American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time)
Evan Lampe
In each episode I discuss around 100 pages from the works of American writers. Contact me at hundredpagescast@gmail.com
Episodes
Mentioned books
May 2, 2023 • 20min
Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 27: And He Built a Crooked House
"... And Be Built A Crooked House" is a solid and fun story by Robert Heinlein, exploring the geography of four dimensions through the device of a tesseract house.
May 2, 2023 • 12min
Episode 579: Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad (Part 4, Conclusion)
A bit of fatigue with these travelogues by Mark Twain hits me in this (one of my shortest) episodes. A TRAMP ABROAD descends into more simple tourism at the end, sadly. Hopefully, I will have more to say in FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR.
Apr 30, 2023 • 23min
Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 26: By His Bootstraps
Well, this one is a doozy. BY HIS BOOTSTRAPS is one of the best Robert A. Heinlein stories yet. A perfectly constructed time travel story that begs the question: Can you lift yourself by your own bootstraps? Answer: Maybe?
Apr 30, 2023 • 19min
Episode 578: Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad (Part 3)
Part 3 of my review of Mark Twain's A TRAMP ABROAD tried to take a big picture look at this book and its significance among Twain's travel literature.
Apr 26, 2023 • 25min
Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 25: Sixth Column (Part 2)
The second part of my review of SIXTH COLUMN by Robert A. Heinlein. It is a fascinating a troublesome book about race, religion, resistance, and technology.
Apr 26, 2023 • 20min
Episode 577: Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad (Part 2)
I continue to work my way through the works of Mark Twain with A TRAMP ABROAD. Mark Twain seems to be coming to terms with European nationalism and folklore as he makes his deep dive into the German land, culture, and people.
Apr 20, 2023 • 22min
Episode 576: Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad (Part 1)
We go back to the travel writings with Mark Twain's 1880 A TRAMP ABROAD. These are some of the funnest to read and some of the hardest to talk about books I have ever one on this podcast. In any case, let's see what Mark Twain thinks of Europe now that he is not innocent anymore.
Apr 20, 2023 • 31min
Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 24: Sixth Column (Part 1)
This one (Robert A. Heinlein's SIXTH COLUMN) certainly leaves us with lots to talk about, including Pan-Asianism, technology, religion, and race. This is episode 1 of 2 exploring this short novel, originally published in 1941.
Apr 17, 2023 • 26min
Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 23: Lost Legacy
Let's explore some Super science and posthumanism with Robert A. Heinlein's LOST LEGACY, a novella about the untapped potential of humanity and infiltrating The Boy Scouts.
Apr 17, 2023 • 20min
Episode 575: Mark Twain: The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (Part 4)
In this episode I finish another book (Mark Twain's PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC) and another volume of the Library of America. At this rate, I will finish in about the time it took for France to win the 100 Years War!
