Nuzzle House

Mr, Dick starts hanging around David's school (which someone should have been concerned about) but he's so lovable that even Dr. Strong hangs out with him.Uriah Heep invited David over to his mom's house, and the drill him for information- there's a LOT of unflattering things written about his hands, how he 'writhes' and his glistening nostrils.Mr. Micawber shows up and sucks the life out of David by complaining about how his debt is ruining his life (he should go back to that sweet, sweet debitors jail- it's way better than going out on his own).The Micawber's have to sneak out of town to avoid paying their hotel bill and David is relieved to see them go.The romance corner book this week is 'The Dating Plan' by Sara Desaihttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622473/the-dating-plan-by-sara-desai/Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

We decide to read a choose-your-own-adventure book in real time. Is it a good idea? Does it make for enjoyable listening? The answer is is up to you.We learn:Glen has nothing to say except that he's dieting with the VERY expensive Noom app.Ben also has nothing to sayGretchen changes it up by making her segment about raccoons.Ben decides we need to start acting like we have real commercials for some reasonThis week's new Young Adult fiction is 'Red Tigress' by Amélie Wen Zhaohttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/592530/red-tigress-by-amelie-wen-zhao/Go read it yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9781933390024Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

David goes to his new school and meets the headmaster, Dr. Strong and Annie (a much younger woman) that Dr. Strong is married to (eeew).David and the Wickfields agree that he'll to live with them for the remainder of his school year.David STILL hates Uriah Heep, who tells David he just wants to be a lawyer.The romance corner book this week is 'All Consuming' by Jaci BurtonGo on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

Right when David is making BFF's with Mr. Dick, he's forced to live with ANOTHER family while he goes to school in Canterbury. This family has a kid with red hair which apparently is unacceptable for David. Also: I'm still trying to find information about the 'batman suit' Charles Dickens had in his 'secret room'.The romance corner book this week is 'Wrapt in Crystal' by Sharon ShinnGo on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

We're 14 chapters into this book and FINALLY someone is NICE to David. Mrs. Betsy goes off on the Murdstones and it's about damn time.The romance corner book this week is 'Quiet in Her Bones' by Nalini SinghGo on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

We wrap up a book about trying to get a baby safely through a flood. There's giants and fairy's for no reason.We learn:Glen has nothing to say except that he's suffering from seasonal depression... and unemployment depressionBen also has nothing to sayGretchen cheers Glen up by making Ben do owl soundsBen seems to finally agree that there isn't any 'anal' in this bookGo read it yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780553510744Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

David heads to Dover! Of course he has to sell most of his clothes and sleep on haystacks, but that's just normal for travel. He finally finds his Aunt, and we end the chapter not knowing if he will stay there permanently because she's obsessed with donkeys for some reason.The romance corner book this week is 'One Snowy Night' by Patience GriffinGo on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

David says goodbye to the Micawber family, now free of debt, who've decided to head to the heartland.He decides to run away from the bottle factory and see if he can stay with his weird aunt (who's still pissed he's not a girl).He tries to get some 'long legged' kid who's pro child-labor to deliver his trunk to the post office but gets robbed instead.The romance corner book this week is 'Only by Your Touch' by Catherine AndersonGo on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

David is forced into child-labor at Mr. Murdstones liquor factory. He's set up to live in a house with a sweet family who have no money and have to sell everything they have because they're in debt. THEN they all get to live together for free in 'debtors jail'. Why bother owning a house you can't afford if you can just go live for free in this 'debtors jail'?The romance corner book this week is 'Kingdom of Shadow and Light' by Karen Marie MoningGo on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

After the funeral the Murdstone's fire Peggoty then let David go to Yarmouth to get creepy on Emily. Mr Barkis also gets creepy on Peggoty by floating around uninvited and not really speaking. But it works and he marries her. David goes back to the Murdstones and they send him off to work at a counting house in London.The romance corner book this week is 'The Velocity of Revolution' by Marshall Ryan MarescaGo on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

We dive back into the exciting world of angels, dust, and multiple dimensions this week. Except that this time it's just about a kid with a boat who works at a bar.We learn:Glen hurt his coccyxBen's bonsai tree isn't doing very wellGretchen has a lot of 'sheeps in love' jokes this weekBen can't complain about his job anymore... legallyGlen can't find any 'anal' in this bookGo read it yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780553510744Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

David finds out on his birthday that his mom is sick. Like, real, real sick. So sick she's dead. Also? The baby died too.The romance corner book this week is 'Say No More' by Karen RoseGo on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

David is home for the holidays and finds out his mom has a new baby. After hearing that the carriage guy has the hots for Peggotty, she suddenly starts arguing with Clara for no reason. Then it's back to everyone talking about the baby. When Mr. Murdstone hears that the baby has David's eyes, he suddenly starts arguing with Clara for no reason. David is pretty relieved to go back to school after a month of this crap.The romance corner book this week is 'Smoke Bitten' by Patricia BriggsGo on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

School is on! and Mr. Creakle is beating kids like crazy. Traddles keeps getting blamed for kid-crimes that he didn't commit, but he won't rat anyone out. But even with that unsung hero David is STILL obsessed with Steerfourth- a man-child who apparently HATES poor people. In the end they eat crab in their bedroom.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

David finally meets the kids at his school. After some under-age drinking and gossip about the teachers, he watches his roommate sleep.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

Peggoty has become a Copperfield Stan while David travels to his new school. Even though none of the kids are there yet- the school staff make him wear an embarrassing sign around his neck so he can dip his toe in the waters of what life is going to be like.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

You'd think that reading a book to escape the harsh realities of American politics would be a good thing- but nope. Not when it's a book written by Stephenie Meyer.We learn:Glen scruffs the good times at work by reminding people that he's being laid off in a few weeksBen got a bonzai treeGretchen teaches us that turkey vultures sound like my dadBen can't get a dateGo read it yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780316228527Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

David's return home sucks. His new dad is creepy and is all about "firmness". He has his sister live with them, so now there's two people slumming off his mom's money. After a really sad beating scene, and a creepy scene where he kisses Peggotty through a keyhole, David is sent off to school in London.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

David gets to go see Peggotty's family who live in a boat. The uncle had a drinking problem, but that doesn't stop David from hitting on his daughter. After a lot of empty promises to 'write', David goes back home to find that her mom married that creepy guy. Just to show who's really in charge, they've even changed his room around.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

Mom's new boyfriend decides to spend time with David... by bringing him to work. And it sucks. Mom gets worked into a lather with every compliment and David gets out of town to hang out with a kid named Ham.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

David's mom has to entertain his creepy aunt, his nanny has been hiding her boy in the house, and he was supposed to be a girl. We're off to a strong start in the first chapter.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780486436654Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

This episode, we talk about how depressing our holidays have been while watching movies. And Ben reads from more holiday-themed Twilight fan fiction.We learn:Glen did almost nothing with his kids over ChristmasBen spent his doing video callsGretchen provides some christmas jokesGlen broke up with a religious friendVisit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

Like any Christmas miracle, I wrap up something I slowly learn to hate just in time for the holidays.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780762463138Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

We review an amazing love story between a stegasaurus and a man who can transform into a helicopter.We learn:Glen's new nickname is 'Glen coldwalker'Ben's is just now realizing that things are depressing because of CovidGretchen provides some christmas cheerGlen and Ben realize that New Years is going to be really depressing this yearGo read it yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9781517103156Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

This book will never end. I thought that it would be a 'fun' and 'quick read'. But nope. Frank Baum has written an epic about Santa Claus that I'm sure entire schools are dedicated to studying the greater meaning of.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780762463138Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

We review the story of a young sleuth who uses a mystery as a way to get a free trip to another country.We learn:Glen's stupidity costs him 3KBen's boss had a moment of clarity on life- but went back to normal.Gretchen changes it up this week with a birthday-themed squirrel segmentGlen thinks that one of the characters in this story is a boy... when that character is actually a girl.Go read it yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780448095448Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

Claus starts a war between immortals and doesn't even notice because he's too busy thinking about... other people's kids. Then he uses the reindeer's kink against them to break into people's homes and watch them sleep.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780762463138Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

Like a trust-fund kid, Claus sets out on his own but his mom takes care of everything for him- even down to making his dinner every night. That leaves a lot of time for him to sit around thinking of... the kids...Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780762463138Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

Where this author makes up a fake origin story for a real man that died in 1942 during a bombing over France. It's highly offensive, especially since it prominently involves 'grabbing' a 'girdle' for some reason.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780762463138Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

This week we look at one of the early Baby Sitters Club books, and are surprised at how much better it was than Twilight.We learn:Ben had the weirdest walk around the lake ever.Glen gossiped with his hair dresser.This weeks bird blurb is just all over the place and without structure.Ben has a closer relationship with his dad than Glen, because of the show 'Coach'.Go read it yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-truth-about-stacey-the-baby-sitters-club-3-volume-3-9781338642223/9781338642223Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

There is a cat giving away his satanic nature by walking around on it's hind legs, killing with pleasure and threatening everyone around him and NO ONE seems to care.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-blue-fairy-book-annotated-9781099638268/9781099638268Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

Ben decided that we should make a 'banter heavy' holiday episode. The conversation is awkward and uncomfortable, but Ben reads a sample of some Thanksgiving Twilight fiction. So that makes it all worth it.We learn:Ben’s boss had all her family over for the holiday, even though she just got over Covid.Glen made a turkey for the first time in his life, and it was so disgusting that he's decided to be a vegitarian. There's no bird blurb segment from Gretchen, but we played her music anyway.Ben's not going to get any break-up closure.Ben does an amazing reading from 'The Thanksgiving Feast Twilight Fanfic' by EdwardHisTopazEyesGo read it yourself: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7573298/2/The-Thanksgiving-Feast-Twilight-FanficVisit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

A group of people agree to live together in a house, though none are really 'crazy' or in need of professional help. So I have no idea why it is called an asylum, but there's food at the end... A tale as old as time.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-children-s-book-of-thanksgiving-stories-9781497322141/9781497322141Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

We broke up book-3-of-the-4th-book-of-the-twilight-saga into three parts just to make everything more confusing. The vampires finally meet the volturi and almost nothing happens. This is a book. A book that a lot of people have read.We learn:Ben’s SINGLE!Glen has to convince a friend, who might have COVID that he should be more carefulGretchen has a thanksgiving segment!Ben's breakup is the best thing that's ever happened to the podcast.We find out that Sean Penn ISN'T dating Mercedes, Val Kilmer's daughter.Go read it yourself: https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780316067935Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

Falling in love is easy when you only care about looks, lucky for this lady she had a god-mother who doesn't see any problems with that.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-blue-fairy-book-annotated-9781099638268/9781099638268Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

The first story, about a weird man who just wants a kid. The second, another story about a dumb person who has unlimited power and doesn't know how to use it.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-blue-fairy-book-annotated-9781099638268/9781099638268Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

A creepy kid stumbles on two items that bring him unlimited wishes. Of course he keeps forgetting that and spends the rest of the story wasting his own time- And also forcing a woman to love him.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-blue-fairy-book-annotated-9781099638268/9781099638268Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

Another episode where I read fairy tales like a crabby uncle. This one, about a boy who wants to feel fear so he lights fires and kills his way toward understanding… Because he’s a psychopath. That’s his real problem. It’s the story of a boy with a serious untreated condition. Angela Lansbury plays a big role in this story for me.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-blue-fairy-book-annotated-9781099638268/9781099638268Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

One story ends pretty abruptly, but that’s how it goes when the protagonist is murdered. The other involves marrying your grandma. I don’t even care what the rest of the story was about beyond that.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-blue-fairy-book-annotated-9781099638268/9781099638268Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

We broke up book-3-of-the-4th-book-of-the-twilight-saga into two parts just to make everything more confusing. Bella’s conversion is complete and we get to learn all about how cool being a vampire is. Then, a baffling discussion about how the Volturi are on their way. And the baby is really creepy.We learn:Ben’s Manager STILL has Covid, and he’s STILL gladGlen spent Saturday night in a bar where a friend breathed all over himGretchen’s segment has Glen thinking she should have her own podcastBen had an actual date with an actual person.Glen and Ben talk at length about the benefits of bookshop.org and nuzzlehouse.com Go read it yourself: https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780316067935Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

What do you do if you’re poor as hell, but have a beautiful daughter? Sell her off to a white bear for money.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-blue-fairy-book-annotated-9781099638268/9781099638268Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

You know what takes a fairy tale from average to ‘top-shelf’? A yellow dwarf sitting in a tree eating oranges. Everyone dies in the end.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-blue-fairy-book-annotated-9781099638268/9781099638268Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

‘The Bronze Ring’ is the story of hubris. ‘Prince Hyacinth…’ is about how you should hope you’re never born ugly.Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-blue-fairy-book-annotated-9781099638268/9781099638268Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

When a student’s idea of a ‘fun vacation’ is to just to be alone in an empty house so he can study- it’s about a fun as you’d expect. Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-haunted-looking-glass/9780940322684?aid=12554&listref=leaves-of-glen Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

The story of two men who’s love is cut short by a spectral warning. Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-haunted-looking-glass/9780940322684?aid=12554&listref=leaves-of-glen Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

Terror comes in all guises. Even in the form of a clerical error. Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-haunted-looking-glass/9780940322684?aid=12554&listref=leaves-of-glen Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

If you give your wife a disturbing pet-name like, “my pussy” you know the story isn’t going to turn out good. Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-haunted-looking-glass/9780940322684?aid=12554&listref=leaves-of-glen Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

We read “book 2” in the 4th book (ugh) of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga that focuses on the story from the point of view of Jacob. And Edward tries out being a cuckold.We learn:Ben’s Manager has Covid, and he’s gladGlen can’t stop thinking of hepatitisGretchen’s segment is Halloween themedBen had a video date, that actually went well!Glen is prepared to teach Ben ‘the secret’ when he’s finally done with all this dating crapGo read it yourself: https://bookshop.org/a/12554/9780316067935Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

You’d think that when you survive the murder attempt you dreamed about earlier you’d be done, but nope. Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-haunted-looking-glass/9780940322684?aid=12554&listref=leaves-of-glen Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.

Another good story that takes forever to get to the point… How would I have known that ‘October barrage’ would be the hardest thing ever. Go on, read it for yourself:https://bookshop.org/books/the-haunted-looking-glass/9780940322684?aid=12554&listref=leaves-of-glen Visit https://nuzzlehouse.com for show info.