43 min
Riverworld Hugo and Nebula Readership Podcast
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In this episode of the Hugo and Nebula Readership Podcast the two sisters are reading To Your Scattered Bodies Go or Riverworld by Philip Jose Farmer. It won the Hugo in 1972. The reason for the double name is that the first book - To your scattered bodies go - is now rarely published by itself but can be more easily found with its series under the series name - Riverworld. In this novel filled with historical characters, we ultimately were awash with questions. Listen and find out why.
Here are some time markers for you:
01:24 Book jacket read
03:50 History lesson
10:39 Big Themes
13:10 Other peoples’ reviews - did that help us?
18:44 Protagonist and friends
23:40 Storyline and pacing and world-building, oh my
26:15 Adaptations and games
29:00 Suicide express and characters
31:20 Action writer, pulp writer
34:50 Women Characters - well, it’s a thing
43:40 Four Questions
In this episode of the Hugo and Nebula Readership Podcast the two sisters are reading To Your Scattered Bodies Go or Riverworld by Philip Jose Farmer. It won the Hugo in 1972. The reason for the double name is that the first book - To your scattered bodies go - is now rarely published by itself but can be more easily found with its series under the series name - Riverworld. In this novel filled with historical characters, we ultimately were awash with questions. Listen and find out why.
Here are some time markers for you:
01:24 Book jacket read
03:50 History lesson
10:39 Big Themes
13:10 Other peoples’ reviews - did that help us?
18:44 Protagonist and friends
23:40 Storyline and pacing and world-building, oh my
26:15 Adaptations and games
29:00 Suicide express and characters
31:20 Action writer, pulp writer
34:50 Women Characters - well, it’s a thing
43:40 Four Questions
43 min