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Episode 69 – The Forward Collection Review

December 21, 2020 by Mangum Reads

We finally have come to the end of the Forward Collection, and now you get to be regaled with the foods we ascribe to these stories. We talk quite a number of other things in our “Forward Wrap-up”.

 

Episode 68 – Emergency Skin by NK Jemisin (The Forward Collection)

December 15, 2020 by Mangum Reads

It’s very funny that this is set basically where we’ve all lived at some point.

 

Episode 38 – l’Cuisine des Memoires by NK Jemisin

November 18, 2019 by Mangum Reads

It’s not going to be chicken nachos?

 

Episode 31 – Playing Nice with God’s Bowling Ball by N.K. Jemisin

September 9, 2019 by Mangum Reads

Dun dun, scene change.

 

Episode 25 – The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin part 4 Alabaster and Theories

July 5, 2019 by Mangum Reads

A discussion of all of our questions, theories, and just general enjoyment of the book as a whole. Also we go over parts of Alabaster’s story, and anything we may have missed or want to rehash from previous episodes. Next story: Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™ by Rebecca Roanhorse Next book: The Likeness by Tana […]

 

Episode 24 – The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin part 3 Essun

June 25, 2019 by Mangum Reads

We continue our discussion of the last of the three main perspectives in the Fifth Season by NK Jemisin. This perspective also gave us more insight into the realities of the world and what is happening since the “end of the world”. We also begin to understand a little bit more of what is going […]

 

Episode 23 – The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin part 2 Syenite

June 7, 2019 by Mangum Reads

We continue our discussion of the second of the three main perspectives in the Fifth Season by NK Jemisin. Spencer continues to be difficult with his using ‘correct’ words. All in all this had some of our favorite development of characters and relationships. This perspective also gave us more insight into the goings on in […]

 

Episode 22 – The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin part 1 Damaya

May 27, 2019 by Mangum Reads

No Spencer, mentor isn’t quite right.