Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor | Ch. 36-51

Abu and Obssa complete their read-through of Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor. Zelu's story and the Rusted Robots storyline finally meet in a twist that reframes everything that came before it, and the hosts land in very different places on whether the ending earns it. Obssa found the book's recursive structure deeply satisfying start to finish, while Abu closes out a rocky read with real reservations about how the final act ties its themes together. IN THIS EPISODE Zelu survives an armed ambush in Nigeria by running 35 miles while livestreaming the whole ordeal on Facebook, and the fallout with her family gets ugly fast. Obssa's takeaway breaks down the novel's recursive "creation flows both ways" structure and ties it back to Roland Barthes' original essay on the death of the author. Abu and Obssa hand out their final ratings for the book and close out Season 3 with a first look at Season 4's opening read, The Dog Stars. JOIN THE CLUB Bookmark the reading schedule: sfbc.netlify.app/schedule Join the conversation in our free Discord: discord.gg/bVrhwWm7j4 Get bonus content: patreon.com/scifibookclubpod Watch video episodes and clips: youtube.com/@loreparty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices