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The podcast where we re-present downtrodden books, showing them in their best light and acting as their defence in the court of public opinion.
Update frequency:
semiweekly
Average audio length:
59 minutes
English
United States
6 episodes
since July 24, 2026
episodic
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Her sits at 2.80 stars on goodreads. Nothing to do with the Spike Jonze film this is, in fact, a story about obsession and a dangerous game of cat and mouse between Nina and Emma.
To defend this book we have
In our show we take a look at the books that everyone seems to hate. We stand up for…
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Everyone's least favourite Smith, Morrissey, wrote a novel! And let's just say the reviews were not positive. It currently sits at 2.30 stars on goodreads and... oof.
CW: Misogyny, violence & hate directed at unhoused people
Defending the novel choices made today is the wonderful Ed!
In o…
Michael Gerber's take on the wizarding world, a self-proclaimed "all for a quick buck" parody of the multi-billion-dollar earning franchise. As a note here: there will be mentions of that writer and that work but this was also recorded in early 2018, just before her dive off into very public transp…
A sequel to her exceptionally well received The Devil Wears Prada, Lauren Weisberger takes Andy Sachs off to socialite marriage and her own magazine with nemesis-turned-friend Emily. Wedding day jitters turn to cold dread once Andy discovers a secret letter.
Revenge Wears Prada sat at 2.89 stars o…
Chuck Palahniuk's novel about a child soldier infiltrating America had 2.96 stars on goodreads at the time of recording. It follows Operative 67 navigating the American school systems and Midwestern home life in all its horror.
CW for references to: xenophobia, child sexual assault, school shooti…
Susan Moody's sequel to the classic The Secret Garden is currently ranked at 2.69 stars on Goodreads. It takes us from the battlefields of France to India under the occupation of Britain. Susan Moody is also known, of course, for her novelisation of the Nescafe Gold Blend advertisements (RIP Anthon…
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