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Big Bad Books

With the help of their friends and otherwise useless English degrees, Isaac and Declan take on the ever growing world of truly awful writing, one chapter at a time. We read them so you don't have to!

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John Hughes: Chapter 16 (Ready Player Two)

John Hughes: Chapter 16 (Ready Player Two)

Reeling from the shard-related revelations of last time, we were all ready for an action-packed chapter. But Cline is a ... Read more

12 Jun 2022

1hr 24mins

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Pacing: Chapter 15 (Ready Player Two)

Pacing: Chapter 15 (Ready Player Two)

Another episode, another chapter, and after the white-knuckle excitement of the Ninja-Sega/Sega-Ninja rundown last time ... Read more

22 May 2022

1hr 28mins

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Ekphrasis: Chapter 14 (Ready Player Two)

Ekphrasis: Chapter 14 (Ready Player Two)

After an Easter Gunting hiatus, we're back with another chapter. This one's heavy on the games and light on the story. J... Read more

24 Apr 2022

1hr 22mins

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Grief: Chapter 13 (Ready Player Two)

Grief: Chapter 13 (Ready Player Two)

As a famous, jewel-headed robot once said, what is grief if not love persevering? In this chapter, Cline ponders the ver... Read more

3 Apr 2022

1hr 32mins

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Liability: Chapter 12 (Ready Player Two)

Liability: Chapter 12 (Ready Player Two)

After a brief, reading-based hiatus, we're BACK to continue our quest through Ready Player Two!In this chapter, things a... Read more

20 Mar 2022

1hr 23mins

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Intelligence: Chapter 11 (Ready Player Two)

Intelligence: Chapter 11 (Ready Player Two)

It’s the festive season, and to celebrate the coming of Claus, Cline has seen fit to gift us all with something we’ve be... Read more

5 Dec 2021

1hr 17mins

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Drama: Chapter 10 (Ready Player Two)

Drama: Chapter 10 (Ready Player Two)

After taking some time to process and reflect on the dense narrative clod of RP2, we're finally back with a new chapter.... Read more

14 Nov 2021

1hr 11mins

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Victory?: Chapter 9 (Ready Player Two)

Victory?: Chapter 9 (Ready Player Two)

This is, being frank, the most boring chapter of the book so far!After finally giving us a glimpse of puzzle last time, ... Read more

26 Sep 2021

56mins

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Progress: Chapter 8 (Ready Player Two)

Progress: Chapter 8 (Ready Player Two)

The chapter for this episode finally delivered what we’ve all been waiting for: some genuine focus on the goddamn Shard ... Read more

5 Sep 2021

1hr 8mins

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Morality: Chapter 7 (Ready Player Two)

Morality: Chapter 7 (Ready Player Two)

It’s not often you can say a book reaches new lows when every single page of it has already been drivel, but Cline is a ... Read more

22 Aug 2021

1hr 13mins

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