Rite of Passage

Hugo and Nebula Readership Podcast

English - May 25, 2022 16:00 - 49 minutes - 48.4 MB - ★★★★ - 6 ratings
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Welcome to the Hugo and Nebula readership podcast where two sisters are reading their way through all - all, I say - the books in chronological order. This episode covers Rite of passage by Alexei Panshin which won the Hugo in 1969. This book is a great example of how two persons never read the same book.

Here are some time markers to guide you through the episode

01:02 Book jacket read

02:29 History Lesson

04:39 A Heinlein moment

06:44 Open discussion: another Heinlein moment

10:38 Mia: protagonist, flawed and likable

17:00 Jimmy the boyfriend

20:09 Stories within stories

22:33 The writing and we go back and do a plot summary

26:26 Predetermined endings

29:16 More characters

35:25 The trial

39:59 Four questions

43:31 Side trip: male writers of female characters and visa versa