In this episode we bring our pal Luke Burrage, who was recording past midnight in Berlin for Episode 017. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy Episode 017 Subscribe to the podcast via this link: Feedburner Or subscribe via iTunes by clicking: Subscribe Books discussed:   The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark by Dennis Ronald MacDonald what the world will look like when the water leaves us by Laura van den Berg Ill Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber The Son of God in the Roman World by Michael Peppard As They Were by M.F.K. Fisher Other books and topics that came up along the way: The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home by Tim O'Brien Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon, the new audiobook The "Bryan List" of post-modern literature (see comments on Reading Envy Episode 003) SFF Audio Odyssey readalong (first of six episodes) Engaging the Powers by Walter Wink Find Me by Laura van den Berg Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr. Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress George Singleton, author George Saunders, author The Big Time by Fritz Leiber The Persistence of Vision by John Varley The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson Gladiator, the movie, which Jenny has never seen Les Miserables, the movie, where Russell Crowe sings Les Miserables, the 25th anniversary tv special You can find Luke Burrage, international juggler and entertainer, on his website.  He is also known for the Science Fiction Book Review Podcast, where he reviews every single science fiction book that he reads. More stalking: Jenny at GoodReads Scott at GoodReads Jenny on Twitter Scott on Twitter Scott on his blog