Episode 158 :: Nerdy Show Book Club – Sick Puppies

Posted by NerdyShow on October 13, 2013

Nerdy Show Book Club returns! We share the books we’re currently reading, discuss the book we read along with you guys, and do some of our famous dramatic readings.  It’s a sexy party in the library, and you’re the guest of honor.

This episode our Community Read-Along is a black comedy set in the Sunshine State, Carl Hiaasen’s Sick Puppy!  Our home state is notorious for all the crazy that goes on here, and Hiaasen’s fictional Florida distills that crazy into a fine drinking liquor suitable for sipping at both South Beach poolsides and in seedy panhandle barrooms – either way, you wake up naked somewhere unexpected.  Join Cap, Colin, Brandon, and Tony as we hit the road with an insane cast of characters including a lovable environmental terrorist, a barbie-fondling ex-drug dealer, a Governor turned avenging-nomad, a hit man with some very special mix tapes… and that only scratches the surface!

We also discuss the amazing response to last month’s RPG $upport Drive and reveal the next Community Read-Along as well as the special guest for next episode.  Let’s just say he had a hand in morphing teen books in the 90s into something awesome.

Next Episode’s Read-Along Book: Eve and Adam by Michael Grant & Katherine Applegate   | Discuss on the Forums

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Tracks:

1. Dolphin Boy :: Corky & The Juice Pigs
2. Basket Case :: Warren Zevon
3. Mmmmmhmmmmm :: Four Fists

Books Discussed:

• Sick Puppy by Carl Hiaasen
• Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen 
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle 
• Stardust by Neil Gaiman
• Comics and Sequential Art by Will Eisner
• The Cowboy Wally Show by Kyle Baker (was free at this link, but is now gone)
• The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence by Ray Kurzweil
• The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
  by Ray Kurweil
• Fletch by Gregory McDonald
• Alan by John “Hex” Carter
• Horse’s Neck by Pete Townshend
• Animorphs by K.A. Applegate
• The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate and Patricia Castelao
• Gone by Michael Grant
• BZRK by Michael Grant
• Eve and Adam by Michael Grant & Katherine Applegate
• Love Sucks & Then You Die the prequel to Eve and Adam 

Links:

• Previous Nerdy Show Book Clubs
• Discuss Sick Puppy on the forums
• Discuss Eve and Adam on the forums
• Books in the “Skink” series
• Cap’s article on Corky & the Juice Pigs
• A Corky & the Juice Pigs fan site
• A Wrinkle In Time ABC TV Movie
• $upport Results from September
• Episode discussing the non-canon D&D episode