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Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro
Episode 11
Somehow, Ishiguro has written a book that Sarah found both boring and emotionally devastating at the same time. The banality of the language is part …
5 hours ago
The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Leguin (Part 2 of 2)
Episode 10
The Pagenerds are back with part two of The Dispossessed, where Ursula K. Le Guin somehow takes an already brilliant book and makes it hit even harde…
2 weeks ago
The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Leguin (Part 1 of 2)
Episode 9
The Pagenerds finally tackle Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed, which is a lot in the best way possible. Naturally, we had to split this one into …
4 weeks ago
The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman
Episode 8
The Forever War is a book that asks "Who hurt author Joe Haldeman?” and the answer is: The United States Military.
This book is about a futuristic wa…
1 month, 1 week ago
Intercepts, by T.J. Payne
Episode 7
The Intercepts is an excellent beach read if you’re deeply unwell. It’s also the Pagenerds very first horror sci-fi, so thanks T.J. Payne.
The novel…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Wild Dark Shore, by Charlotte McConaghy
Episode 6
Wild Dark Shore is the kind of book that makes you openly weep on the subway.
Charlotte McConaghy drops us onto a remote, storm-battered island fille…
2 months, 1 week ago
All Systems Red (Murderbot), by Martha Wells
Episode 5
Murderbot is the patron saint of “please stop talking to me”, and we love that for it.
The pagenerds dive into All Systems Red by Martha Wells and th…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
Episode 4
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is often called the first science fiction novel for good reason. The problematic goth queen wa…
3 months ago
Sea of Tranquility, by Emily St. John Mandel
Episode 3
Emily St. John Mandel’s Sea of Tranquility is an elegantly told time travel mystery that takes us from the dark and beautiful woods of Vancouver Isla…
3 months ago
Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch
Episode 2
Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter is like a sci-fi thriller version of Sliding Doors if you needed a basic understanding of quantum mechanics to watch Slidi…
3 months ago