Useless Doctors Book Club

Nov 04 2024 85 ep. 70 mins
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We’re the useless doctors, 3 friends and hopeful doctorate holders who love books. Each episode, we discuss a book we read together, first giving you our spoiler-free reviews and then diving into the plot, characters, and more. Whether you’re looking for book recommendations or want to hear our thoughts on a book you had a lot of feelings about, we’ll give you our unfiltered reactions. Visit our website at tinyurl.com/udbcpodcast!

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S6 Ep. 10: A cryptic past in Luckiest Girl Alive, the movie!

Nov 04 2024 61 mins  
We decided to switch it up for our last episode of the season and watch a movie! In the next season we'll read the book to compare. We watched Luckiest Girl Alive (book written by Jessica Knoll) which follows Ani, a successful magazine editor, and her mysterious past at a prestigious boarding school. Will this thriller satisfy Pooja and Harshini? Will Sarah finally change her views

S6 Ep. 9: A fiery romantasy in Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Oct 28 2024 88 mins  
This week, we're back with a very special guest, friend of the pod Pooja P., to discuss the super popular romantasy Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros! Harshini's friend Kayla recommended this book for the podcast, and with the 4.5 star rating from 2M (and counting) people on Goodreads, this was perfect for us to read this season. This book follows Violet Sorrengail as she enters a war

S6 Ep. 8: Roasting the romance genre in The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

Oct 21 2024 61 mins  
In this week's episode, we revisit our most favorite genre, ROMANCE 🥰 . We talk about a book Pooja selected, The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center. This book follows two screenwriters who dislike each other and their experience writing a romcom screenplay. Spoiler alert, this one might get a bit 'ranty', so if that intrigues you then tune in!

S6 Ep. 7: A whole lot of badass women in Weyward by Emilia Hart

Oct 14 2024 63 mins  
In this episode, we read Weyward by Emilia Hart which is a supernatural historical fiction. Definitely a first on the podcast! The book intertwines the storylines of three different women living in three different centuries. The women use witchcraft and intellect to fight the powers they are up against. Will we like our first supernatural historical fiction? Listen to find out!

S6 Ep. 6: "Did I kill my best friend?" in Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

Oct 07 2024 65 mins  
In this episode, we read another book about a podcast: Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera. This book follows a woman named Lucy who returns to her hometown where everyone suspects she had something to do with her best friend's unsolved murder. A true crime podcaster named Ben Owens decides to investigate this murder and try to get Lucy to finally speak about what happened. We discus

S6 Ep. 5: Sex, drugs, and rock & roll in Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Sep 30 2024 78 mins  
We are back this week with a wildly popular book that recently became an Amazon Prime series, Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid! A story inspired by the rock & roll bands of the 70s, this book seems to be beloved by everyone. But I know you're more concerned about whether we liked it. Well, I guess you'll just have to listen to find out ;)

S6 Ep. 4: Teas, spirits, and second chances in Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

Sep 23 2024 56 mins  
In today's episode, we read the BookTok famous book, Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune. The book follows Wallace after he passes away and he visits a tea shop to cross over to the afterlife. Will we agree with BookTok? Listen to find out!

S6 Ep. 3: Creepy vibes and so many twists in The Only One Left by Riley Sager

Sep 16 2024 70 mins  
For this week's episode, we read a thriller (Harshini's pick ofc) by the popular author, Riley Sager, titled The Only One Left. This book follows a woman named Kit who starts working as a home nurse for Lenora, an elderly woman whose entire family was murdered back in 1929. As Kit spends time with Lenora, she begins to uncover her wild story. As a group that's pretty to

S6 Ep. 2: Witchy magic in the 1600s in Slewfoot by Brom

Sep 09 2024 64 mins  
In the second episode of season 6, we get into the fall vibes with an atmospheric, witchy book called Slewfoot by the author and artist Brom. Pooja had a LOT of thoughts on this book, arguably too many, leading to some rants and rambles. But listen in if you want to hear our thoughts on this revenge story with a twist!

S6 Ep. 1: The roots of dark academia in A Secret History by Donna Tartt

Sep 02 2024 73 mins  
We are back with season 6! This season we are doing something a little special — we are only reading books that have 4 stars or higher on Goodreads (because Harshini is officially done with bad reads). In this episode, we read the wildly popular book, A Secret History by Donna Tartt. A Secret History follows six classics students in a small liberal arts college and their relation