Octothorpe

62: Do You Want to Talk About Lesbians?

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John has superpowers, Alison is an alien in a human suit, and Liz likes cats.

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Content warnings this episode: being stranded in space (chapter 1); sexism (chapter 2); Hell and murder (chapter 5).

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  • Books in the order they were discussed
    • Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
    • A Master of Djinn, by P. Djèlí Clark
    • The Galaxy, and the Ground Within, by Becky Chambers
    • She Who Became the Sun, by Shelley Parker-Chan
    • Light From Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki
    • A Desolation Called Peace, by Arkady Martine
    • What book would we have put on the list instead?
      • John: The Psychopath Club by Sandra Bond
      • Alison: The Actual Star by Monica Byrne
      • Liz: Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky
      • John’s ranking:
        1. A Desolation Called Peace
        2. Light From Uncommon Stars
        3. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
        4. A Master of Djinn
        5. She Who Became the Sun
        6. Project Hail Mary
        7. Alison’s ranking:
          1. A Desolation Called Peace
          2. Light From Uncommon Stars
          3. She Who Became the Sun
          4. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
          5. A Master of Djinn
          6. Project Hail Mary
          7. Liz’s ranking:
            1. A Desolation Called Peace
            2. She Who Became the Sun
            3. A Master of Djinn
            4. Light From Uncommon Stars
            5. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
            6. Project Hail Mary
            7. Consensus ranking:
              1. A Desolation Called Peace
              2. Light From Uncommon Stars
              3. She Who Became the Sun
              4. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
              5. A Master of Djinn
              6. Project Hail Mary
              7. Credits
                • Cover art: “Favourite Reading Positions” by Sue Mason
                  • Alt text: John is in the bottom-left, sitting in a chair, wearing a blue shirt and purple trousers, holding a can, and reading an ebook. Alison is in the upper-middle, lying down upside down, wearing a purple shirt and stripy trousers, and reading an ebook. Liz is in the bottom-right, wearing a pink shirt with green trousers, holding a mug of a hot beverage, and reading a physical book. They are surrounded by floating beer bottles, books, the Moon, a mug with a moose on it, and two cats. The words “Octothorpe 62” appear in scattered letters around the artwork, against a pinky-purple background.
                  • Theme music: ‘Fanfare for Space’ by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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