This week we discuss the first five stories in The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers: “The Repairer of Reputations,” “The Mask,” “In the Court of the Dragon,” “The Yellow Sign,” and “The Demoiselle d’Ys.”

• 01:06 Introduction
• 04:20 Readings for next time
• 06:22 Chambers according to Robin D. Laws
• 10:13 The King in Yellow Act 1, Scene 2
• 11:57 “The Repairer of Reputations”
• 31:07 “The Mask”
• 47: 31 “In the Court of the Dragon”
• 1:02:30 “The Demoiselle d’Ys”
• 1:10:06 Final thoughs
• 1:16:45 Wrapup

Continuing down the King in Yellow rabbit hole, we will be reading three stories that feed into the mythos: "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" and "Haïta the Shepherd" by Ambrose Bierce as found in his short story collection Can Such Things Be?, followed by The Whisperer in Darkness by H.P. Lovecraft.

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This week we wrap up our discussion of Neuromancer by William Gibson, covering chapters 13-24. Our feelings have changed, but our confusion has not.

• 01:04 How are we feeling?
• 08:48 Summary
• 14:38 What the hell was that last scene?
• 16:36 What was the deal with TA?
• 20:16 Favorite parts
• 23:58 Themes
• 34:37 What happened to Hideo?
• 38:20 Seriously, what was the deal with TA?
• 40:44 What's the message?
• 45:53 Wrapup

Next time we will be reading the first five short stories from The King Yellow by Robert W. Chambers: “The Repairer of Reputations,” “The Mask,” “In the Court of the Dragon,” “The Yellow Sign,” and “The Demoiselle d’Ys.”

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This week we discuss the first three parts(chs 1-12) of Neuromancer by William Gibson. We try to figure out what is happening, fail spectacularly, and wonder if maybe the real plot starts in Part 3.

• 01:31 History of Cyberpunk
• 04:15 Summary
• 09:02 Pain points
• 17:55 What is the plan?
• 18:51 What was the Flatline?
• 22:23 What’s Riviera’s deal?
• 23:37 What’s the goal?
• 25:34 Wintermute
• 30:38 It gets better in Part 3
• 33:01 Do the characters suck?
• 40:01 It should have started in Part 3
• 42:26 Hacking was the best part
• 45:56 Coincidences
• 49:53 Future Reading
• 52:02 The Cliffhanger
• 52:58 The World Tour
• 54:45 Wrap-up

Next time we will be finishing Neuromancer, reading chapters 13-24.

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