On Novellas, and Variable Equine Stature

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from Cracked Spines · host Amelia Fisher and Sarah Palmer

The same way that a pony is APPARENTLY not just a baby horse (????), a novella is far more than a smaller version of a novel. This week your hosts read a whole smattering of the little suckers, from the agonizing exorcisms in Prosper's Demon to the epic worldbuilding of The Empress of Salt and Fortune. What makes a novella great? What makes a novella unsatisfying? As usual, we're no experts, but we sure did read a helluva lot. Along the way, Sarah makes some bold foot claims which probably won't surprise you, and Amelia states her answer on the classic question, "At what degree of separation are you allowed to marry your cousin?" which actually might. Mentioned in this episode: The Empress of Salt and Fortune, Nghi VoProsper's Demon, by K. J. ParkerInside Job, by K.J. ParkerA Psalm for the Wild-Built, by Becky ChambersThe Governess and the Norseman, by Grace BurroughsHard Reboot, by Django Wexler The Dream Quest of Vellitt Boe, by Kij JohnsonSisters of the Vast Black, by Lina RatherA Ruin of Shadows, by L. D. LewisThe Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, which Sarah didn't read and is gonna get to, she promisesThe Pearl, by John Steinbeck, which Sarah did read in high school and hatedSupport the show

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