Hardcover Hooligans

The Hobbit

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.

Dune Messiah

November 6th, 2023  |  1 hr 5 mins

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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.

Dune - Part 2

October 23rd, 2023  |  1 hr 15 mins

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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.

Dune - Part 1

October 9th, 2023  |  1 hr 19 mins

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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.

The Dispossessed - Part 2

September 25th, 2023  |  1 hr 14 mins

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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.

The Dispossessed - Part 1

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.

Mistborn: The Hero of Ages - Part 2

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”.

Mistborn: The Well of Ascension - Part 2

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.

Mistborn: The Well of Ascension - Part 1

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…

Mistborn: The Final Empire - Part 3

July 3rd, 2023  |  1 hr 29 mins

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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.