Ep 363 - The Crimson Petal and the White, by Michel Faber

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Craig Getting, Arts, Books, Podcasts, Literature, Comedy, Andrew Cunningham

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🗓️ 24 June 2019

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Michel Faber's 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White has been hailed as a Dickensian novel with a saucy, modern narrator. How exactly does he pull that off in an epic story steeped in the history of Victorian London? And how does he play with our own expectations of the period? Find out in this week's episode!

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0:00.0	This is a head gum podcast.
0:06.0	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told
0:10.3	tale, they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:16.5	Plus these are books you should have read by now.
0:30.0	We own plants now.
0:45.0	What?
0:46.0	We own plants now?
0:47.0	You have plants, huh?
0:48.0	Yeah.
0:49.0	We have plants in our backyard.
0:51.0	We don't have any...
0:52.0	We don't have a yard.
0:53.0	We just have concrete.
0:55.0	Are they plants now?
0:56.0	Are they plants for looking at or plants for eating?
0:58.0	Both.
0:59.0	Whoa.
1:00.0	Nice.
1:01.0	We have a pot with plants I couldn't identify in it.
1:05.0	It's like a mix.
1:06.0	Is your what?
1:07.0	Is Laura going to drugs?
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