Monstrous Regiment

10/10/24 • 75 min

It's all in the socks!
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett is a classic Discworld novel, exploring gender, societal expectation and... socks? We follow Polly Perks, who cuts her hair, finds a pair of trousers and goes off to war. She's only trying to find her brother, but she finds a lot more along the way.
Jen and Ellie discuss the world and dive into theme, satire and the innumerable parallels the book pulls to reality.
Upon my oath I am not an argumentative man! ⚔️

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If We Survive This - Monstrous Regiment

Transcript

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Jen: [00:00:00] Hi and welcome to If We Survive This, a podcast where we read fantasy books and discuss how likely we'd be to survive the challenges in them. A quick warning that this podcast is filled with spoilers for all aspects of the book. I'm Jen, the slightly more bookish side of the podcast, though I do have some fitness credentials.
Ellie: And I'm Ellie.
I could survive in the wild for weeks as long as I have a good audiobook.
Jen: