4th episode was equally gripping as all of the previous ones. No one's, like you guys are trying to put books back into mainstream society. #MakeReadingGreatAgain. 💝💯
Feels like I joined my own personal book club! Watching this podcast made me feel amazing. I am a voracious reader, but never have a chance to really discuss books the way people do movies and series. Thanks Anuya and Sharin.
Picked up ‘The Sense of an Ending’ because of this episode and Kanan’s summarisation is the most accurate description of the book. I have no idea what I just read.
Stumbled upon this randomly. You guys have rekindled in me love for books. Have been on a reader's block for the past 2-3 years due to poor mental health. Your discussion made me want to pick up a book again. Starting with Kanan's suggestion of 'If on a Winter's Night a Traveller'. Thank you.
Beautiful that you are bringing books back. I think nowadays we forget to really make time for reading for pleasure when we get caught up in our grown-up schedules. Thanks for re-introducing me to them again. You've now inspired me to start reading more! Thanks a lot!
i actually love how unique Anuya's opinions are and she frames them in that intelligent, articulate way of hers. I'm personally a huge fan and don't get how any could hate on her.Its obvious you both are well read and you guys complement each other, this is my new favourite channel on UA-cam x
Speaking of unreliable narrators, y'all forgot the two most iconic ones! The unnamed narrator from Fight Club and Holden Caulfield from Catcher In The Rye!
This is exactly what I thought of when Kanan said movies can only leave the ending open. That entire movie was open and confusing in the most brilliant way!
I get what Kanan says about books that break form made into movies like Fight Club (with an unreliable narrator). That's why Tarantino scripts will make kick-ass books !
"A movie forces its interpretation on you" is the reason why I don't want my favourite books to be turned into movies. (It's too late for Ready Player One though). As a book blogger, I'm really glad we have more literary based content like this from our country. Great podcast, you two. Quality stuff!
Sense of an Ending has recently been made into a film directed by Lunchbox fame Ritesh Batra. All the while he was talking about it I was kinda dreading spoilers but as it turns out the ending is open to interpretations, so no such problem really.
Came upon this episode randomly, and was instantly hooked. I've seen all of your episodes and they're SO good! So refreshing to see such discussions on books.. about time actually. Thank you for coming up with this idea and pulling through it beautifully. You both are hilarious and your book recommendations have really cost me a major chunk of my savings over the past few days. No regrets! Oh and of course, Kanan is hilarious as always, and totally digging Anuya's goofy puns. Happy reading guys! Can't wait for more episodes!
04:12 The moment Kanan talks about any art form that breaks convention, I just knew he's talking about 'If On A Winter's Night A Traveller.' It was the first book that came to mind when I saw the title. Smashing podcast, through and through!
This Author Pamela Cox wrote 6 books continuing Felicity Rivers' journey in Malory Towers. Complete with Blyton Magic without the preachiness and morality. Characters are more layered. Do do do read them. It ends with the old batch coming to Malory Towers for a gettogether in Felicity's last term.
Hey, what a great podcast idea! Good on you guys! I never do UA-cam comments but this is really striking. Also, how great to see such lovely comments here, that aren't about insulting each other's mothers and religions and nations. And to top it all off...I came to this vid by chance as I'm learning more about the comedy scene in India, and only learnt of Kanan Gill recently through Anu Chopra's Film Companion episode - had no idea he was so...literate. "Imaginary Homelands" is a foundational text, I adored "If On A Winter's Night A Traveller", and anyone who says "metafiction" in a UA-cam vid from India has my heart. Kanan, call me.
i was a bit surprised that there was no mention of 'Shutter Island' while discussing unreliable narratives. You watch the whole movie from a character's point of view only to be exposed to a completely different narrative in the end. You don't know whom to believe. The fiction of the protagonist is so powerful that you start believing in it, just like the protagonist did.
That's true! I've read Shutter Island (this is Anuya) and I LOVED the book, saw no point at all in watching the movie. But in discussions such as these it's always what's top of mind and what you remember at that moment, and it is absolutely impossible to remember everything you've read (wish I did, so so so much)
I received a UA-cam suggestion for a BooksonT video and I have been hooked to their BoTCast ever since. Was not a reader but I'm now trying to cultivate the habit. And I must say, I'm enjoying the reading experience (Started with 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'). Also, Anuya, you have a pretty cool hair color :)
So glad I stumbled on this video. I have always loved magical realism and Marquez and Rushdie but I get hooked on to the kind of books Kannan is trying to describe here. Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter and Life of Pi being two such books. I am crazy thrilled to find such entertaining content for bookworms on the internet.
There are people who don't like Salman Rushdie and like Anuya I'm one of them it's just the same feeling I had reading his books that they are a bit overrated after reading books like Of Love and other Demons and getting straight to the point I'm a really big fan of u guys and the botcast and it is really fun to watch you guys .Keep on rocking guys with loads of love and support.
amazing. unknowingly came to this video. loved it. If on a Winter's Night a Traveller is definitely the next book. and Anuya Jakatdar - Salman Rushdie is awesome.
Never thought talking about books can be so easy, breezy and fun and without being a snob. Lovely chatter BoT team...looking fwd to more n more fringes
I have been following the Botcast since the beginning (which is a couple of weeks ago) and I find it very interesting and informative. As a person who had just discovered the leasure of reading, i get to know about more books through the botcast which i would be reading soon. It would be great if you guys could make a vvideo on When is the best time to read? (i.e while commuting,when your are sad,happy, bored ; before bed, etc) Thank you and im really looking forward for more Botcasts. #AnuyaSnapSquad Love you too Sharin.
Great show guys ... this was probably the best one yet ... wish you had released part1 and part 2 together. Some suggestions on genres/areas to explore: 1) Classics , Philosophy, Humour, Short Stories 2) Indian Literature 3) Take a book/author and just deconstruct the shit out of it/them in the entire episode 4) Tintin and Asterix 5) Calvin and Hobbes 6) Best and Worse book -> movie adaptations 7) Japanese Manga P.S. : Experiment with alternate sitting arrangements .. the three in a line setup always makes one of the three look left out.
In my opinion, background noise was great.. It added a sense of being very natural and refreshing.. made me feel tht i was also thr in the room, being part of their conversation..!🙃 All the BoTCast videos should be edited like this.. 👌🏻 @sharin, @anuya love you guys.. Thank you for this stupendously fantastic show!😍
You people are doing an amazing job. There are so many amazing books out there and those are not acknowledged by many. This is a really nice idea. And I am surely gonna read If on a winter's night a traveler.
One of the best unreliable narrators I've ever read from the perspective of is Mara Dyer from the Mara Dyer trilogy by Michelle Hodkin. I legitimately thought I was going crazy reading those books, but they're just written so well!
The most unreliable narrators are in Gillian Flynn's books. Gone girl is a prime example. Also the supporting characters can be quite misleading like in the grownup.
I love Anuya's (Did I spell that right?) face when he said he loves Salman Rushdie because you could literally SEE it on her face that she didn't. That's my face everytime someone says they love Rushdie
I found this episode really interesting! Your best till now. And Kanan Gill's recommendations were kickass. Going with the flow, the movie I would recommend would be 'Conversations with other Women'. The split screen technique really blew my mind.
I think I disagree when it comes to film being able to allow multiple interpretations like books. Inception, Interstellar are such films, also Game of Thrones in a lot of the scenes, which probably would be shown in the future seasons with Bran's visions will explore them. I just think the show creators are too lazy to invest time in thinking it up with all the time constraints the show has to be shot within. They may have saved it for the end where it really matters. Kanan is DEFINITELY missing out on something big if he isn't going to read ASOIAF. This Channel!!
I'm not sure these people on this podcast have read/watched any of the art mentioned here, apart from reading Wikipedia entries; the book series is called 'A Song of Ice and Fire', not 'Game of Thrones', and more egregiously, it's Marshall McLuhan, not Martin Heidegger who's featured in 'Annie Hall'.
Loved this episode and overall its a great concept .. keep making these guys :) Sharin it seems like you are always thinking something else all together :)
4th episode was equally gripping as all of the previous ones. No one's, like you guys are trying to put books back into mainstream society. #MakeReadingGreatAgain. 💝💯
That is exactly the idea, Thanks for watching Avneesh
*fist bump*
Yes, ma'am, both of you, thank you so much for that.
there is a Salman Rushdie 28 page fan club. it's made up of fans who read 28 pages or less of Rushdie ;)
Dayanand prabhu 😂😂🤣
😂😂😂
Dude where can sign up for it.😂
This made my day......
😂😂😂
Feels like I joined my own personal book club! Watching this podcast made me feel amazing. I am a voracious reader, but never have a chance to really discuss books the way people do movies and series. Thanks Anuya and Sharin.
"If the designer has done their job right, you can judge the book by its cover"
Damn jesus he's so ..intellectual I'm in awe
Picked up ‘The Sense of an Ending’ because of this episode and Kanan’s summarisation is the most accurate description of the book. I have no idea what I just read.
Yeah, me too.
Finally, a guy who has read Mallory towers growing up.
It was my guilty pleasure book when I was young 😅
Stumbled upon this randomly. You guys have rekindled in me love for books. Have been on a reader's block for the past 2-3 years due to poor mental health. Your discussion made me want to pick up a book again. Starting with Kanan's suggestion of 'If on a Winter's Night a Traveller'. Thank you.
Hi, Anshica. Himani here. Wishing you good health and hope you're fine now. Lots of love, lol
@@himanipundir1820 thankyou❤️
Beautiful that you are bringing books back. I think nowadays we forget to really make time for reading for pleasure when we get caught up in our grown-up schedules. Thanks for re-introducing me to them again. You've now inspired me to start reading more! Thanks a lot!
One of the finest examples of a movie in which the same scene can take on multiple meanings based on context is Arrival.
My book jacket:
"If the following pages are empty, please return to Tom Morvolo Riddle as this is his personal Chicken Soup for the Soul"
Liking this video only because of Kanan.
"Stop e-mailing me, Kanan!"
Hilarious!
i actually love how unique Anuya's opinions are and she frames them in that intelligent, articulate way of hers. I'm personally a huge fan and don't get how any could hate on her.Its obvious you both are well read and you guys complement each other, this is my new favourite channel on UA-cam x
Speaking of unreliable narrators, y'all forgot the two most iconic ones! The unnamed narrator from Fight Club and Holden Caulfield from Catcher In The Rye!
Yes there's always a lot we will miss owing to time, but that's a great recommendation
Chuck Palahniuk is the author of Fight Club
Mr. Nobody is an amazing movie if you guys haven't watched. It'll blow your mind.
Thanks for the suggestion, we'll definitely put it on our list now :)
Kshiteej Naik I know right. Not many people have heard of it. But it is such a great experience.
I remember watching Mr. nobody and about time at the same day totally messed up mind for days!!
This is exactly what I thought of when Kanan said movies can only leave the ending open. That entire movie was open and confusing in the most brilliant way!
I get what Kanan says about books that break form made into movies like Fight Club (with an unreliable narrator). That's why Tarantino scripts will make kick-ass books !
re : movies that break the fourth wall I'd like to mention Mr Robot - it's actually a television show but it's meta and it's simply brilliant.
Have watched it, it's quite good
"A movie forces its interpretation on you" is the reason why I don't want my favourite books to be turned into movies. (It's too late for Ready Player One though).
As a book blogger, I'm really glad we have more literary based content like this from our country. Great podcast, you two. Quality stuff!
Thank you so so much!
I lost it the second he mentioned Mallory Towers :')
This was the best episode till date. Keep it up guys!!
Thank you :)
Yay!! I have been Nancy Drew person too!! No coincidence that Kanan gill has been one of my favourite comedians consistently!!
Mallory Towers was my favorite series growing up. love kanan even more now :3
Sense of an Ending has recently been made into a film directed by Lunchbox fame Ritesh Batra. All the while he was talking about it I was kinda dreading spoilers but as it turns out the ending is open to interpretations, so no such problem really.
Ah didn't know that! Must watch it.
Call him againnnn!!! I loved this episode
Love for the Malory Towers reference. AMAZING.
This has got to be the most intellectually satisfying episode. So wholesome.
Came here coz of Kanan but really enjoyed the podcast .I am totally into mainstream fiction bit I still enjoyed hearing about different genres
Was I the only one staring at the Millennium Falcon t shirt?
No. We were also. We were also.
Love your videos. As a literature student and book lover/hoarder, feels great to listen to discussion on literature.
he has read if on a winters night a traveller oh my god!!! its on top of my list!!
Came upon this episode randomly, and was instantly hooked. I've seen all of your episodes and they're SO good! So refreshing to see such discussions on books.. about time actually. Thank you for coming up with this idea and pulling through it beautifully. You both are hilarious and your book recommendations have really cost me a major chunk of my savings over the past few days. No regrets! Oh and of course, Kanan is hilarious as always, and totally digging Anuya's goofy puns. Happy reading guys! Can't wait for more episodes!
04:12 The moment Kanan talks about any art form that breaks convention, I just knew he's talking about 'If On A Winter's Night A Traveller.' It was the first book that came to mind when I saw the title.
Smashing podcast, through and through!
War and Peace.
If On a Winter's Night reminded me a little of Cloud Atlas...which is another AMAZING book and has a pretty unusual narrative.
Kudos to you both for starting this channel..It's different,interesting and very informative..Keeping posting guys..eagerly waiting for next video..
Thanks for watching Achintya
Achintya Mishra Thank you, we do our best :)
This Author Pamela Cox wrote 6 books continuing Felicity Rivers' journey in Malory Towers. Complete with Blyton Magic without the preachiness and morality. Characters are more layered. Do do do read them. It ends with the old batch coming to Malory Towers for a gettogether in Felicity's last term.
"A movie forces a single interpretation." Have you seen Birdman?
"A movie can't depict unreliable narrator." Have you seen Shutter Island?
Birdman was the first film that popped up in my mind while they had that discussion....
Here for Anuya.
*fist bump* says Anuya
Hey, what a great podcast idea! Good on you guys! I never do UA-cam comments but this is really striking. Also, how great to see such lovely comments here, that aren't about insulting each other's mothers and religions and nations. And to top it all off...I came to this vid by chance as I'm learning more about the comedy scene in India, and only learnt of Kanan Gill recently through Anu Chopra's Film Companion episode - had no idea he was so...literate. "Imaginary Homelands" is a foundational text, I adored "If On A Winter's Night A Traveller", and anyone who says "metafiction" in a UA-cam vid from India has my heart. Kanan, call me.
i was a bit surprised that there was no mention of 'Shutter Island' while discussing unreliable narratives. You watch the whole movie from a character's point of view only to be exposed to a completely different narrative in the end. You don't know whom to believe. The fiction of the protagonist is so powerful that you start believing in it, just like the protagonist did.
That's true! I've read Shutter Island (this is Anuya) and I LOVED the book, saw no point at all in watching the movie. But in discussions such as these it's always what's top of mind and what you remember at that moment, and it is absolutely impossible to remember everything you've read (wish I did, so so so much)
Love this! Also, my favourite book with unreliable main characters is Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
Amazing work guys. Sweet Valley and magical realism in the same 20 minutes. UA-cam needs more content like this. :)
sense of an ending is my favourite book and damn it's so good, will check out the other authors.
And eternal sunshine of spotless mind
If we talk about movies that are unconventional, I think "No smoking" is a great example from Indian cinema.. Amazing work!
I ordered if on a winter night right away after watching it's description. great job guy's
Woah ! I'm so glad I discovered this channel.
I didn't know Kanan was this intelligent. His stand-up is pretty mainstream.
Gargi Sudame that's because it has to cater to a mass audience
+win g True that.
I surely have some new found respect for him after watching this episode.
He is just a reader not the writer of those books. Reading doesn't require one to have very high IQ.
Gargi Sudame yup he's!
Mr. Lol did you know about those books before! You know the answer better
I read A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, and it was AWESOME!!!!!!!
Thanks for such a great recommendation!
This is my favourite of all the BoTcasts.
Talking of unreliable narration, Lolita is one of the greatest in the category.
It'd be exciting to listen to Koutuk from SNG on books.
I received a UA-cam suggestion for a BooksonT video and I have been hooked to their BoTCast ever since. Was not a reader but I'm now trying to cultivate the habit. And I must say, I'm enjoying the reading experience (Started with 'The Picture of Dorian Gray').
Also, Anuya, you have a pretty cool hair color :)
So glad I stumbled on this video. I have always loved magical realism and Marquez and Rushdie but I get hooked on to the kind of books Kannan is trying to describe here. Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter and Life of Pi being two such books. I am crazy thrilled to find such entertaining content for bookworms on the internet.
And I thought only I read the analysis for Sense of an Ending after completing the book! Loved this video! Keep up the good work!
There are people who don't like Salman Rushdie and like Anuya I'm one of them it's just the same feeling I had reading his books that they are a bit overrated after reading books like Of Love and other Demons and getting straight to the point I'm a really big fan of u guys and the botcast and it is really fun to watch you guys .Keep on rocking guys with loads of love and support.
Bandersnatch!
I guess Netflix has finally provided with "the movie that breaks from"
I bawled while reading A Monster Calls. Also really enjoyed Ness's Knife of Never Letting Go.
amazing. unknowingly came to this video. loved it. If on a Winter's Night a Traveller is definitely the next book.
and Anuya Jakatdar - Salman Rushdie is awesome.
This is so perfect for book recommendations!
Kanan Mastt Aadmi!!!
Never thought talking about books can be so easy, breezy and fun and without being a snob. Lovely chatter BoT team...looking fwd to more n more fringes
I couldn't ever finish if on a winter's night a traveller
I have been following the Botcast since the beginning (which is a couple of weeks ago) and I find it very interesting and informative. As a person who had just discovered the leasure of reading, i get to know about more books through the botcast which i would be reading soon.
It would be great if you guys could make a vvideo on When is the best time to read? (i.e while commuting,when your are sad,happy, bored ; before bed, etc)
Thank you and im really looking forward for more Botcasts. #AnuyaSnapSquad Love you too Sharin.
That's a great idea Vishnu, will do something about reading habits too. Thanks for watching and all the love
I think it's best to make a habit it out of it, by reading right after tea or maybe at a particular time..
You are completely correct about metafiction Kanan 😍
I'm watching this for the 4th time
Great show guys ... this was probably the best one yet ... wish you had released part1 and part 2 together.
Some suggestions on genres/areas to explore:
1) Classics , Philosophy, Humour, Short Stories
2) Indian Literature
3) Take a book/author and just deconstruct the shit out of it/them in the entire episode
4) Tintin and Asterix
5) Calvin and Hobbes
6) Best and Worse book -> movie adaptations
7) Japanese Manga
P.S. : Experiment with alternate sitting arrangements .. the three in a line setup always makes one of the three look left out.
"Take a book/author and just deconstruct the shit out of it/them in the entire episode" This. +1 Must do this.
Excellent points, want to do all
Kickass ideas! Let us see how many of these we can actually bring to life. Thanks for watching!
I think the Sharin chick is talking about 'Be kind, rewind'...with Jack Black and Mos Def
Judith De Rosario yeah I am, can't believe I forgot it during the shoot
This was an interesting podcast. Best so far. Keep it up! (Also, sorry to complain, but there was quite a bit of background noise.)
I know. We are working on fixing it
Please don't feel bad about complaining, bruh. And like Sharin said, we're working on fixing it :D
In my opinion, background noise was great.. It added a sense of being very natural and refreshing.. made me feel tht i was also thr in the room, being part of their conversation..!🙃 All the BoTCast videos should be edited like this.. 👌🏻 @sharin, @anuya love you guys.. Thank you for this stupendously fantastic show!😍
I wish they had talked about the Moors Last Sigh. In my opinion, its the best Salam Rushdie book and the best magical realism book I have come across.
Recco for Kanan, Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar.
I heard Rushdie praise the book in an interview. Loved it.
Just to piggyback on this, an obvious recco here is Rant by Palahniuk. Since they discussed both oral biographies and Chucky P. in the vid.
I was just going to comment about Rashomon but Kanan mentioned it at the very end. Good Save. Nice podcast also.
You people are doing an amazing job. There are so many amazing books out there and those are not acknowledged by many. This is a really nice idea. And I am surely gonna read If on a winter's night a traveler.
That Jack Black film is called Be Kind , Rewind.
Really good stuff. Keep it up. Please dedicate an episode or two on contemporary Indian authors in English.
FUN FACT: Biswa Kalyan Rath is the cameraman for this episode
One of the best unreliable narrators I've ever read from the perspective of is Mara Dyer from the Mara Dyer trilogy by Michelle Hodkin. I legitimately thought I was going crazy reading those books, but they're just written so well!
this is the first video of the channel i have watched today, already in love with the channel! Keep it up guys!❤
Thanks for the love Manasi, keep watching :-)
The most unreliable narrators are in Gillian Flynn's books. Gone girl is a prime example. Also the supporting characters can be quite misleading like in the grownup.
Great episode... did not get the sweded pun though... what did I miss🤔
Samurai Jack oh I see, will check it out
Kanan must LOVE Scott Pilgrim v/s the world then.
You should get Abbas Momin for one of the episode. He is a stand up comic as well. You might know him.
Thanks for the suggestion, will explore
Sharin Bhatti he is one of the biggest bibliophile i have seen. 😃
Thanks for the suggestion! We'll see what we can do to make this happen :D
Kanan is my guy!!!!! Even i don't care about Game of Throne's
I love Anuya's (Did I spell that right?) face when he said he loves Salman Rushdie because you could literally SEE it on her face that she didn't. That's my face everytime someone says they love Rushdie
7:04 The Movie's called 'Be Kind, Rewind', staring Jack Black.
That was not Heidegger in Annie Hall. He brings Marshall McLuhan in front of the camera.
I found this episode really interesting! Your best till now. And Kanan Gill's recommendations were kickass.
Going with the flow, the movie I would recommend would be 'Conversations with other Women'. The split screen technique really blew my mind.
Nice thanks for the recco
I think I disagree when it comes to film being able to allow multiple interpretations like books. Inception, Interstellar are such films, also Game of Thrones in a lot of the scenes, which probably would be shown in the future seasons with Bran's visions will explore them. I just think the show creators are too lazy to invest time in thinking it up with all the time constraints the show has to be shot within. They may have saved it for the end where it really matters. Kanan is DEFINITELY missing out on something big if he isn't going to read ASOIAF.
This Channel!!
So when are Kanan and Sharin getting married?
how perfect is this botcast though♡
RIGHT?
Wtf man y R captions unavailable!!!!!!
sweet valley high!!! finally!! a mention!!
First of all you guys are doing amazing! And second thing, have you heard of Sidney Sheldon? He writes amazing books too.
Metafiction, I think, is basically one that is aware of itself.
Sense of an ending 😍😍😍 also the only story by Julian Barnes by the same author
Okay, I'm gonna make people super irritated by saying "watch this channel...watch this channel"! Superb! And Salman Rushdie is awesome -_-
Thank you :)
wow kanan's deep- plot twist or what!
speaking of unusual books..extremely loud and incredibly close. but it's more cool than hipster now.
I'm not sure these people on this podcast have read/watched any of the art mentioned here, apart from reading Wikipedia entries; the book series is called 'A Song of Ice and Fire', not 'Game of Thrones', and more egregiously, it's Marshall McLuhan, not Martin Heidegger who's featured in 'Annie Hall'.
The movie with sweded movies is Be Kind Rewind
Love meta of anything. The number of views and subscribers doesn't do justice to the quality of content.
Ah, but we'll get there with the help of awesome subscribers like you.
tell everyone you know, no !
Loved this episode and overall its a great concept .. keep making these guys :)
Sharin it seems like you are always thinking something else all together :)