Hardcover Hooligans

Driven insane by genre fiction.

About the show

Two comedians and book-lovers read, review, and roast all kinds of genre fiction.

From classic fantasy and sci-fi to the latest #booktok trend, we'll read ANYTHING and then make sure you hear about it.

Episodes and Blog Entries

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    The Hobbit

    Episode  |  November 20th, 2023  |  1 hr 28 mins
    book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review, tolkien

    Mc and Danylo read a classic in the fantasy genre, which is also a classic in the “cheating at riddle games to get over-powered jewelry” genre.

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    Dune Messiah

    Episode  |  November 6th, 2023  |  1 hr 5 mins
    book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, geek, review, sci-fi

    After the baffling conclusion of Dune, Danylo and Mc read the sequel, Dune Messiah. We get the satisfying conclusion of the epic story of Paul Muad’Dib Atreides, as well as a bunch of weird 1960s sci-fi pervert stuff.

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    Dune - Part 2

    Episode  |  October 23rd, 2023  |  1 hr 15 mins
    book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, geek, review, sci-fi

    The sweeping, epic adventure story of Paul “Muad’Dib” Atreides just suddenly kinda…ends. And he wins. And beats everyone. And becomes emperor. Okay.
    Danylo and Mc talk about Dune’s legacy, lasting impact, and how Frank Herbert doesn’t know what women talk about when there are no men around.

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    Dune - Part 1

    Episode  |  October 9th, 2023  |  1 hr 19 mins
    book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, geek, review, sci-fi

    Kwisatz Haderach. Bene Gesserit. Fremen. Melange. Muad’Dib. The C.H.O.A.M. Company.
    What do these goofy words even mean? Find out on this week’s episode.
    Hint: they’re all things in the novel Dune, by Frank Herbert.

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    The Dispossessed - Part 2

    Episode  |  September 25th, 2023  |  1 hr 14 mins
    book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, geek, review, sci-fi

    We return to the twin moons of Urras and Anarres to see if capitalism and ownership have poisoned our interpersonal and societal relationships (spoiler alert: yes).

    But there’s still kind of a happy ending??? Based. 10/10.

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    The Dispossessed - Part 1

    Episode  |  September 11th, 2023  |  1 hr 20 mins
    book, comedy, criticism, discussion, geek, review, sci-fi

    If you want to have constant thoughts about the horrors of our capitalist and governmental systems, then this book is for you. And if you already do that, well…here’s more of that.

    Danylo and Mc read Ursula K. Le Guin’s classic sci-fi book, The Dispossessed, and have to resist the urge to tell everyone they know that money, laws, and owning things is fake actually.

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    Mistborn: The Hero of Ages - Part 2

    Episode  |  August 28th, 2023  |  1 hr 51 mins
    book, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review

    Danylo and Mc finally finish the Mistborn Trilogy and crawl out from under the debris of the Sanderlanche™. They give their thoughts on the book and the trilogy as a whole and, oh boy, do they have a lot of thoughts.

    They also “read” the novella Mistborn: A Secret History as a special “treat”.

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    Mistborn: The Hero of Ages - Part 1

    Episode  |  August 14th, 2023  |  1 hr 44 mins

    Danylo and Mc are almost at the end of a fantasy trilogy and still nothing important is happening. Your Favorite Mistborn Characters™ do nothing but walk from place to place, gather information, and sit around. Isn’t the world supposed to be ending?

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    Mistborn: The Well of Ascension - Part 2

    Episode  |  July 31st, 2023  |  1 hr 56 mins
    book, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review

    Danylo and Mc lose their minds a little bit in this episode. They vent about how insane Brandon Sanderson’s writing choices are, and how his Mormonism seems to seep into every aspect of his writing.
    We’re sorry it’s so long. We hope it makes sense.

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    Mistborn: The Well of Ascension - Part 1

    Episode  |  July 17th, 2023  |  1 hr 55 mins
    book, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review

    Mc and Danylo start the second book in the Mistborn Trilogy. They finally feel like they’re reading a real book, except for the part when our hero inexplicably punches a dog in the head. And then it starts unraveling from there…

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    Mistborn: The Final Empire - Part 3

    Episode  |  July 3rd, 2023  |  1 hr 29 mins
    book, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review

    Danylo and Mc finish their read-through of Mistborn. They discuss its flaws, its weirdness, and what, if anything, this book is actually about. Hint: it’s not just cool metal magic.

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    Mistborn: The Final Empire - Part 2

    Episode  |  July 3rd, 2023  |  1 hr 45 mins
    book, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review

    Danylo and Mc continue their read-through of Mistborn. Mc finds the endless magic tutorials grating. Danylo starts to regret the decision to re-read a book he initially liked. They both ponder why people love this book so much.

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    Mistborn: The Final Empire - Part 1

    Episode  |  July 3rd, 2023  |  1 hr 18 mins
    book, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review

    In our debut episode, we read a book that’s consistently recommended on the internet for anyone starting in the fantasy genre: Mistborn, by Brandon Sanderson.