The Five Minutes Late Book Club

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 - inf

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 en

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

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 a

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.

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, Joh