Episode 207 - Classics of Book

[Shell Game]

[Lumbermouth]

DEAR GAYGENT

I LIKE IT MOST WHEN YOU HARM YOUR FRIENDS

edit: this is the angriest I have ever heard Shell, holy shit

[Glitterbomber]

This ep is gonna kill me, thank you EC for freeing me from this mortal husk

[Shell Game]

DEAR GAYGENT

I LIKE IT MOST WHEN YOU HARM YOUR FRIENDS

edit: this is the angriest I have ever heard Shell, holy shit

I really hate Thoreau. I hate people who think they understand Orwell enough to be critical of him almost as much.

[PaulLovesToLaugh]

DEAR GAYGENT

I LIKE IT MOST WHEN YOU HARM YOUR FRIENDS

This need to be a crossover t-shirt now

[Salubrious Rex]

I'm so upset that any of these people are over the age of 18.

[Napoleon]

I was curious about that Miranda Reads person(?)'s other reviews and I find this one so emblematic.



Like, is this a baby? Did a baby make an account and start reviewing books? How do you approach literature like this and think you enjoy it? Consume Content

[Antivehicular]

I looked at the document at work today and I'm not even sure I'm gonna be able to handle listening to the episode, because I am already angry at Miranda Reads. Like... does she? Does she at all? It's like the person who spends the entire movie asking their friends "who's that guy?" every time a new character comes on screen tried to undertake media criticism, except somehow less even than that?

[PaulLovesToLaugh]

Heaven hell us if there's a 1984 AU fanfic wiki

[vaMpiresoftWare]

It is awesome that dumping on stuff and making people angry is the best way to drive engagement on basically every social media platform.

[thelizzerd]

I read one Great Gatsby knock off novel that was really bad where Nick was a trans man. I can't remember what it was called, but it was so poorly written. I'd rather read actual Great Gatsby. Y'all have reminded me of that.

[Positronic]

I read one Great Gatsby knock off novel that was really bad where Nick was a trans man. I can't remember what it was called, but it was so poorly written. I'd rather read actual Great Gatsby. Y'all have reminded me of that.

Self Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore? I was actually thinking about that book when we were recording, haha. I actually haven't read it, but I've read another book by them (Venom and Vow) where my review boiled down to 'it's not great but it's nice to be at a point in YA literature where queer stories are so common that a subpar one doesn't weigh down the good ones'.

From what I can tell, they are a non-binary Latine person who is married to an Irish transman and they have at least three books that are about non-binary Latine people who are in relationships with Irish transmen. Write what you know, I guess...

[thelizzerd]

I read one Great Gatsby knock off novel that was really bad where Nick was a trans man. I can't remember what it was called, but it was so poorly written. I'd rather read actual Great Gatsby. Y'all have reminded me of that.

Self Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore? I was actually thinking about that book when we were recording, haha. I actually haven't read it, but I've read another book by them (Venom and Vow) where my review boiled down to 'it's not great but it's nice to be at a point in YA literature where queer stories are so common that a subpar one doesn't weigh down the good ones'.

From what I can tell, they are a non-binary Latine person who is married to an Irish transman and they have at least three books that are about non-binary Latine people who are in relationships with Irish transmen. Write what you know, I guess...

Yes. That exact book.

[Immoral Filth]

Absolutely infuriating content, but also a great episode.

The guy who "read" Crime and Punishment and complained about not knowing Raskolnikov's motivations somehow missed the first 70 pages of the novel.

[Pavlova]

I don't think I've ever been so irate when listening to an episode.

No shit, 1984 is a DOWNER? well, I have no idea why it could have been written like that.

Also that epilogue.

Did they even read the book?????????