The K.A.R. Recap

Well...this book was hard to review, but we gotta talk about it! This month, we read No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai, and it's got a lot of heavy subject matter. Join Kristen as she discusses this novel.Sources:Dazai, Osamu. No Longer Human. New Directions, 2022. Neporent, Liz. “What's the Deal With Comedians and Depression?” ABC News, 12 Aug. 2014, abcnews.go.com/Health/deal-comedians-depression/story?id=24945911. Music:April Showers by HoliznaCC0, Free Music Archive, CC0/Public DomainIntro Music link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/spring-at-last-lofi-tape/april-showers/License: https://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/(Ambient) Deep Sky by Kirk Osamayo, Free Music Archive, CC BYBackground Music link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/kirk-osamayo/season-one/ambient-deep-sky/License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

For our JUNE PICK, we read The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. In this episode, we will dive into this fascinating and tumultuous Hunger Games prequel.Collins, Suzanne. Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Hunger Games. Scholastic, Inc., 2020. “Suzanne Collins.” Suzanne Collins - Biography, www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/bio.htm. Accessed 29 June 2023. Drum roll please link: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/drum-roll-please-6386/License: https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/Success fanfare link: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/success-fanfare-trumpets-6185/License: https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/Applause link: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/short-crowd-cheer-6713/License: https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/Buzzer Link: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/buzzerwav-14908/License: https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/Background Music link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/winter-lofi/2-hour-delay-1/License: https://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/Intro Music link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/spring-at-last-lofi-tape/april-showers/License: https://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/

The tea is PIPING HOT this week! Kristen, with special guest Reagan Ford, go back to their days as high school seniors and take a deep dive into a novel they read for AP Literature, Wuthering Heights. The discussion includes important themes, the significance of all of the characters, and things they hadn't even thought about when they first read the novel.References:Brontë, Emily. Wuthering Heights. New York: Barnes & Noble Classics, 2004. “Emily Brontë.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, July 14, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Bront%C3%AB. Music Intro Music“Bus Stop” Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/city-slacker/bus-stop/License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/You & Me link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/You__Me_Live/1_You_And_Me_-_LiveLicense: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcodeFollow Reagan on Instagram, @___reagan.xo___For more content and the next novel, visit @k.a.r.blog on Instagram! Also, feel free to follow my personal Instagram, @kristen.a.rhoda!

STOP, DROP whatever you're doing, and ROLL your thumb to log in to your favorite platform to listen to podcasts! Tune in to the K.A.R. Recap as Kristen covers the Hulu original miniseries, Little Fires Everywhere.References:“Little Fires Everywhere (Miniseries).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 10 June 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Fires_Everywhere_(miniseries). “Little Fires Everywhere.” Shelton, Lynn, director. Hulu, season 1. Keywords: books, blog, review, analysis, if you leave me, crystal hana kim, novelMusicIntro Music“Bus Stop” Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/city-slacker/bus-stop/License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Background Music for Background and Plot“Grace” Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jennifer_Check_soprano_Laura_Ward_piano/Jennifer_Check__Laura_Ward_Music_from_the_Isabella_Stewart_Gardner_Museum_Boston/Michael_Tilson_Thomas_Grace/License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/Watch Little Fires Everywhere on Hulu!For more content and the next novel, visit @k.a.r.blog on Instagram! Also, feel free to follow my personal Instagram, @kristen.a.rhoda!

I can't say this enough...this movie isn't for the faint of heart. Join me as I discuss Unhinged, talk about road rage, and compare psychopathic and sociopathic behavior!References Becourtney, Dr. Lyle. “What Is Road Rage?” Anger Management Groups. AngerManagementGroups.com. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.angermanagementgroups.com/what-is-road-rage. Purse, Marcia. “How Sociopaths Are Different from Psychopaths.” Verywell Mind. Verywell Mind, June 15, 2020. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-sociopath-380184. Stanek, Becca. “Sociopath vs. Psychopath: What's the Difference?” Forbes. Forbes Magazine, April 27, 2022. https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/sociopath-vs-psychopath/. “Unhinged (2020 Film).” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, May 28, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unhinged_(2020_film). Unhinged. Amazon Prime Video. Germany: Solstice Studios , 2020. https://www.amazon.com/Unhinged-Russell-Crowe/dp/B08LBNYTHY. Keywords: books, blog, review, analysis, the great gatsby, f scott fitzgerald, novel, filmIntro and Closing Music Link (Bus Stop)https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/city-slacker/bus-stop/Bus Stop Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Mozart Background Music Linkhttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Paavali_Jumppanen_piano_1554/Selections_Summer_2012_1811/mozart_k332_jumppanen/Mozart Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/legalcodeFor more content and the next novel, visit @k.a.r.blog on Instagram! Also, feel free to follow my personal Instagram, @kristen.a.rhoda!

In this episode, Kristen is covering…more secrets? More lies? Prepare to be chilled. Listen as Kristen breaks down and reviews The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys.  References: “About.” Ruta Sepetys. Accessed June 17, 2022. https://rutasepetys.com/about/.  “Donquijote.” Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) - History of Spain - don Quijote. Accessed June 17, 2022. https://www.donquijote.org/spanish-culture/history/spanish-civil-war/.  Sepetys, Ruta. The Fountains of Silence. New York, New York: Penguin, 2020.  Keywords: books, blog, review, analysis, fountains of silence, ruta sepetys, novel, film  Intro and Closing Music Link (Bus Stop) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/city-slacker/bus-stop/ Bus Stop License https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ Mozart Link:https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Paavali_Jumppanen_piano_1554/ Mozart License:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/legalcode For more content and the next novel, visit @k.a.r.blog on Instagram! Also, feel free to follow my personal Instagram, @kristen.a.rhoda!

Secrets, murders, and lies, oh my! What's so wrong with one little switch? Let's find out...In this episode, we tackle an underrated classic, Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson. References:Fishkin, Shelley Fisher. “Mark Twain's Inconvenient Truths.” STANFORD Magazine, Stanford University, 2007, https://stanfordmag.org/contents/mark-twain-s-inconvenient-truths#:~:text=In%20his%20%E2%80%9Cschoolboy%20days%2C%E2%80%9D,which%20he%20had%20grown%20up. “The Mississippi River.” Mark Twain at Large: The Mississippi River, https://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/MTP/mississippi.html#:~:text=Clemens%20first%20signed%20his%20writing,safe%20depth%20for%20the%20steamboat. Quirk, Thomas V. “Literary Maturity of Mark Twain.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mark-Twain/Literary-maturity. Twain, Mark, and Darryl Pinckney. Pudd'nhead Wilson and "Those Extraordinary Twins". Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005. Keywords: books, blog, review, analysis, puddnhead wilson, mark twain, novel, filmIntro and Closing Music Link (Bus Stop)https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/city-slacker/bus-stop/Bus Stop Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Classical Background Music Linkhttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Orion_String_Quartet/Classical Music Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/legalcodeFor more content and the next novel, visit @k.a.r.blog on Instagram! Also, feel free to follow my personal Instagram, @kristen.a.rhoda!

Is life really a party? Let's find out! In this episode, Kristen discusses one of the most popular classic novels of all time, The Great Gatsby. Themes of wealth, the dark side of the American dream, desire for the past, and others will be explored. Movie adaptations will also be reviewed.References:“F. Scott Fitzgerald.” Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, July 9, 2020. https://www.biography.com/writer/f-scott-fitzgerald. Fitzgerald, F. Scott, and Adam Simpson. The Great Gatsby: A Novel. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2021. The Great Gatsby, n.d. The Great Gatsby. YouTube, n.d. History.com Editors. “The Roaring Twenties.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, April 14, 2010. https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/roaring-twenties-history. Keywords: books, blog, review, analysis, the great gatsby, f scott fitzgerald, novel, filmIntro and Closing Music Link (Bus Stop)https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/city-slacker/bus-stop/Bus Stop Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Mozart Background Music Linkhttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Paavali_Jumppanen_piano_1554/Selections_Summer_2012_1811/mozart_k332_jumppanen/Mozart Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/legalcodeFor more content and the next novel, visit @k.a.r.blog on Instagram! Also, feel free to follow my personal Instagram, @kristen.a.rhoda!

Who doesn't love a good love triangle? In this episode, Kristen explores Crystal Hana Kim's debut novel, If You Leave Me, and a choice between true love and financial stability. Kristen will also discuss literary devices that make the novel as powerful and heartrending as it is. References:Ford, —Richard, —Gary Shteyngart, and —Jessica Shattuck. Crystal Hana Kim. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://crystalhanakim.com/.History.com Editors. “Korean War.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, November 9, 2009. https://www.history.com/topics/korea/korean-war.Kim, Crystal Hana. If You Leave Me: A Novel. New York, NY: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.Lankov, Andrei. “January 1951: Life of Korean War Refugees in Busan.” koreatimes. Oh Young-jin, January 31, 2010. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2010/02/113_60003.html#:~:text=In%20early%201951%20Busan%2C%20the,between%20four%20and%20six%20million. Keywords: books, blog, review, analysis, if you leave me, crystal hana kim, novelMusicIntro Music“Bus Stop” Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/city-slacker/bus-stop/License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Background Music for Background and Plot“Grace” Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jennifer_Check_soprano_Laura_Ward_piano/Jennifer_Check__Laura_Ward_Music_from_the_Isabella_Stewart_Gardner_Museum_Boston/Michael_Tilson_Thomas_Grace/License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/Background Music for Analysis“Busted AC Unit” Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/city-slacker/busted-ac-unit/License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/For more from Crystal Hana Kim and to read her other works, such as essays, reviews, and her short story, visit crystalhanakim.com.For more content and the next novel, visit @k.a.r.blog on Instagram! Also, feel free to follow my personal Instagram, @kristen.a.rhoda!