This is a headgun podcast.

While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told

tale, they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.

Plus, these are books you should have read by now.

Hey everybody, welcome to Overdoots podcast about the books you've been meaning to read.

My name is Craig.

My name is Andrew.

Craig, did you ever think, you know, books today are too happy, and there are too many happy

endings where people end up feeling good at the end of the book.

Yeah, I'm just going to think back to a number of recent contemporary books that I've read

where everybody definitely wound up happy at the end.

Right, and then just like it ends with like a big dance party, like a like a track or something,

like a...

Is that how Shrek ends?

Well, isn't there a thing where they play the Smash Mouth version of I'm a believer

and they all like dance and stuff?

I think every 3D animated children's movie ends with a big dance party.

Most of them do.

Yeah.

And also like fake bloopers sometimes.

Oh, that's my favorite.

Your favorite is fake bloopers.

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