The Slow Reader

#34 – Outsider by Brett Popplewell

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 04:00:21 -0000

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The main review for this episode is "Outsider: An Old Man, a Mountain and the Search for a Hidden Past" by Brett Popplewell. I read 8 other books between the last episode (Unreconciled) and this one. They are:

The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson) - 3/5
The Cartographers (Peng Shepherd) - 2/5
Skin and Other Stories (Roald Dahl) - 3/5
Moon of the Crusted Snow (Waubgeshig Rice) - 4/5
Spider-Man: Life Story (Chip Zdarsky, Mark Bagley) - 4/5
Han Solo and the Lost Legacy (Brian Daley) - 1/5
Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Silver Surfer (Roy Thomas, Stan Lee) - 1/5
Star Wars: Darth Vader - Black, White & Red (Various) - 3/5

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#33 – Unreconciled

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 04:00:21 -0000

In today's episode, I talk about Jesse Wente's memoir Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance (Goodreads, Storygraph). Content warning: some discussion of racism.

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#32 – Epileptic

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:00:21 -0000

In today's episode, I review the graphic novel omnibus "Epileptic" by David B (Goodreads, Storygraph).

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#31 – The Big Bang Theory

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 04:00:21 -0000

Back for the Fall! I read and reviewed The Big Bang Theory: An Oral History by author Jessica Radloff. I enjoyed this book and gave it 4 stars. Listen to hear more!

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#30 – Red Team Blues

Fri, 12 May 2023 09:00:21 -0000

In this episode, I review Cory Doctorow's latest novel Red Team Blues, Kliph Nesteroff's We Had A Little Real Estate Problem, and some comments on my current read, Isaac Asimov's Asimov's Mysteries. Music in this episode is A Night on the Town by Stefan Kartenberg - CC-BY-NC-ND.

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#29 – The Caves of Steel

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:00:21 -0000

For this episode I read "The Caves of Steel" by Isaac Asimov. "Caves" is a murder mystery sci-fi story, though the mystery aspect is second fiddle to the science fiction background. This was a fun book to read and I am glad Josh Wetenkamp (https://twitter.com/wetjosh, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/science-fiction-shorts/id1466031504) recommended this to me last year.

Cory Doctorow's article about "time tax": https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/10/my-time/#like-water-down-the-drain

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#28 – The Spare Man

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:00:21 -0000

Welcome to 2023! In this episode I do a quick wrap of 2022 and declare my favourite book from last year, and review 4 books - including The Spare Man, by Mary Robinette Kowal.

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#27 – Dracula & Other Books

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:30:13 -0000

In today's episode I cover 5 books (4 rated, one I did not finish) starting with the most recent finished book, Bram Stoker's Dracula. This crop of books turned out to be very good.

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#26 – The Last Odyssey

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:00:10 -0000

In today's episode, I present a review of James Rollins' 2020 novel The Last Odyssey. I have read many other books in the last 6 months but I have a lot of notes to gather before I can podcast about them. Listen on for my thoughts and review of The Last Odyssey.

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#25 – Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:00:16 -0000

In this episode, I review Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick - but I'm joined by special guest Josh Wetenkamp! Josh and I picked this book to review late last year, and we finally got together to read it & pick it a part. Great discussion ensued.

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#24 – 2022 Preview

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:00:58 -0000

Welcome to the 2022 Preview! Not much in the way of reviews today, but instead I outline my plan for the upcoming year in books for me. Although, I do have ONE review at the end of the show for the Star Trek: The Next Generation tie-in novel, Hearts & Minds by Dayton Ward.

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#23 – Year End - 2021

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 18:15:23 -0000

It's the end of 2021! That means it's time to finish up with the last couple of stories that I read. In this episode, a review of Darktown by Thomas Mullen, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and a reading of 2 B R 0 2 B by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

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The Slow Reader

#34 – Outsider by Brett Popplewell

#33 – Unreconciled

#32 – Epileptic

#31 – The Big Bang Theory

#30 – Red Team Blues

#29 – The Caves of Steel

#28 – The Spare Man

#27 – Dracula & Other Books

#26 – The Last Odyssey

#25 – Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

#24 – 2022 Preview

#23 – Year End - 2021

#22 – The Only Good Indians

#21 – The Finish Line - with Patrick from the Consume Us Podcast

The Slow Reader at the Movies

#20 – Six Reviews

Show Notes

#19 – Gladiator-At-Law and Louis Riel

#18 – New Year New Books

#17 – Heroin Diaries and Paper Towns

#16 – The Ever-Growing Pile

#15 – Jurassic Park Review

#14 – Catching Up

#13 – The MVP Machine

#12 – Warlight

#11 – Heads!

#10 – Saturday Night Ghost Club chapters 4-7

#9 – The Saturday Night Ghost Club - chapters 1-4

Murder and Suicide, Respectively

#8 – Gone - Chapters 39-Final

#7 – Gone - CH 32-39

#6 – Gone, CH 20-32

#5 – Gone - Chapters 13-19

#4 – Gone, Chapters 10-12

#3 – Gone - Chapters 1-9

#2 – Erebos

#1 – Thrawn: Alliances

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