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EPISODE · Jun 13, 2022 · 1H 10M

Time Loops and Existential Crises : The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August | S03 E09

from Reading Materials · host Corrie and Lucia

In the penultimate episode of the season, we unpack Claire North’s The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August—a time-travel tale with a twist. From looping lives to moral grey zones in science, we unpack nonlinear storytelling and ask: if you could live your life over and over… should you?Episode Timepoints:00:00 - Intro00:15 - Some Life Updates06:55 - Spoiler and Trigger Warnings08:05 - An Introduction to the Author11:10 - The Blurb11:55 - A Discussion of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August01:08:45 - The Book We Will Be Discussing Next Time01:10:25 - OutroOther Books Mentioned in This Episode:The Miniaturist by Jessie BurtonCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareMirror Dreams by Catherine WebbTimekeepers by Claire NorthThe Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle by Catherine WebbTouch by Claire NorthThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennetNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroEmpire of the Vampire by Jay KristoffQualityLand by Marc-Uwe KlingLinks:Claire North on GoodreadsReading Materials on GoodreadsLucia on GoodreadsCorrie on GoodreadsReading Materials on Instagram (run by Lucia with minimal input from Corrie!!)Thank you for listening! You can send your feedback, thoughts, questions and book recommendations to us at [email protected].

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