Episode 299: Turgid, Overlong
The Overthinkers tackle Divergent — the novel by Veronica Roth and its film adaptation.
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YA Fiction on Overthinking It
Reminder: Love Triangles Not Necessarily Feminist
Since Twilight and The Hunger Games, love triangles have been all the rage in young adult literature, and readers are sick of them. Except for the readers who love them, and the readers who don’t care either way. I’m saying … Continued
Overthunk: The Hunger Games’ Challenge to Children’s Literature
Suzanne Collins’ magnificent YA series The Hunger Games is set in a post-apocalyptic future where a single massive city, called simply “the Capitol,” maintains its luxurious splendor by subjugating the residents of twelve favelas/client-states called “Districts,” each devoted to a … Continued
Yankee Swap Book Review: On the Court with… Hakeem Olajuwon
Does the Dream even know he has biographies for sale for a cent at Goodwill?
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