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Bad Taste Book ClubDragon Flight by Anne McCaffreyThis episode the battle of nostalgia driven favourites continues fantasy/sci-fi classic Dragon Flight by Anne McCaffery.
Leah talks about her favourite things in the series from her childhood and the more questionable elements. Brie mostly struggles with the amount of capitalization of normal words. We talk about revisiting our respective problematic favs named Anne and how you can love something while acknowledging it's bonkers and has some problems.
Content Warning: Issues of consent, dubious and non-consensual sex is a common theme in these books. Also brief mentions of some fatphobia and homophobic views.
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Bad Taste Book ClubDread Nation by Justina IrelandThis week we look at Justina Ireland's book, Dread Nation, a historical zombie thriller that takes place in an alternative universe in which the Civil War ended when the dead at Gettysburg began to rise up and consume soldiers from both armies.
We discuss unreliable narrators, breathing in corsets and Brie has complicated feelings.
As promised here are a couple review from other reviewers which discuss the issues Brie raises;
https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2018/05/twitter-thread-on-justina-irelands.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_BKa_B2_hA
https://www.youtube.com/watch...2021-10-2843 min
Bad Taste Book ClubDiscount ArmageddonThis week we look at Seanan McGuires book, Discount Armageddon. We discuss why stripping is the answer, the suitability of peoples blood for sacrifice, and what sleestacks are.
You can find Seanan McGuire’s stuff here: http://www.seananmcguire.com/
2021-03-1432 minBad Taste Book ClubLeather and LaceToday we look at the freshly published Leather and Lace by Magen Cubed. We discuss the delights of tiny dogs, gay cowboys and vampire ear blushes. Leah also yells about super hell for some reason???
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Mentions of Murder, suicide and kidnapping, yelling 2021-02-1631 minBad Taste Book ClubThe Warriors ApprenticeThis months book is The Warriors Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold, We talk about war time ethics, our love of walking disasters and Brie takes a second to defend Luke Skywalker for some reason?
Content notes
this episode includes; a brief non explicit mention of suicide, discussion on rape, use of out dated language around gender and disability and discussion on war and torture.
2021-01-1730 minBad Taste Book ClubThe Vampire LestatLeah and Brie look at cult author Anne Rice’s The Vampire Lestat
Brie defends her love of all things bitey and pouty, Leah gets Philosophical and they both laugh inappropriately
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Death, suicide, animal death, sexual assault and sexual assault against a minor 2020-12-2437 minBad Taste Book ClubGive The Dark My LoveBrie and Leah look at Give The Dark My Love by Beth Revis, and are disappointed, make a plea for more research and less heteronormativity and try to convince you to write books you want to write
Content warning for plague and animal cruelty.
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2020-11-2033 minBad Taste Book ClubThe Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying VampiresBrie and Leah look at Grady Hendrix’s book, The Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampires, discuss feminism, the mundane horror of the suburbs and get really really creeped out
This Episode has a content/trigger warning for the following
Sexual Assualt
Physical abuse
Psychological abuse
Miscarriage
Child abuse
Gaslighting
Suicide
Insects
Rats
Parasites
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2020-10-1736 minBad Taste Book ClubHavemercyBrie and Leah look at Havemercy by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett. Come for the dragons, stay for the romance.
(Some odd noises courtesy of Fitz the podcast dog)2020-09-1434 minBad Taste Book ClubGideon the NinthBrie and Leah look at Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, try and decide genre, consider necromancy porn and lament a odd couple Too soon parted2020-08-1834 minBad Taste Book ClubBlack City- Lark Case filesLeah and Brie look at Christian Read’s magical noir book, enjoy a bruiser and forget the phrase unreliable narrator.2020-07-1535 minBad Taste Book ClubThe Shambling Guide to New York CityBrie and Leah take a look at Mur Lafferty’s book, discuss birds and crusade for vampire queerness.2020-06-1333 minBad Taste Book ClubSoullessLeah and Brie look at Soulless by Gail Carriger (fitz the dog makes an appearance too)2020-05-1327 min