Reading As Fast As We Can: The Low Stakes Podcast

Anni & Jackie
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Just two best friends, finding time to connect, recommend books (force the other to read what we want) and have a good time

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  1. 3d ago

    The Gnome is Doing His Best

    Irish curls, the “pokey phase” of parenting, eight hours of sleep somehow making everything worse, and a very serious debate over whether fall hair should be foofier—this episode begins exactly as chaotically as you would expect. Then Anni and Jackie dive into Annihilation, including the changes that made the film feel completely different from the novel, why unnamed characters matter, and why sometimes you need to sit with a story before deciding how many stars it deserves. We also talk about the unusual time-travel rules in Before the Coffee Gets Cold, sci-fi disguised as horror, post-apocalyptic Shakespeare, books purchased entirely because of their covers, gardening victories, e-readers, and the eternal dilemma: should you restart an abandoned trilogy or let AI summarize what you forgot? Books discussed include: Annihilation Before the Coffee Gets Cold Shroud Automatic Noodle The River Has Roots Evocation Dreadful Four Janes Nights at the Circus Station Eleven Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang The Priory of the Orange Tree The Faded Sun Trilogy …and many more. Come hang out with us for a funny, spoiler-filled conversation about science fiction, fantasy, adaptations, questionable cover design, reading slumps, parenting, and all the tangents that happen along the way. Subscribe for more low-stakes conversations, chaotic recommendations, and honest reactions from two friends reading as fast as they can. ⚠️ Spoilers for Annihilation and its film adaptation. #BookTube #ReadingPodcast #SciFiBooks #FantasyBooks #Annihilation #BookRecommendations #BooksToMovies #ReadingVlog

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Just two best friends, finding time to connect, recommend books (force the other to read what we want) and have a good time

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