Adult Book Club Episode 104: Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
Welcome to the 104th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episode features Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang. Discussion of the book starts at the 13th minute. Spoilers are between the 48 and 1:40 minute marks. We discuss our characters; the society Wang has built inside its protective dome and how it parallels to our world. In spoilers we get into our feelings about giving away the big twist so early as well as how ridiculous Sciona’s expectations of people were. We spend a good amount of time discussing religion in this story as well as the treatment of woman and Kwen in Tiran. It brings out, a wide range of emotions. We then finish with our usual segments and a Noir novel for next time. Enjoy!
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Adult Book Club Episode 103: Mosquitoland by David Arnold
Welcome to the 103rd Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episodefeatures Mosquitoland by David Arnold. Discussion of the book starts at the 10th minute. Spoilers are between the 40 and 1:20 minute marks. We discuss our character Mim at length and how Arnold used her journaling to give us her entire story in an untraditional way. In spoilers we touch on her love interest as well as how Arnold handled the topic of mental health in many different ways in our story. Post spoilers, we end with our usual segments and a random recommendation from a friend of the show. Enjoy!
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Adult Book Club Episode 102: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Welcome to the 102nd Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episodefeatures The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. Discussion of the book starts at the 7th minute. Spoilers are between the 38 and 1:11 minute marks. This book sets up the trilogy by spending a lot of time with its characters, and because of that, the discussion of all of them dominates this episode. Inspoilers we touch on the characters we meet later on and then revisit our main points of view to talk about their character arcs. We finish with our usual segments and a return author for the next episode. Enjoy!
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Adult Book Club Episode 101: Mickey7 by Edward Ashton
Welcome to the 101st Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episodefeatures Mickey7 by Edward Ashton. Discussion of the book starts at the 15th minute. Spoilers are between the 49 and 1:13 minute marks. We discuss the characters and universe building that Ashton did and talk about the idea of anExpendable at length. In spoilers we touch on how the ending of the book made us feel and what we thought of how Ashton portrayed humanity as it spread out amongthe stars. We finish with our usual segments and a fantasy book for next time. Enjoy!
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Adult Book Club Episode 100: Modelland by Tyra Banks
Welcome to the 100th Episode of the ABC Pod the Adult Book Club where we drink and we read things. This episodefeatures Modelland by Tyra Banks. Discussion of the book starts at the 9th minute. Spoilers are between the 58 and 1:28 minute marks. We talk about how upset this book made us at length. We jump all over the place as we touch onthe ridiculous amounts of stereotypes. innuendo, bad puns, and terrible plays on words. In spoilers we discuss the big surprise at the end and how we felt it was completely off the mark and then in grading we have a first for the podcast. We finish with our usual segments and a surprise book for next time. Enjoy!
Two friends have a quick catch up and then discuss a recent read with a deep dive on the book! Join us every other week for the conversation! Find us on Instagram and Twitter @AdultBookClub21
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