The CodeX Cantina
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review. Dahl Teaching Irony.
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl. Why ...
There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This week we look at "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bra...
Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston - Book Summary, Analysis, Review
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at the American Classic: "Their Eyes were Watc...
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This week we talk about "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte ...
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury: Discussion, Analysis, Review - Short Story Series
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury. This is a grea...
February Wrap Up + March TBR
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCX...
The Brothers Karamazov Books 1, 2, 3, 4 || Summary, Analysis, Review || Fyodor Dostoevsky -
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we jump into Books 1, 2, 3, 4 of "The Brothers Karamaz...
Recitatif By Toni Morrison - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! A look at does race matter? Recitatif by Toni Morrison explo...
The Goophered Grapevine by Charles Waddell Chesnutt - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "The Goophered Grapevine" by Charles Waddel...
Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin today. The...
"Mary Elizabeth" by Jessie Redmon Fauset - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we're looking at Jessie Redmon Fauset's "Mary Elizabet...
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones - Book Summary, Analysis, Review
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Lezlie and I sit down for a fireside chat on "The Only Good ...
The Lesson by Toni Cade Bamabara - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This week we talk about Toni Cade Bambara's "The Lesson." A ...
100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Book Summary, Analysis, Review
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! What's regarded as one of the best Latin Books of all time? ...
The Blizzard (Snowstorm) by Alexander Pushkin - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We are looking at The Blizzard (Or The Snowstorm) by Aleksan...
The Gilded Six-Bits by Zora Neale Hurston - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's take a look at appearances and loyalty in "The Gilded ...
"Near to the Wild Heart" by Clarice Lispector (Spoiler Talk) || Book Summary, Analysis, Review
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Should you read "Near to the Wild Heart?" This is our spoile...
"Near to the Wild Heart" by Clarice Lispector review (Non-Spoiler Talk)
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Should you read "Near to the Wild Heart?" We take a spoiler-...
Before you Read The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky - Book Summary, Analysis, Review
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Is "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky the best Do...
Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience by Rebecca Roanhorse - Summary, Analysis, Review
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! A loot at Rebecca Roanhorse's short story "Welcome to Your A...
Cathedral by Raymond Carver - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we're looking at "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver. Our fi...
Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we're looking at Nathaniel Hawthrone's treasured class...
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel García Márquez - Short story Summary, Analysis, Review
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we are looking at some elements of faith in this story...
Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at Ernest Hemingway's most popular short stori...
Thank You, Ma'am by Langston Hughes - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! One of the more popular short stories to assign in High Scho...
The Queen of Spades by Alexander Pushkin - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! "The Queen of Spade" by Alexander Pushkin is extolled as one...
The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we're looking at an introspection fiction masterpiece,...
Patriotism by Yukio Mishima - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about the novella/short story "Patriotism" by Yuk...
The Imitation of the Rose by Clarice Lispector - Short Story from Family Ties Summary, Analysis
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we are looking at one of Brazil's greatest short stori...
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we are looking at Edgar Allen Poe's classic "The Cask ...
January 2021 TBR || Search for the Greatest Short Story of all Time?
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We dedicate January to the search for the greatest short story of all time. We compile these from various sources. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com...
Read these books with us? Readalong options and 2021 Book and Reading Goals
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We'd like to know if you're down for reading any of the books mentioned. Some key things we'd love to hear from you on is do you have any interest in ...
December Wrap Up || Goodbye 2020
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's wrap up our month of A Very Foreign Christmas: Russia ...
A Christmas Tree and a Wedding by Fyodor Dostoevsky - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We look at "A Christmas Tree and a Wedding" by Fyodor Dostoe...
Vanka by Anton Chekhov - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we're talking about "Vanka" one of Anton Chekhov's mos...
The Night Before Christmas by Nikolai Gogol - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we cover the strangest Ukrainian writer, Nikolai Gogol...
The Little Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree by Fyodor Dostoevsky - Summary, Analysis, Review
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "The Little Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree"...
The Young Tsar's Dream by Leo Tolstoy - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "The Young Tsar's Dream" by Leo Tolstoy. We...
At Christmastide by Anton Chekhov - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We are looking into "At Christmastide" (Sometimes called "At...
The New Year's Tree by Mikhail Zoshchenko - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We're kicking off the A Very Foreign Christmas series with R...
The Lifeless Animal by Teffi - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This week we talk about "The Lifeless Beast" (also called "T...
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Spoiler Chat)
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Make sure to check out the "Before You Read" video on Crime and Punishment. We are going into detail on this book by Fyodor Dostoevsky today!
Before you Read Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky - Book Summary, Analysis, Review
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Is "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky the best Book...
The Bet by Anton Chekhov - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about capital punishment with Anton Chekhov today...
The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's chat about "The Pedestrian" which has skyrocketed in b...
A Worn Path by Eudora Welty - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty today. One of...
Little Girls Wiser than Men by Leo Tolstoy - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! "Wisdom of Children" (also translated as Little Girls Wiser ...
Family Ties by Clarice Lispector - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about relationships and how we change based on wh...
The Nose Nikolai Gogol - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about Nikolai Gogol's most bizarre story, "The No...
The Nose by Ryunosuke Akutagawa - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's take a look at some lookism themes, failed religious d...
All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today Ray Bradbury uses "All Summer in a Day" to talk to us ...
Ivan the Fool by Leo Tolstoy - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about Civil Disobedience, Nonviolent Resistance, ...
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's look at the classic "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and ...
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Ryan North and Albert Monteys - Graphic Novel/Comic Review
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut is one of Una's favorit...
The Doll's House by Katherine Mansfield - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about privilege and class divide in Katherine Man...
Spotted Horses by William Faulkner - Short Story/Novella Summary, Analysis, Review
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Spotted Horses was originally released as a short story. It ...
The Cove by Luisa Mercedes Levinson - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This week we're looking at "The Cove" (also called "The Clea...
Language Acquisition in Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang - Short Story Summary, Analysis
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We look at "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang today. This wa...
The Boarding House by James Joyce - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! What a great cast of characters with Mrs. Mooney, Polly, Bob...
Shingles for the Lord by William Faulkner - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about the biblical allusions in "Shingles for the...
The Slaughteryard by Esteban Echeverria - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! This week we are looking at "The Slaughteryard" sometimes tr...
Thrawn: Ascendancy - Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn - Book Discussion
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We're going to have a fireside chat about Star Wars: Thrawn ...
The Featherless Buzzards by Julio Ramon Ribeyro - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We are looking at "The Featherless Buzzards" by Julio Ramon ...
Racism in Old South and New South in "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner - Analysis
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Okay, so we finished out chapters 3 and 4 for this video. So...
The Crime of the Mathematics Professor by Clarice Lispector - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at Clarice Lispector's "The Crime of the Mathe...
Time and Faulkner || The Sound and the Fury Chapter 2 + 3 by William Faulkner - Summary, Analysis
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's focus on Faulkner’s usage of Time in this novel, The...
What Just Happened? Chapter 1 The Sound and the Fury with Benjy - Summary, Analysis William Faulkner
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Okay, so Chapter 1 can be a show stopper for many people. I ...
Before you Read "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's kick off our In-Depth series on "The Sound and the Fur...
Chapters 8 and 9 of "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner: Finale
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Let's wrap up "Absalom, Absalom!" one of our favorite books that we'd put on a rocketship and blast into outer space. Why? Le'ts talk about it today.....
The Structure of Tragedy in Chapter 7 "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner Summary, Analysis, Review
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The CodeX Cantina where our goal is to get more people talking about books! This week we are looking into Chapter 7 of "Absalom, Absalom!" ...
Religion in Chapters 5 and 6 "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner Summary, Analysis, Review
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The CodeX Cantina where our goal is to get more people talking about books! This week we are looking into Chapters 5 and 6 of "Absalom, Abs...
Fatalism and Religion in Chapters 3 and 4 "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner Summary, Analysis, Review
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The CodeX Cantina where our goal is to get more people talking about books! This week we are looking into Chapters 3 and 4 of "Absalom, Abs...
Absalom, Absalom! In-Depth Chapters 1 and 2 by William Faulkner.
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The CodeX Cantina where our goal is to get more people talking about books. Let's talk about summary, review, and analysis for Chapters 1 a...
Before You Read "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! One of the most important books in American Literature is "A...