49 min
Rite of Passage Hugo and Nebula Readership Podcast
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- Libri
Welcome to the Hugo and Nebula readership podcast where two sisters are reading their way through all - all, I say - the books in chronological order. This episode covers Rite of passage by Alexei Panshin which won the Hugo in 1969. This book is a great example of how two persons never read the same book.
Here are some time markers to guide you through the episode
01:02 Book jacket read
02:29 History Lesson
04:39 A Heinlein moment
06:44 Open discussion: another Heinlein moment
10:38 Mia: protagonist, flawed and likable
17:00 Jimmy the boyfriend
20:09 Stories within stories
22:33 The writing and we go back and do a plot summary
26:26 Predetermined endings
29:16 More characters
35:25 The trial
39:59 Four questions
43:31 Side trip: male writers of female characters and visa versa
Welcome to the Hugo and Nebula readership podcast where two sisters are reading their way through all - all, I say - the books in chronological order. This episode covers Rite of passage by Alexei Panshin which won the Hugo in 1969. This book is a great example of how two persons never read the same book.
Here are some time markers to guide you through the episode
01:02 Book jacket read
02:29 History Lesson
04:39 A Heinlein moment
06:44 Open discussion: another Heinlein moment
10:38 Mia: protagonist, flawed and likable
17:00 Jimmy the boyfriend
20:09 Stories within stories
22:33 The writing and we go back and do a plot summary
26:26 Predetermined endings
29:16 More characters
35:25 The trial
39:59 Four questions
43:31 Side trip: male writers of female characters and visa versa
49 min