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Snark Notes: Reading the Classics So My Booktok Peeps Don't Have To

Snark Notes: Reading the Classics So My Booktok Peeps Don't Have To

Written by: Ashlee Kensington | Booktok addict Lover of all things literature and books
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Your classic novel cheat sheet, powered by sarcasm and red flags. Get the full plot and the hot takes in 10 minutes. This isn't your high school English class.

Remember all those classic books you definitely read in high school? (Yeah, us neither.) Welcome to Snark Notes, the podcast that reads classic literature so you can finally sound like you did the homework. We know your To-Be-Read pile is a disaster and you just don't have time for 600 pages on whale feelings. That's why we do the reading for you and break it all down in 10 minutes. Each episode is a perfect two-part spilling of Classics tea:
  • Part 1: The Summary (The 6-Minute Steep) A fast, funny, and straightforward summary of the entire plot. All the drama, all the hookups, all the murders... none of the dust.
  • Part 2: The Tea (The 4-Minute Sip) A 4-minute hot take. This is where we analyze the themes with some much-needed millennial snark, hand out red flags 🚩, and figure out who the real villain was. (Spoiler: it's often "the economy.")
Join us every week to get your dose of culture, comedy, and classic-ish chaos.

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🧠 Written and Produced by Toni Newman
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Episodes
  • Ben Franklin Founding Frat Bro of America | Booktok for Podcasts

    Ben Franklin Founding Frat Bro of America | Booktok for Podcasts
    Jul 2 2026
    One Founding Father. One unhinged self-help memoir. One wife who got exactly one paragraph. Ben Franklin wrote the original humble brag, invented hustle culture, and somehow made moral perfection into a spreadsheet. We're spilling 300 years of tea in ten minutes flat.

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    9 mins
  • War Trauma and Toxic Masculinity in the Jungle | Booktok for Podcasts

    War Trauma and Toxic Masculinity in the Jungle | Booktok for Podcasts
    Jun 25 2026
    War, trauma, and a whole lot of toxic masculinity are on full display in Norman Mailer's *The Naked and the Dead*. We're diving into the jungle with a general who's a walking red flag and soldiers refusing to communicate their feelings. Get the cheat sheet on this brutal classic.

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    10 mins
  • Sons And Lovers: Mommy Issues, The Novel | Booktok for Podcasts

    Sons And Lovers: Mommy Issues, The Novel | Booktok for Podcasts
    Jun 18 2026
    Imagine a classic novel where a grown man's inability to date stems purely from his intense bond with his mother. D.H. Lawrence's *Sons and Lovers* delivers maximum red flags. We're unpacking this psychological slow burn that’s giving 'Hinge bio with attachment issues.'

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    10 mins
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