![Strange Horizons artwork](https://is4-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PodcastSource115/v4/7f/92/e6/7f92e62b-a52a-3d38-5a0a-5fb5937c4eda/fe45a402-7db6-449d-aaa5-7dc456e08872.jpg/100x100bb.jpg)
Critical Friends: Episode 7
Strange Horizons
English - June 19, 2023 21:54 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MBScience Fiction Fiction Arts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Critical Friends: Episode 6
In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, Aisha and Dan discuss what happens when books make you work. How does a reader know whether to persevere with a book when at first they're not sure of it? How can we decide if a book really isn't working on its own terms—or whether we're missing something and need to pay closer attention? And how can a critical reader check their own expectations to assess a text fairly? Expect discussion of Susannah Clarke, Yuri Herrera, Christopher Priest, Catherynne Valente, and more.
A transcript of this episode is available in the June 19th, 2023 issue of Strange Horizons.