Unfortunately Required Reading
Reliving Required Reading with Cocktails and Sass
This week Amanda and Victoria read Love in the Time of Cholera. To Listen Along: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/Sexting-in-the-Time-of-Cholera-Love-in-the-Time-of-Cholera-e1nlefl To Drink Along: Champagne with too many cherries, or a pumpkin spice latte. Resources: Love in the Time of Cholera: Study Guide | SparkNotes https://youtu.be/acQ7l7lGeA4 https://youtu.be/VaTaf9q4mFk
This week Amanda and Victoria discuss the most beloved Latin American novel of all time, Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude. To Listen Along: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/Encanto-with-Incest-One-Hundred-Years-of-Solitude-e1mfndu To Drink Along: A cup of black coffee with a little milk and no sugar. Resources: One Hundred Years of Solitude: Full Book Summary | SparkNotes https://youtu.be/YWNcCs__vQg https://youtu.be/Hlpv7nKt81A... Continue Reading →
This week Amanda and Victoria discuss Sartre's one-act play No Exit. To drink along: Essence of Nothingness... or Rose with Koolaid? To Listen Along: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/Sartre-Diem-No-Exit-e1ltrrg Resources: PHILOSOPHY - Sartre - YouTubeSARTRE ON: Bad FaithExistentialism: Crash Course Philosophy #16 No Exit: Study Guide | SparkNotes https://youtu.be/xxEKiMTrHRc https://youtu.be/xxrmOHJQRSs https://youtu.be/xxrmOHJQRSs https://youtu.be/3bQsZxDQgzU
This week Amanda and Victoria discuss Tennesse Williams' one-act play The Lady of Larkspur Lotion. To listen along: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/A-Night-with-Uncle-Tennessee-The-Lady-of-Larkspur-Lotion-e1ljsqd To drink along: The cheapest booze you can find. Mad dog 20/20 is perfect. Resources: 27 Wagons full of Cotton, a collection of plays by Tennesse Williams
This week Amanda and Victoria discuss Jeanette Winterson's Oranges are Not the Only Fruit. To listen along: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/Mimosas-are-Not-the-Only-Brunch-Beverage-Oranges-are-Not-the-Only-Fruit-e1km3at To drink along: Pour yourself a large mimosa (champagne and orange juice). Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanette_Winterson https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/oranges/ https://www.jeanettewinterson.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Oranges-Fruit-NON-USA-FORMAT-Reg-2-4/dp/B0010TG1U8/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2K7P0ZPSSJI2N&keywords=oranges+are+not+the+only+fruit&qid=1656638931&sprefix=oranges+are+not+the+only+fruit%2Caps%2C459&sr=8-3
Happy Pride! This week Amanda and Victoria discuss The Iliad and go in depth on Gods and fanfiction. To Listen Along: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/Getting-Dragged-by-Gods-the-Iliad-e1k4pu7 To drink along: Grab the Ouzo or your favorite drink supporting the Pride Season. Resources: https://youtu.be/RxEX3OE824k https://youtu.be/ZNeWYMvWYwk Achilles and Patroclus - Wikipedia https://youtu.be/fiY2UHAgTJo https://youtu.be/8THdRT_RbPw Was Achilles Gay? | An Interview with Madeline Miller... Continue Reading →
This week Amanda and Victoria discuss The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood and despair. To Listen Along: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/nolite-te-bastardes-carborundorum-The-Handmaids-Tale-e1j6ra2 To Drink Along: Drop some rum in your coffee or some vodka in your redbull. Resources: The Handmaid's Tale: Full Book Summary | SparkNotes http://margaretatwood.ca/biography/ http://margaretatwood.ca/full-bibliography-2/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Atwood White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color... Continue Reading →
This week Amanda is drug kicking and screaming into a book they didn't have to read in school and Victoria has flashbacks to dating people who need therapy. To Listen Along: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/Like-Ducks-on-a-Frozen-Pond-Catcher-in-the-Rye-e1himli To Drink Along: Rye Whiskey. Drink it neat or put in a mixer, preferably angst. Resources: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catcher/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Salinger The Private War Of J.D.... Continue Reading →
This week Amanda and Victoria discuss the heartbreaking book Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voight. To Listen Along: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/Being-an-Adult-at-13-Sucks-Diceys-Song-e1guhs9 https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/Being-an-Adult-at-13-Sucks-Diceys-Song-e1guhs9 Resources: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/diceyssong/summary/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Voigt https://www.cynthiavoigt.com/ https://youtu.be/4dh2pTOK6Do
This week Amanda and Victoria decide to discuss Cruel Intentions instead of Dangerous Liaisons. To listen along: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/episodes/A-thinly-veiled-excuse-to-talk-about-Cruel-Intentions-Dangerous-Liaisons-e1dut09 To drink along: CHAMPAGNE! Resources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pierre-Choderlos-de-Laclos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Choderlos_de_Laclos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Liaisons_dangereuses https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139134/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/cruel-intentions-cocaine-cross-necklace-kathryn http://cruelintentionsnecklaces.com/ https://www.oldwestburygardens.org/ https://youtu.be/1Ec6KsB67vI https://youtu.be/s6MwGeOm8iI https://www.befinch.com/
Unfortunately Required Reading 