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Ron Reads Boring Books

Are you tired? You will be. Because I will read to you a boring book and it will be worse than you doing nothing. This podcast is not intended to entertain you. It is intended to bore you. The length of each podcast will vary so you cannot plan your listening easily. Some reads will be short. Some will be excruciatingly long. There will be no intro or outro music. The only sound is my voice and other random sounds as they happen. I change my voice as I read the dialog. Also, I have a southern accent

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10:12

When Innocent Stories Create Perfect Horror

Ron Reads Boring Books ·

2025/07/16

Send us a text Ron reads H.H. Munro's "The Open Window," a masterful short story about deception and the power of suggestion. Nervous visitor Frampton Nuttall receives more than he bargained for when he meets fifteen-year-old Vera during a country visit. • Frampton visits the Stapleton household on doctor's orders for a "nerve cure" • Young Vera tells him a tragic tale about her aunt's husband and brothers disappearing in a bog three years ago • The open window is supposedly kept open in ete...

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20:26

Echoes of War

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2025/07/16

Send us a text A deaf-mute child plays soldier in the woods during the Civil War, encountering wounded men crawling back from battle without understanding the horror surrounding him, only to discover his home burned and his mother dead from an artillery shell. • A six-year-old boy, son of a former soldier, wanders into the forest with his toy wooden sword • The child falls asleep in the woods, unaware that a battle rages around him • Upon waking, he encounters wounded soldiers crawling throu...

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19:36

Freak in Captivity

Ron Reads Boring Books ·

2025/06/19

Send us a text Ron Reads narrates Anton Chekhov's thought-provoking short story "The Bet," a tale of an impulsive wager between a wealthy banker and a young lawyer about whether fifteen years of voluntary imprisonment is preferable to death. • Wealthy banker hosts a party where guests debate the morality of capital punishment versus life imprisonment • Young lawyer accepts banker's wager of two million rubles that he can't remain in solitary confinement for fifteen years • Prisoner evolves t...

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15:01

Midnight Reflections

Ron Reads Boring Books ·

2025/05/29

Send us a text Ron Reed reads Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Haunted Mind," a hypnotic meditation on that strange moment between sleep and wakefulness when time seems suspended and our deepest thoughts rise to the surface. • Exploration of that singular moment when we first awake from midnight slumber • Description of the mind's unique state when neither fully asleep nor fully awake • Reflection on how 2 AM represents an "intermediate space" free from yesterday's fatigue and tomorrow's concerns ...

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7:33

Legacy of Loss

Ron Reads Boring Books ·

2025/05/29

Send us a text A wealthy and influential man named Thord Overaas experiences a profound transformation after losing his only son in a tragic boating accident. What begins as a story of pride and status-seeking becomes a powerful tale of grief, redemption, and the discovery of true value in life. • Thord first visits the priest to arrange a private baptism for his son Finn • Sixteen years later, Thord returns when his son is to be confirmed at the head of his class • Eight years after that, T...

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53:29

The Hunter Becomes the Hunted

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2025/05/25

Send us a text We dive into Richard Connell's classic thriller "The Most Dangerous Game," a haunting tale of survival where a celebrated hunter becomes prey in a twisted game of cat and mouse. • Two hunters discuss the thrill of big game hunting while sailing near the mysterious Ship-Trap Island • Protagonist Sanger Rainsford falls overboard during the night and must swim to the feared island • Rainsford discovers an elegant château owned by General Zaroff, a fellow hunting enthusiast • Zaro...

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27:14

What Lies Beyond the Rock Wall?

Ron Reads Boring Books ·

2025/04/23

Send us a text Jerry, an eleven-year-old boy on vacation with his widowed mother, becomes fascinated with a wild bay separate from the safe beach his mother prefers. When he discovers older local boys swimming through an underwater tunnel, he becomes determined to accomplish this challenging feat as his own private rite of passage. • Jerry feels torn between staying with his protective mother and seeking independence • He observes local boys swimming through an underwater tunnel and becomes ...

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41:52

The Thin Line Between Life and Death at 75 Below

Ron Reads Boring Books ·

2025/04/22

Send us a text Ron reads Jack London's classic short story "To Build a Fire," immersing listeners in the harrowing tale of a man who dangerously underestimates the deadly cold of the Yukon wilderness. • A man travels alone in the Yukon at 75 degrees below zero despite warnings • His lack of imagination prevents him from truly understanding the danger • The man's dog instinctively senses the peril of traveling in such extreme cold • After wetting his feet, he faces a life-or-death struggle to...

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36:41

The Solitude of Louisa Ellis

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2025/04/02

Send us a text Mary Wilkins Freeman's "A New England Nun" follows Louisa Ellis as she grapples with the return of her fiancé Joe Daggett after a 14-year absence and discovers that her peaceful, orderly life is more precious to her than marriage. • Louisa has created a meticulously ordered life during Joe's 14-year absence in Australia • Her days are filled with peaceful routines—perfect housekeeping, sewing linen seams, and distilling flower essences • Joe's return and imminent marriage thre...

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25:43

No one will remember your name if you die tomorrow.

Ron Reads Boring Books ·

2025/04/01

Send us a text A mysterious traveler with grand ambitions finds shelter with a humble mountain family, leading to deep conversations about legacy and mortality before an unexpected avalanche changes everything. Hawthorne's tragic tale explores how quickly life's dreams can vanish and the ironic twist of fate that erases all evidence of their existence. • Set in a dangerous mountain pass where a family lives beneath a threatening mountainside • A nameless ambitious young traveler arrives seek...

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11:39

When Genius Destroys What Makes Us Human

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2025/04/01

Send us a text The classic tale "The Birthmark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne explores the dark consequences of a scientist's obsession with perfection. We delve into this tragic story where Aylmer's quest to remove his wife Georgiana's facial birthmark—what he sees as her only flaw—leads to devastating results. • Aylmer, a brilliant scientist, becomes fixated on removing his wife Georgiana's small hand-shaped birthmark • The birthmark changes with Georgiana's emotions, appearing vividly when she i...

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41:37

Creeping to Freedom

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2025/04/01

Send us a text Ron Reads Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper," a haunting short story that chronicles a woman's descent into madness after being prescribed a rest cure for her "nervous condition." • A woman and her physician husband rent a colonial mansion for the summer • Her husband John dismisses her concerns and prescribes complete rest as treatment • She becomes obsessed with the yellow wallpaper in her bedroom, describing its horrible pattern and color • Writing in secret ...

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