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Pleasant Evenings Book Club // Sabres of Paradise (Part 3) 1:33:09

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The ending to Sabres of Paradise offers a sober counterpart to the high passions of the previous two parts. The story of a rebellion that even in defeat refuses to be forgotten shifts into the story of a man who, in captivity, refuses to sacrifice his dignity and faces his new life and coming death with grace few can imitate. We count down all the …

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Mobile Suit Book Club - Victory Gundam (Part 2) 1:24:52

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It won't be the last we see of it, but this is as far as the Universal Century goes. In some ways compromised but never boring or lacking ambition, Victory Gundam is a true Tomino original and one of our favorite things that we've covered so far. For this discussion we discuss the motivations of colonization's middle-managers, inter-generational co…

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Sabres of Paradise by Lesley Blanch // Part 2 1:23:39

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Part two of Lesley Blanch's Sabres of Paradise is takes us beyond beyond introductions and scene setting and places the reader in the middle of the push and pull of rebellion. (Though many scenes are still set and characters introduced in Lesley Blanch's signature prose). The Russians acclimate to fighting in the Caucasus and the people of the Cauc…

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Mobile Suit Book Club // Victory Gundam (Part 1) 1:26:45

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Mobile Suit Victory Gundam found yet another way to escalate many of the themes and motifs that defined Gundam. The young pilot is only 13! The main crew is such a scrappy resistance that their base of operations is a big truck! The battles depict more desperation and destruction from the perspective of people that simply want to live normal lives.…

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Sabres of Paradise by Leslie Blanch (Part 1) 1:15:21

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Leslie Blanch's epic biography of Imam Shamyl and the Russo-Caucasian struggle that defined his life for almost 30 years is now mostly remembered for having been a major influence on Frank Herbert's Dune, but it's place as a classic of literary history-writing deserves to be celebrated. Blanch's ambition to cover such a complicated period of time s…

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Mobile Suit Book Club // Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory 1:20:55

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The second of the Gundam OVAs cements what War in the Pocket had confirmed: that the world of Gundam is rich and exciting enough to sustain and inspire many stories outside of Tomino's original vision. In this case, it is to tell a relatively straightforward wartime melodrama. We discuss the highs and lows of this series. And using the negative pro…

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Ice by Anna Kavan 1:35:35

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Really proud of how this one came out. Ice is an incredibly slippery novel to try to pin down. The book teeters back and forth between dark anti-romance, bleak rumination on a dying world, and on one occasion, a James Bond parody(?) The story itself is unsteady about its facts and chronology, employing some perspective altering rug-pulls. We had an…

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01 - The Pickwickians 13:36

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02 - The first Day's Journey, and the first Evening's Adventures; with their Consequences 3:37

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03 - A New Acquaintance--The Stroller's Tale--A Disagreeable Interruption, And An Unpleasant Encounter 28:44

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04 - A Field Day and Bivouac--More new Friends--An Invitation to the Country 27:52

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05 - A short one--Showing, among other Matters, how Mr. Pickwick undertook to drive, and Mr. Winkle to ride, and how they both did it 22:07

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06 - An old-fashioned Card-party--The Clergyman's verses--The Story of the Convict's Return 33:31

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07 - How Mr. Winkle, instead of shooting at the Pigeon and killing the Crow, shot at the Crow and wounded the Pigeon; how the Dingley Dell Cricket Club played All-Muggleton, and how All-Muggleton dined ... 32:18

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08 - Strongly illustrative of the Position, that the Course of True Love is not a Railway 29:22

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09 - A Discovery and a Chase 20:06

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10 - Clearing up all Doubts (if any existed) of the Disinterestedness of Mr. A. Jingle's Character 30:14

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11 - Involving another Journey, and an Antiquarian Discovery; Recording Mr. Pickwick's Determination to be present at an Election; and containing a Manuscript of the old Clergyman's 42:08

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12 - Descriptive of a very important Proceeding on the Part of Mr. Pickwick; no less an Epoch in his Life, than in this History 13:42

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13 - Some Account of Eatanswill; of the State of Parties therein; and of the Election of a Member to serve in Parliament for that ancient, loyal, and patriotic Borough 41:08

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14 - Comprising a brief Description of the Company at the Peacock assembled; and a Tale told by a Bagman 37:54

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15 - In which is given a faithful Portraiture of two distinguished Persons; and an accurate Description of a public Breakfast in their House and Grounds: which public Breakfast leads to the Recognition ... 31:22

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16 - Too full of Adventure to be briefly described 40:57

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17 - Showing that an Attack of Rheumatism, in some Cases, acts as a Quickener to inventive Genius 21:02

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18 - Briefly illustrative of two Points; first, the Power of Hysterics, and, secondly, the Force of Circumstances 23:43

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19 - A pleasant Day with an unpleasant Termination 31:29

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20 - Showing how Dodson and Fogg were Men of Business, and their Clerks Men of pleasure; and how an affecting Interview took place between Mr. Weller and his long-lost Parent; showing also what Choice ... 35:47

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21 - In which the old Man launches forth into his favourite Theme, and relates a Story about a queer Client 41:40

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Mobile Suit Book Club // Gundam F91 1:04:01

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Our initial reaction of F91 was as a beautiful but flawed movie. A stylish and emotional evolution of the themes and aesthetics of Gundam that never truly got to bloom. In way that lost potential somehow makes F91 an even more alluring and curious artifact that has only grown in our estimation since our initial reaction. This recording is closer to…

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22 - Mr. Pickwick journeys to Ipswich and meets with a romantic Adventure with a middle-aged Lady in yellow Curl-papers 36:00

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23 - In which Mr. Samuel Weller begins to devote his Energies to the Return Match between himself and Mr. Trotter 19:13

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24 - Wherein Mr. Peter Magnus grows jealous, and the middle-aged Lady apprehensive, which brings the Pickwickians within the Grasp of the Law 34:45

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25 - Showing, among a Variety of pleasant Matters, how majestic and impartial Mr. Nupkins was; and how Mr. Weller returned Mr. Job Trotter's Shuttlecock as heavily as it came--With another Matter, which ... 40:14

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26 - Which contains a brief Account of the Progress of the Action of Bardell against Pickwick 14:49

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27 - Samuel Weller makes a Pilgrimage to Dorking, and beholds his Mother-in-law 21:58

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28 - A good-humoured Christmas Chapter, containing an Account of a Wedding, and some other Sports beside: which although in their Way even as good Customs as Marriage itself, are not quite so religiously ... 49:24

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29 - The Story of the Goblins who stole a Sexton 24:41

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30 - How the Pickwickians made and cultivated the Acquaintance of a Couple of nice young Men belonging to one of the liberal Professions; how they disported themselves on the Ice; and how their Visit came ... 27:05

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31 - Which is all about the Law, and sundry Great Authorities learned therein 35:35

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32 - Describes, far more fully than the Court Newsman ever did, a Bachelor's Party, given by Mr. Bob Sawyer at his Lodgings in the Borough 30:38

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33 - Mr. Weller the elder delivers some Critical Sentiments respecting Literary Composition; and, assisted by his Son Samuel, pays a small Instalment of Retaliation to the Account of the Reverend Gentleman ... 37:51

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34 - Is wholly devoted to a full and faithful Report of the memorable Trial of Bardell against Pickwick 58:13

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35 - In which Mr. Pickwick thinks he had better go to Bath; and goes accordingly 34:17

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The Stranger by Albert Camus 2:04:53

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It's hard to find new things to say about The Stranger. Occupying a space of historical importance in literature, philosophy, and youth culture across three continents and ultimately around the world, The Stranger is enduringly popular (especially so among people who lack the self awareness to consider whether their opinions are worth sharing). It'…