Xander, Raja, Hudson, Leo, and James do their best to untangle Joseph Conrad's point of view from his narrator's, looking at his novel that famously critiques colonialism while repeating some of the same dehumanizing stereotypes that were used to justify it.

Owen, Dan, Adithi, and Joris inspect Isaac Asimov's Foundation and find some cracks. But that doesn't necessarily make it a tear-down.

Avery, Zach, Isaac, and Aria talk about why Ralph Ellison's classic is worth your time and especially worth reading with a group.

Sidney, Jason, and Col discuss the merits of Aravind Adiga's 2008 Booker Prize winner, and along the way pen an open letter to the whole epistolary novel form.

Charlie, Tallulah, Jairen, and Mo put Brontë's gothic girlboss protagonist under a modern microscope, call out the old diphtheria ex machina trope, and talk about the elephant in the...attic.

Not feeling it? "How about we drain half of your blood into a bucket, and you will feel better."

It's a grab-bag episode! Elliott, Nate, and The Mysterious R™ discuss Sophocles' Antigone, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, and Lynn Nottage's Sweat, sometimes all at once. Take that, capitalism!

Sophie and Carson didn't hate the book, but they do cordially invite the reply-guys of Twitter to explain why Vonnegut's objectification of women and repetitive nihilism are artful/deep/tattoo-worthy.

Molly, Celina, Ryan, and Jessica deliberate over Dostoevsky's best known book, discussing how handles the scrutiny of modern morality, gender politics, and attention spans.