Welcome to our first podcast episode ever! In our first season, we are discussing What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman, and our first episode is just chapters 1-4.

So you don't have to have the entire book read to listen to our podcast. We are reading a handful of chapters each week too, so it's spoiler free (except for the chapters we're discussing, obviously). 

In this episode, we meet Izzy and Clara. Izzy is 17 and in foster care in 1995. Clara is 18 and the daughter of a wealthy banker in 1929. What She Left Behind has alternating chapters telling their stories. And we're emotional about all of it already.

Reading Roommates is a long distance book club where we discuss a few chapters each week.

Read along with your hosts Sara Raffensperger and Britt Engel as they are emotionally traumatized by fictional characters.

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Holy, 90s references, podcast listeners! In this episode, instead of discussing chapter by chapter (Izzy, Clara, Izzy, Clara), we decided to just talk about Izzy's events and then Clara's events. That way, our discussion isn't so choppy and we can really talk about our feelings!

In chapters 5-8, Izzy endures cruel bullying at the hands of Shannon and her crew, and UGH, Ethan. AND they find Clara's trunk at the asylum! Clara is pregnant and at Willard State Asylum and Dr. Roach is disgusting.

Reading Roommates is a long distance book club where we discuss a few chapters each week.

Read along with your hosts Sara Raffensperger and Britt Engel as they are emotionally traumatized by fictional characters.

You can find us on the internet here:

readingroommates.com

Twitter: @readingroommate

Instagram: @readingroommates

readingroommates@gmail.com

Theme song by Al Maiocco

Logo by Hannah Walker

In chapters 9-12, we learn a LOT about Shannon except about how she found out about Izzy's mom (rifling through hours of microfiche??). We also get a look into how the Willard patients are (mis)treated and Clara fights back. 

Reading Roommates is a long distance book club where we discuss a few chapters each week. Season 1 is What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman.

Read along with your hosts Sara Raffensperger and Britt Engel as they are emotionally traumatized by fictional characters.

You can find us on the internet here:

readingroommates.com

Instagram: @readingroommates

Twitter: @readingroommate

readingroommates@gmail.com

Theme song by Al Maiocco

Logo by Hannah Walker

OH MY GOD. THESE TEENS ARE THE WORST. THEY'RE JUST THE WORST.

BRUNO!!!!!!!!!!!

Shannon is the worst obviously and only further traumatizes Izzy. Izzy's mom is in a coma and Britt's theory was spot on.

BRUNO. Cue our gross sobbing.

 Peg and Harry remain the best. We still don't like Ethan. BUT EVERYTHING ELSE ENDS HAPPILY AND WE CAN'T HANDLE IT.

Welcome to our discussion of Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn! We meet Camille and a bunch of maybe murderers. Who did it? All of them probably! 

We meet Dick Dick the Dick, we learn more about Adora, Amma, and Wind Gap, and we love how sweet Curry is.