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
278 episodes
Discussing Goosebumps - Welcome to Dead House by RL Stine
For a variety of reasons, Ben has decided to give Goosebumps one more try. We're going back to where it all began: Welcome to Deadhouse. Will RL Stine be redeemed, or was Goosebumps truly just a fad? Find out on this exciting episode of Words A...
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Season 5
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Episode 41
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1:50:09
Talking About Tolkien - A Conspiracy Unmasked (Fellowship, Ch5)
Turns out Frodo is really bad at keeping secrets. Now 5 innocent ponies are about to enter into the adventure of a lifetime.
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23:18
Discussing Opus by Satoshi Kon
This week the boys check out a manga. Opus by Satoshi Kon. Get ready for a story within a story within a narrative within a podcast.
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Season 5
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Episode 40
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55:57
Talking About Tolkien - A Shortcut to Mushrooms (Fellowship, Ch4)
A Ringwraith tramples farmer Maggot's fields and you won't believe what happens next. Also, is it just me, or is this episode a little too long?
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43:35
Nate Discusses Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
This week the BAD BOY OF PODCASTING Nate talks about a Chess romance book with Ben, who is just trying to provide for his family. If you want to join the patreon so that you can vote in great books like this, go do that. Right away. 'K bye.
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Season 5
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Episode 39
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1:30:26
Talking About Tolkien - Three is Company (Fellowship, Ch3)
Frodo meets an elf and we somehow wind up revisiting the entire 10,000 year history of the Noldor.
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1:03:36
Discussing William Gibson's Unused Screenplay for Alien 3
Ben and Nate share their thoughts on William Gibsons's unused screenplay for Alien 3, a film that is hated by the fanbase. Could Gibson have done it better? Yeah, probably, but it's still kind of mid. You wanna hear about how my landlord took o...
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Season 5
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Episode 38
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1:02:00
Talking About Tolkien - The Shadow of the Past (Fellowship Ch2)
Gandalf's back and he has some explaining to do.
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1:19:53
A Night With Ben & Nate: Dune Post-Mortem
Words About Dune is over. Well, mostly. This is the finale where we wrap up talking about the book series that Ben started this podcast for. This whole thing has been an excuse to force someone to read Dune so he could talk to someone about it....
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Season 5
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Episode 37
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1:11:53
Talking About Tolkien - A Long Expected Party (Fellowship Ch1)
Bilbo throws the largest party that the Shire has ever seen. Nate wonders if it is irresponsible to use the weapon of The Enemy to annoy your terrible relatives.
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48:54
Continuing to Discuss Chapterhouse: Dune by Frank Herbert
This week we wrap up our discussion of Chapterhouse: Dune. We leave the series on a bit of a downer note with our heroes (or whatever we would call them) taking off in a No Ship while the Bene Gesserit and Honored Matre leadership becomes one. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 36
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1:40:00
Talking About Tolkien - Prologue (The Fellowship of the Ring)
First, we're going to check back in with the gang from The Hobbit and see where they are now. Then we're going to get a little refresher on Hobbit lore.
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1:02:24
Discussing Chapterhouse Dune by Frank Herbert (Dune VI) Part I
Welcome back, Dune fanatics! This week, Ben and Nate tackle the mind-bending first half of Frank Herbert’s Chapterhouse: Dune. With the Bene Gesserit teetering on the edge of annihilation and the Honored Matres breathing down ...
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Season 5
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Episode 35
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1:34:52
Discussing The Old Man and The Sea
In honor of "Back to School" month, we're talking about The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. Will this book be the one that finally changes the boys' minds on fancy-pants literary fiction? The answer may surprise you.
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Season 5
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Episode 34
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52:05
Discussing American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Part 2)
We conclude our revisit of American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Since the first time I read this book, I've changed. The way I think about Neil Gaiman has certainly changed. The real question is, will my earlier review of the book change?
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Season 5
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Episode 33
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1:40:11
Discussing American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Part 1)
Ben revisits American Gods in the wake of the allegations against Neil Gaiman to see if learning something terrible about one of his favorite authors will change his interpretation of a text he enjoyed so much he bought it twice.
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Season 5
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Episode 32
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1:29:44
Ben Discusses Pendragon: The Merchant of Death by D.J. MacHale Part II
We're back! Ben is wrapping up our discussion of the first book of the Pendragon series. What does Ben think about it? Is it any good? I could tell you, but it's really better if you experience it for yourself.
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Season 5
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Episode 31
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1:03:01
Ben Talks About Pendragon: The Merchant of Death by D. J. MacHale Part I
This episode was ready at midnight but we got engrossed in mummy hunting and, well, whoops. Anyway this week we talk about the other Christmas book, the one Nate got for Ben. It's the first book of the Pendragon series! Does anybody else rememb...
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Season 5
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Episode 30
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1:12:59
Talking About Tolkien - The Last Stage (The Hobbit, Ch19)
The final chapter of The Hobbit, in which we learn never to trust the Sackville-Bagginses. This one made me a little emotional guys. Is it normal for a book to make you feel feelings?
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19:11
Discussing The Monogram Murders (A Hercule Poirot Mystery) by Sophie Hannah
Last Christmas Ben gifted Nate The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah. Hannah was given the Christie estate's blessing to write new Hercule Poirot mysteries. Will this gift be a thoughtful and heartfelt token of friendship? Or will it be like ev...
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Season 5
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Episode 29
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1:16:32
Talking About Tolkien - The Return Journey (The Hobbit, Ch18)
Why does it hurt so much? Because it was real.
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22:21
PATREON ORIGINAL: Discussing Dead Moon by Peter Clines
Ben is dying of pneumonia so this week we had to go with a bonus episode from the old patreon vault. I'm not sure if this is something that inspires you to donate money to the patreon but this is what we do over there. We release episodes of bo...
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Season 5
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Episode 28
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1:28:39
Talking About Tolkien - The Clouds Burst (The Hobbit, Ch 17)
Thorin tries to murder Bilbo, and a war for control of The Lonely Mountain begins.
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27:39
Discussing Noir by Christopher Moore (Part 2)
This week we continue our discussion of Noir by Christopher Moore. In this episode we learn the truth about what happened in Roswell in 1947. We also learn what a "cornet" is.
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Season 5
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Episode 26
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38:23
Discussing Noir by Christopher Moore (Part 1)
Content Warning: Sexual ThemesChristopher Moore is back with another book. It's fine. A mediocre man cracks wise while getting increasingly over his head in trouble. He'll probably be bailed out at the end by supernatural forces of whic...
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Season 5
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Episode 25
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1:20:01