112 Babel by R. F. Kuang — “Boots on the Ground” Storytelling
Julia and Victoria make their case as to why Babel by R. F. Kuang should be two (or three?) books. Point #1: It is amazing, and the people want more.
111 The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin — The Legacy of Oppression
Julia and Victoria have an epiphany, answer their lingering questions, and discuss major series themes of time and the legacy of oppression while discussing The Stone Sky, conclusion of the Broken Earth trilogy, by N. K. Jemisin.
110 Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo — Feminism in South Korea
Julia has questions. Victoria does some digging. They both gain context on the voice of author Cho Nam-Joo of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 and the impact the novel had on the life and politics of South Korea in 2016.
107 Piranesi by Susanna Clarke — Reality and Representation
Julia and Victoria lose their minds talking about reality and worldviews in Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.
105 The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante — Closing the Circle
Julia and Victoria talk inevitability and unreliable narrators in The Story of the Lost Child and celebrate finishing Elena Ferrante’s iconic Neapolitan series. They try and fail to solve the unsolvable ending.
103 This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone — Lord Byron’s Letters of the Future
Julia and Victoria needed to scream about how much they loved crying over the romantic, angsty sci-fi novella This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, so now it is an episode.
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