James, Sam, and Eyad get together every week to review and discuss a book in-depth. Books are chosen as part of a thematic miniseries (Contemporary Japanese Fiction, Transhumanist Sci-Fi). Join us as we work toward building a more inclusive, contemporary canon.
What can we as readers do to change which books the world considers 'important'? Three years ago, we started this podcast with a mission to create a more inclusive, contemporary canon. Were we successful? In our final episode we take a look back at our show to consider what it means to create a new canon.
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23 Dec 2022
Why Is Everyone Talking About The Multiverse?
Everyone is talking about the multiverse these days. Why do we so often hear about alternate histories and alternate worlds in the fiction we see in novels and on television? In today's episode we try to answer these questions by taking another look at the three books we recently read: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld, and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. If all fiction is different from reality, then what is the distinction between this and every other kind of novel? How much quantum physics do you need to study to see the difference?
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16 Dec 2022
Hidden Subtexts of Never Let Me Go
We've discussed how Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go both is and isn't about cloning. So what is it about? We talk this week about other concerns that come into play and how the vague nature of the novel might allow the reader to overlay such ethical conundrums. But is that asking too much of the reader? Why don't the students run away, and is that even a worthwhile question? What does this book have to do with race, entering the workforce, and cultural indoctrination? Also, Ishiguro clearly has something to say about art, but is it substantially different from Mandel's conclusion in Station Eleven? All that and more in this installment.
For this series we will review and discuss Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Oct 21 - Nov 4, Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld Nov 11 - Nov 25th, and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Dec 2 - Dec 16.
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