation with a finesse that leaves readers simultaneously chuckling and contemplating the nature of the publishing world and the individual.
Painting: I painted a book with the truth authors name crossed out and replaced.
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“Yellowface” by J.F. Kuang
“The Bookbinder of Jericho” by Pip Williams
“Papyrus” Irene Vallejo
“The Sydney Wars” Stephan Gapps
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908
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