Rereading the Revolution

"Is it magic? I guess!"Stay with us here--it's back to school season, so we're revisiting a true children's and young adult classic: Lois Lowry's The Giver (1993). This book may have been required reading in middle school, but it's more interesting than you might remember. In this episode, we discuss how Jonas' story echoes through the 2000s and 2010s dystopian books we usually cover on the show, its legacy of changing lives, and some of the more puzzling plot points.School Library Journal's Top 100 Children's Novels: https://www.wssd.k12.pa.us/Downloads/top%20100%20childrens%20novels.pdfFollow us on social media @rereadingtherevolution for updates and bonus content!

UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE BY SUBSCRIBING TO OUR PATREON AT PATREON.COM/REREADINGTHEREVOLUTION“Jamie Blackley was pregnant with Tom Blyth in this movie.”Our patrons voted for us to watch If I Stay (2014) this month! We’re joined by special guest Madison to discuss her deep personal history with the film, as well as changes from the book, production details, and I ❤️ Yo-Yo Ma stickers. It’s a very funny episode for a movie that’s technically dealing with super serious subject matter.Follow us on social media @rereadingtherevolution for updates and bonus content!

"Is James Patterson the GOAT?"Our Patrons have been begging for it for ages, and it finally won our latest poll. We're taking on the original book in James Patterson's first middle grade/young adult series, Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment (2005). Kellie and Daphne are joined by special guest and one-time Maximum Ride superfan, Megan, to take on Patterson's infamous, bizarre career and his sci-fi book about mutant bird children. Did you know that this book is about mutant bird children?New York Times Magazine James Patterson Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine/24patterson-t.htmlDigital Humanities pieces on Patterson's Authorship:​​https://dhq.digitalhumanities.org/vol/11/1/000286/000286.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2018/jun/07/bill-clinton-james-patterson-the-president-is-missing-co-authorsCorrection: although she is not credited, Gabrielle Charbonnet is the co-author of this and other books in the series.Follow us on social media @rereadingtherevolution for updates and bonus content!

"A love triangle like this only happens once in a...New Moon."We’re continuing our summer of beachy novels turned hit Amazon Prime teen shows with the motherlode: Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty (2009). Kellie and Daphne discuss the classic story of a girl in love with two brothers, including our thoughts on the show, predictions about the series, and feeling seen by the book's many surprisingly relatable moments. Team Cam all the way.Correction: they definitely said smoothie and not milkshake at that Prime activation. Not sure if that is any more relevant to the show.Jenny Han LA Times article: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-07-06/summer-i-turned-pretty-jenny-han-to-all-the-boys-xo-kittyFollow us on social media @rereadingtherevolution for updates and bonus content!

UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE BY SUBSCRIBING TO OUR PATREON AT PATREON.COM/REREADINGTHEREVOLUTION“This is one of the funniest books I’ve ever read.”For this month’s Patron-voted sequel episode, we’re wrapping up the original Selection trilogy with Kiera Cass’ The One (2014). We had completely unexpected reactions to this wonderfully wild book, making this one of our most fun bonus episodes yet! Who will Maxon choose?Follow us on social media @rereadingtherevolution for updates and bonus content!The One (with Dolls!): https://youtu.be/2U_cb_raakE?si=udhco0-fLdevN5Gh

"Why does he shoot the meat?"You've been asking since the very beginning, and the day is finally here! We're joined by special guest and unabashed Shatter Me fan AllieReads to cover Tahereh Mafi's 2011 hit novel. We talk about the fandom's undying love for Aaron Warner, share some intimate fully-clothed shower moments, and come out in favor of leashes for children in this much-requested episode.Follow us on social media @rereadingtherevolution for updates and bonus content!Follow Allison!TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@allisonsaplusreadsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/allisonsaplusreadsGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/139256742-allison-e

"This is cartoon villain-level behavior."We're headed back to Beechwood! In this episode, we're discussing the new Amazon Prime adaptation of E. Lockhart's 2014 novel, We Were Liars, and we have a lot to say about it. Kellie reports exclusive behind-the-scenes details from the show's panels at ATX TV Festival featuring Julie Plec, Carina Adly Mackenzie, and E. Lockhart herself, and she and Daphne spill all the differences between the book and show and our thoughts on them. Maybe we lie about it.Esther McGregor interview: https://variety.com/2024/film/festivals/esther-mcgregor-the-room-next-door-babygirl-nepo-baby-star-wars-1236110803/ Shubham Maheshwari interview: https://www.polyesterzine.com/features/shubham-maheshwari-on-his-tv-debut-onset-lessons-and-loving-his-craft Follow us on social media @rereadingtherevolution for updates and bonus content!

“The tilt a whirl…the most romantic ride at the carnival.”Happy Pride! We’re celebrating by reading one of the most popular coming-out stories not only of the 2010s, but maybe ever? It’s Becky Albertalli’s 2015 debut novel, Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda. If that title’s not ringing any bells for you, this is the book that would go on to become the 2018 film Love, Simon. Daphne and Kellie talk all things teen romance, theater kid culture, and our own high school experiences as we dive into Simon’s sweet and salty love story.Becky Albertalli’s Medium post: https://medium.com/@rebecca.albertalli/i-know-im-late-9b31de339c62Follow us on social media @rereadingtherevolution for updates and behind-the-scenes details!

UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE BY SUBSCRIBING TO OUR PATREON AT PATREON.COM/REREADINGTHEREVOLUTION"Colin army rise up!"Our bonus episode this month as voted by our Patreon subscribers is The 5th Wave movie (2016)! We're rejoined by the book episode's special guest, our friend Colin, to get into the minutiae of acting choices, suggest improvements for future J Blakeson projects, reveal how this movie solved misogyny, and get really excited and talk over each other (sorry in advance). Listen closely during the moth interruption--a secret preview of what's to come is leaked 👀Follow us on social media @rereadingtherevolution for updates and behind-the-scenes details!