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    The Science Fiction Podcast Magazine. Each week Escape Pod delivers science fiction short stories...

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Merissa (13414 KP) created a post

May 23, 2022  
"Two lives. Two stories. One future."

Tour: Before Beltane: A Prequel to the Celtic Fervour Series by Nancy Jardine - @Archaeolibrary, @maryanneyarde, @nansjar, #CoffeePotBookClub, #BlogTour, #RomanEmpire, #AncientWorld, #HistoricalFiction,

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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea in Books

Nov 15, 2017 (Updated Nov 15, 2017)  
The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea
The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea
. Bandi | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Unflinching tales from North Korea
The Accusation shines a light on the dark half of the Korean peninsula with stories that are as readable as they are important. Written by a North Korean dissident still living in the country, the book is extremely unique - the manuscript having been smuggled out of the country by a fleeing relative.

Bandi, (not his real name) focuses on the period between 1989 and 1995 when Kim il-Sung and Kim Jong-il were in power. Seven short stories, each pointing an accusing finger at the ruling regime, shine a light on North Korea's truly fathomless darkness. While most of the stories are fictional, they are based on real events, but names have been changed to protect identities. It is almost Orwellian in nature, it's unbelievable that there is a place in the world where 1984 is a reality.

The seven stories aptly convey the hardships and constant trauma that people face in a country cut off from the rest of the world. Written with deep emotion and elegance. A sensational read.
  
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*＊✿❀ Maki ❀✿＊* (7 KP) rated Lore in Podcasts

May 3, 2018 (Updated May 3, 2018)  
Lore
Lore
Society & Culture
7
8.8 (35 Ratings)
Podcast Rating
interesting stories (1 more)
amazingly atmospheric background music
can get repetitive (1 more)
"it seems"
I really like the premise of Lore. I'm endlessly fascinated by folklore, and the narrative structure of the podcast works for me. They're the perfect length to keep my attention, and the background music helps set the mood for the stories.

I only really have two small issues with Lore:

First, there's the somewhat repetitive nature of the subject matter (before every episode, my husband and I place bets on whether or not the episode is going to mention vampires, pooka, or H.H. Holmes - and lately - the Fox Sisters or Arthur Conan Doyle.) I do realize there's really only so many stories Menke can tell before he runs out of stories though, especially with the North American/UK-centric slant of the show.

And second, I don't mean to nitpick, but sometimes, it seems, Menke tends to overuse "it seems" as an interjection. It seems.

I apologize in advance if you can never unhear that writing quirk.