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Doug had never read the Harry Potter books. Robb has read them many times. Together they went through the books to see if the magic was still there. NOW! The Harry Potter series has concluded and the Death Readers are delving into other classic works that one (or both?) may have missed out on. If you’re reading along for the first time, Beware: Spoilers Abound. Send us an Owl! DeathReaders@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @RealDeathReader Feeling Generous? You can support the pod at patreon.com/DeathReaders
Episodes
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Ready Player One
Chapters: 23 - 31
Samurai Swords! Giant Robots! Suicide!
This episode has it all!!
Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Ready Player One
Chapters: 0015 - 0022
The Readers note that action and plot take a backseat this week as angst and references move center stage.
Is the digital bloom off the virtual rose?
Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Ready Player One
Chapters: 0007 - 0014
Who’s the more narcissistic, the narcissist who programs an elaborate Easter egg hunt centered around himself or the narcissist who novelized it and casts himself as the puzzle solving hero? Robb explores his reticence to play Dungeons and Dragons, and Doug reveals he’s been a Gunter since before Ready Player One’s publication!
All in this episode of Death Readers!
Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Ready Player One
Chapters: 0000 - 0006
The Readers tackle another of Robb’s favorite books that Doug’s never read! Step with us into the OASIS to see how many references Robb’s compelled to explain.
Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Tarzan of the Apes
Chapters 23 - End of Book
It’s the Tarzan of the Apes Book Wrap Party! In this episode the Readers discuss Big Game Hunting, Twist Endings, and Burroughs’s Progressive Takes on Race and Gender(!?) Have we done this before? Feels like we’ve done this before....
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Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Chapters 16-22
In this episode the Readers address Tarzan’s theme of white supremacy.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150714-why-do-we-kiss
Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Tarzan of the Apes
Chapters 9-16
In this episode of Death Readers we discuss poisoned meat, and why you shouldn't eat it. Tarzan meets Jane and the readers confront the book's racism.
Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Tarzan of the Apes
Chapters: 1-8
The Readers delve into the depths of the Dark Consonants. Tarzan’s a classic British literary character... right? How many origins does one hero need? He’s got the perfect human physique, but why does Tarzan have negative body image?
Death Readers theme by Matt Faubion
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Chapter: Segno Caves to End of Book.
It’s the book wrap party! Raptor Red is dead... or is she? Yes, yes she is. For millions of years now. But how does it end? Is it happy or tragic nor neither because nature doesn’t assign value to drama!
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Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
In this episode the readers discuss “dinosaur tv”, dead-chicks, and the soft “G”. What’s become of the romance between Robbie and Red? Who gave who crabs? Will Bakker ever describe dinosaur sex?
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