Where is Joe Merchant by Jimmy Buffett

About this episode

The hosts discuss the book 'Where's Joe Merchant' by Jimmy Buffett, sharing their thoughts on its plot and their surprise at Johnna's Spotify stats.

Where are our Parrot Heads at?! This week we read Where's Joe Merchant by Mr. Margaritaville himself, Jimmy Buffett. Did the plot make sense? No. Did we like the book? Also no. But did Johnna find out that Jimmy Buffett is her most listened to artist on Spotify mid-episode? The answer may surprise you. Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday! Here’s the Season 20 reading list: The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld We Were Liars by E. Lockhart The Plot Against America by Philip Roth Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Jonson Beautiful Ugly byAlice Feeneyy Where is Joe Merchant by Jimmy Buffet Skipping Christmas by John Grishham Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts. CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, Sabrina B. Jordan

Topics covered

• books
• literary critique
• Jimmy Buffett

Keywords

• Parrot Heads
• Spotify
• NYT bestselling books

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Spotify

Books & works: Where's Joe Merchant, The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Prep, We Were Liars, The Plot Against America, Beautiful Ugly, Skipping Christmas, Parkour Introvert

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