Ep 589 - Carry On (Simon Snow #1), by Rainbow Rowell

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

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

This novel about a wizarding school and its teen magicians feels like the finale of a series that you've heard about but haven't read. Which is...sort of the point? Born out of an in-universe work of fan fiction from a different Rowell novel, Carry On provides a great opportunity to dig into what helps a story inspired by another story succeed.

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0:00.0	This is a headgun podcast.
0:06.2	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told
0:10.5	tale, they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:16.3	Plus these are books you should have read by now.
0:30.0	Hey everybody welcome over dude it's podcast about the books you've been meaning to read.
0:47.2	My name is Craig.
0:48.2	My name is Andrew.
0:49.2	Apricotabra.
0:50.2	Hocus Pocus.
0:51.2	Alacazam.
0:52.2	Rasmataas.
0:53.2	My favorite all these are my favorite psychic type Pokemon.
0:57.4	Is there a Pokemon named Rasmataas?
0:59.4	No but I guess I feel like there should be.
1:02.3	Should be.
1:03.3	I think there's probably a fan game where Alacazam evolves into Rasmataas.
1:10.0	Who's a Pokemon that you really like a really musli Pokemon who you want to make out with
1:15.1	or something?
1:16.1	I feel like he's got sequined pants on Rasmataas.
1:19.1	Speaking of Pokemon the characters in this week's book carry on by Rainbow Rowell know
1:25.2	about Pokemon.
1:26.4	It's a Rowell or Rowell.
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