8: The Vampire Lestat

This episode the battle of nostalgia driven favourites continues fantasy/sci-fi classic Dragon Flight by Anne McCaffery. Leah talks about her favourite things in the series from her childhood and the more questionable elements. Brie mostly struggles with the amount of capitalization of normal words. We talk about revisiting our respective problematic favs named Anne and how you can love something while acknowledging it's bonkers and has some problems. Content Warning: Issues of consent, dubious and non-consensual sex is a common theme in these books. Also brief mentions of some fatphobia and homophobic views.  Additional Note: This episode was recorded months before the news of Anne Rice's passing, who comes up a bit in this episode. She was huge influence on genre fiction and her works mean a lot to Brie. However, she is also a complicated person to be a fan of and we speak pretty flippantly about that. RIP Anne Rice, you cast a long shadow and impacted many. So long and thanks for all the vampires. 

This week we look at Justina Ireland's book, Dread Nation, a historical zombie thriller that takes place in an alternative universe in which the Civil War ended when the dead at Gettysburg began to rise up and consume soldiers from both armies. We discuss unreliable narrators, breathing in corsets and Brie has complicated feelings. As promised here are a couple review from other reviewers which discuss the issues Brie raises; https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2018/05/twitter-thread-on-justina-irelands.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_BKa_B2_hAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy2388CLmIk You can find us on twitter @badtastebookpod or send us an email at [email protected] 

This week we look at Seanan McGuires book, Discount Armageddon. We discuss why stripping is the answer, the suitability of peoples blood for sacrifice, and what sleestacks are. You can find Seanan McGuire’s stuff here: http://www.seananmcguire.com/

Today we look at the freshly published Leather and Lace by Magen Cubed.  We discuss the delights of tiny dogs, gay cowboys and vampire ear blushes. Leah also yells about super hell for some reason??? Content notesMentions of Murder, suicide and kidnapping, yelling 

This months book is The Warriors Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold, We talk about war time ethics, our love of walking disasters and Brie takes a second to defend Luke Skywalker for some reason?Content notesthis episode includes; a brief non explicit mention of suicide, discussion on rape, use of out dated language around gender and disability and discussion on war and torture.

Leah and Brie look at cult author Anne Rice’s The Vampire LestatBrie defends her love of all things bitey and pouty, Leah gets Philosophical and they both laugh inappropriatelyTell us what you love or hate about this book https://twitter.com/badtastebookpodContent notes.This episode contains discussions of:Death, suicide, animal death, sexual assault and sexual assault against a minor 

Brie and Leah look at Give The Dark My Love by Beth Revis, and are disappointed, make a plea for more research and less heteronormativity and try to convince you to write books you want to writeContent warning for plague and animal cruelty.Like and subscribe! Or don’t like and still subscribe, we’re not fussy

Brie and Leah look at Grady Hendrix’s book, The Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampires, discuss feminism, the mundane horror of the suburbs and get really really creeped outThis Episode has a content/trigger warning for the followingSexual AssualtPhysical abusePsychological abuseMiscarriage Child abuseGaslightingSuicideInsectsRatsParasitesYou can contact us @badtastebookpod on twitter

Brie and Leah look at Havemercy by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett. Come for the dragons, stay for the romance.(Some odd noises courtesy of Fitz the podcast dog)

Brie and Leah look at Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, try and decide genre, consider necromancy porn and lament a odd couple Too soon parted