BSG #17: YOSS Queen! / Super Extra Grande

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Drink along with us as the #BookSquad discusses "Super Extra Grande," a short novel by Cuban sci-fi author and metal band member, Yoss. Find out what our metal band personas would be before we delve into some serious misogyny issues in this book. We talk sci-fi tropes, Spanglish, and how the heck a thing can be both giant AND a single-celled organism. For listener feedback, we go all the way back to "Fates and Furies" to revisit Lotto and Mathilde and talk about our favorite books we never want to revisit. We've also got tons of great posts for your reading pleasure on the #BookSquadBlog, so check them out! Next time on the othersode, we're talking about the film "Sorry to Bother You," so go see it and join our discussion! Send feedback to [e-mail], and don't forget to rate, review and subscribe!
0:30 – We all look good and have metal personas
6:40 – Who is Yoss and what is "Super Extra Grande?"
Documentary: https://vimeo.com/117932844
12:00 – How’s the plot and writing?
15:00 – How bout this doozy of a narrator?
18:00 – Some quotes and thoughts about women in the book
27:08 – Intersectionality
30:00 – Spanglish
34:19 – Guest starring Cersei
35:04 – Reading pace and gosh how short is this book
38:15 – The laketons, secrets, and dumb women
40:35 – Ratings
52:54 – Letters!
1:04:06 – Stuff we’re into
1:09:14 – T-shirts!
Light: https://amzn.to/2mph1p0
Dark: https://amzn.to/2KZKh4o
1:12:16 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next?
Next Othersode: "Sorry To Bother You"
Next Fullpisode: "The Leftovers" by Tom Perrotta