In this episode, we discuss Part Two of V.E. Schwab’s The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, delve deeper into the fairy tale, consider capitalism and the origins of modern France, and talk about our love triangle.
Next week, we continue our reading with Part Three.
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Unanswered Questions:
- How is Addie reborn after her near-death experience (in terms of proximity if not mortality) in Paris?
- Is Henry’s study of theology significant, or significantly insignificant?
- How, exactly, do names have purpose?
- What’s going on with Henry’s siblings?
Footnotes:
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
- V.E. Schwab
- Julia Whelan
- Daggerspell (Katherine Kerr)
- Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence (Adrienne Rich)
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (William Shakespeare)
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Stars and Swords: Footnoting Genre Fiction is a Next Word production, written and produced by Alastair Stephens.
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