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  • The Two Towers - Part 2

    Our heroes get ever closer to Mordor, where it’s dangerous to look at the evil stuff for too long. Danylo definitely thought this part was going to be boring (it was not), and Mc gets confused about the layout of a cave. But in all sincerity, the main take is that these books definitely don’t get enough credit for their subtlety and nuance. It’s just good.

    The Two Towers

    By J.R.R. Tolkien
    Published in 1954 by George Allen & Unwin.

    *Spoilers: *

    Most of all of The Lord of Rings (we talk about what happens in all the movies constantly)
    Spoilers for Amazon’s Rings of Power show

    Links:

    Summary of the whole book: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/twotowers/summary/

    Map of Mordor: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/16/2d/f9/162df9c79f622e6eb9f4f1dba79994af.jpg

    Classic video about potatoes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihMMw0rnKz4

    Sam vs. Shelob image: https://arthive.com/artists/9342~Ted_Nesmith/works/274387~Spider

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    1 hr 16 min
  • The Two Towers - Part 1

    Danylo and Mc chug some ent-draughts and discuss the first half of The Two Towers. Dwarves love running actually, Wormtongue is the alt-right pipeline, and waving around a sword cures depression. We also meet the second and final woman in these books! Wow!

    The Two Towers

    By J.R.R. Tolkien
    Published in 1954 by George Allen & Unwin.

    *Spoilers: *

    Most of all of The Lord of Rings (we talk about what happens in all the movies constantly)
    The Hobbit

    Links:

    Summary of the whole book: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/twotowers/summary/

    Maps of Helm’s Deep: https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/169207/why-was-the-breaking-of-the-wall-of-helms-deep-so-important-in-the-two-towers

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    If you liked the show, please leave us a review! And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at [email protected].
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    1 hr 10 min
  • The Fellowship of the Ring - Part 2

    Danylo and Mc read the second half of The Fellowship of the Ring, during which they try to answer the question “what if Frodo was wearing armor made of Bitcoin?”

    The Fellowship of the Ring

    By J.R.R. Tolkien
    Published in 1954 by George Allen & Unwin.

    *Spoilers: *

    Most of all of The Lord of Rings (we talk about what happens in all the movies constantly)
    The Hobbit

    Links:

    Summary of the whole book: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/fellowship/summary/

    Thanks for listening!

    If you liked the show, please leave us a review! And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at [email protected].
    And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Tiktok if you’re into that sort of thing.

    1 hr 31 min
  • The Fellowship of the Ring - Part 1

    Danylo and Mc throw a long-expected party by reading the first book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (we know it’s not technically a trilogy, it’s one whole story, but who cares). Danylo constantly compares the book to the movies (sorry), and Mc revisits one of his favorite books.

    They both have a crush on Aragorn.

    The Fellowship of the Ring

    By J.R.R. Tolkien
    Published in 1954 by George Allen & Unwin.

    *Spoilers: *

    Most of all of The Lord of Rings (we talk about what happens in all the movies constantly)
    The Hobbit

    Links:

    Summary of the whole book: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/fellowship/summary/

    Reasons for Liking Tolkien, by Jenny Turner: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v23/n22/jenny-turner/reasons-for-liking-tolkien

    Tom Bombadil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Bombadil

    Lord of the Rings Musical Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/album/6PpBGWOamHlsuI5diOtMBe?si=UDbWASI-T5S_dSPreq7yhw

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    1 hr 28 min
  • The Hobbit

    **ATTENTION! **Mc misspoke about Tolkien rewriting a bit of the Hobbit regarding the dwarves. He was conflating the Riddles in the Dark rewrite with the letter Tolkien sent the publisher. Sorry!!!!! Neither of us will EVER misspeak again.

    Mc and Danylo read a classic in the fantasy genre, which is also a classic in the “cheating at riddle games to get over-powered jewelry” genre.

    The Hobbit

    By J.R.R. Tolkien
    Published in 1937 by George Allen & Unwin.

    *Spoilers: *

    All of The Hobbit
    We also talk about the Lord of the Rings movies constantly, so…spoilers for some 20-year-old movies, I guess.

    Links:

    Summary of the whole book: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/hobbit/summary/

    Stuart Little Meme: https://www.reddit.com/r/lotrmemes/comments/sldipv/do_you_agree/

    On Fairy Stories: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Fairy-Stories

    J.R.R. Tolkien’s Jewish Dwarves article: https://daily.jstor.org/j-r-r-tolkiens-jewish-dwarves/

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    1 hr 29 min
  • Dune Messiah

    After the baffling conclusion of Dune, Danylo and Mc read the sequel, Dune Messiah. We get the satisfying conclusion of the epic story of Paul Muad’Dib Atreides, as well as a bunch of weird 1960s sci-fi pervert stuff.

    Dune Messiah

    By Frank Herbert
    Published in 1969 by Putnam Publishing.

    *Spoilers: *

    All of Dune
    All of Dune Messiah

    Links:

    Summary of the whole book (the wikipedia page is pretty thorough):
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_Messiah

    Terminology of Dune:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_Dune_(franchise)_terminology

    The photo that Mc sent Danylo at the end:

    https://www.tumblr.com/dunequotes/155008451782/leto-ii-atreides-the-god-emperor-and-santa-claus

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    1 hr 6 min
  • Dune - Part 2

    The sweeping, epic adventure story of Paul “Muad’Dib” Atreides just suddenly kinda…ends. And he wins. And beats everyone. And becomes emperor. Okay.

    Danylo and Mc talk about Dune’s legacy, lasting impact, and how Frank Herbert doesn’t know what women talk about when there are no men around.

    Dune

    By Frank Herbert
    Published in 1965 by Chilton Books.

    *Spoilers: *

    All of Dune

    Links:

    Summary of the whole book

    Terminology of Dune

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    1 hr 16 min
  • Dune - Part 1

    Kwisatz Haderach. Bene Gesserit. Fremen. Melange. Muad’Dib. The C.H.O.A.M. Company.

    What do these goofy words even mean? Find out on this week’s episode.
    Hint: they’re all things in the novel Dune, by Frank Herbert.

    Dune

    By Frank Herbert
    Published in 1965 by Chilton Books.

    *Spoilers: *

    The first half of Dune (up to Book II, Third Section)

    Links:

    Summary of the whole book

    Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear

    Terminology of Dune

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    1 hr 20 min
  • The Dispossessed - Part 2

    We return to the twin moons of Urras and Anarres to see if capitalism and ownership have poisoned our interpersonal and societal relationships (spoiler alert: yes).

    But there’s still kind of a happy ending??? Based. 10/10.

    Content Warning: Discussion of sexual assault

    The Dispossessed

    By Ursula K. Le Guin
    Published in 1974 by Harper and Row.
    Winner of the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the National Book Award

    *Spoilers: *

    All of The Dispossessed

    Links:

    Summary and analysis of The Dispossessed

    Wikipedia page for The Dispossessed (it has cool background info and stuff)

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    1 hr 15 min
  • The Dispossessed - Part 1

    If you want to have constant thoughts about the horrors of our capitalist and governmental systems, then this book is for you. And if you already do that, well…here’s more of that.

    Danylo and Mc read Ursula K. Le Guin’s classic sci-fi book, The Dispossessed, and have to resist the urge to tell everyone they know that money, laws, and owning things is fake actually.

    The Dispossessed

    By Ursula K. Le Guin
    Published in 1974 by Harper and Row
    Winner of the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the National Book Award

    *Spoilers: *

    Chapters 1-6 of The Dispossessed

    Links:

    Summary and analysis of The Dispossessed

    Wikipedia page for The Dispossessed (it has cool background info and stuff)

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    If you liked the show, please leave us a review!
    And if you want to contact us, shoot us an email at [email protected] and/or follow us on social media: @hardcoverhooligans.

    1 hr 21 min

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Two comedians and book-lovers read, review, and roast all kinds of genre fiction. From classic fantasy and sci-fi to the latest #booktok trend, we'll read ANYTHING and then make sure you hear about…