This time on the show, Courtney and Christian check out Evelyn Waugh’s novel Vile Bodies, a biting satire of the lives of the Bright Young People in 1920s Britain, and then they look at the novel’s one and only film adaptation, Bright Young Things (2003) directed by Stephen Fry.
Recommended Reading:
Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh
Bright Young Things on Wikipedia
Futurism on Wikipedia
BLAST (Magazine) on Wikipedia
Next Episode:
We’re reading Stardust, written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Charles Vess. We’re both huge fans of Neil Gaimain, so read along and check out the movie before the episode airs at the start of next month.
If you have thoughts about Vile Bodies/Bright Young Things or general feedback for the show, send it in before April 15, 2017 to make it in time for the next Appendix episode.
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