Two Book Ramblers

It seems that twins are more abundant inside than outside the pages of books. Twins have fascinated writers for a long time, maybe it is because of the possibilities for them to switch places, or to pull the doppelgänger effects, or the creative possibilities given when two different stories have a common inception. Starting in our childhood with Tweedledee and Tweedledum, we have met more twins as literary characters than otherwise, and we plan to tell you about some awesome pairs in this episode. All books discussed and links to all the topics mentioned in this episodes can be found in the show notes at www.twobookramblers.comAt our page, you can also check our Cover Gallery and join us in Book vs. Book, Six-Word Reviews, and GuessWork.You can purchase any book we mentioned in this episode by checking our TBR Bundles in our Bookshop store.

I figure that when writers have a compulsion to put a story down on paper, and paper, as we might think of it, is not readily available, their urge to get the story out will improvise a writing surface out of anything. After listening to this episode you will see that the surfaces and materials used by authors to write their books might not always be pristine, convenient, picturesque, portable, or big enough to contain too much text; but when inspiration strikes, any available surface is up for grabs. All books discussed and links to all the topics mentioned in this episodes can be found in the show notes at www.twobookramblers.comAt our page, you can also check our Cover Gallery and join us in Book vs. Book, Six-Word Reviews, and GuessWork.You can purchase any book we mentioned in this episode by checking our TBR Bundles in our Bookshop store.

It is often the case that heroes in fantasy stories are in the company of a friend who helps them in their preternatural quest. It is also the case that many times these friends have one, or many, magical traits: talking animals, or chimeric beings come to mind. Regardless of these beings having fur, scales, wing, or all of those, these are the sidekicks our heroes can always count on. The brave, wise, and loyal companions for which no CGI can rival our readers' imagination when it comes to visualizing them. We readers have been meeting these magical sidekicks for a long time, and this episode is dedicated to them and the books that have, magically, brought them to us.  All books discussed and links to all the topics mentioned in this episodes can be found in the show notes at www.twobookramblers.comAt our page, you can also check our Cover Gallery and join us in Book vs. Book, Six-Word Reviews, and GuessWork.You can purchase any book we mentioned in this episode by checking our TBR Bundles in our Bookshop store.

We come to associate the fictional characters we love with an item of clothing, a hairstyle, or a phrase. But there are some characters that even have an address. Granted, many of these address are as fictional as the characters themselves, but that doesn't prevent us readers to add them to our fictional address books, or fictional rolodexes (because who knows when we are going to need a fictional detective or nanny, right?). So if you are up for a walk down fictional lane, we have prepared a compilation of famous literary addresses. All books discussed and links to all the topics mentioned in this episodes can be found in the show notes at www.twobookramblers.comAt our page, you can also check our Cover Gallery and join us in Book vs. Book, Six-Word Reviews, and GuessWork.You can purchase any book we mentioned in the show by visiting our TBR Bundles.

An allegory can specially resonate when it includes animals; since, as Donald L. Hicks said "those who teach the most about humanity aren't always human." We dedicate today's episode to books using animals allegorically, and you will see how powerful some of them can be.    All books discussed and links to all the topics mentioned in this episodes can be found in the show notes at www.twobookramblers.comAt our page, you can also check our Cover Gallery and join us in Book vs. Book, Six-Word Reviews, and GuessWork.You can purchase any book we mentioned in the show by visiting our TBR Bundles.