Dystopian Deep Dive | The Hunger Games, Station Eleven, Delirium, & more!

01/24/23 • 54 min

Today we're talking all things dystopian books! From The Handmaids Tale to The Hunger Games, Station 11 to Delirium, dystopian books have certainly captured our attention over the years. We're doing a deep dive into dystopian books - where they originated, why they became so popular in YA fiction in the early 2000s, and their lasting legacy.
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Previous Episode

Setting & Reaching Reading Goals in 2023

We all make New Year's Resolutions, but we don't always stick to them! Did you make reading more a goal for 2023? Are you looking for our tips, tricks and suggestions to stay on track?
Whether you want to read more books, diversify your reading, join a book club or start a book podcast this year, we've got the episode for you. Maybe you're a numbers girl (like Emily) or you prefer qualitative goals (that would be Abigail), but either way we have some advice for you.
Mentioned this episode:
Online Reading Tools:
https://www.thestorygraph.com/https://www.goodreads.com/

Libby (online library tool):
https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby

If We Were Villians by M.L. Rio:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/if-we-were-villains-m-l-rio/8476867?ean=9781250095299

Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/hester-laurie-lico-albanese/17856048?ean=9781250278555If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review for us on Apple Podcasts! You can also follow us on Instagram @readirectpodcast.

Next Episode

Book Club: Spare by Prince Harry

Today we're doing a deep dive Book Club episode on Spare by Prince Harry!
We have been DYING to talk about this book, so excuse the lengthy run time on this one, but we had THOUGHTS. Many, many thoughts.
Avoid this episode if you're a Harry and Meghan hater (we are emphatically not) or if you are such a fanatic over the royal family that you will not forgive some biographical/historical errors (there are a few). Also, a disclaimer that we're taking Prince Harry at his word for this episode, and while of course there are many sides to every story, we're focusing on his side.
With all of that being said, we hope you'll enjoy this episode. If you didn't read the book, this is a great, chaotic summary of the best parts (in our humble opinions). If you read the book, and were dying to talk about it as much as we were, consider us your internet BFFs and just talk back to us in your car or on our Instagram @readirectpodcast.
Abigail mentioned the Tik Tok account, @matta_of_fact, so there's the link to that.
Books we've read recently:
Peeta's Games by igsygrace
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
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