With "Social Distancing" becoming a part of our lives, Xan decided to revive an old podcast with a new twist. So enjoy as he is joined by Gretta to begin the new podcast "Spiraken's Bookshelf Corner", our new book review podcast of new and old books. We begin this series with a classic book from 1813 that has become a staple in many people's homes. So grab a book and enjoy as we review the classic novel "Pride & Prejudice" written by Jane Austin as Gretta geeks out about discussing her favorite novel, Xan brings his opinion to the table and ponders why Mrs Bennett is a terrible character. hope you enjoy this new podcast Please send us any comments concerns and ideas on how to make this podcast better. Let us know so we can do something about it. Rate us on tinyurl.com/helpxan, check out the facebook fan group Spiraken Movie Review, purchase some stuff from our amazon store in order to fund this podcast and finally, listen to the primary podcast, The Spiraken Manga Review. Hope you enjoy the episode. #spirakenanimereview #spiraken #beastaranime #netflixanime #spirakenanimereview Music Used in This Episode: Closing Theme- Dawn by Dario Marionelli (Pride & Prejudice 2005 OST) Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/Our Email Spiraken@gmail.comXan's Email xan@spiraken.comOur Twitter SpirakenYoutube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spirakenOur Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: What book should we review next: Infinite Jest, Good Omens or Snowcrash ?
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