Othersode #113: Book Squad Goals' Monster / Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein

About this episode

The episode discusses Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of Frankenstein, exploring themes of the people-playing-god genre and the significance of this particular adaptation.

The podcast itself is Book Squad Goals. This Othersode is Book Squad Goals’ Monster. Anyway, we’re talking about Guillermo del Toro’s beautiful new Frankenstein adaptation featuring more than one of BSG’s Favorite Actors™ – and we’re joined by husband of the pod, Todd! The Squad discusses some greatest hits of the people-playing-god genre, why this story is adapted so frequently, what makes this adaptation special (ahem, it’s Oscar Isaac), the costumes and performances, and of course, narcissistic parents. We also discover that while Todd teaches this novel, he doesn’t know which edition he teaches, and his main point of reference for this story is Young Frankenstein . Good for you, Todd. Up next on our December 23rd Bookpisode, it’s Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer. And then join us on January 6th for our annual Best of the Year Othersode where we talk about our favorite things from 2025! Wanna get us a Christmas/Hanukkah/Cold Weather present? Write us a review on Apple Podcasts! That’s the only thing on our list! TOC 3:05 - It’s Giving Tuesday (kind of) — Our cats as Christmas ghosts 6:00 - We cast Muppet Frankenstein 7:30 - Intro question: What is your favorite piece of…

People in this episode

Guest: Todd

Topics covered

• books
• film
• adaptation
• media
• parenting

Keywords

• Guillermo del Toro
• Frankenstein
• Oscar Isaac
• narcissistic parents
• Young Frankenstein

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Book Squad Goals', Book Squad Goals, Othersode, Book Squad Goals’, Frankenstein, Favorite Actors, Young Frankenstein, Crafting for Sinners

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