Category: Fucking Sad Books

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

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This week, the Drunk Guys barely manage to hold it together while they discuss Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. They almost fall apart while drinking: Goat Milk Stout by Ommegang, Is This The Read Life? and Whammy by Singlecut, The Oracle by Bells, Idolatrous by Stone, Jungle Boogie by Marz Community Brewing, and Yammy Yammy by Platform.

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Join us next week when we discuss Milkman by Anna Burns.

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No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

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This week, the Drunk Guys relentlessly hunt down one of the best books when they read No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy. They also relentlessly hunt down the best beer, including: Sierra Nevada Hop Bullet, Blue Point Macho Muchacho, Oskar Blues Death by Coconut, Barrier Imposter, Golden Road Get Up Offa That Brown, Abomination Shotgun Sour, Gun Hill Shot in the Dark.

The Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast can be found on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM and where ever fine podcasts can be found. We are also happy to announce being part of the Hopped Up Network of independent beer podcasters.  If you’re drunk enough to enjoy the Podcast, please give us a rating. To save time, just round up to five stars.  Also, please follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Pinterest.  There’s no excuse to miss another Drunk Guys episode, announcement, or typo!

Join us next week when we discuss Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Check out the Top Five Fantasy Books and Series for Book Clubs. Maybe consider some sci-fi books and Drunk Guy approved discussion questions.

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Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

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The Drunk Guys drink a stupid amount of beer this week when they discuss Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. This week’s beer includes: Stupid Head by Stillwater Artisinal, Sibling Rivalry by Off Color Brewing, Gone Away by Half Acre, and Dangerously Close to Stupid Amount of Banana and Dangerously Close to Stupid Amount of Lychee by To Øl.

The Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast can be found on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM and where ever fine podcasts can be found. We are also happy to announce being part of the Hopped Up Network of independent beer podcasters.  If you’re drunk enough to enjoy the Podcast, please give us a rating. To save time, just round up to five stars.  Also, please follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Pinterest.  There’s no excuse to miss another Drunk Guys episode, announcement, or typo!

Join us next week when we discuss No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

Check out the Top Five Fantasy Books and Series for Book Clubs. Maybe consider some sci-fi books and Drunk Guy approved discussion questions.

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All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

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This week, the Drunk Guys get down in the trenches with Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front.  While the French and Germans fire countless rounds at one another, Mike, Nate, and Jimmy have a few rounds of their own, including Brewdog’s Sink the Bismarck!, Ayinger Brewery’s Celebrator Dopplebock, Schofferhofer’s Grapefruit Hefewizen, Mikkeller NYC’s Big Baron, and Tannenzäpfle by Rothaus.

The Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast can be found on on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, PlayerFM and where ever fine podcasts can be found.  If you’re drunk enough to enjoy the Podcast, please give us a rating. To save time, just round up to five stars.  Also, please follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Pinterest.  There’s no excuse to miss another Drunk Guys episode, announcement, or typo!

Join us next week when we discuss Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling.

It’s not too late to join our reading challenge – for help read how to read 100 books a year.  Also, check out the Top Five Fantasy Books and Series for Book Clubs. Maybe consider some sci-fi books and Drunk Guy approved discussion questions.

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Room by Emma Donoghue

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For our Mother’s Day episode of the Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast, the drunk guys read Room by Emma Donoghue.  Because it’s mother’s day, we taste a selection of drinks from Small Town Brewery including Not Your Father’s Root Beer, Not Your Father’s Fruit Punch, Not Your Father’s Ginger Ale, Not Your Mother’s Strawberry Rhubarb, and Not Your Mother’s Apple Pie.  We also drink Mikkeller’s Orange Yuzu Glad I said Porter.

The Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast can be found on on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, PlayerFM and where ever fine podcasts can be found.  If you’re drunk enough to enjoy the Podcast, please give us a rating. To save time, just round up to five stars.  Also, please follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Pinterest.  There’s no excuse to miss another Drunk Guys episode, announcement, or typo!

Join us next week when we visit Finback Brewery and discuss Moby Dick by Herman Melville.

It’s not too late to join our reading challenge – for help read how to read 100 books a year.  Maybe consider some sci-fi books and Drunk Guy approved discussion questions.

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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

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In Episode 36 of the Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast, the Drunk Guys drink themselves into and out of a depression while reading John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath.  While following the trials and tribulations of the Joad family, we drink enough beers to forget about the banks foreclosing on your farm, including Dogfish Head Noble Rot, Fulton Sweet Child of Vine,  Barrier Brewing Co. Non-Cents, Barrier Brewing Co. Money IPA, Graft Wild Woods’ Grim Wilderness Vol 1, Boulevard Brewing’s Collaboration 7, and Cuvee Freddy by Brouwerij Alvinne.

The Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast can be found on on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, PlayerFM and where ever fine podcasts can be found.  If you’re drunk enough to enjoy the Podcast, please give us a rating. To save time, just round up to five stars.  Also, please follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Pinterest.  There’s no excuse to miss another Drunk Guys episode, announcement, or typo!

Join us next week as we read Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card.

It’s not too late to join our reading challenge – for help read how to read 100 books a year.  Maybe consider some sci-fi books and Drunk Guy approved discussion questions.

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The Giver by Lois Lowry

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In Episode 33 of the Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast, the Drunk Guys give it their best shot for The Giver by Lois Lowry.  We also give a bunch of color-themed beers a try including Purple Haze, Double Red, Choklate Oranj, Delirium Red, and Velvets are Blue.

The Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast can be found on on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, PlayerFM and where ever fine podcasts can be found.  If you’re drunk enough to enjoy the Podcast, please give us a rating. To save time, just round up to five stars.  Also, please follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Pinterest.  There’s no excuse to miss another Drunk Guys episode, announcement, or typo!

Join us next week as we read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle.

It’s not too late to join our reading challenge – for help read how to read 100 books a year.  Maybe consider some sci-fi books and Drunk Guy approved discussion questions.

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The Fault in our Stars by John Green

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In episode 20 of the Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast, the Drunk Guys take on John Green’s The Fault in our Stars.  Why read about kids with cancer? Do teenagers really talk like that?  Is Sisyphus the hamster a metaphor for the whole book?  The Drunk Guys develop their own “Imperial Affliction” (hangovers) by drinking imperial beers including: Dogfish Head World Wide Stout, Stone Xocoveza, and Lustro Imperial IPA by Omnipollo.

Join us next week when we read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

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In Episode 5, the Drunk Guys discuss Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.  We ask, “Is George a good friend?” “Why is Curly’s wife such a tart?” and, “Why is this book good for students?”

The Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast can be found on on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, PlayerFM and where ever fine podcasts can be found.  If you’re drunk enough to enjoy the Podcast, please give us a rating. To save time, just round up to five stars.  Also, please follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Pinterest.  There’s no excuse to miss another Drunk Guys episode, announcement, or typo!

Join us next week when we read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz.

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