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Author: Ben Gilles

The Beautiful Purgatory of No Man’s Sky

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Ben Gilles

Recently, our sister podcast Words About Games did an episode on No Man’s Sky. They did an excellent job of dissecting and analyzing all of… Continue reading

Posted in ThoughtsTagged Games, Gaming, Hello Games, No Man's Sky, Words About Games

Books Referenced In Upcoming Episodes

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Ben Gilles

The first year of Words About Books has flown by. We’ve learned a lot about podcasting since we started back in January, and we’ve picked… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged books, schedule

Dune – A Spicy Hot Take

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Ben Gilles

(Buy that Muad’Dib poster) Nate and I always get a little nervous when our recorded conversations start to head into territory that could be considered… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Brian Herbert, Dune, Frank Herbert, Satire, White Savior

Marked – Tonal Dissonance

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Ben Gilles

Recently on the podcast we discussed “Marked” by Sarah Fine. As I write this post, I’ve just finished up editing for our second and final episode… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Marked, Tonal Dissonance

The Fold: Active vs Passive Reading

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Ben Gilles

It’s no secret that I didn’t enjoy The Fold. I think Nate and I make a fairly good argument that the text has numerous logical… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Ben, Peter Clines, The Fold, Words About Books

Words About Words – Creative (noun; informal)

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Ben Gilles

In this series, I’ll be discussing words that for whatever reason always bother me when I hear them. I’ve tried talking to Nate about these… Continue reading

Posted in ThoughtsTagged Creative, Words About Words

Head Full of Ghosts: A Complicated Relationship With Horror

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Ben Gilles

The show had horror fans hooked at hello because, frankly, most of us are not picky. We’re like the family dog that wags its tail… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Head Full of Ghosts, Horror, Paul Tremblay

Corona Virus Special: Reading Survival Guide

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Ben Gilles

Recently on Words About Books we decided to do an episode where we discuss some different ideas for reading material that may help pass the time… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Bonus, Corona Virus, Open Library, Project Gutenburg

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Ben's books

The President Is Missing
it was ok
The President Is Missing
by Bill Clinton
Where to start with this book? Should I talk about how I don't believe that either James Patterson or Bill Clinton actually did much of the writing? Should I talk about how Bill Clinton is spending his retirement creating Bill Clinton fa...
A Court of Mist and Fury
liked it
A Court of Mist and Fury
by Sarah J. Maas
I thought this was pretty ok. I'm team Night Court. I really enjoy that Feyre is getting to have a hipster phase with the cool kids in a fancy Bohemian city. I dont even mind that she has all the super powers, I thought that would bug me...
The Infernal City
it was ok
The Infernal City
by Greg Keyes
I don't often do this, but I'm going to engage in a controversial DNF review. I'm fairly confident that being forced to read every word of the rest of it would only lower my score. I made it about half way through Part 1 of the audio boo...
Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery (Hackett Classics) by Dick Ringler (1-Oct-2007) Paperback
it was amazing
Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery (Hackett Classics) by Dick Ringler (1-Oct-2007) Paperback
by Unknown Author
I've read a few translations of Beowulf, and the only thing that's really missing from this one is the original language text. Ringler does a pretty good job of the translation itself. He includes very solid explanation and context as well.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
did not like it
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
by Rebecca Wells
I'm neither a mother nor a daughter so take this with a grain of salt, I guess. Siddalee is a famous stage director who stages a hit play. She's interviewed for a New York Times article. When asked about her childhood she accidentally pr...

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