Words About Books
Words About Books is a podcast where two wannabe writers read and discuss books. Read along with us, or just enjoy the show! New episodes every Sunday.
Episodes
467 episodes
Talking About Tolkien - Appendix A (Part 5)
Let's talk about the Horse Lords of Rohan and how Helm became Hammerhand
Jane the Killer 2: Scars of Infinity
Jane the Killer (the good one) came back to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and she's all out of bubblegum.
Nate Discusses Pokemon Adventures Vol 1-3.
Nate! Nate the Great! It's the hap-hap-happiest time of the year! The time where everyone collectively tunes in to listen to one man discuss topics way too in-depth and another man slowly dies inside! It's Nate's Nightmare November! This week w...
The Russian Sleep Experiment
There lived a certain man in Russia long agoHe was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glowMost people look at him with terror and with fearBecause he was subjected to a horrible sleep experiment and tore out his own organs.
Talking About Tolkien - Appendix A (Part 4)
We talk about the Stewards of Gondor and the Courtship of Aragorn and Arwen.
Discussing Frankenstein by Mary Shelly (Part 2)
Victor Frankenstein's problems seem to have caught up with him and no amount of fear swooning is going to save him.
Discussing Frankenstein by Mary Shelly (Part 1)
We're finally tackling the classic Frankenstein by Mary Shelly. A story in which a scientists life is ruined through absolutely no fault of his own, he swears.
Discussing Jackal by Erin E Adams
It's that time of year again. The days grow shorter and the veil grows thin. This week we're covering some hometown folk horror, specifically from MY hometown.
Discussing Mage Errant - The Jewel of the Endless Erg by John Bierce
We're discussing book 2 of John Bierce's Mage Errant series. Will Nate be able to deploy his catchphrase? Will Ben escape from The Crystal Dimension? Find out on this exciting episode of Words About Books
Talking About Tolkien - Appendix A (Part 1)
Any hope of getting through these Appendices quickly is soon abandoned. Ben and Nate discuss the founding and fall of Numenor which accounts for like 6% of Appendix A.
Discussing Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (Part II)
This week we save humanity while inventing new words for the deeds we've done. Truely a heartwarming tale of a child's triumph over his human tormentors and nothing else.
Discussing Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
This week the boys talk about being a boy and the struggles of coming of age while constantly being messed with by all the adults around you. The only option available is, of course, overwhelming force. We're going to win this battle and all ot...
WAOB - Discussing The Corpus Hermeticum (Part 2)
We continue Chy's initiation into the mysteries of Hermes Trismegistus.
Discussing Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Part 2)
Much like actual RPG's level 2 is kind of just there to space out level one and level three.Thumbnail by Jason Rumpff https://www.artstation.com/jrumpff64
Discussing Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Part 1)
Dungeon Crawler Carl...greatest literary epic of our age or overrated generic litrpg. What do you think? Thumbnail by Jason Rumpff https://www.artstation.com/jrumpff64
Discussing Artemis by Andy Weir
You've seen men struggle to write women before, but have you seen them struggle to write women...on the moon?
Discussing Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
This week we're discussing a book that jumps around a bit by talking in a way that jumps around a bit. It's one of the few non-fiction books we cover and I get why. I figured it out.
Talking About Tolkien - The Grey Havens (Return, 6-9)
I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
Discussing Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
This is what the patrons wanted. I hope that this is what they wanted. Be sure to let Ben know how wrong he is for his opinions. Not Nate though.
Discussing The Way of Hermes - Corpus Hermeticum (Part 1)
Ben and Chy discuss The Way of Hermes. A new(ish) translation of The Corpus Hermeticum and The Definitions of Hermes Trismegistus to Asclepius. Don't know what these things are? I'm honestly not sure if anyone does.*Correction to episod...
Talking About Tolkien - The Scouring of the Shire (Return, 6-8)
How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand... there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep, that have taken hold... Others can ...
