Episode 33: Terry Pratchett's "The Fifth Elephant"

Episode 34 March 05, 2019 01:03:14
Episode 33: Terry Pratchett's "The Fifth Elephant"
Remedial Studies
Episode 33: Terry Pratchett's "The Fifth Elephant"

Mar 05 2019 | 01:03:14

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Show Notes

The fifth installment of our Remedial Readlong has arrived. Join us as we venture out of the familiar confines of Ankh-Morpork and into the wild unknowns of Uberwald, full of waring races, lessons on the fat economy, and existential dread caused by false binaries. Talking Points: Pratchett doing Pratchett things, aka sliding in deep psychological questions amid Jokes Galore; how characters are revealed once taken out of their usual environment; the importance of varied female characters; the comfort of seeing love in middle age; the false dichotomies that plague society; how things become things; the fury of good men; and, hey, maybe we don't need to become what we were made to be.

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