Episodes
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
I think this will be the end of my H. P. Lovecraft Book Club. While there is much more I could do, I think this is a fine place to stop. For those interested, the second volume of THE MEANS TO FREEDOM completes the conversation between Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard.
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Episode 489: Neal Stephenson: Currency (1)
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
As we come to the close of the Baroque Cycle in the book CURRENCY, we get lessons in modern economics through a fascination discussion between Daniel Waterhouse and Eliza. Picking up with Eliza is welcome after the previous book in the BAROQUE CYCLE.
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
The next episode in my series looking at the letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard. This episode focuses on the summer of 1932 and a handful of massive letters dealing with issues such as war with Japan and American regionalism and folklore.
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Episode 488: Neal Stephenson: Solomon‘s Gold (3)
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
The climax to SOLOMON'S GOLD by Neal Stephenson is a heist on the Tower of London by Jack Shaftoe. For most of this section, Newton and Daniel Waterhouse are completely outclassed by their antagonist. SOLOMON' S GOLD is my least favorite book in the BAROQUE CYCLE, but it has a riveting climax.
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Episode 487: Neal Stephenson: Solomon‘s Gold (2)
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
This is part 2 of my review of SOLOMON'S GOLD, part of the BAROQUE CYCLE, by Neal Stephenson. As always it is a fun exploration of the 17th and 18th centuries. In this section, Daniel Waterhouse starts an investigative club.
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
More of my look at the Robert E. Howard-H. P. Lovecraft letters, focusing on the period from September 1931 to June 1932. We really get into explorations of American regionalism in these letters.
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Episode 486: Neal Stephenson: Solomon‘s Gold (1)
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
The final volume of Neal Stephenson's BAROQUE CYCLE begins with Daniel Waterhouse's return to England. He learns about the beginning of the Industrial Age and runs errands, while a mystery begins.
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Episode 485: Neal Stephenson: Bonanza/The Juncto (6)
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Our final look at THE CONFUSION by Neal Stephenson. These sections involve a dramatic journey across the Pacific, religious drama in the Americas and Jack Shaftoe's traumatic return to Europe. Great stuff.