Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2023-02-18
Books mentioned on Hollywood’s Message Is Dead - Critical Drinker - #591
Critical Drinker is a movie critic, an analyst of modern entertainment media and a YouTuber. Cinema is no longer just about entertainment, it's now a platform for social and cultural ideologies to be pushed through.
Chris Williamson discussed In a World of Ice, She Will Burn by Elly Blake and Fire by Kristin Cashore. Critical Drinker discussed Dune by Frank Herbert.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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In a World of Ice, She Will Burn
Discussed“I listened I've actually just finished I think it called a world of Ice and Fire oh whatever whatever the prequel book is that this series of House of the Dragon is based on so I got super into it and I said oh I'm gonna get the book and listen to it”
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Fire
Fire is a multi-referential title often tied to various prominent nonfiction works and fantasy literature discussed across different podcasts.
Discussed“I listened I've actually just finished I think it called a world of Ice and Fire oh whatever whatever the prequel book is that this series of House of the Dragon is based on so I got super into it and I said oh I'm gonna get the book and listen to it”
Where to get it
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Dune
Dune by Frank Herbert is a landmark science fiction epic following young Paul Atreides on a desert planet rich in a vital resource called spice, serving as an allegory for empire and resource extraction.
Discussed“probably Dune two I'll be interested to watch that because I very much enjoyed the first one and uh yeah I think that's uh that's hopefully gonna be good you know I've read the book and uh and loved it like as a teenager so it's it's nice to see a good adaptation on screen”
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