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Between The Covers

Between The Covers

A Wacky, But Oh-So Lovable Classic

Sep 22, 2026 · 45 min · 12 segments

Jay’s pick this week is The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne, a book that could be maddening or it could be one of the 100 Most Lovable Books in the English Language…

Jay’s pick this week is The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne, a book that could be maddening or it could be one of the 100 Most Lovable Books in the English Language if you approach it ready for the ride. Chaos Reader is very enthusiastic about a newly published mystery novel.

Jay’s pick this week is The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne, a book that could be maddening or it could be one of the 100 Most Lovable Books in the English Language…

Speakers: Jay RuudHostStacey Margaret JonesHost

AuthorsLiterature
Tristram ShandyLiterature > Fiction > Novels > 18th Century Literature
Historical ReceptionLiterature > Literary Criticism > Reception Studies
Samuel JohnsonLiterature > Literary Criticism > Reception Studies > Historical Reception
DigressionLiterature > Narrative Techniques > Postmodernism
Meta-narrativeLiterature > Narrative Techniques > Postmodernism > Digression
InfluencesLiterature > Authors > Laurence Sterne
RabelaisLiterature > Authors > Laurence Sterne > Influences
Tristram Shandy FilmEntertainment > Film > Adaptations > Literary Adaptations
Narrative TechniquesLiterature
Laurence SterneLiterature > Authors
PostmodernismLiterature > Narrative Techniques
Literary AdaptationsEntertainment > Film > Adaptations
Literary CriticismLiterature
Reception StudiesLiterature > Literary Criticism
NovelsLiterature > Fiction
AdaptationsEntertainment > Film
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18th Century LiteratureLiterature > Fiction > Novels