The Read-Along: A Mini Book Club For Your Ears

The Read-Along: A Mini Book Club For Your Ears

Taking you on a journey through a good book, one chapter at a time.

Episodes

January 17, 2025 28 mins

Episode 376 "Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock" by Maud Woolf, Final Overview

Anita and Scott talk themes, characters, and whether they liked the book. Did Scott agree that the Artist was really the best of the Portraits? How would Anita make this into a movie, or would she?

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Episode 375 "Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock" by Maud Woolf, Epilogue

Lulabelle gives Thirteen permission to change. Anita wishes things were wrapped up a little more tightly, but Scott likes the ambiguity of the ending.

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Episode 374 "Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock" by Maud Woolf, Chapter Thirteen

Thirteen is given a compelling pitch to accept change and become someone new. Anita and Scott discuss Thirteen's fears about a life without  a defined purpose.

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Episode 373 "Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock" by Maud Woolf, Chapter Twelve

Thirteen is compelled to finish her journey, and makes a discovery that throws her entire purpose into question. Scott finally figures out who Marie is, and Anita is again puzzled by Lulabelle's motivation.

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Episode 372 "Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock" by Maud Woolf, Chapter Eleven

Thirteen's chaperone attempts to help her do an end run on the final portraits. Anita and Scott again try to work out what Lulabelle's real motivation is.

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Episode 371 "Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock" by Maud Woolf, Chapter Ten

Thirteen is stuck between two Lulabelles, each claiming to be the real one. Scott loves the ambiguousness of the chapter, while Anita is ansty for some answers.

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Episode 370 "Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock" by Maud Woolf, Chapter Nine

Thirteen dreams about her Magician friend, and finds comfort in the arms of another Lulabelle. Scott and Anita discuss how Thirteen is finding joy in what makes her unique.

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Episode 369 "Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock" by Maud Woolf, Chapter Eight

Thirteen gets pummelled by a Portrait who isn't going to go quietly. Anita and Scott puzzle over the ambiguous ending to the chapter.

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Episode 368 "Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock" by Maud Woolf, Chapter Seven

Thirteen fulfills a final wish, then goes on an unexpected car chase. Scott is amused that Thirteen keeps seeing the same few faces in a huge city, while Anita finds this chapter quite cinematic.

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Episode 367 "Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock" by Maud Woolf, Chapter Six

Thirteen kills a Portrait who seems to pre-date "Lulabelle." Anita is now convinced Lulabelle is deeply broken, while Scott wonders if the actress Lulabelle is lying about something important.

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Episode 366 "Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock" by Maud Woolf, Chapter Five

An exhausted Thirteen finds her next target, but ends up couch surfing instead of murdering. Anita is struck by Thirteen's treatment of Spencer's secretary, while Scott wonders who might have emailed her current target.

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Episode 365 "Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock" by Maud Woolf, Chapter Four

Thirteen meets Lulabelle's cryptic agent and learns there may be more to her task than first thought. Anita and Scott discuss what Spencer's angle might be.

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Episode 364 "Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock" by Maud Woolf, Chapter Three

Thirteen attends a killer party. Anita is struck by how sad Partybelle's life is, while Scott wonders if Lulabelle even leaves the house.

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Episode 363 "Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock" by Maud Woolf, Chapter Two

Thirteen gets a professional makeover and commits another murder. Anita and Scott speculate over how divergent each of Lulabelle's clones are going to become.

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Episode 362 "Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock" by Maud Woolf, Chapter One

Ice cream, hitchhikers, and the first sad murder of a Portrait. Anita is trying to puzzle out who called the company on Thirteen, while Scott worries a young magician is being taken for more than one ride.

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Episode 361 "Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock" by Maud Woolf, Chapter Zero

Thirteen steps into a world of debauchery and is given a murder assignment. Scott finds this cold open quite evocative, while Anita wonders how cloning works.

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Episode 360 "The Undetectables" by Courtney Smyth, Final Overview

What did Anita and Scott think about the themes and characters of our latest novel? Did the mystery all come together in the end? Was it too obvious who the culprit was? Plus, the announcement of our next book!

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Episode 359 "The Undetectables" by Courtney Smyth, Chapter 37

The Undetectables officially close their first case, and make progress on an earlier one. Anita and Scott discuss being a little conflicted about the ending.

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Episode 358 "The Undetectables" by Courtney Smyth, Chapter 36

Mallory finally gets her big summation gathering in the hospital. Scott is not surprised by the Night Mayor chain of succession, while Anita wonders why we needed a summation at all.

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Episode 357 "The Undetectables" by Courtney Smyth, Chapter 35

Mallory saves the day, and everything comes tumbling down around the Whistler. Anita asks Scott if he thinks the Whistler or Van Doren was the worse villain.

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