In each episode I discuss around 100 pages from the works of American writers. Contact me at hundredpagescast@gmail.com
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 101: I Will Fear No Evil (Part 3)
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Part three of my thoughts on I WILL FEAR NO EVIL by Robert A. Heinlein.Door Evan Lampe
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Episode 662: James Baldwin: No Name in the Street
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My quick review of James Baldwin's excellent essay NO NAME IN THE STREET. The last 20 pages of this essay are particularly hard hitting and remain meaningful.Door Evan Lampe
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 100: I Will Fear No Evil (Part 2)
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Boy does this book drag on. Lots of good stuff, but Robert A. Heinlein seems to take his precious time getting there. Is I WILL FEAR NO EVIL a sign of what will come later in his works?Door Evan Lampe
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 99: I Will Fear No Evil (Part 1)
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Part 1 of 4 of my review of I WILL FEAR NO EVIL by Robert A. Heinlein. I wonder how other recent readers of this book look back on it. Obviously the novel deals with gender in sexuality in transgressive ways, but it also seems very old fashioned in its approach.Door Evan Lampe
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Episode 661: James Baldwin: The Fire Next Time (1963)
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Brief thoughts on James Baldwin's 1963 essay THE FIRE NEXT TIME and its place in American history.Door Evan Lampe
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Episode 660: James Baldwin: Nobody Knows My Name, More Notes of a Native Son
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In this episode I review James Baldwin's collection of essays NOBODY KNOWS MY NAME: MORE NOTES OF A NATIVE SON. These essays bridge his time in Paris to his engagement in the discourse on civil rights in America.Door Evan Lampe
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 98: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Part 3)
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The conclusion to my review of THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS. In the next episode we will being a four part dive into I WILL FEAR NO EVIL.Door Evan Lampe
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 97: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Part 2)
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Part two of my review of THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS by Robert A. Heinlein. In this episode, I cover the revolt on the Moon and some of the political theory at the heart of the novel, both the spoken and unspoken parts.Door Evan Lampe
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 96: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Part 1)
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Part 1 of 3 of my review of THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS, one of Heinlein's most famous and well-regarded books. Often billed a libertarian novel, is it better to look at it as anti-colonial? Can it be both?Door Evan Lampe
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Episode 659: James Baldwin: Notes of a Native Son
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We begin our look at James Baldwin's essays with his 1955 collection NOTES OF A NATIVE SON. Some of the topics explored in this collection are black representation in culture, expat life in Paris, and political life in Harlem.Door Evan Lampe
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 95: Farnham's Freehold (Second Half)
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The second part of my review of FARNHAM'S FREEHOLD by Robert A. Heinlein. I really struggled with this book, but think it reveals the fundamental problem with Heinlein's relationship with the American past.Door Evan Lampe
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 94: Farnham's Freedhold (First Half)
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I talk a bit about GLORY ROAD to finish up my thoughts on that novel, but I have decided to move onto Heinlein's FARNHAM'S FREEDHOLD. Is it his worst novel? Maybe not, but it is sure is trying hard. We will see what the second half gives us.Door Evan Lampe
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 93: Glory Road (First Half)
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I had hoped to talk about the first half of GLORY ROAD by Robert A. Heinlein, but I ended up talking about most of the events of the book. It is definitely one that needs to be unpacked for some of the larger discussions we are having about Heinlein.Door Evan Lampe
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Episode 658: James Baldwin: Going to Meet the Man (2)
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In this episode I review the final four stories of GOING TO MEET THE MAN by James Baldwin. This episode includes my look at the titular story, which remains one of the most well-known and widely read of Baldwin's works.Door Evan Lampe
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Episode 657: James Baldwin: Going to Meet the Man (1)
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In this episode I talk about the first four stories of the great collection by James Baldwin GOING TO MEET THE MAN.Door Evan Lampe
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Episode 656: James Baldwin: Another Country (4)
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The final episode of my review of ANOTHER COUNTRY by James Baldwin. This novel deserves to be remembered as one of the best of the later 20th century.Door Evan Lampe
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Episode 655: James Baldwin: Another Country (Part 3)
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Part three of my review of the wonderful novel ANOTHER COUNTRY by James Baldwin. In this section, Eric returns to New York and crisis deepens in the relationships of our main characters Ida, Vivaldo, Cass, and Richard.Door Evan Lampe
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 92: Podkayne of Mars
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In this episode I take a quick look at the excellent short novel by Robert A. Heinlein PODKAYNE OF MARS. It is one of my favorite Heinlein novels I have read and it really seems Heinlein can write young characters well, just not young men.Door Evan Lampe
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Part two of my review of ANOTHER COUNTRY by James Baldwin. For a novel that is just exploring transgressive romantic relationships (and some square relationships too), it is an enthralling journey.Door Evan Lampe
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This teeny tiny short story by Robert A. Heinlein also seems to be the last short story we will look at in this series. From here on out it will be wild novels. But this is a nice story to end with.Door Evan Lampe
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Episode 653: James Baldwin: Another Country (1)
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This episode is part one of my four part review of ANOTHER COUNTRY by James Baldwin, a novel about race, sex, and art set in Greenwich Village. It is excellent.Door Evan Lampe
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 90: Stranger in a Strange Land (Part 3)
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Sorry for the delay in uploads. ANOTHER COUNTRY and work has been keeping me busier than I thought. But here is the conclusion to my review of STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND by Robert A. Heinlein. One thing I never really talked much about in the review is cannibalism, but that is just a symptom of how much this book has to talk about.…
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 89: Stranger in a Strange Land (Part 2)
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In this episode I look at the middle third of Robert A. Heinlein's STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND. We take a closer look at the word "grok" and its in-world meaning.Door Evan Lampe
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Robert A. Heinlein: Episode 88: Stranger in a Strange Land (Part 1)
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In this episode I begin my look at Robert A. Heinlein's STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND. We will have a lot to talk about over these three episodes as this is a thematically rich book. The first third of the book is doing a lot of set up and drags at times, but nevertheless this one is worth attempting.Door Evan Lampe
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Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 87: All You Zombies
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I am a bit backed up in producing episodes because I am wrangling with two larger novels (STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND and ANOTHER COUNTRY). Hopefully those episodes will be ready next week. For now, we can look at Heinlein's short story "All You Zombies", a time travel story with a trans twist.Door Evan Lampe
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