So, Book? A Fantasy & Sci-Fi Book Club Read-Along Podcast

Bookclub discusses the final third of the seventh Dungeon Crawler Carl book, This Inevitable Ruin, by Matt Dinniman. There's a lot to cover in this double duty reading segment, including how souls are treated in this universe (is it similar to West World?), we finally have our baby Mongos and yes they are legendary, two different but similar discussions on who is the true NVP for this floor (L...

The full book club is back to discuss chapters 38 - 58 on the sixth Dungeon Crawler Carl, This Inevitable Ruin, and there are a lot of predictions to be had about the fate of our favorite crawlers. Topics of conversation include: does the AI know about the cookbook or is there a hacker on the outside? how far do the changeling's abilities extend? how much is the AI cheating? who let the gods o...

Book club discusses chapters 18 - 37 of the seventh Dungeon Crawler Carl book, This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman. We only have two members in attendance today and both happen to not enjoy reading about war planning and strategy discussions, so there may be some disappointment shared regarding this reading segment. However - there is redemption within the last 3 or so chapters when all hell bre...

Bookclub begins the first quarter of the seventh book in Dungeon Crawler Carl, this Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman. Bookclub gets annoyed at the changing POVs with prior cookbook authors, is confused as to the reality behind Louis and Juice Box's wedding, takes final guesses as to what Kiwi and Mongo's offspring will be, attempts to untangle the logistics behind the shared dream/memory C...

Book club discusses the highly anticipated Dinnamin-tsunami of a conclusion to the sixth Dungeon Crawler Carl book, The Eye of the Bedlam Bride - 75% to the conclusion ( 54 - end). We learn more about primals (or do we just confuse ourselves more?), one long-shot prediction was proven true, and there are two deaths with very different reader reactions to each. *Spoilers for all of DCC books 1-6.

Book club discusses 50-76% of the sixth Dungeon Crawler Carl book, chapters 34-53. Is book club part of team Odette? Could we get any more mad at Bea's past behavior that was revealed regarding her relationship with Carl? And an unhinged prediction is made regarding the slugs (or is it unhinged?). Spoilers for all of DCC up through the end of Ch 53 in The Eye of the Bedlam Bride.

Book club reads the second quarter of Dungeon Crawler Carl: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride. Terrible predictions are made. Samantha horrifies us all.

Book Club discusses the sixth Dungeon Crawler Carl book by Matt Dinniman. Yugio? Pokemon? Magic the Gathering? It's DCC deck building and book club is not totally sold on the new mechanics at play, but flagging fellow crawlers does open some fun contemplations about morality. Some highlights include: speculating about Samantha (getting eaten whole yet again, her role in the 12th floor, and if...

Book club discusses and debates the end (chapters 56-end) of the fifth Dungeon Crawler Carl book, The Butcher's Masquerade, by Matt Dinniman. Did we get excited and start with the epilogue? Possibly. Don't worry, we still talk through the full theories on who Lucia Mar really is (or should we say 'who is in'?). Will Chris ever get more of a moment? Did we care about the unaliving o...

Book club discusses and debates Part 3 (chapters 26-55) of the fifth Dungeon Crawler Carl book, The Butcher's Masquerade, by Matt Dinniman. Did we shed any tears for the loss of the vampire? There may be some AI fan-clubbing as it gets more extreme with its repercussions for not following the spirit of the dungeon. Finishing with out predictions for what will actually happen in the Masquerade...

Book Club briefly becomes Movie Club as we talk about Project Hail Mary.  Discussion about set design, aliens, and the theory of relativity. Major Spoilers: The book version of Project Hail Mary Mild spoilers for: The Martian, Hyperion

Book club discussed and debates the final fourth of Tress of the Emerald Sea, by Brandon Sanderson. The Sanderlanche is upon us! Debate follows if this is truly a good entry point to the cosmere,it may depend on the age of the reader! Fair warning on spoilers for all other Cosmere novels - it isn't really all of them, but this does have implications for the universe post Storm light Era 1 and...

Book Club discusses the first 25 chapters (1/3) of the fifth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, the Butcher's Masquerade "You will not break me" spoilers for the entire DCC series up to this reading

Book club discussed and debates the third fourth (50-75%) of Tress of the Emerald Sea, by Brandon Sanderson: Chapters 34 to 50. We find some new spore colors and types, which is only half of the known spore types, much to our dismay. And of course, make predictions for the Sanderlanche coming in the last quarter of the book - we still have both the Dragon and Sorcerous! Fair warning on spoilers fo...

Book club discusses the ending of the fourth Dungeon Crawler Carl book, The Gate of the Feral Gods, by Matt Dinniman. As more out of dungeon aspects to the universe and earth are revealed, book club gets theorizing about politics, if feelings will be hurt within the dungeon, and if there are holes everywhere in the from the collapse. How are the people on earth gathering these tents? We cannot gua...

Book club discusses Tress of the Emerald Sea Ch 18-33 Mild spoilers for the White Sand graphic novels and Mistborn novels

Book club hops into the next Dungeon Crawler Carl book with #4 - The Gate of the Feral Gods, by Matt Dinniman. We're getting into a new level with some serious Mad Max vibes and some correct predictions from book club!*Spoilers for the full first three Dungeon Crawler Carl books and up to Chapter 18 of The Gate of the Feral Gods*

Book Club dives into a new book (well, a new book for 3 of the 5 friends) and kicks off with the first 25%, up to the end up chapter 18, for Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson. We dive into the Cosmere, this time from Hoid's storytelling POV. For reference, we have all, as Bookclub, read the full Stormlight Archive (thus far, up to book 5). Maura, Keri, and Nicole are proficient in...

Book Club discusses the second half of the Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook Spoilers for all previous DCC books

Book club discusses the end of the cozy fantasy novel Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree; chapters 23 through the end of the book. Mild Spoilers for the other books in this series: Legends & Lattes, and Bookshops & Bonedust.

Book Club chats about the first 15 chapters (51%) of the third book on the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Will we ever remember it's the Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook and now the Dungeon Crawler Cookbook? Only time will tell... *Spoilers for the first 2 books of DCC and first half of book 3

Book club discusses a cozy fantasy novel to make up for the cold winter. This episode focuses on the first 22 chapters of Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree Mild Spoilers for the other books in this series: Legends & Lattes, and Bookshops & Bonedust

In this episode of "So, Book?", book club discussed and debates the final third of the second Dungeon Crawler Carl book, Carl's Doomsday Scenario, by Matt Dinniman. *Spoilers for the full first and second DCC books: Dungeon Crawler Carl and Carl's Doomsday Scenario*

In this episode of "So, Book?", book club discussed and debates the second third of the second Dungeon Crawler Carl book, Carl's Doomsday Scenario, by Matt Dinniman. *Spoilers for the full first Dungeon Crawler Carl book and up to Chapter 18 of Carl's Doomsday Scenario*

All five book club members react to the first 7 chapters of the second book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Predictions are made, laughs are had. *Spoilers for the first 2 books in the DCC series