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An add on to what we discussed in our podcast episodes. Anytime we have something that didn’t quite fit, or maybe would have been a little too boring for an audio program, it might find a home here.

Technical Problems

Technical Problems

Posted on July 30, 2025July 31, 2025 by Ben Gilles

You may have noticed that the blog has a new look and that many of the posts (all of them prior to July 30, 2025)… Continue reading

Posted in Meta, More Words

Extra Nate: What More Can I Even Say About The Futurological Congress?

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Nate

It’s Extra Nate! This week I have to write a long-overdue blog about the Futurological congress or I Ben will make me run a mile.… Continue reading

Posted in Extra Nate, More Words
A Theory About Why Ash Harms Fey in ACOTAR

A Theory About Why Ash Harms Fey in ACOTAR

Posted on July 13, 2025July 31, 2025 by Ben Gilles

In Sarah J Maas’s books, Ash wood is the only weakness the fey have that humans are able to exploit. Maas has yet to offer… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Ben

Extra Nate: Oblivion is Mid

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Nate

Welcome Moon and Star. I have provided a place for you. This week we’re talking about Morrowind’s Inferior Sequel’s book: Oblivion. But why is Oblivion… Continue reading

Posted in Extra NateTagged elder scrolls, oblivion, skyrim

Extra Nate: What is a Locked Room Mystery

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Nate

Hello, my name is Nate. Welcome to my original blog post idea. After reading You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego, I got to thinking.… Continue reading

Posted in Extra Nate, More Words

Extra Nate: AITA for disowning my daughter

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Nate

I (F67) have recently had to disown my oldest daughter (F40) because she is a hateful, hurtful child. I raised her and her three siblings… Continue reading

Posted in Extra NateTagged Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood

A Very Special Blog Post (Yaya Sisterhood)

Posted on June 15, 2025 by Ben Gilles

Content Warning: Alcoholism, Child Abuse Younger listeners may not know this, but in the 90’s there was a phenomenon of “Very Special Episodes” where ordinarily… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Ben, Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood, Words About Books

Five Years of Words About Books and Thrawn

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Ben Gilles

I am older than I was 5 years ago. I suppose most of us are. It’s strange to me to remember that there was a… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Ben, Thrawn

What is a Locked Room Mystery?

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Ben Gilles

This is going to contain major spoilers for You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego (and to a lesser extent And Then There Were None… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Words About Books

What Would Skeletor Actually Do?

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Ben Gilles

The short answer to this question is: whatever it takes. The long answer requires a more nuanced understanding of the man within the skull. Skeletor… Continue reading

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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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