Episode 67: What We Read In April

About this episode

The hosts review various books they read in April, including classics and new releases.

   We're back to a more respectable length (that's what she said) for our april reviews! Dean is still stuck on the longest book in the English language - will he finish? ( that's also what she said), Alex reads one of the first books in the English language, Dean covers some classic Spanish plays, and a werewolf DJ, and Alex loves the toffee factory.  Books discussed include:  - Clarissa; Or, The History of a Young Lady (Samuel Richardson, 1748) - The Dancing Wolfeman (Ricardo Coto, 2025) - The Greatest Estate Developer, 2020) - El Concierto de San Ovidio & El Tragaluz / The Concert of San Ovidio & The Skylight (Antonio Buero Vallejo, 1962-7) - The Daemon Lover (Shirley Jackson, 1949) - Plays from: Obras Completas / Complete Works (Federico Garcia Lorca (1930s) - Oroonoko (Aphra Behn, 1688) - Secrets Of The Toffee Factory Girls (Glenda Young, 2025) booksboys.com Check out  patreon.com/booksboys  for early access to our catalogue of shows, including the latest series of Playboys Extra and Darkplace Dreamers, plus Comedy Comrades and more. Or give us a one-off donation! Booksboys.com for links to our socials, places to listen…

People in this episode

Hosts: TheDean!, Alex Brown

Topics covered

• book reviews
• literature
• fiction
• Spanish plays
• werewolves
• toffee factory

Keywords

• book reviews
• literature
• Clarissa
• werewolf DJ
• toffee factory
• Spanish plays
• Oroonoko

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Clarissa; Or, The History of a Young Lady, The Dancing Wolfeman, The Greatest Estate Developer, El Concierto de San Ovidio & El Tragaluz / The Concert of San Ovidio & The Skylight, The Daemon Lover, Obras Completas / Complete Works, Oroonoko, Secrets Of The Toffee Factory Girls

Places: Spain

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