The Books That Shaped My Life | The Margins Podcast S2E8

Transcript

Stranton missed our scheduled recording time this week, so his punishment was simple. He had to do the episode by himself.

In Season 2, Episode 8 of The Margins Podcast, Stranton looks back at the books connected to different stages of his life. These stories shaped how he thinks about purpose, grief, fantasy, relationships, acting, fatherhood, friendship, and the person he wants to become.

Books discussed:

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Bruce D. Perry and Maia Szalavitz

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

My Friends by Fredrik Backman

This is less of a traditional book review and more of a look at why certain books stay with us while others slowly fade from memory.

Cristiano and Stranton will be back together next week to discuss Anxious People by Fredrik Backman.

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CONTENT NOTEThis episode includes discussions of childhood trauma, grief, death, religious upbringing, and the Holocaust.

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