Bad Reviews for Good Books
Episodes
Episode 53 - Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are kids getting dumber? After this episode, you may start to wonder. Certainly Dav Pilkey's unorthodox graphic novel style pulls kids into readin...
Episode 52 - Best Sellers of All Time
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Want to sound smart at book signings? Listen to find out the authors and books that have sold the most copies EVAH. Through the one-star reviews you'l...
Episode 51 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reading a single book is sufficient to catapult one into literary snobbery. But only if that book was written in 1869 by a Russian aristocrat who'...
Episode 50 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alice's dress has become as iconic as Cinderella's and the Disney adaptation of the book has been hijacked by Pink Floyd. But did you know Lew...
Episode 49 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Reviews for Good Books, the Hanco...
Episode 48 - Wicked by Gregory Maguire
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Reviews for Good Books, the Hanco...
Episode 47 - Mixed Bag with the Fam
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! This episode of Bad Reviews for Good Books is one-of-a-k...
Episode 46 - Eragon by Christopher Paolini
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Reviews for Good Books, the Hancoc...
Episode 45 - Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Reviews for Good Books, the Hancock...
Episode 44 - If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
07 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Reviews for Good Books, the Hancock...
Episode 43 - I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
24 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Reviews for Good Books, the Hancock...
Episode 42 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Reviews for Good Books, the Hancock...
Episode 41 - Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Reviews for Good Books, the Hancock...
Episode 40 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Reviews for Good Books, t...
Episode 39 - Dreams from My Father by Barak Obama
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Reviews for Good Books, t...
Episode 38 - The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Reviews for Good Books, t...
Episode 37 - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Reviews for Good Books, &...
Episode 36 - The Shining by Stephen King
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Reviews for Good Books, &...
Episode 35 - Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Reviews for Good Books, R...
Episode 34 - The Maze Runner by James Dashner
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 33 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 32 - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, AKA Mark Twain, babe, what are you doin' with this?
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 31 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2) by J. K. Rowling
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 30 - The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 29 - The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 28 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 27 - Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie AKA "Tinkerwho?"
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 26 - Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems (and a few other Pigeon books)
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 25 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 24 - Dune by Frank Herbert AKA Go Put Grandad to Bed
18 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 23 - The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book 1) by Robert Jordan AKA Look at dem horsey legs!
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 22 - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 21 - The Giver by Lois Lowry
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 20 - SURPRISE!!!
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is episode 20! If you've been listening up until now, you'll know that this means there is a special surprise in store for you this episod...
Episode 19 - Little Golden Books Part II
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 18 - Little Golden Books, Part I
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 17 - The Hobbit, by JRR Tolkien
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 16 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 15 - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 14 - Random Story Time
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Bad Reviews for Good Books, Ryan and Jaida Hancock deviate from their regular commentaries. The Hancocks tell a story that en...
Episode 13 - Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 12 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 11 - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 10 - The Holy Bible
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 9 - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe By C.S. Lewis
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 8 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 7 - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 6 - The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 5 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 4 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 3 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 2 - Divergent by Veronica Roth
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...
Episode 1 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love hearing scathing book reviews? Yes? Then, listen on! No? You listen on as well! In this episode of Bad Revie...