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Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-01-02

Books mentioned on Part Two: Behind the Bastards Q&A: Year's End Edition

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Robert Evans recommended The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, The ones who walk away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin, Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler, Whipping Girl by Julia Serano, and The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi and others, and discussed Cultish by Amanda Montell.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Dispossessed

    Ursula K. Le Guin · at 29:07

    The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin is a science fiction masterpiece that follows a physicist traveling from an anarchist utopian colony to a capitalist neighboring planet, examining societal structures and human nature.

    Recommended
    “what are some of the most impactful books that you've read that you think listeners should read the dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin”
    Robert Evans Part Two: Behind the Bastards Q&A: Year's End Edition 2025-01-02
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  2. The ones who walk away from Omelas

    Ursula K. Le Guin · at 29:17

    The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin is a thought-provoking philosophical short story that examines a utopian city whose happiness depends on the perpetual suffering of a single imprisoned child.

    Recommended
    “if you also haven't read the ones who walk away from Omelas which is a short story”
    Robert Evans Part Two: Behind the Bastards Q&A: Year's End Edition 2025-01-02
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. Parable of the Talents

    Octavia E. Butler · at 29:21

    Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler is a dystopian science fiction novel depicting a fractured near-future American society.

    Recommended
    “read that parable of the sower and parable of the talents by oh god and I'm spacing on a name right now this is nothing against Octavia Butler Octavia Butler sorry I'm just bad with names folks I love Octavia Butler”
    Robert Evans Part Two: Behind the Bastards Q&A: Year's End Edition 2025-01-02
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  4. Parable of the Sower

    Octavia E. Butler · at 29:21

    Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler is a dystopian science fiction novel that follows a young woman navigating a collapsing, near-future American society defined by severe economic and environmental crises.

    Recommended
    “read that parable of the sower and parable of the talents by oh god and I'm spacing on a name right now this is nothing against Octavia Butler Octavia Butler sorry I'm just bad with names folks I love Octavia Butler”
    Robert Evans Part Two: Behind the Bastards Q&A: Year's End Edition 2025-01-02
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  5. Whipping Girl

    Julia Serano · at 29:38

    Whipping Girl by Julia Serano is a foundational feminist text that examines transmisogyny, the intersection of trans issues and traditional sexism, and the cultural policing of femininity.

    Recommended
    “I want to recommend Mia from Where It Could Happen Here show she recommended reading Whipping Girl by Julia Serrano and oh my god it's an incredible book”
    Robert Evans Part Two: Behind the Bastards Q&A: Year's End Edition 2025-01-02
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  6. Cultish

    Amanda Montell · at 29:46

    Cultish by Amanda Montell is a nonfiction book examining the linguistic tactics and psychological mechanisms used by modern cults, high-control groups, and pervasive cultural movements.

    Discussed
    “also oh we both read this book who's the ah I'm forgetting the author's name Coltish by I want to say Amanda Montel Amanda Montel Coltish was quite good Coltish was quite good”
    Robert Evans Part Two: Behind the Bastards Q&A: Year's End Edition 2025-01-02
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  7. The Water Knife

    Paolo Bacigalupi, Almarie Guerra · at 30:08

    The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi is a gripping dystopian thriller set in a near-future American Southwest ravaged by severe water shortages and corporate water wars.

    Recommended
    “here's one I haven't brought up in terms of books read the water knife by Paolo Bacigalupi I'm saying his name wrong I know but the water knife is just excellent excellent book”
    Robert Evans Part Two: Behind the Bastards Q&A: Year's End Edition 2025-01-02
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
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