Ep. 133: AMAK Book Club - Shine -- Kernels of Truth & Mad Libs

Ep. 133: AMAK Book Club - Shine -- Kernels of Truth & Mad Libs

Author: Ask Me About Kpop November 18, 2020 Duration: 1:07:27

Welcome to the 3rd installment of Shine bookclub! And it's the ep you've been waiting for, where we try to get to the bottom of what is based in truth in this darn book! And we were joined by delightful Jessie from Certified Noonas to talk all about it! Hear all the theories we've collected about who Jason and other characters are based on, and the truth contained in Rachel's struggles as a trainee. Then it's time for some fun as we take a clunky paragraph or two from Shine and punch it up with random words!



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