Ep 385 - James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl (w/ Natasha from UNSpoiled!)

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Ep 741 - Monk & Robot, by Becky Chambers

Usually when robots gain sentience in fiction, they rise up and slay or otherwise subjugate their human creators, but this week's book dares to imagine what might happen if they stood up, looked around, said "thanks but no thanks," and left. It also ponders the meaning of existen ...  Show more

Ep 740 - Three Lives, by Gertrude Stein

Three lives, all alike in indignity. Stein's debut book is a collection of stories about three working-class woman at the turn of the 20th century. In it, we see the beginnings of her unique literary voice - full of repetition, repetition, poetic vernacular, and repetition.This e ...  Show more

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