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In a world that moves faster by the day, the Five Minutes Late Book Club is an invitation to pause.
Join Stan Grant, alongside his son Jesse Grant, as they venture into the great books that have shaped civilisations, challenged belief systems, and redefined what it means to be human.
The title reflects a simple idea: to read deeply and think seriously is to slow down. It may make you five minutes late to the world, but in that pause, you see more clearly and recover something essential: attention, wisdom, and a shared humanity.
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For Whom The Bell Tolls: Hemingway on Political Extremism, Love, and War
This week we discuss Ernest Hemingway's all time classic 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'. Where he dissects ideas around political extremism, why fighting evil can easily turn you evil and how love can redeem you even at the darkest of times. For
The Tree of Man: Did Modernity Trade Beauty For Practicality? (Part 2)
This week is part two of our Patrick White The Tree Of Man discussion. All enquiries: info@themoviemagick.com
The Tree of Man: Australia's Greatest Novel
This week we discuss Patrick White's The Tree Of Man. Which is undoubtedly the greatest novel out of Australia. All enquiries: info@themoviemagick.com
Why Excusing Evil Destroys Storytelling
This week we discuss the latest Hollywood adaptation of John Steinbeck's East of Eden and how excusing evil and sympathising with evil fundamentally hurts storytelling. We compare this adaptation to Olga Tokarczuk's masterpiece novel 'Prime
Leviathan: Hobbes Will Change How You See Politics Forever (Part 2)
This week we discuss part two of Thomas Hobbes masterwork Leviathan, titled 'On Commonwealth'. All enquiries - info@themoviemagick.com
Leviathan: The Darkest Work Of Political Philosophy Ever Written (Part 1)
This week we discuss Thomas Hobbes famous work of political philosophy 'Leviathan'. We cover part one of the book and will cover part two next week. All enquiries - info@themoviemagick.com
The Republic: Plato's Warning To Democracy
This week we discuss Plato's most famous work 'The Republic'. All enquiries - info@themoviemagick.com
Go Tell it on the Mountain: James Baldwin's Battle with Intergenerational Trauma
This week we discuss James Baldwin's debut novel 'Go Tell it on the Mountain'. All enquiries: info@themoviemagick.com
Small Things Like These - The Best Novel Of The 21st Century?
This week we discuss 'Small Things Like These' by Claire Keegan. All enquiries: info@themoviemagick.com
The Brothers Karamazov: Dostoevsky's Warning To Modernity (Part 3 & 4)
This week we wrap up our four part discussion of The Brothers Karamazov, and discuss it's profound themes that are still very much alive in our modern times. For all enquiries - jesse@themoviemagick.com
The Brothers Karamazov: The Greatest Argument For God Ever Written (Part 2)
Part 2 of our Fyodor Dostoevsky 'The Brothers Karamazov' discussion. All enquiries: info@themoviemagick.com
The Brothers Karamazov : Understanding The Soul Of Russia (Part 1)
This week we launch part one of our four part serious covering Fyodor Dostoevsky's masterpiece 'The Brothers Karamazov' and how it gives a unique insight into the soul of Russia and the philosophies underlying the countries actions today. a
A Grief Observed - C.S. Lewis Wrestling With God
This week we discuss C.S. Lewis' masterfully written book 'A Grief Observed'.
Beyond Good and Evil: How Nietzsche Killed Truth
This week we discuss Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical classic 'Beyond Good and Evil'.
As I Lay Dying: William Faulkner's Tale Of The Forgotten America
This week we discuss As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.
The Decline Of Quality Literature In Modernity
This week we discuss contemporary vs classic literature.
Gatsby's American Nightmare - F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby
This week we discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce
This week we discuss A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce.
All Quiet On The Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
This week we discuss All Quiet On The Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque.
Virginia Woolf and the Birth of Modernity | Mrs Dalloway
This week we discuss Virginia Woolf's masterpiece novel Mrs Dalloway.
The Remains Of The Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
This week we discuss 'The Remains Of The Day' by Kazuo Ishiguro.
The Weaponisation of Human Rights | Simone Weil's Essay on Human Personality
This week we are discussing Simone Weil's incredible essay 'Human Personality', which is one of the most important pieces of writing that everyone should read and think about - especially today.
Holding God Accountable For Suffering | Flannery O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard to Find'
This week we look at Flannery O'Connor's masterpiece 'A Good Man Is Hard To Find'. A short story that asks the tough questions all people regardless of faith should ask. Especially around Easter we as people of faith must avoid just celebra
Goethe's Faust - A Warning To Great Thinkers
This week we are discussing Faust. It is a story much older than Goethe. The first version was published more than four hundred years ago based on a German magician, Johan Georg Faust. You know the story right: man sells his soul to the Dev
The Rebel - Albert Camus' Warning To The West
In a world absent God; a world of despair, Camus asks, what makes us human? Camus asks: “What is a rebel? A man who says no, but whose refusal does not imply a renunciation.” Think about that. I will say no to this awful world of mad leader
