The Slow Reader

Stephen Gower
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The Slow Reader is a book review podcast that covers books I'm reading at a pace that I'm comfortable with - which is a little bit slow. Listen in if you're looking for someone who reads at a pace closer to yours!

  1. Outsider by Brett Popplewell

    03/28/2024

    Outsider by Brett Popplewell

    Music in this episode: "Tree Fever" by Tha Silent Partner, from the album "Capsule Two: Plates For Nujabes (Another Platters Intermission)" License: CC BY-NC-SA The main review for this episode is "Outsider: An Old Man, a Mountain and the Search for a Hidden Past" by Brett Popplewell. I read 8 other books between the last episode (Unreconciled) and this one. They are: The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson) - 3/5 The Cartographers (Peng Shepherd) - 2/5 Skin and Other Stories (Roald Dahl) - 3/5 Moon of the Crusted Snow (Waubgeshig Rice) - 4/5 Spider-Man: Life Story (Chip Zdarsky, Mark Bagley) - 4/5 Han Solo and the Lost Legacy (Brian Daley) - 1/5 Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Silver Surfer (Roy Thomas, Stan Lee) - 1/5 Star Wars: Darth Vader - Black, White & Red (Various) - 3/5 You can read my thoughts about all of these books on my Storygraph page. Want to get in touch with me? You can find me on these social media platforms: Mastodon Bluesky Note: I'm most active on Mastodon. Support The Slow Reader by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/slow-reader Find out more at https://slow-reader.pinecast.co

    18 min
  2. Unreconciled

    10/13/2023

    Unreconciled

    In today's episode, I talk about Jesse Wente's memoir Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance (Goodreads, Storygraph). Content warning: some discussion of racism. Music in this episode: "8" by Kahwe, from Library Beats (CC BY 3.0) Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/stephen_g Mastodon: https://mstdn.ca/@srgower Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/srgower.bsky.social Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2474979-stephen-gower The Storygraph: https://thestorygraph.com/profile/srgower Support The Slow Reader by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/slow-reader Find out more at https://slow-reader.pinecast.co

    15 min
  3. Epileptic

    09/29/2023

    Epileptic

    In today's episode, I review the graphic novel omnibus "Epileptic" by David B (Goodreads, Storygraph). Music in this episode: "10" by Kahwe, from Library Beats (CC BY 3.0) Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/stephen_g Mastodon: https://mstdn.ca/@srgower Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/srgower.bsky.social Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2474979-stephen-gower The Storygraph: https://thestorygraph.com/profile/srgower Support The Slow Reader by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/slow-reader Find out more at https://slow-reader.pinecast.co

    10 min
  4. The Big Bang Theory

    09/15/2023

    The Big Bang Theory

    Back for the Fall! I read and reviewed The Big Bang Theory: An Oral History by author Jessica Radloff. I enjoyed this book and gave it 4 stars. Listen to hear more! Visit the blog for more shows: https://slowreader.art.blog Music used in this podcast episode: Mozart's Sonata No.11 performed by OnClassical (CC-SA-NC-BY) Mastodon: https://mstdn.ca/@srgower Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/srgower.bsky.social Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2474979-stephen-gower The Storygraph: https://thestorygraph.com/profile/srgower Support The Slow Reader by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/slow-reader Find out more at https://slow-reader.pinecast.co

    16 min
  5. Red Team Blues

    05/12/2023

    Red Team Blues

    In this episode, I review Cory Doctorow's latest novel Red Team Blues, Kliph Nesteroff's We Had A Little Real Estate Problem, and some comments on my current read, Isaac Asimov's Asimov's Mysteries. Music in this episode is A Night on the Town by Stefan Kartenberg - CC-BY-NC-ND. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/stephen_g Mastodon: https://mstdn.ca/@srgower Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2474979-stephen-gower The Storygraph: https://thestorygraph.com/profile/srgower Support The Slow Reader by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/slow-reader Find out more at https://slow-reader.pinecast.co

    17 min
  6. The Caves of Steel

    03/17/2023

    The Caves of Steel

    For this episode I read "The Caves of Steel" by Isaac Asimov. "Caves" is a murder mystery sci-fi story, though the mystery aspect is second fiddle to the science fiction background. This was a fun book to read and I am glad Josh Wetenkamp (https://twitter.com/wetjosh, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/science-fiction-shorts/id1466031504) recommended this to me last year. Cory Doctorow's article about "time tax": https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/10/my-time/#like-water-down-the-drain Music used in this podcast episode: Mozart's Sonata No.11 performed by OnClassical (CC-SA-NC-BY) Mastodon: https://ottawa.place/@srgower Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2474979-stephen-gower Support The Slow Reader by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/slow-reader Find out more at https://slow-reader.pinecast.co

    31 min
  7. The Spare Man

    02/03/2023

    The Spare Man

    Welcome to 2023! In this episode I do a quick wrap of 2022 and declare my favourite book from last year, and review 4 books - including The Spare Man, by Mary Robinette Kowal. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/stephen_g Mastodon: https://mstdn.ca/@srgower Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2474979-stephen-gower Support The Slow Reader by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/slow-reader Find out more at https://slow-reader.pinecast.co

    26 min
  8. Dracula & Other Books

    11/08/2022

    Dracula & Other Books

    In today's episode I cover 5 books (4 rated, one I did not finish) starting with the most recent finished book, Bram Stoker's Dracula. This crop of books turned out to be very good. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/stephen_g Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2474979-stephen-gower Support The Slow Reader by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/slow-reader Find out more at https://slow-reader.pinecast.co

    16 min
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The Slow Reader is a book review podcast that covers books I'm reading at a pace that I'm comfortable with - which is a little bit slow. Listen in if you're looking for someone who reads at a pace closer to yours!

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  • Creator
    Stephen Gower
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
  • Show Website
    The Slow Reader