Words About Books
Words About Books is a podcast where two wannabe writers read and discuss books. Read along with us, or just enjoy the show! New episodes every Sunday.
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This week Nate tackles something very near and dear to his heart: Mass Effect. Also Shamus Young, a writer who had tragically passed away just a few short years ago. Ben is also here. Sometimes. He's around here. Occasionally he has some good observations that are born out of Nate failing to properly get his point across or describe Shamus Young's writing concepts and then he has to go back and add in a lot of post-record...
Saruman rolls a charisma saving throw with extreme disadvantage.
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Ben finally tackles his Christmas present from Nate. Prepare to experience Mass Effect as you've never experienced it before! (Second hand from a guy who wasn't super interested in what he was reading)
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You really do not want to anger an Ent.
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This week we discuss a book that Nate struggles to get right and struggles to remember the fine detail of. Ben does a lot of heavy lifting. A dog not named Scooby Doo uses Scooby-Doo-like tactics to murder some men. Will Sherlock save the day? Yes.
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Saturday 8/16/25 the full episode drops on Patreon for $3 tier members and above!
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This week Nate did research into WW2 and because of that, you have to also hear about it. Suck it Ben.
Nate read: Stalin: Waiting for Hitler by Stephen Kotkin
Then Nate watched a bunch of videos: Battlefield (an oldie but a goodie. Just all of them but specifically the Battle for Russia, the Battle for France, Midway, Stalingrad, and Kursk)
Soviet Storm: World War II in the East (which isn't on youtube anymore but IS on Prim...
Theoden realizes all the legends are true...
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It's finally here. Nate reluctantly is forced to read a book he knew he wouldn't like going in. Uno Reverse! Nate is going to make his pain at reading this book into Ben's pain at listening to him discuss it. Prepare for Xanax Ben and Overstimulated Nate. The ultimate WAB Duo. Will anybody survive?
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Wait really? Still? We're still talking about this?
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The battle for Helm's Deep. Two armies enter. One army leaves.
Frequent references to:
https://acoup.blog/2020/05/01/collections-the-battle-of-helms-deep-part-i-bargaining-for-goods-at-helms-gate/
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Content Warning: Explicit Sexual Content.
The one in which Feyre and Rhys make it to second base.
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The Beowulf comparison begins...
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This one went off the rails immediately. Nate is obsessed with Rhys's length and Ben keeps thinking about different ways to use ash wood to kill the fey. It takes us about 30 minutes to get to the point where they actually talk about the story. I'll be honest, I wouldn't recommend this episode. Tune in next week when they maybe have their stuff together. But if you've read this far then you're already in to...
And I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there
I'll tell you how I overthrew the Balrog and became Gandalf the White...
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This week we tackle a current topic... well from like 2 months ago when we put it up on the patreon to be voted on. I don't think anyone is talking about the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remake anymore so we're a little late to the party. That's just the kind of people WAB are. We show up at 3am after all your guests have already gone home bringing too much alcohol and snacks that you are absolutely going to be eating ...
Takes a long time to say anything in old Entish.
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This week Nate talks about one of his favorite TV shows from the late Bush/early Obama years! Burn Notice! The book in question is the first Burn Notice book and it is essentially an episode of the show but with some added confusion where Nate maybe understood the major details but not so much the connective tissue.
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Pippin finds himself in the custody of Nate's alma mater: The Fighting Uruk'hai. He speculates that he may be somewhat underprepared for the adventuring life.
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The title says it all. What more can we say? We wrap up this terrible book about forgiving your abusers because, hey, they're people too. Will Vivi finally apologize? No. We already spoiled that. She never once apologizes and, in fact, believes she did nothing wrong. I'm sorry we have to keep discussing this dumpster fire.
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