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  • Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius

    After an unintentional summer hiatus, we’re back with the third and final installment of our short series on Borges short stories.

    And oh no! It turns out a billionaire creating a fantasy planet with his friends can destroy the world.

    Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius

    By Jorge Luis Borges
    Published in 1940 by Sur.

    Links:

    Borges:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges

    Tlön, Uqbar, Orbius Tertius

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tl%C3%B6n,_Uqbar,_Orbis_Tertius

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    42 min
  • Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote

    If we claimed we wrote a Borges story and read it in its entirety at the end of our podcast, that would make the story infinitely richer.

    Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote

    By Jorge Luis Borges
    Published in 1939 by Editorial Sur.

    Spoilers

    Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote, by Jorge Luis Borges

    Links:

    Borges:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges

    Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Menard,_Author_of_the_Quixote

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    52 min
  • The Library of Babel

    An infinite library implies the existence of infinite Mr. Beast video transcripts.

    The Library of Babel

    By Jorge Luis Borges
    Published in 1941 by Editorial Sur.
    Part of the story collection “The Garden of Forking Paths”

    Spoilers

    The Library of Babel, by Jorge Luis Borges

    Links:

    The Library of Babel exists!
    https://libraryofbabel.info/’

    Borges:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges

    The Library of Babel:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Library_of_Babel

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    49 min
  • Carrie

    The moral of this story is to not bully the girl with latent psychic abilities.

    CW: discussions of violence, blood, domestic abuse, various sexual stuff, misogyny, religious abuse, and I’m sure other unpleasant things.

    Carrie

    By Stephen King
    Published in 1974 by Doubleday.

    Spoilers

    Carrie

    Links:

    Summary and info:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_(novel)

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    1 hr 14 min
  • Dungeon Crawler Carl

    I guess books are just video games now.

    This week we cover “Dungeon Crawler Carl”, the first book in the best-selling LitRPG series of the same name.

    Dungeon Crawler Carl

    By Matt Dinniman
    Self-published in 2020.

    Spoilers

    Dungeon Crawler Carl

    Links:

    Summary and info:
    https://dungeon-crawler-carl.fandom.com/wiki/Dungeon_Crawler_Carl_(Book)

    LitRPG:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LitRPG

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    1 hr
  • Watchmen

    That’s right, we read comic books now! Just kidding, it’s called a graphic novel. And this one’s about a bunch of superheroes who aren’t really that super and one blue guy who is TOO super. Get ready for morally grey characters, questionable motives, and a weird spooky pirate story.

    Watchmen

    By Alan Moore & David Ribbons
    Published in 1987 by DC Comics.

    Spoilers

    Watchmen

    Links:

    Summary and info:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen

    The Greater Good: Analyzing Morality in Watchmen, by Jeffrey Wu

    https://www.bu.edu/writingprogram/journal/past-issues/issue-8/wu/

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    1 hr 15 min
  • The Way of Kings - Part 2

    We finish The Way of Kings and are left with boredomspren floating around our computers.

    Plus, we read some one-star Goodreads reviews of The Way of Kings and do a quick overview of the other Stormlight Archive books.

    The Way of Kings

    By Brandon Sanderson
    Published in 2010 by Tor Books.

    Spoilers

    The Way of Kings
    Misc. spoilers for Words of Radiance, Oathbringer, and Rhythm of War
    (marked off at the end of the episode)

    Links:

    Summary and info:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_of_Kings

    Japanese Whodunnit writer, Seishi Yokomizo:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seishi_Yokomizo

    Read Japanese Literature Podcast:

    https://open.spotify.com/show/7ivFfWWvKoiavHypZuENzP

    Outside, by Brandon Sanderson:

    https://www.brandonsanderson.com/blogs/blog/outside

    The Most Mormon Magic System, by Liz Busby:

    https://sfrareview.org/2021/07/18/the-most-mormon-magic-system-how-brandon-sanderson-turned-agency-into-fantasy/

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    1 hr 18 min
  • The Way of Kings - Part 1

    We embark on The Way of Kings, the first book in Brandon Sanderson’s magnum opus series, The Stormlight Archive.

    This book dares to explore such important questions as “what if someone who was good at fighting also had depression?” and “what if big swords but no blood?”

    Content warnings: discussion of depression, mentions of suicide

    The Way of Kings

    By Brandon Sanderson
    Published in 2010 by Tor Books.

    Spoilers

    The Way of Kings
    Some other Stormlight Archive plot spoilers (marked off near the end of the episode)

    Links:

    Summary and info:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_of_Kings

    Map of Shattered Plains:

    https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/stormlightarchive/images/2/2a/Shattered_Plains.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20121114150205

    Bridgemen Squad:

    https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/stormlightarchive/images/2/27/Bridge_BMcS.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20200703022429

    Kaladin’s New Bridge Strategy:

    https://imgur.com/stormlight-bridge-design-side-carry-d9Ocndg

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    1 hr 35 min
  • Assassin’s Quest - Part 3

    Fitz’s story finds a poetic, complex, and bittersweet ending, but all we can talk about are Prince Verity’s cool silver arms. Which begs the question: did Robin Hobb want Prince Verity to eventually become this world’s Silver Surfer?

    As usual, we also read a bunch of one-star Goodreads reviews about the book.

    Plus, we announce what we’ll be tackling next on the Hardcover Hooligans podcast.

    Assassin’s Quest

    By Robin Hobb
    Published in 1997 by Voyageur Books.

    Spoilers

    Assassin’s Apprentice
    Royal Assassin
    Assassin’s Quest

    Links:

    Summary and info:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin's_Quest

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    49 min
  • Assassin’s Quest - Part 2

    Are chronic pain, sadness, social isolation, and the unbearable burden of duty worth it if it means you get abs?

    The Hardcover Hiatus is over, and the boys are back to talk about the final sections of Robin Hobb’s Farseer Trilogy.

    Assassin’s Quest

    By Robin Hobb
    Published in 1997 by Voyageur Books.

    Spoilers

    Assassin’s Apprentice
    Royal Assassin
    Assassin’s Quest

    Links:

    Summary and info:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin's_Quest

    Elderlings in the Stone Garden:

    https://shorturl.at/8EkKK
    https://www.artstation.com/artwork/dkkLX

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    46 min

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