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A lowbrow-loving New Yorker and a Texan Poet divided by experience are united by a love of genre fiction. This is their book club. You better Read This F***ing Book!
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Apr 1, 2017
Apr 1, 2017
1hr 10 min
It's almost Star Wars Celebration Orlando, so we're reading some Star Wars! Not just any Star Wars - Rachel's favorite from the new canon, Lost Stars by Claudia Gray. It's a star-crossed love story set in the Star Wars universe, following two characters that find themselves on opposite sides of a galactic war. Cameos from some of your favs, new places, awesome ship names.. it's the most fun we've had reading a book so far!
NOTE: Rachel mentions an article on the economics of Star Wars that can be found here.
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NEXT BOOK: The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
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Mar 18, 2017
Mar 18, 2017
1hr 11 min
Today on Read This F**king Book, we read The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. This SciFi classic about an interstellar conflict inspired by the Vietnam War spurred a lot of conversation between Rachel and Elena. From gender roles in societies of the future to the technology of war and the strange anachronisms of reading a book older than they were. Take a listen and join in the discussion with us on Twitter or our Goodreads!
PS - There is an amazing graphic novel adaptation of The Forever War from Titan Comics that you should absolutely check out.
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NEXT BOOK: Lost Stars by Claudia Gray
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Mar 4, 2017
Mar 4, 2017
1hr 1 min
Elena and Rachel are joined by Kim from YouthBookReview to discuss the YA SciFi novel Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. This book is incredibly unique for it's presentation and structure, you should definitely check it out!
Join us as we decide if a young hacker and her ex-boyfriend can successfully team up with a damaged AI to save the survivors of a corporate military attack. In Space! Also, zombies!
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NEXT BOOK: The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
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Feb 18, 2017
Feb 18, 2017
1hr 14 min
Episode 6 is our first total Failure in the RTFB Project. Rachel rec'd a book and Elena HATED it. Fangirl conversion rating: zero. Rachel might make up for Elena's lack of enthusiasm though. Listen to to our convo after reading The Arcana Chronicles by Kresley Cole. These books have it all - post apocalyptic love stories, Tarot-based battles, visions, zombies, 80s style teenage fantasy montages...
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NEXT BOOK: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
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Feb 11, 2017
Feb 11, 2017
1hr 41 sec
No surprise to anyone, we loved the Imperial Radch books by Ann Leckie so much that we gave in to our inner fangirls and recorded a supplementary episode covering Ancillary Sword and Ancillary Mercy. Listen as we celebrate the incredible badassery of Breq, discuss the best qualities of our favorite, Seivarden, and still struggle with pronunciation and telling those darn Anaanders apart.
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NEXT BOOK: Arcana Chronicles 1: Poison Princess by Kresley Cole
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Feb 4, 2017
Feb 4, 2017
1hr 6 min
We're reading utopian New Wave SciFi from the 70s in Episode 05. This one is Biting the Sun by the derisann Tanith Lee. Attlevey! This is going to be just groshing my oomas!
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NEXT BOOK: Arcana Chronicles 1: Poison Princess by Kresley Cole
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Jan 22, 2017
Jan 22, 2017
1hr 19 min
RTFB Episode 4 has us reading our new favorite space opera, Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. We're joined by FireandLunch co-host Lauren and our nerdy Photographer friend and genre reader, Matt.
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NEXT BOOK: Biting the Sun by Tanith Lee
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Jan 7, 2017
Jan 7, 2017
1hr 16 min
Episode 3 has our hosts reading SciFi classic The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin. We're continuing our reading themes of winter, love and incredible prose.
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NEXT BOOK: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
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Dec 24, 2016
Dec 24, 2016
59 min
Episode two has Rachel and Elena reading Winter Rose by Patricia McKillip. This is a perfect novel to read on a wintery night. A dreamy fantasy with classic imagery and an interesting structure.
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NEXT BOOK: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Dec 10, 2016
Dec 10, 2016
1hr 14 min
in our first episode we're joined by illustrator Joey Ammons to read one of his favorites: Sabriel by Garth Nix. Discussion of themes, plot points, character arcs and all manner of Spoilers for anyone who has not read Sabriel.
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NEXT BOOK: Winter Rose by Patricia McKillip
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