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EPISODE · Feb 12, 2024 · 52 MIN

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 1: Dreamers and Wanderers

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In this episode, we discuss Part One of V.E. Schwab’s The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, discuss its genre and its style, defend the flexibility of third-person present-tense narration, and start to follow breadcrumbs into the past. Next week, we continue our reading with Part Two.Unanswered Questions:Who or what is the darkness with whom Addie makes her pact?If ideas and art and belief are the same — or at least similar — then what are memories?What’s so special about Henry, anyway?Footnotes:The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueV.E. SchwabWill StaehleJulia WhelanFrançois VillonCharles PerraultThe Sword of ShannaraThe Many-Colored LandDaggerspellThe Eye of the WorldTo support the podcast, join the conversation on Discord and get access to monthly bonus episodes, please visit Patreon.com/NextWord and pledge your support!Stars and Swords: Footnoting Genre Fiction is a Next Word production, written and produced by Alastair Stephens. Copyright © 2024 Stars and Swords. All Rights Reserved. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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In this episode, we discuss Part One of V.E. Schwab’s The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, discuss its genre and its style, defend the flexibility of third-person present-tense narration, and start to follow breadcrumbs into the past. Next week, we...

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