Rite of Passage

Published: May 25, 2022, 4 p.m.

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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.\\xa0

Here are some time markers to guide you through the episode\\xa0

01:02 Book jacket read

02:29 History Lesson

04:39 A Heinlein moment\\xa0

06:44 Open discussion: another Heinlein moment\\xa0

10:38 Mia: protagonist, flawed and likable\\xa0

17:00 Jimmy the boyfriend\\xa0

20:09 Stories within stories

22:33 The writing and we go back and do a plot summary\\xa0

26:26 Predetermined endings\\xa0

29:16 More characters\\xa0

35:25 The trial

39:59 Four questions\\xa0

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

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