#29 – 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

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#28 – 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.

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#27 – 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.

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#26 – The Last Odyssey

In today's episode, I present a review of James Rollins' 2020 novel The Last Odyssey. I have read many other books in the last 6 months but I have a lot of notes to gather before I can podcast about them. Listen on for my thoughts and review of The Last Odyssey.

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#25 – Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

with Josh Wetenkamp of Science Fiction Shorts

In this episode, I review Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick - but I'm joined by special guest Josh Wetenkamp! Josh and I picked this book to review late last year, and we finally got together to read it & pick it a part. Great discussion ensued.

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#24 – 2022 Preview

Welcome to the 2022 Preview! Not much in the way of reviews today, but instead I outline my plan for the upcoming year in books for me. Although, I do have ONE review at the end of the show for the Star Trek: The Next Generation tie-in novel, Hearts & Minds by Dayton Ward.

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#23 – Year End - 2021

It's the end of 2021! That means it's time to finish up with the last couple of stories that I read. In this episode, a review of Darktown by Thomas Mullen, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and a reading of 2 B R 0 2 B by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

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#22 – The Only Good Indians

The Only Good Indians

In this episode I talk about the books I've read since the last episode, when Patrick from the Consume Us podcast joined me to talk about a book we tried to finish by a set deadline (check out Episode 22 for the titles). I also have a more in-depth review of The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones.

Links to author interviews on Jays From Home:

Books mentioned in this episode:

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#21 – The Finish Line - with Patrick from the Consume Us Podcast

In today's episode I am joined by special guest Patrick from the Consume Us podcast. We both read a book we've been pushing to get through and talk about them.

Patrick read Folk Horror: Hours Dreadful and Things Strange by Adam Scovell.

I read The Lost World by Michael Crichton.

We also mentioned a few other books:

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The Slow Reader at the Movies

Watching Sean Connery Bond movies

Episode Description

In today's Slow Reader episode, it's not about books - it's a bonus episode about movies! I recently watched The Rock, Dr. No, and From Russia With Love.

You can view my Letterboxd profile if you want to see more of my movie reviews - there aren't many.

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