About this episode

The episode discusses and reviews 'Murder in the Cathedral' by T.S. Eliot, with a humorous focus on cats.

We read Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot—or should we say, Murder in the CAT(S)hedral for how much we're talking about Cats this week. Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates! Our Season Six Reading Challenge is live on StoryGraph! Find it here: https://bit.ly/3Qvy6yY Want to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8

People in this episode

Host: Five or Flop

Topics covered

• historical fiction
• literature
• book review
• Murder in the Cathedral
• T.S. Eliot
• cats

Keywords

• Murder in the Cathedral
• T.S. Eliot
• historical fiction
• book review
• Five or Flop
• cats

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