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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.

Dune Post Mortem: Zen and the Art of Thinking Machines

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Ben Gilles

As of this month, Words About Books has officially covered all of the Dune books written by Frank Herbert. It’s a strange feeling. Words About… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, ThoughtsTagged Ben, Dune, Words About Books

Extra Nate: The Mystery of the Yellow Room Review

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Nate

It’s Extra Nate! Prepare for spoilers! Okay I’ll keep this one short. The Mystery of the Yellow Room… not good. Not a fan. Not great.… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, ReviewsTagged agatha christie, French, Gaston, locked room, mystery

Extra Nate: Throne of Glass Book Review

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Nate

It’s Extra Nate! This time I’m talking about Throne of Glass, the thing I read instead of reading A Court of Mist and Fury. Because… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, ReviewsTagged Sarah J Maas, Throne of Glass, Young Adult

Extra Nate: Revisiting The Chocolate War

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Nate

It’s Extra Nate! With a topic nobody asked for or cares about other than me. Re-re-discussing the Chocolate War by Robert Cormier. You remember that,… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged banned books, Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War

Extra Nate: Murder She Wrote: Gin and Daggers

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Nate

It’s time for some Extra Nate! What am I talking about this time? *Checks notes* hmmmm… well this is gonna be a challenge. Murder She… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Murder she wrote, mystery, Review

Ben Explains Mona Lisa Overdrive

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Ben Gilles

There are surprisingly few good summaries of what happened in Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson, so I’m writing my own. This is what I… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Ben, Mona Lisa Overdrive, William Gibson

Nate Talks: Bridge to Bat City by Ernest Cline (NEW RELEASE)

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Nate

I thought I was out… …but he keeps dragging me back in! Ernest Cline’s best book yet! Also the one that most people will care… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, ReviewsTagged cline, ernest, new book, new book release, Ready Player One, Ready Player Two

Nate talks Hell Hole by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Nate

Mediocre is too generous a word I don’t know if I need to write a review of this or not. I only read the second… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Books that are awful, Brian, Dune, Garbage, Herbert, Hole, Kevin

Some Thoughts on Sex and Gender in Dune

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Ben Gilles

Frank Herbert’s Dune Chronicle is a series of science fiction books that deal with multiple themes, but central to every book is the longevity of… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, ThoughtsTagged Ben, Dune

Nate on Books: The Giver by Lois Lowry

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Nate

He gives because he is sad This week I started and then finished The Giver. It took about 2 days with life happening around it.… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Assigned school reading, Lois Lowry, The Giver

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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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